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3. That he has during the last twelve months
attended seven (7) mounted parades. *
4. That he has attended six (6) other parades or
squad drills, either mounted or dismounted, or both.
5. That he rides well, and possesses a competent
knowledge of the cavalry sword exercise, and dis-
mounted and mounted troop and squadron drill, as
laid down in Cavalry Regulations.
6. That he has not been absent without leave from
two consecutive Government monthly inspection
parades. †

Certificate confirmed.
Head-quarters,
Officer commanding corps,
Adjutant.
Officer commanding district.
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(Form B.)
For Artillery, Engineer, Rifle, and Naval Volunteers.
We hereby certify :

1. That A. B. was enrolled in the on the
2. That he has during the past twelve months
   attended seven (7) parades.
3. That he has attended six (6) other parades or
   company drills.
4. That he possesses a competent knowledge of
   squad and company drill, including the manual and
   platoon exercises.
   For Artillery-That he possesses a competent
   knowledge of gun drill, and of the general
   duties of a gunner.
   For Engineers-That he has been properly
   instructed in sapping and mining, and the
   mode of making gabions and fascines.
   For Naval Volunteers-That he possesses a com-
   petent knowledge of gun drill, of the general
   duties of a gunner, and of the management of
   a boat either by sailing or rowing.
5. That he has not been absent without leave from
   two consecutive Government monthly inspection
   parades.

Certificate confirmed.
Head-quarters,
Officer commanding corps,
Adjutant.
Officer commanding district.
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HONORARY MEMBERS.
47. The number of Honorary Members attached
to any corps is not limited, and such members are not
included in the muster roll of the corps to which
they are attached.

• No mounted parade referred to in section 3 will count
  at which less than fifteen members shall have been present under
  arms; and no parade or squad drill referred to in section 4 will
  count at which less than ten members shall have been present
  under arms. No parade or drill will count unless it shall have
  lasted one hour, from the time of falling-in to the time of dis-
  missal, and unless one commissioned officer of the corps at least
  shall have been present during the whole time. Any Volunteer
  who shall have qualified himself to wear a badge denoting pro-
  ficiency in rifle practice under the provisions specified in any of
  the sub-sections B. C. or D. of section 93 shall be exempt from
  attendance at the parade or drills referred to in section 4 of the
  above form.

† A parade as referred to in section 2, shall mean an
assembly of a corps under arms in the open air, at which not
less than twenty-five members shall have been present. A
parade or drill as referred to in section 3, shall mean an
assembly of a corps under arms, at which not less than twelve
members shall have been present. No parade or drill will count
unless it shall have lasted one hour from the time of falling-in
to the time of dismissal, and unless one Commissioned Officer
of the corps, at least, shall have been present during the whole
time. Any Volunteer who shall have qualified himself to wear
a badge denoting proficiency in rifle practice under the provi-
sions specified in any one of the sub-sections B. C. or D. of
section 93, shall be exempt from attendance at the parades or
drills referred to in section 3 of the above form.

48. They are not subject to military discipline, nor
    allowed to interfere with the military duties of the
    corps; but they are permitted to wear its uniform.
49. They are not liable to be assembled as Volun-
    teers for actual service.
50. An honorary member is not exempt from
    enrolment or service in the New Zealand Militia;
    but if as a militiaman he should at any time be called
    out for actual service, and at the same time the
    Volunteer Corps of which he is an honorary member
    is also called out for actual service, he may at his
    option serve with the Volunteer Corps.
51. Arms are not supplied by Government to
    honorary members of a Volunteer Corps.

RULES.
52. In order to give legal force to the Rules pro-
posed by a Volunteer Corps for the management of
its affairs, they must be submitted through the
Commanding Officer of the District, or through an
Adjutant of the Permanent Staff, by one or other of
whom they will be forwarded for the approval of the
Governor.
53. A model set of Rules is given in Appendix A
for the guidance of corps; but other sets of Rules
will not necessarily be objected to because drawn up
in a different manner.
54. Rules of Volunteer Corps which are to be
forwarded for submission to the Governor must be
transmitted in duplicate-one copy being for reten-
tion in the Defence Office, the other to be returned
to the corps.
55. If any Volunteer Corps shall not within one
month after the publication of these Regulations or
within one month after the acceptance by the Governor
of its services, submit for approval by the Governor
a set of Private Rules for the guidance of such corps,
the model set of Rules given in Appendix A. shall be
deemed to apply to any such Volunteer corps, and
shall have the same force and effect in respect to such
Volunteer Corps as though they had been adopted
and submitted in accordance with section 52 of these
Regulations.

COURTS OF INQUIRY.
56. A Court of Inquiry is not a judicial body: it
has no power to administer an oath. It is to be
considered as a Board of which the Commanding
Officer of a district or an Officer in command of a
corps, may make use to assist him in arriving at a
correct conclusion on any subject upon which it may
be expedient for him to institute an inquiry.
57. If it be found necessary to cause the conduct
of an officer to be investigated by a Court of Inquiry,
the Commander-in-chief or the Inspector or the
Officer commanding the district can alone convene
the Court, which in such a case must be composed
exclusively of officers of the Militia or Volunteer
Force.
58. The duties of a Court of Inquiry depend on
the instructions which the convening authority may
think proper to give. It may either be employed in
collecting and arranging evidence, or it may in addi-
tion be directed to give an opinion as to the facts
established by that evidence; but it has no power to
pronounce any judgment as to the course to be
taken by the convening authority in dealing with
these facts.
59. When facts connected with the conduct of an
individual are submitted to the investigation of a
Court of Inquiry it is necessary that the instructions
for the guidance of the Court should be sufficiently
explicit as regards matters, names, dates, and places,
to convey clearly to the Court the nature of the sub-
ject into which it is appointed to inquire, and also to
enable the person whose conduct is called in question
to know what he has to answer.