53835-1917-Supplementary-Military-Service-Bill-and-Regulations — Page 7

Fourth Schedule.

(d.) Stock book for stores;

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(e.) Order book for stores; and

(f.) Ammunition account.

(2.) The Officers Commanding the artillery and engineer companies will keep for their own units a record of attendance at parades, drills, and rifle and revolver practices.

(3.) Periodical returns and reports shall be rendered by the Administrative Commandant as prescribed in the Fourth Schedule to these regulations.

Counch ChÁMBER,

August, 1917.

Clerk of Councils,

SCHEDULES.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

TRAINING.

Regulation 7.]

1. For training purposes the year will be divided into the two following periods :----

Cold weather --- 15th October to 15th April.

Hot weather--16th April to 14th October.

2. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 8 and 9 of this Schedule, there will be 50 drills a year.

3. The Officers Commanding the respective Units shall fix the time and place for parades, drills, and rifle practices.

4. The musketry course will be as laid down in the current Arny Regulations.

5. The artillery and engineer companies will be mobilised for one month during the cold weather.

he month during

6. There will be a camp of exercise for the infantry battalion for one the cold weather.

7. Eight days attendance not necessarily consecutive during mobilisation or at the camp of exercise, as the case may be, shall be compulsory for every member of the Corps unless specially exempted by the Genera! Officer Commanding the Troops.

8. During the months in which the artillery company is on examination service the company may be excused from any number of drills at the discretion of the Officer Com- manding the Unit.

9. The Officer Commanding the engineer company may in his discretion excuse from any drill any men who have come off or who are going on electric light duty.

10. Classes will be held at convenient times in each year for the instruction of mem- bers desirous of obtaining certificates of qualification for promotion as non-commissioned officers.

11. This Schedule shall not apply to men over 50 years of age who shall undergo such modified training as may be prescribed by the General Officer Commanding the Troops.