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THE

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

Published by Authority.

WELLINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1889.

Volunteer Dress Regulations.

(L.S.) JAMES PRENDERGAST,
Administrator of the Government.

A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS by an Act of the General Assembly of New
Zealand intituled "The Defence Act, 1886," power
is given to the Governor from time to time to make, alter,
and revoke regulations respecting the enrolment, promotion,
discipline, training, exercise, arms, accoutrements, clothing,
equipment, conveyance, pay, rations, and lodging of the
forces, or any portion thereof, and respecting the several
other matters specified in the said Act, and providing gene-
rally for the more effectual carrying-out of the said Act:

And whereas by a Proclamation dated the twenty-sixth
day of November, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-
eight, certain regulations were made under "The Defence
Act, 1886," for the purposes aforesaid: And whereas it is
expedient now to make additional regulations regarding the
clothing and dress of the Volunteer Forces:

Now, therefore, I, James Prendergast, the Administrator
of the Government of the Colony of New Zealand, in pur-
suance of the power and authority conferred by the said
Act, do hereby, y, by this present order, make the rules and
regulations specified in the Schedule hereinafter written,
such regulations to come into force from the first day of
January, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine.

Given under the hand of His Excellency Sir James
Prendergast, Knight, Chief Justice, the Adminis-
trator of the Government of Her Majesty's Colony
of New Zealand; and issued under the Seal of the
said Colony, at the Government House, at Wel-
lington, this twenty-third day of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nine.
THOS. FERGUS.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!

SCHEDULE.
DRESS REGULATIONS.

1. The distinctions in uniform and appointments which are
   prescribed in Her Majesty's Regular Service to denote the
   rank of the wearer will 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 and Naval Artillery Volunteers, who will
   wear gold lace.

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

3. Undress.—The same as Brigade-Major; or a blue-
   cloth patrol jacket trimmed with 3/4 in. black-mohair lace, and
   with five flat-braided loops on the breast; forage cap, blue
   cloth, gold-embroidered peak and band.
4. Uniform of medical officers on the General List the
   same as in Her Majesty's service. Medical officers attached to
   corps of Volunteers to wear silver lace. Those in special
   corps are permitted to wear the uniform of their corps.
5. Permanent Staff Non-commissioned Officers.—Blue-cloth
   patrol jacket, edged with black braid; trousers, with red stripe
   1/2 in. wide; helmet, white Imperial pattern; forage cap, black
   oak-leaf band 1 1/2 in. wide, and gold-embroidered drooping peak.

Naval Artillery Volunteers.
6. Full dress is to be worn at guards of honour, funerals,
balls, levées, when visiting foreign men-of-war, and on other
occasions of ceremony.
Undress to be worn on all other occasions.

7. Full Dress:— Lieutenant-Commanders.
   Coat: Blue cloth, double-breasted, eight buttons in each
   row, with padded turn-down collar, pointed flaps with
   three notched holes and buttons under; round cuffs
   with two stripes, each stripe to be formed of two waved
   lines of 1/8 in. gold braid intersecting each other so as to
   form bands 3/8 in. wide, the blue cloth to show between
   the curves, the upper stripe to form a circle 2 in. in
   diameter in the centre of the top sleeve. One stripe
   of gold braid 1/16 in. in width is to be worn between the
   stripes. The spaces between the double and single
   stripes to be 1/8 in.
   Buttons: The buttons to be of the Royal navy pattern,
   with the letters N.A.V. in old English characters across
   an anchor surmounted by a crown. The buttons to be
   gilt.
   Epaulettes: Two gold epaulettes, with a double row of
   bright loose bullions 2 1/2 in. in length and 1 1/2 in. in circum-
   ference; devices, a badge consisting of a silver anchor
   in the centre, surrounded with the words Naval Artillery
   Volunteers embroidered in gold, with a star embroidered
   in gold above the badge.
   Trousers: Blue cloth, with 1 in. gold lace down the out-
   side seam.
   Hat: Cocked, black. The loop on the cocked hat to be
   formed of two gold braids waved as on the coat-sleeve,
   and the tassels to be gold.
   Waistcoat: White or blue, single-breasted, with small
   buttons of same pattern as for coat.
   Necktie: Black silk.
   Sword: Naval pattern, brass mountings.
   Scabbard: Black leather, brass mountings.
   Sword-knot: Blue and gold rope, with gold bullions.