dices F. G. H. and duly certified by himself, and
countersigned by the Commanding Officer.
93. A Volunteer is permitted to wear special
badges to denote proficiency at various ranges,
viz.:-
a. When the range available extends to 300 yards
only, a Volunteer who obtains the greatest
number of points over 36 in the 3rd class, may
wear a rifle embroidered horizontally.
b. When the range is between 350 and 600 yards,
the Volunteer who obtains the greatest number
of points over 30 in the second class, may
wear a rifle embroidered horizontally with a
star immediately above it.
c. When the range available extends to 800 yards,
every Volunteer who obtains 20 points and
upwards in the 1st class, may wear a rifle
embroidered horizontally with two stars
immediately above it.
d. When the range extends to 800 yards, the
Volunteer who obtains the greatest number of
points above 20 in the 1st class, may wear a
rifle embroidered horizontally with three stars
immediately above it.
94. The badge marking efficiency in shooting is to
be worn on the left arm, immediately above the cuff
of the sleeve; that for a Sergeant Instructor in
Musketry, on the right arm, midway between the
elbow and the shoulder.
95. The badge should be worked on cloth the
color of the facings, and is in no case to be worked
in gold.

BOOKS OF INSTRUCTION.
96. The following works should be used in con-
ducting the instruction of Volunteers :-

Regulations for the Instruction, Formation, and
Movements of Cavalry;
Manual of Artillery Exercises;
A practical Treatise on Field Fortification, in use
at the Royal Engineer Establishment at
Chatham;
Field Exercises and Evolutions of Infantry;
Regulations for conducting the Musketry Instruc-
tion of the Army.

CADET CORPS.
97. Cadet Corps are formed of youths between
twelve and seventeen years of age. They will only be
entitled to one-half of the annual capitation allow-
ance granted to Volunteers of the same branch of
the Service.
98. Proposals for forming a Cadet Corps are to be
made to the Officer commanding the district, or an
Adjutant of the Permanent Staff, who will forward
the proposal for the consideration of the Government.
In such application the proposed strength of the
corps is to be stated.
99. The members of a Cadet Corps are not to be
attested for service.
100. The Commissioned Officers of a Cadet Corps
receive only honorary commissions.
101. Cadet Corps must wear the same uniform as
the corps to which they are united, unless an
exception to this rule be specially sanctioned.
102. To members of a Cadet Corps, who, in the
opinion of the Officer commanding the district, or
Adjutant of the Permanent Staff, are of sufficient
age to carry on rifle practice, arms will be issued and
ammunition supplied in the proportion laid down in
clause 77.
103. Cadet Corps are not to fire in military
formation unless they have been inspected and
pronounced qualified to do so by the Adjutant of the
Permanent Staff.

PAY AND FINANCE.
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104. Officers and Volunteers (excepting Officers
and Non-commissioned Officers of the Permanent
Staff) when out on actual military service in the
field, or when doing garrison duty, shall receive the
following rates of pay:--*
Lieut.-Colonel,-23s. per diem, with forage for two
horses.
Major,-19s. per diem, with forage for one horse.
Surgeon,-18s. per diem, with forage for one horse.
Captain,-14s. 7d. per diem.
Adjutant,-3s. 6d. in addition to regimental pay,
and forage for one horse.
Quartermaster,-12s. 6d.
Assistant-Surgeon,-13s.
Lieutenant.-9s. 6d.
Ensign or Cornet,-8s. 3d.
Staff Sergeants,-5s.
Sergeants,-3s. 6d.
Corporals,-3s.
Trumpeters or Buglers,-2s. 6d.
Privates,-2s. 6d.
105. A debit and credit account will be kept by the
Government with each Volunteer Corps, and after
the receipt of the nominal return, specified in section
44 of these regulations, showing the number of
efficient Volunteers for whom the capitation grant is
admissible; the corps to whom such return relates
will be credited with the full amount of the capita-
tion grant accruing to it in accordance with these
regulations, and the branch of the service to which it
may belong, and it will be debited from time to time
with the cost of any materials for uniforms supplied
to it by the Government, and for ammunition or
other stores supplied by Government on purchase.
106. A copy in duplicate of such debit and credit
account will be forwarded to the Officer commanding
the corps to which it refers, during the month of
May in each year, one copy of which is to be returned
to the Defence Office with an acknowledgment by
such Commanding Officer of the correctness of the
account, or with such counter statement as he may
consider necessary; the other copy will be retained
for record by the corps.
107. If in the annual debit and credit account of
any corps it is shown that a balance remains to the
credit of the corps, such balance will be paid into
the funds of such corps through its Commanding
Officer on or before the 30th day of June of the
financial year to which the account relates. If it is
shown that a balance remains to the debit of the
corps, the amount so shown as due by such corps
must be either paid to the Colonial Treasurer by the
Officer commanding such corps on or before the 15th
day of June of the same year, or be carried on to
next year's account, as may be decided by the
Government.
108. Whenever any Volunteer Corps is disbanded,
or its services are discontinued, and the same shall
at the time be indebted to the Government, the
amount due to the Government by any such corps
must be forthwith paid to the Colonial Treasurer by
the Officer commanding such corps at the time it is
disbanded or its services are discontinued.
109. No claim for the capitation allowance will be
admitted for any corps whose strength is below the
minimum establishment.

ADJUTANTS.
110. The Adjutant is appointed to give instruction
to the Volunteers, and he is required to assist in
carrying on the military duties of the corps; but he
is not to take any part in its non-military affairs.

• With a free ration when in the field, but no other
  allowances whatsoever, except for Cavalry, who will receive
  forage in kind, or 3s. per diem in lieu thereof.