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perfor dby the larger bodies- by the half-squadr r squadron in the Mounted Rifles, by the half company or company in the Infantry, by the battery in the Field .Artillery, by the company in the Garrison Artillery. The annual training in camp should he carried out by regiments, battalions, and similar units. The drills, half- and whole-day parades have a relative value and are convertible, but the principle laid down above is Hint which the organization must he designed to serve. 3. The eases id' Ihe Infantry battalions, or poll ions of battalions, drawn from the I owns, and of 1 hose units id' other arms whoso nature necessitates their location at populous centres, present no difficulty ; In such cases I here is room for considerable latitude in the posting of individuals, since all will be within easy reach of the headquarters of the unit. It is in the internal organization of the country battalions and of the Mounted Rifle regiments that greater decentralization and more careful allotment of individuals is required. I. In connection with these scattered units (here are two points lo be considered : (I.) What is to be the radius of compulsory attendance at drills and parades: i.e., at what distance from his place of residence can a man reasonably be compelled to attend a drill I (2.) Who is to conduct the drills and parades '. As regards (I), the conditions and means id' locomotion al the disposal of individuals are so varied that a statement of distance is not sufficient. It has therefore been decided that, as a general guide. Ihe radius of compulsory attendance for drills and half-day parades shall he one hour's journey, ami for whole-day parades two hours' journey. As regards (2), the instructors of the Territorial Force are (a) the Company Officers, (h) the Territorial N.C.O.s. and (c) the members of the New Zealand Staff Corps. Permanent Force, and Permanent Staff. In theory (a) and (h) should he the instructors of (he men. and (c) the instructors of (a) and (/<) ; and this will eventually be so in practice. But it is not universally so now. Recruits (and nearly the whole Force this year will come under that heading) have to he taken in hand at once ; therefore the Permanent officers, W.O.s, and N.C.O.s, must do most of the drilling. Those Territorial Officers and N.C.O.s. who are not themselves instructing, should take the opportunity of being drilled with their men. •">. The Permanent officers, warrant officers, and N.C.O.s in districts who are available for instructing and drilling are as follows : I Mounted Rifles Brigade-majors. 4 Infantry Brigade-majors. I Staff < diners for Senior Cadets. 12 .Mounted Rifles Adjutants. Xi Infantry Adjutants. 28 Regimental Sergeant-major Instructors. 56 Area Sergeants-major. Taking the Strength of the Territorial Force (exclusive of I he Garrison and Field Artillery anil I he Engineers, who have their own insl ructors from i he R.N.Z.A.. &c.) as being this year approximately 22.i>(io men. the proportion of instructors to Territorials will be about I to 180. Allowance has to be made on the one hand for the fact that all these officers and instructors nave also certain clerical and administrative duties to perform: and that in the country distiiets many of Ihe drill-cent res will be difficult of access, and may ill extreme cases coin prise no more than a small squad of men collected either between milkin". hours, or al a bam or schoolhouse in the evening. On the other hand, some of the existing Territorial officers and N.C.O.s are lit and able to carry out the necessary instruction with only occasional help; a large portion of the Force can he conveniently trained at company or corresponding centres : and tin' really inaccessible parts of the country will be eliminated under the exempted-a rea clause. All things considered, the General Officer Commanding, after a careful and personal study of the c litions ill every pari of the Dominion, has come to the conclusion that the available machinery. given judicious local arrangement and constant application on the part of regimental and area permanent officials, is sufficient for i he carrying-out of the training on tin' lines above described. Seniob Cadets. 6. The organization of the Senior Cadets will be governed by the same principles and considerations as those which have been discussed above as applying to the Territorial Force. The training of the Senior Cadets is equally important with that of the Territorial Force, and mi's: he proceeded with simultaneously. It will probably be found, however, t hat the Senior ('adel drill-centres. 1 eing subject to like considerations, will naturally coincide with (hose of the Territorial Force: in any ease they should he made to do so as far as possible. Instructors wiil t hen be able in ihe majority of outlying cent res to fit in a Senior Cadet drill with the holding of a drill for Territorial soldiers. The judicious selection of the Territorial colour-sergeant instructors for Cadet companies (under paragraph 713 cd' the Regulations) will do much to facilitate the Senior Cadet training. Establish ments. 7. h is not intended thai Ihe establishments laid down for Territorial units should be rigidly adhered to. These establishments have been compiled to combine as far as possible the requirements of each unit for war with its requirements for training in norma! limes of peace. As regards war they are final ; but as regards the composition of units in peace some latitude is permissible as to