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order and discipline, yet he is not hereby authorized to interfere in other respects in the arrangements of the meeting.

124. The senior officer present at any open-air parade will exercise his discretion as to the continuance or otherwise of the parade on account of the inclemency of the weather.

125. When Volunteers, at the termination of a field-day, are to return by railway to their head-quarters, the arms will be examined, and all the ammunition which has not been expended must be collected from the pouches and placed in a case, with a view to its being conveyed in safety to head-quarters. Commanding Officers of corps will be held responsible that this regulation is strictly carried out, and that in any case the arms and pouches are examined before the corps is dismissed.

126. None but enrolled members, properly dressed in uniform, will be permitted to accompany a Volunteer corps at any field-day or review, either during the marching-past or the performance of the manœuvres.

RULES.

127. In order to give legal force to the rules proposed 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.

128. A model set of rules is given in Appendix for the guidance of corps; but other sets of rules will not necessarily be objected to.

129. Rules of Volunteer corps, which are to be forwarded for submission to the Governor, shall be transmitted in duplicate; one copy being for retention by the Government, the other to be returned to the corps.

130. The model rules given in the Appendix shall be deemed to apply to all Volunteer corps till such corps has submitted and obtained the Governor’s approval to a set of private rules.

131. A copy of the rules in force in a corps is to be given to each member on enrolment for his guidance and information, but the non-delivery of such copy shall not relieve any Volunteer from any penalty under the Defence Act, these regulations, or the rules.

132. A capitation allowance at the rate of £3 per annum from moneys appropriated annually by Parliament will be granted to all efficient members of Volunteer Corps who have—

(a.) Attended eighteen Government parades or drills, six of which must have been by daylight;

(b.) Fired in the first, second, and third periods of target practice; or, if the range is certified by the Musketry Instructor to admit of it, in the first and second periods individual practice, and in skirmishing and volley firing instead of the third period, and must have passed into the second class, as laid down in paragraph 221 relating to musketry instruction;

(c.) Gone through the first period of judging-distance practice, and at least four position and aiming drills.

Two pounds per annum only will be granted to all efficient Volunteers who have attended twelve or less than eighteen Government parades of two hours each, five of which must have been daylight parades, and gone through the practices as detailed in above subsections (b) and (c). One pound per annum only will be granted to all efficient Volunteers who have attended eight or less than twelve Government parades of two hours each, of which four must have been daylight, and have gone through the practices as detailed in the above subsections (b) and (c). The above rates are subject to the annual appropriation voted by Parliament, and are liable to reduction pro rata.

133. If for two successive years a Volunteer fails to pass into the second class of musketry instruction, he shall cease to be a Volunteer after the termination of his second Volunteer year.

134. When circumstances prevent the attendance of a member of the Permanent Staff at any parade drill or inspection held to qualify for capitation, the Officers Commanding Corps at such parades will be required to certify, upon honour, as follows, to the number of men present on parade, and will furnish a nominal roll of all absentees on the back of the Parade State:—

I, , Commanding Officer of Corps on parade, at the capitation drill of the , do hereby certify, on my honour, that the above is a correct statement of the number present on the above parade, and that the names of all absentees are correctly entered on the back of the state, and that the drill was held in exact compliance with the Volunteer regulations.

135. Any officer making a false return, whether from wilful fraud or negligence, will be liable to immediate dismissal from the Force.

136. No parade or drill is to be reckoned towards capitation if less than two-thirds of the strength of the respective corps (as detailed in paragraph 8) are present under instruction.

137. Capitation allowance is not granted to officers or non-commissioned officers of the permanent staff, or to Volunteer officers holding honorary rank, or to commissioned officers and members on the unattached or reserve lists.

138. Marching-out parades, unless for actual and special-drill purposes, church parades, and guards of honour, will not be allowed to reckon towards qualification for capitation.

139. When a guard of honour is ordered by Government it is to consist of not less than forty rank and file.

140. Recruits who have not been passed in their drill are not to be detailed for a guard of honour.

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

Lieutenant-Colonel commanding a district, 25s. per diem, with forage for two horses;

Lieutenant-Colonel commanding a battalion, 21s. per diem, with forage for one horse;

Brigade-Surgeon or Senior Medical Officer, 25s. per diem, and forage for one horse;

Senior Medical Officer of a battalion, 21s. per diem, with forage for one horse;

Major commanding a district or battalion, 21s. per diem, with forage for one horse;

Major of a battalion, 18s. per diem, and forage for one horse;

Captain, 15s. per diem;

Adjutant, 3s. 6d. in addition to pay, and forage for one horse;

Quartermaster, 13s. 6d.;

Surgeon, 18s.;

Lieutenant, 11s.;

Staff Sergeants, 8s.;

Sergeants, 6s;

Corporals, 5s.;

Trumpeters or Buglers, 4s.;

Privates, 4s.;

Or 1s. 6d. extra when rations are not issued.

142. 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 paragraphs 255 to 260 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 capitation grant accruing to it in accordance with these regulations, and will be debited from time to time with the cost of any material or uniforms supplied or obtained for it, and for ammunition or other stores supplied by Government on purchase.

143. Two copies of the debit account will be forwarded to the Officer Commanding the Corps to which the account refers, through the Officer Commanding the District in each year, one of the said copies to be returned to the Defence Office, with an acknowledgment from the Commanding Officer of the Corps of the correctness of such account, or with any counter statement as he may consider necessary; the other copy will be retained for record by the corps.

144. If in the annual debit and credit account of any corps a balance remains to its credit, such balance will be paid into the funds of such corps through the Commanding Officer of the District for 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 must be either paid to the Colonial Treasurer by the Officer Commanding the Corps on or before the 15th day of March of the same year, or be carried on to the next year’s account, as may be decided by the Government.

145. Whenever any Volunteer corps about to be disbanded is indebted to the Government, the amount due by such corps must be paid to the Colonial Treasurer by the Officer Commanding it before it is disbanded.

146. No claim for the capitation allowance will be admitted for any corps whose strength is below the minimum establishment on the last day of the Volunteer year.

147. Applications for advance of capitation will not be considered unless under urgent circumstances, which must be indorsed by the Officer in Command of the District, and in no case can they be entertained until the Appropriation Act for the financial year has been passed by Parliament.

148. No Volunteer shall receive capitation who has not served at least six months in the corps to which he belongs.

CAMPS.

149. A camp may be held in a district once a year for three or more consecutive days.

150. Volunteers attending at a camp will be granted free passes by railway, and an allowance of 2s. 6d. per diem for not more than four days. A forage allowance to Cavalry Volunteers and mounted battalion or Staff Officers will be allowed, not exceeding 1s. 6d. per diem.

151. The Officer in Command may appoint such temporary staff from the officers and non-commissioned officers of the