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the case may be, or to pay a fine of not exceeding
one pound.
59. The Inspector may, once in each year, order a
parade of any Volunteer Corps for inspection, and
any Officer or Volunteer who shall absent himself
from such parade without permission of the Inspector
shall be liable to have his commission cancelled, or to
be at once dismissed from the corps, as the case may
be, or to pay a fine of not exceeding five pounds.
60. Every Volunteer whose arms or accoutrements
are not at such monthly or annual inspection parades,
in the opinion of the inspecting Officer, in clean and
good order, shall pay a fine of two (2) shillings. And
every Volunteer who shall at such parades be found
to be deficient in the amount of ammunition which
he may from time to time be required to carry in his
pouches shall, unless he can account for such defi-
ciency to the satisfaction of the inspecting Officer,
pay a fine of two (2) shillings, in addition to the
price of the ammunition which may be required to
make good the deficiency.
61. An Officer Commanding a District or an Adju-
tant of the Permanent Staff may at any time, under
the authority of the Government, order a parade of
any Volunteer Corps for the purposes of State Cere-
mony, such as forming Guards of Honor, &c., and
any Officer or Volunteer who shall absent himself
from such parade without permission of the Officer
who shall order the same shall pay a fine of five (5)
shillings: Provided always that attendance at any
Ceremonial parade shall exempt an Officer or Volun-
teer from attendance at the next Government inspec-
tion parade.
62. All fines inflicted under the provisions of the
last four preceding sections shall be recovered and
applied as provided in sections 37 and 34 of "The
Volunteer Act, 1865."

ASSEMBLIES OF VOLUNTEER CORPS.
63. Volunteer Corps are not to assemble under
arms for any purpose unconnected with military
parade, drill, or rifle practice, except with the con-
sent of the Government.
64. When Volunteers belonging to one or more
corps are brought together under arms at rifle shoot-
ing matches, or on other occasions connected with
rifle practice, the senior Officer present is to be con-
sidered as in command of all the Volunteers upon the
ground; and although his position in this respect does
not involve any authority for his interference in the
arrangements of the meeting, yet he is held re-
sponsible for the due maintenance of order and disci-
pline among the Volunteers under arms.
65. When corps of any arm or arms wish to obtain
instruction in camp duties, the consent of the
Government (applied for by the several Commanding
Officers through the Officer Commanding the Dis-
trict) must be first obtained. A statement, giving
the place, date of formation, duration, and probable
number of Volunteers, must accompany the applica-
tion. If the camp is to be formed in a different
district to that to which the corps belong, the
previous consent of the Officer commanding such
district must first have been obtained.

ARMS, ACCOUTREMENTS, AND AMMUNITION.
66. Arms and accoutrements will be supplied to
all the enrolled members of a corps except the Com-
missioned Officers thereof.
67. Ammunition in the following annual propor-
tions, to be reckoned from the 1st April in each
year, is allowed to Volunteer Corps of the several
arms without payment, on the condition that such
ammunition shall be fired off under the command and
supervision of either a Commissioned or Non-com-
missioned Officer,-(vide Appendix B and C) :-

• To be issued on the demand of the Officer Commanding
  Artillery and Naval Volunteers.

SALUTING.
68. When both are in uniform, Volunteers will
invariably salute all Officers, whether of Militia, or
Volunteers, as also those of Her Majesty's service.
Officers will return the compliment.
69. The salute from the Volunteer, and the
acknowledgment from the Officer, are not only useful
for the sake of discipline, but afford the means of
courteous greeting between the different grades
which Volunteers occupy so long as they are in
uniform.

CLOTHING.
70. Volunteers may obtain at cost price from the
Government the materials for their uniforms, requi-
sitions for which must be made out in the Form given
in Appendix D. These requisitions are to contain
the full demand of each corps for the ensuing year,
so as to avoid the inconvenience attending supple-
mental requisitions; and each corps will be charged
with and held responsible for the full amount of such
requisition.

DRESS REGULATIONS.
71. The following General Rules must be adhered
to:--
a. Gold lace is not to be worn by any of the
Colonial Forces.
b. The distinctions in uniform and appointments
which are prescribed in Her Majesty's Regular
Service to denote the rank of the wearer
should be observed strictly by Volunteers
of the various grades, as far as they are
applicable to the Volunteer Force.

STAFF.
Full Dress. The same as worn by Colonels on the
Staff, with exceptions according to rank.
Undress. The same as Major of Brigade; or a
blue cloth jumper with rolling collar trimmed with
inch black mohair lace, and with five flat-braided
loops on the breast.
Forage cap: blue cloth, silver-embroidered peak
and band.
Staff Non-commissioned Officers-Blue cloth or
serge jumpers, edged with black braid; trousers, with
red stripe 14 inch wide; forage cap, French peak,
black oak-leaf band 14 inch wide.
Drill Instructors-Same as Staff Sergeants.

VOLUNTEERS.
Cavalry and Cavalry Cadets.
Blue cloth or serge jumper, of which sealed patterns
will be deposited at the several Militia Offices.
Bedford cord pants, with ankle boots and brown
leather leggings.