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  1. McGibbon, Ian (Editor), The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 2000. 
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  2. New Zealand Gazette 1911, Volume I, Government Printer, Wellington, 1911. 
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  3. Defence Forces of New Zealand: Report of the General Officer Commanding the Forces for the Period From 7th December 1910 to 27th July 1911, H.19, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1911, Volume IV, Government Printer, Wellington, 1911. 
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  4. Defence Forces of New Zealand. Report of the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces for the Period From 1st July 1920 to 30th June 1921, H.19, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1921-22, Volume III, Government Printer, Wellington, 1922. 
    5. 
    
  5. Papers Past website (National Library of New Zealand), http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ (accessed 9 February 2011). 
    6. 
    
  6. New Zealand Legal Information Institute, http://www.nzlii.org/ (accessed 9 February 2011). 
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The Otago Military District was established on 1 January 1911 under an amendment to the General Regulations of the Defence Force of 1908, issued by the Governor on 8 February 1911.1 It replaced the previous Otago military district, which had been established to command the local volunteer and militia units. District Headquarters, based in Dunedin, provided organisational and administrative support to Permanent and Territorial Force units in the Otago Military District.


Under the Defence Act 1909 compulsory military training was introduced, and the structure of the defence forces was altered. The Territorial Force (TF) replaced the Volunteer Force, a recommendation made by Lord Kitchener in a 1910 report on the New Zealand military. The TF was based on the British territorial system, with units closely related to particular localities.2


On establishment, the District was divided into four groups:


    
    
  • No.13 Group - Commencing at a point being the mouth of the Waitati River, in Blueskin Bay; then easterly and southerly by the sea to a point, being at the intersection of the Taieri Electoral District with the sea shore; then northerly by part of the eastern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District, and north-easterly by the Waitati River, to the commencing point. 
    • 
    
  • No.14 Group - Commencing at Awarua Point in Big Bay; then by the southerly boundary of the Westland Electoral District to Mount Aspiring; then in a south-easterly direction to the north-west point of the Tuapeka Electoral District; then following the western boundary of Tuapeka and Clutha Electoral Districts in a southerly direction to the mouth of the Haldanes River; then by sea coast in a westerly and north-easterly direction to the point of commencement. Stewart Island also formed a part of this subdivision. 
    • 
    
  • No.15 Group - Commencing at the mouth of the Waitaki River; then in a north-westerly direction and following the course of the Waitaki River to Sugarloaf; then by south-westerly boundary of the Geraldine Electoral District to Mount Strauchon; then by the south-eastern boundary of the Westland Electoral District to Mount Aspiring; then following the north-eastern boundary of No.14 Group to the Rocky Mount; then in a south-easterly direction to Soutra Hill; then by the northern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District to the Rock and Pillar; then by a line drawn due east to the northern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District; then by the northern and eastern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District to the sea. 
    • 



Each Group was divided into areas:


No.13 Group -


    
    
  • Area No.45 - Dunedin North and Port Chalmers. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.46 - Dunedin Central. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.47 - Dunedin South and Green Island. 
    • 



No.14 Group -


    
    
  • Area No.48 - Mataura-Clutha Electoral District; bounded on the north by a line Whitcombe to line S. Lumsden, and on the east side by subdivisional boundary to the ocean, from Waikawa to the junction of the Mataura and Awarua Electorates; on the west by the Awarua with the exception of Mabel Bush and Woodlands to Mount Peel; then by the watershed of the Kokonui to Staff Point south of Lumsden. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.49 - Invercargill to Awarua, including Woodlands and Mabel Bush. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.50 - Main portion of the Wallace Electorate, and part of the Wakatipu starting at Big Bay, bounded on the north by Westland, on the east by a revised subdivisional boundary, being a line drawn from Mount Aspiring through Crown Range and Kumarau Gorge to Double Cone; then again on the north-east by the subdivisional boundary-line from Double Cone eastwards; then on the east by the subdivisional boundary-line to Whitcombe; then on the south by a line drawn from Whitcombe to south of Lumsden; then on the east by Hokonui to Mount Peel; then by the northern and western boundaries of the Awarua Electorate to the ocean; then on the south and west by the ocean back to Big Bay. 
    • 



No.15 Group -


    
    
  • Area No.51 - The portion of the subdivision of the Waitaki Electorate included in the subdivision. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.52 - The portion of the Tuapeka, Taieri, and Wakatipu Electorates included in the subdivision. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.53 - The Oamaru Electorate and the portion of the Chalmers Electorate included in the subdivision. 
    • 



No.16 Group -


    
    
  • Area No.54 - Bounded on the north and the east by the boundary lines of No.15 and No.13 Groups, on the south-east by the sea to the mouth of the Taieri River; then by a line drawn from the mouth of the Taieri River to Waitahuna; then by western boundary of the Taieri Electoral District to Soutra Hill. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.55 - Bounded on the south and the west by the Clutha River; north to the Tuapeka Mouth, to the Spylaw Heights, via Ettrick to Whitcombe; on the west by the boundary of No.14 Group; and on the north by the boundary of No.15 Group to Soutra Hill; and then by the Taieri electoral boundary to Waitahuna Heights; then to the Taieri River. 
    • 
    
  • Area No.56 - Bounded on the north by No.2 area, and west by No.14 Group boundary; then by the ocean to the Clutha River.3 
    • 



On 1 February 1921, the Military districts were reorganised and the Otago and Canterbury Military Districts were merged to form the Southern Military Command.4 Command Headquarters was based in Christchurch.


    
    
  1. p.649, The New Zealand Gazette, 16 February 1911, No.13. 
    2. 
    
  2. p.527, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History. 
    3. 
    
  3. pp.19-20, H.19, AJHR 1911, Volume IV. 
    4. 
    
  4. Defence Affairs - New Scheme in Operation, The Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 27, 1 February 1921, Page 6 - Papers Past website (National Library of New Zealand), http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19210201.2.37&e=-------10--1----0-- (accessed 9 February 2011). 
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1911 ‑ 1921

Central government

The Headquarters of the Otago Military District was responsible for defence (land forces) matters, as well as the command of the Permanent Force and Territorial Force units of the New Zealand Military Forces within the Otago Military District.

Dunedin, Otago

Show History

The Otago Military District was established on 1 January 1911 under an amendment to the General Regulations of the Defence Force of 1908, issued by the Governor on 8 February 1911.1 It replaced the previous Otago military district, which had been established to command the local volunteer and militia units. District Headquarters, based in Dunedin, provided organisational and administrative support to Permanent and Territorial Force units in the Otago Military District.

Under the Defence Act 1909 compulsory military training was introduced, and the structure of the defence forces was altered. The Territorial Force (TF) replaced the Volunteer Force, a recommendation made by Lord Kitchener in a 1910 report on the New Zealand military. The TF was based on the British territorial system, with units closely related to particular localities.2

On establishment, the District was divided into four groups:

  • No.13 Group - Commencing at a point being the mouth of the Waitati River, in Blueskin Bay; then easterly and southerly by the sea to a point, being at the intersection of the Taieri Electoral District with the sea shore; then northerly by part of the eastern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District, and north-easterly by the Waitati River, to the commencing point.
  • No.14 Group - Commencing at Awarua Point in Big Bay; then by the southerly boundary of the Westland Electoral District to Mount Aspiring; then in a south-easterly direction to the north-west point of the Tuapeka Electoral District; then following the western boundary of Tuapeka and Clutha Electoral Districts in a southerly direction to the mouth of the Haldanes River; then by sea coast in a westerly and north-easterly direction to the point of commencement. Stewart Island also formed a part of this subdivision.
  • No.15 Group - Commencing at the mouth of the Waitaki River; then in a north-westerly direction and following the course of the Waitaki River to Sugarloaf; then by south-westerly boundary of the Geraldine Electoral District to Mount Strauchon; then by the south-eastern boundary of the Westland Electoral District to Mount Aspiring; then following the north-eastern boundary of No.14 Group to the Rocky Mount; then in a south-easterly direction to Soutra Hill; then by the northern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District to the Rock and Pillar; then by a line drawn due east to the northern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District; then by the northern and eastern boundary of the Taieri Electoral District to the sea.

Each Group was divided into areas:

No.13 Group -

  • Area No.45 - Dunedin North and Port Chalmers.
  • Area No.46 - Dunedin Central.
  • Area No.47 - Dunedin South and Green Island.

No.14 Group -

  • Area No.48 - Mataura-Clutha Electoral District; bounded on the north by a line Whitcombe to line S. Lumsden, and on the east side by subdivisional boundary to the ocean, from Waikawa to the junction of the Mataura and Awarua Electorates; on the west by the Awarua with the exception of Mabel Bush and Woodlands to Mount Peel; then by the watershed of the Kokonui to Staff Point south of Lumsden.
  • Area No.49 - Invercargill to Awarua, including Woodlands and Mabel Bush.
  • Area No.50 - Main portion of the Wallace Electorate, and part of the Wakatipu starting at Big Bay, bounded on the north by Westland, on the east by a revised subdivisional boundary, being a line drawn from Mount Aspiring through Crown Range and Kumarau Gorge to Double Cone; then again on the north-east by the subdivisional boundary-line from Double Cone eastwards; then on the east by the subdivisional boundary-line to Whitcombe; then on the south by a line drawn from Whitcombe to south of Lumsden; then on the east by Hokonui to Mount Peel; then by the northern and western boundaries of the Awarua Electorate to the ocean; then on the south and west by the ocean back to Big Bay.

No.15 Group -

  • Area No.51 - The portion of the subdivision of the Waitaki Electorate included in the subdivision.
  • Area No.52 - The portion of the Tuapeka, Taieri, and Wakatipu Electorates included in the subdivision.
  • Area No.53 - The Oamaru Electorate and the portion of the Chalmers Electorate included in the subdivision.

No.16 Group -

  • Area No.54 - Bounded on the north and the east by the boundary lines of No.15 and No.13 Groups, on the south-east by the sea to the mouth of the Taieri River; then by a line drawn from the mouth of the Taieri River to Waitahuna; then by western boundary of the Taieri Electoral District to Soutra Hill.
  • Area No.55 - Bounded on the south and the west by the Clutha River; north to the Tuapeka Mouth, to the Spylaw Heights, via Ettrick to Whitcombe; on the west by the boundary of No.14 Group; and on the north by the boundary of No.15 Group to Soutra Hill; and then by the Taieri electoral boundary to Waitahuna Heights; then to the Taieri River.
  • Area No.56 - Bounded on the north by No.2 area, and west by No.14 Group boundary; then by the ocean to the Clutha River.3

On 1 February 1921, the Military districts were reorganised and the Otago and Canterbury Military Districts were merged to form the Southern Military Command.4 Command Headquarters was based in Christchurch.

  1. p.649, The New Zealand Gazette, 16 February 1911, No.13.
  2. p.527, The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History.
  3. pp.19-20, H.19, AJHR 1911, Volume IV.
  4. Defence Affairs - New Scheme in Operation, The Evening Post, Volume C, Issue 27, 1 February 1921, Page 6 - Papers Past website (National Library of New Zealand), http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=EP19210201.2.37&e=-------10--1----0-- (accessed 9 February 2011).

The date of establishment of the Headquarters, Otago Military District is based on the date an amendment to the General Regulations of the Defence Force of 1908, issued by the Governor of New Zealand on 8 February 1911, came into force - 1 January 1911.

  1. McGibbon, Ian (Editor), The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Military History, Oxford University Press, Auckland, 2000.
  2. New Zealand Gazette 1911, Volume I, Government Printer, Wellington, 1911.
  3. Defence Forces of New Zealand: Report of the General Officer Commanding the Forces for the Period From 7th December 1910 to 27th July 1911, H.19, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1911, Volume IV, Government Printer, Wellington, 1911.
  4. Defence Forces of New Zealand. Report of the General Officer Commanding the New Zealand Military Forces for the Period From 1st July 1920 to 30th June 1921, H.19, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives 1921-22, Volume III, Government Printer, Wellington, 1922.
  5. Papers Past website (National Library of New Zealand), http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ (accessed 9 February 2011).
  6. New Zealand Legal Information Institute, http://www.nzlii.org/ (accessed 9 February 2011).







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