▁partners hip ▁with ▁another ▁pract ition er . ▁With ▁a ▁reduced ▁work ▁load , ▁he ▁began ▁focus ▁on ▁his ▁other ▁interests , ▁which ▁included ▁the ▁military . ▁Mal one ▁participated ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁milit ia , ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Force . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁he ▁helped ▁raise ▁the ▁Str at ford ▁R if le ▁Vol unte ers , ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁units ▁formed ▁in ▁the ▁enthus ias m ▁for ▁the ▁military ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War , ▁with ▁himself ▁as ▁its ▁captain . ▁When ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁P ly mouth ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁he ▁rel in qu ished ▁his ▁command . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁request ▁by ▁his ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁batt alion ▁commander , ▁Mal one ▁was ▁made ▁adj ut ant ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Well ington ▁( T aran aki ) ▁R if le ▁Vol unte ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁he ▁was ▁second - in - command ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁and ▁now ▁a ▁lieutenant - col onel , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁batt alion . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁the ▁Vol unte er ▁Force ▁was ▁abol ished ▁and ▁replaced ▁with ▁the ▁Territ orial ▁Force . ▁Mal one ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁command ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁Territ orial ▁unit , ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Regiment ▁( T aran aki ▁R if les ). ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁introduced