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Second Stage. From lih April to 3rd May. Registration goes on. Action In/ Headquarters, N.Z. Military Forces, during Second Stage. 1. Issue supplies of record-books direct to Area Sergeants-Major. 2. Issue supplies of Form ALT. 7 direct to Area Serneauls-Major. Action In/ Officers Commanding Districts during Second Stage. I. Have rolls prepared showing both by units and by areas all Volunteers other than officers who are willing to continue to serve in the Territorial Force. In these rolls Volunteers will be shown under I he follow ing categories : (a.) Those who were over eighteen and under twenty-one years of age on 2nd November, 1910, and were enrolled under paragraph 5 (a) of Circular Memo. 2 All issued with General Orders of 6th February, 1911. These must, before reposting to the Territorial Force. be medically examined in the respective areas in the same manner as men who have not served at all. but will, if accepted, be reposted to their present unit, if such unit is Still in existence and is furnished from the area in which they reside; il being under stooil i hat those in this category, if over twenty-one years of age on the Ist March, UHI. may still, if they so desire, claim then discharge, since they are not liable to serve under the Proclamation. But if they elect to serve, they must complete their service in the Territorial Force and the Reserve up to the age of thirty inclusive, as prescribed by (he Defence Acts. A space will be provided ill this category to record the result of the medical examination. (h.) Those who were over the age of twenty cine on the 2nd November, 1910, and were serving ill the Volunteers before that date. These need not be medically examined, and will he reposted lo their present units if such units are still in existence and are furnished from the area in which they reside. They will be held to serve under the conditions of (he Defence Acts as set forth in the Regulations, but may remain with the colours up to fifty years of age so long as there is room for them on the establishment id' their unit. But they wi!! (unless ihey are N.C.O.s id' any rank whose services their CO. wishes lo retain) he liable for discharge or transfer to (he Reserve according to their age ai any time if. on the completion of the registration, there are any young men awaiting absorption in their unit. (c.) Those who are not willing to continue to serve :u the Territorial Force. 11l the case id' men who come under categories (a) and (b). the [act of their names being sent in on their company, &c, rolls for the purposes of tins return will be accepted instead of registration; but these rolls must contain all (he information required by the registration form. Serving Volunteers will, if accepted for service in the Territoria Force, be supplied with record-books m due course. All (hose Volunteers now serving who are not willing to continue to serve in the Territorial Force, category (c), will be considered, if not within the age of liability as described in the Proclamation, to be discharged on the 3rd May, 1911, and will hand in then arms, accoutrements, and clothing as directed by O.st I. Districts. 2. O.sC. Districts will semi out the officers attached lo their staffs as Inspectors of Senior Cadets to study the present and future organization of the Senior Cadets throughout their dis tricts in (he light of the instructions they received ai the Tauherenikau Camp. These officers will submit a report to their District Headquarters by the 2nd June, showing the result of their inquiries and the proposals for organizing (be Senior Cadets into companies. They will also explain lo headmasters of schools which contain boys liable to service in the Senior Cadets that such boys can l>" registered by sending a nominal roll to 'lie Area Sergeant Major of the area in which their school i s situated; but such nominal roll must contain all the information required by the registration form. •'i. O.sC. Districts will submit a progress report, which should reach Headquarters, New Zealand Military Forces, Wellington, by ; >nl May. Action hi/ Officers in Charge of A rea-gron/is during Second Stage. Send progress reports every Monday to District Headquarters. Act ion In/ Area Sen/eanls-Ma/or during Second Stage. 1. Enter particulars of registration forms received in Registration Roll-book. 2. Issue exemption certificates to those certified as obviously unfit for service owing to permanent menial or physical defect. ■'!. Send progress reports ever} Saturday to the Officer in Charge Area-group. Third Stage. From Ith May to 2nd June. Registration si ill goes on. Action by Headquarters, Sac Zealand Military Forces. Wellington, during Third Stage. Arrange with District Headquarters for a Medical Officer to proceed to the Headquarters of each area-group on 2nd June to make preliminary arrangements for the medical examination of all those who register and of serving Volunteers who were under iwoniv one on 2nd November, 1910.

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