, ▁formed ▁the ▁first ▁line ; ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁line ▁compr ised ▁rif le ▁clubs ▁and ▁training ▁sections . ▁Under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁Act , ▁every ▁male , ▁unless ▁phys ically ▁un fit , ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁domin ion . ▁The ▁Act ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁grad ual ▁military ▁training ▁of ▁every ▁male ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 2 5 , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁required ▁to ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁reserve ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁thirty . ▁From ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 4 , ▁every ▁boy ▁at ▁school ▁performed ▁a ▁certain ▁amount ▁of ▁military ▁training , ▁and , ▁on ▁leaving , ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁senior ▁cad ets , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁remained , ▁under going ▁training , ▁until ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁when ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁territorial s . ▁After ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁territorial s ▁until ▁ 2 5 ▁( or ▁less ▁if ▁earlier ▁relief s ▁were ▁recommended ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁reserve ▁until ▁ 3 0 , ▁a ▁dis charge ▁was ▁granted ; ▁but ▁the ▁man ▁remained ▁li able ▁under ▁the ▁Milit ia ▁Act ▁to ▁be ▁called ▁up , ▁until ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 5 . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Lord ▁K itch ener ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁slight ▁alter ations ▁were ▁made — ch ief ly ▁affect ing ▁the ▁general ▁and ▁administrative ▁staff s , ▁and ▁which