Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1593

or Officer of the Permanent Staff at least three times,
at intervals of not less than three months.

(d.) Cadet Corps may belong to a single school or not, as the
case may be.

(e.) The officers of a Cadet Corps will receive acting appoint-
ments only, unless they pass the prescribed examina-
tion, which they are at liberty to do at any time.

(f.) Officers of Cadet Corps are appointed in the first instance
by the Officer Commanding the District, except in cases
of schools, when he will consult the master.

250. The Officer Commanding the District will inspect the
     Cadet Corps and the arms on issue at least once in each three
     months, and report any case in which he considers the above
     concessions should be discontinued.

251. The Officer Commanding the District may, on applica-
     tion, permit any Cadet Corps to take part in any field-day or
     parade or camp of the forces under his command.

CAPITATION ROLL, REQUISITIONS, RETURNS, ETC.

252. Requisitions for arms, accoutrements, ammunition, ord-
     nance, or any Government stores, are to be sent in duplicate.

253. The requisition forms are to be clearly and legibly filled
     in, and they must in every instance bear the recommendation
     of the officer through whom they are forwarded.

254. Requisitions for stationery and forms, &c., are to be
     framed strictly in accordance with the absolute requirements of
     the office or district, and larger quantities than actually used
     in an office during any one year are under no circumstances to
     be applied for.

255. Nominal rolls of corps and capitation rolls are to be
     made out according to ranks and in alphabetical order.

256. Capitation rolls are to be made out in duplicate, one for
     transmission to Defence Office and the other for record in the
     District Office.

257. The several headings in the capitation roll are to be
     correctly and carefully filled in, and each roll is to be accom-
     panied by a Treasury contingency voucher made out in favour
     of the corps, which is to be signed by the Officer in Command,
     as applicant, and certified to by the Officer Commanding the
     District.

258. Any charges debited against capitation are to be de-
     ducted in the body of the voucher from the amount earned, and
     the balance thus remaining will represent the sum a corps will
     be entitled to receive.

259. Capitation rolls, after being carefully checked, are to be
     transmitted by Officers Commanding Districts to Defence Office
     not later than twenty days after the end of each Volunteer
     year.

260. Forms of requisitions, capitation rolls, &c., will be sup-
     plied to corps on application to the District Office.

DRESS REGULATIONS.

261. 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, substituting silver for gold lace, except in the case of the
     Permanent Staff (if in the Militia), who may wear gold lace.

Staff.

262. Full Dress.—The same as worn by Colonels on the staff,
     with badges according to rank.

263. Undress.—The same as Major of Brigade; or a blue
     cloth patrol jacket trimmed with ¾-inch black mohair lace, and
     with five flat-braided loops on the breast; forage cap, blue
     cloth, silver-embroidered peak and band.

264. Uniform of Medical Officers on the General List the
     same as in Her Majesty’s service. Medical Officers attached to
     corps or battalions of Volunteers may wear silver lace. Those
     in special corps are permitted to wear the uniform of their
     corps.

265. Drill Instructors and Staff Non-Commissioned Officers.
     —Blue cloth or serge patrol jacket, edged with black braid;
     trousers, with red stripe 1¾ inches wide; forage cap, black oak-
     leaf band 1¾ inches wide, and silver-embroidered peak.

Volunteers.

266. Naval Artillery Volunteers the same as the Royal Naval
     Artillery Volunteers.

Cavalry, except the Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry.

267. Blue cloth or serge jumper or tunic; Bedford-cord
     breeches, with ankle or Wellington boots and brown leather
     leggings, unless jackboots are worn; hunting spurs, plated;
     white regulation helmet, with plate of approved pattern; sword
     with steel scabbard; sword belt, brown leather; pouch, brown
     leather; pouch belt, brown leather.

268. Corps desirous of providing themselves with full dress
     are recommended to adopt the Hussar pattern of Her Majesty’s
     service.

Artillery.

269. Uniforms to be in accordance with the dress regulations
     of the New Zealand Regiment of Artillery Volunteers, as
     approved of by His Excellency the Governor on 30th April,

Engineers.

270. The same as in Imperial Service, substituting silver for
     gold lace.

Rifles.

271. Tunic: Scarlet, Imperial pattern; facings, dark blue,
     piped with white cord; eight white-metal buttons (of approved
     pattern) down front; two buttons on waist at back, and one
     small button on each shoulder for strap. The initials of corps
     to be worked in white worsted on shoulder straps. Trousers:
     Black cloth, with scarlet welt, quarter of an inch wide, down
     each side seam. Helmet: Blue, Imperial pattern, with white-
     metal mountings of approved pattern. Sealed patterns lodged
     in the Defence Office.

LONG-SERVICE MEDALS.

272. Volunteers who have served in the Volunteer Force for
     twenty years, or who have served continuously for sixteen years
     as an efficient Volunteer, shall be entitled to a long-service
     medal. Volunteers who may have served on actual service are
     entitled to count each year or part of a year of such service
     as two years towards a medal.

MEDALS AND DECORATIONS.

273. No medals or decorations are allowed to be worn on the
     left breast except such as have been conferred by Her Majesty
     for military or other service, or by a foreign Sovereign with
     Her Majesty’s consent, or by the Government of New Zealand
     for military or long service. Medals granted by Humane
     Societies for saving life and decorations granted heretofore by
     the New Zealand Government for rifle-shooting may be worn
     on the right breast.

MISCELLANEOUS.

274. All accounts must be rendered for settlement monthly.
     This particularly applies to expenses incurred in advertising
     in newspapers, and in the carriage, freight, or cartage of arms
     and stores.

275. No expenditure is to be authorized or incurred by
     Officers in Command of Districts or Corps without authority
     being first obtained from the Defence Office.

276. Officers or non-commissioned officers to whom forage
     allowance is granted will be required to keep a horse and ap-
     pointments, which must be their own bonâ fide property, and
     suitable for military purposes.

277. Any loss, damage, or destruction of arms, accoutre-
     ments, or stores, which may be traced to any officer or Volun-
     teer, may be made good by stoppage from any pay which
     may become due to him, as also the amount of any fines or sub-
     scriptions inflicted or due under these regulations or the private
     rules of his corps.

278. Anonymous complaints against individuals on the ad-
     ministration of a command or corps are not to be acted upon
     by Officers in Command.

279. Officers and non-commissioned officers of the paid staff
     who, in furtherance of personal claims or grievances, bring out-
     side pressure or influence to bear upon the Government will be
     subject to instant dismissal from the service.

280. No member of the Force is to be buried with military
     honours beyond those due to his rank, and except by the express
     desire of his friends, notified to the Officer Commanding the
     Corps.

281. The Queen’s Regulations and customs of the Imperial
     Military Service will be taken generally as a guide in all matters
     not specifically dealt with in the Defence Act and these
     Regulations.

FINES AND PUNISHMENTS.

282. Officers Commanding Districts, Battalions, and Corps
     will see that penalties in proportion to the gravity of the offences
     are inflicted on all occasions upon members of the force for the
     following breaches of discipline, in accordance with clauses 47
     and 109 of “The Defence Act, 1886:”—

Absence from parade.
Absence from recruit drill.
Inattention and talking in the ranks.
Slovenliness.
Drunkenness.
Discharging firearms in public places.
Insubordination.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

283. In every Volunteer corps the Commanding Officer and at
     least three efficient members shall form the Finance Committee,
     for the management of the affairs of the corps.

284. Every Volunteer corps shall have one General Meeting
     in the first quarter of every year, at which the Commanding