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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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TABLE A—continued.
Orders of Dress—Officers—continued.
| Order of Dress. | Dress. | Occasions when to be worn. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mess order. | No. 4—Mess dress. | Dining at naval and military messes unless full dress is ordered, and at naval and military evening dances and entertainments. | Shall not be worn under canvas at manœuvres. |
- Horse Furniture—Officers.
Officers’ horse furniture shall include the head-rope in all orders of parade. When specially ordered, mess-tins, nose-bags, picketing-gear, forage-nets, and surcingle-pads shall be carried.
| Branch of Service. | Review Order. | Marching Order. | Drill Order. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff .. | Saddle; bridle complete; breast-plate; wallets (general officers wear the gold lace flounce over the wallets and saddlecloth except when “Staff in blue” is the order of dress); cape, (greatcoat when ordered,) carried behind the saddle. | As for review order, but with field-glasses on off side and shoe-case on near side of saddle, and without gold lace cover, flounce, and saddle-cloth, for general officers; cloak rolled behind saddle. | As for marching order, but no cloak unless ordered by the officer commanding the troops. |
| Field Artillery, Mounted Rifles, and Infantry. | Saddle; bridle complete; breast-plate; wallets; cape rolled and strapped in front of the wallets, or new greatcoat behind the saddle. | As for review order, but with field-glasses on off side and shoe-case on near side of saddle, and greatcoat, rolled, behind saddle | As for marching order, but no greatcoat unless ordered. |
TABLE B.
581. Orders of Dress—Non-commissioned Officers and Men.
| Orders of Dress. | Dress. | Occasions when to be worn. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Review order. | No. 1 — Full dress. | (a.) State ceremonies. |
(b.) When His Excellency the Governor is present.
(c.) Royal escorts.
(d.) Guards of honour.
(e.) Guards of Royal residences.
(f.) Guards, as ordered by general officer commanding, and on garrison duties.
(g.) General, district, and garrison courts-martial, garrison Boards, and Courts of inquiry.
(h.) Church parades.
(i.) Funerals.
(j.) As may be specially ordered. | Artillery and Mounted Rifles: When mounted, pantaloons, knee-boots, and jackspurs; when dismounted, trousers.
Horse Furniture: Saddle and bridle complete, with head-rope, and wallets and shoe case unpacked, breast-plate and hoof-picker; nose-bag, haversack, and water-bottle; greatcoat rolled behind the saddle, when ordered.
Unmounted Troops: Greatcoat, ammunition pouch, haversack, water-bottle, when ordered. |
| Marching order. | No. 2 — Service dress. | (a.) Active service.
(b.) Manœuvres.
(c.) Field days.
(d.) Marches.
(e.) Field inspection by general officer commanding.
(f.) Guards, when full dress is not worn.
(g.) Fort manning for Garrison Artillery.
(h.) And as may be specially ordered. | All Troops: Service hat, haversack, and water-bottle; greatcoat (when ordered).
Mounted Troops: Horse furniture: Saddle and bridle complete, with head-rope; breast-plate, wallets, and shoe-case packed; hoof-picker, nose-bag, forage-net, heel-rope. |
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