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Grease-trap and Soak-pit. The. diagram below shows the grease-trap and soak-pit used in the camp for the disposal of greasy water from the cookhouse Greasy water is difficult to get rid of, bul if the grease is taken away the water will rapidly soak into the ground. Brushwood is placed in both the grease-trap and soak-pit. The brushwood in the grease-trap strains the grease from the water, and the latter passes through the brushwood in the soak-pit, and soaks away. The brushwood in the soak-pit keeps it dark, and prevents Hies congregating there. The brushwood from time to time is taken away and burnt.

APPENDIX C. REORGANIZATION OF THE DEFENCE FORCES. CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM No. la/II TO O.sC. DISTRICTS. Subdivision of the Dominion into Districts, Groups of Areas, and Areas. I. The Dominion will be divided into four military districts- Auckland. Wellington. Canterbury and Nelson, and Otago. The district boundaries ate shown on the accompanying map; Each district is subdivided into area-groups (each furnishing one Infantry battalion and a proportion of Mounted men), and each group is again subdivided into areas. The boundaries of the area-groups and of areas are only approximately shown on the maps, and are liable to modification by Officers Commanding Districts to suit local requirements. Training of Group Officers and Are* N.C.O.s. i. Twenty-eight officers and twenty-eight N.C.O. Instructors have been selected on probation, and arc now being trained in their duties at the camp at Featherston. This training will be completed about the loth March next. The thirty-three Sergeant-major Instructors of the Permanent Staff are also attending the cam]). Appointment ok these Officers vn'd N.C.O.s to Areas. 3. When then- training is completed, fifty-six of these warrant and N.C. officers will be placed in charge of areas, one to each of the fifty-six areas into which the Dominion is divided. This arrangement will continue until eveni nally the areas can be officered by graduates from the Military <lollege. The twenty-eight officers will lie employed as Adjutants of the sixteen Infant iy battalions and twelve Mounted Rifle regiments, which are to be formed in the proportion of four battalions and three Mounted regiments to each district. Each Infantry Adjutant will be in charge of the area-group from which his battalion is drawn, and will be assisted, in those of his areas from which a Mounted regiment is recruited, by the Adjutant of that regiment. All area-group officers and area warrant and N.C. officers will be under the general control of the O.C. District. Duties ok Area-group Officers and Area Warrant and N.C. Officers. 4. The first duty of these officers and warrant and N.C. officers on being posted to their groups and areas will be to commence the registration and recruiting necessary to bring the Territorial Force on to its new establishment, and to organize the training of the General Training Section and Senior Cadets as required by the Defence Act. Their training in the Featherston camp will include instruction in the carrying-out of these duties.