Nov. 24.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

1783

contrary, be held to mean absolute withdrawal from the Volun- a corps of the same arm, should one exist in the district to
teer Force.
51. Every officer must possess a competent knowledge of his
duties, and give a proper attendance to the drills of his
battalion or corps, and the administrative duties connected
therewith; and any officer who does not attend the number of
dills prescribed for the enrolled Volunteers to qualify them for
capitation will not be allowed to retain his commission, unless
it shall be represented by the Officer Commanding the District
that there are special reasons for a relaxation of this regulation.
52. The Governor shall appoint such officers as he may think
fit to be examiners of candidates for commissions and pro-
motions.
53. Commanding Officers will report, without delay, direct to
the Officer Commanding the District, the deaths, and submit for
acceptance the voluntary resignations of the officers of their
respective corps.
54. The Governor's approval of appointments and promotions,
and his acceptance of the resignations of officers in the Volunteer
Force, will not be notified otherwise than by publication in the
Gazette.
55. When acting appointments are granted in a corps no pro-
motions will be gazetted until the required examinations have
been passed by the officer or officers on whom the acting ap-
pointments have been conferred.

DRILL INSTRUCTORS.

56. Temporary or permanent Instructors, paid by the Go-
    vernment, are allowed for Volunteers.
57. Each Instructor will keep a Record of Attendance at Drill,
    which he will from time to time compare with the Muster-rolls
    and Records of Attendance kept by the corps to which he is
    attached.
58. All Instructors are to be under the supervision of the
    Adjutant, who is required to report to the Officer Commanding
    the District any irregularity of conduct, incompetence, or want
    of attention which he may observe on the part of an Instructor;
    and the Officer Commanding the District, when necessary, will
    report the circumstances of the case to the Defence Office.
59. The principal duty of an Instructor is to attend to the
    drill and instruction of the Volunteers of the district in which
    he is stationed, but he may also, at the discretion of the Com-
    manding Officer, be intrusted with the custody of arms or rifle
    ranges, or charged with such other military duties as usually
    devolve on a non-commissioned officer.
60. He may, for example, be required to do orderly-room
    work, to superintend the cleaning of guns, harness, and arms,
    and to look after clothing and accoutrements in store without
    extra payment.
61. An Instructor, although he should ordinarily be employed
    at the firing-point, may be directed by the Officer Commanding
    the District, or Adjutant only, to mark at class firing; but he
    should not be required to mark at private practice, or to under-
    take any duties at the range, not being those of a non-com-
    missioned officer, except with his own consent.
62. There is no objection to Instructors imparting instruction
    in drill in schools, provided that their military duties are in no
    way interfered with, and that their Commanding Officer's con-
    sent is given.
63. Sergeant-Instructors will, on parade and on duty, rank as
    senior to all Volunteer non-commissioned officers.
64. No member of the paid staff will on any pretence be
    allowed to hold a commission or appointment in any Volunteer
    corps.

ENROLLED MEMBERS.

65. Enrolled members are persons of every grade whose
    names are duly entered for service in the muster-roll of a
    corps.
66. All enrolled members of Volunteer corps must be natural-
    born or naturalized subjects of Her Majesty.
67. Enrolled members are classified as "Efficients," " Non-
    efficients," and "Reserve."
68. A Volunteer shall be deemed an efficient Volunteer if he
    has fulfilled the conditions under which he would be entitled to
    claim capitation for the current Volunteer year.
69. Any Volunteer who wishes to be transferred to another
    corps may, except when on actual service, at any time after
    the expiration of a year's service, by giving one week's previous
    notice, be transferred upon his delivering up to the Command-
    ing Officer of the corps which he is about to leave, in good
    order, fair wear and tear only excepted, the arms and accoutre-
    ments or other property of the Government issued to him, and
    shall not be accepted in another corps until he produces a cer-
    tificate showing that he has paid all money due by him under
    these Regulations or the rules of the corps; and provided fur-
    ther that the capitation allowance, for such Volunteer shall be
    paid to the corps in which he may be serving at the termination
    of the Volunteer year.
70. A Volunteer will not be allowed to resign until after a
    year's service except on account of ill-health or departure from
    the colony. Should a Volunteer, after enrolment, determine to
    reside in another part of the colony, he may be transferred to
    which he may proceed, or may obtain his discharge as provided
    in paragraph 71.
71. If a Volunteer wishes to quit the Force he may, on
    showing sufficient cause, be permitted to do so either without
    payment or on payment of such sum as the Minister, on the
    recommendation of the Officer Commanding the corps, shall fix.
    All sums so paid shall be credited to the funds of the corps
    the discharged man served in.
72. No Volunteer who is permitted to quit the force will
    receive his discharge until he has given up in good order, fair
    wear and tear only excepted, all articles of Government pro-
    perty issued to him.
73. The Commanding Officer of a corps is to give to any
    Volunteer who voluntarily quits it, and who has complied with
    the conditions contained in paragraph 72, a certificate (Form
    V.-2). This certificate is to be presented to the Officer in
    Command of the District, who will furnish such Volunteer, if
    requested to do so, with a discharge certificate (Form V.-3).
74. A number will be assigned to each Volunteer on his en-
    rolment, and will be entered against his name in the Muster-
    roll. A vacant number should never be filled up.
75. When a Volunteer, temporarily absent from his district, at-
    tends the drills of another corps, the Officer Commanding that
    corps, or officer of permanent staff, will furnish him with a
    certificate of the drills he has attended.
76. All enrolled members who do not fulfil the conditions
    referred to in paragraph 68 are reckoned as non-efficients.

HONORARY MEMBERS.

77. 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.
78. 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.
79. They are not liable to be assembled as Volunteers for
    actual service.
80. 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 serve
    with the Volunteer corps.
81. Arms are not supplied by Government to honorary mem-
    bers of a Volunteer corps.

RESERVE MEMBERS.

82. Members of Volunteer corps who may hereafter be re-
    turned as efficient Volunteers for five years will, if they desire
    it, be placed on the reserve list of the corps in which they
    served.
83. They will be permitted to retain their arms and accoutre-
    ments, and will receive an annual allowance of fifty rounds ball
    ammunition at the end of each Volunteer year provided they
    have attended at least one Government parade in each quarter
    for the inspection of the Government property on issue to them
    at such time and place as the Officer Commanding the District
    may appoint.
84. If non-commissioned officers they will be allowed to
    retain their rank.
85. They will not receive capitation, or be reckoned in the
    numbers prescribed by the foregoing paragraph 11, but will be
    liable to be called upon for actual service.
86. If the Government property on issue to them is not kept
    clean and in perfect order, or if at any parade any portion of it
    may be found deficient, they will be liable for the cost of
    damaged or missing articles, and, on recommendation of the
    Officer Commanding the District, to be struck off the reserve
    list.
87. While members are on the reserve list they will not
    receive the discharge certificate referred to in paragraph 73,
    nor will they be entitled (unless so provided by the corps
    private rules) to take part in the interior management of the
    corps to which they are attached.

BANDS AND BANDSMEN.

88. Where the fixed establishment at Head-Quarters is of not
    less than four corps a Garrison Band only will be permitted,
    and an annual allowance of £20 will be granted towards defray-
    ing the expenses. The proportion of bandsmen is not to exceed
    five to each corps.
89. Where there are less than four corps bandsmen will
    be allowed in excess of the maximum strength at the rate of
    five per corps, but no allowance for a Bandmaster will be
    granted. Bandsmen will be entitled to capitation, provided
    they are efficient musicians and have attended the requisite
    number of parades to qualify for it.
90. In places where a Garrison Band is established it will
    be under the immediate orders and control of the Officer
    in Command of the District, who will appoint a committee in
    the commencement of each Volunteer year consisting of a mem-
    ber selected by each Volunteer corps to assist him in the finan-
    cial and general management of the Band,