May 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1459

Regulation 371.—Payment for attendance at daylight parades as hereinafter provided shall be made at the following rates for each such parade, and shall be personal payments: Officers, 4s.; sergeants, 3s. 6d.; corporals, 3s.; privates, 2s. 6d.

No payment shall be made for parades held at or during camp of instruction. These parades shall be under the personal direction of the permanent staff whenever possible. Two of the above payment parades (which are limited to six in each Volunteer year) will be allowed to be held on one and the same day, and if two parades are held, two payments will be made.

Free passes by rail will be allowed for Infantry battalions if they concentrate for these parades.

Attendance at three of these parades may count as parades required by Regulation 367 towards capitation.

Regulation 372.—Daylight parades must be held in the open air, and between sunrise and sunset.

Regulation 400.—Ammunition in the following annual proportions, to be reckoned from the commencement of the Volunteer year, shall be allowed to the several arms without payment, on the condition that it is expended within the year under supervision of a commissioned officer in the case of issue of ordnance ammunition to batteries or Artillery companies, and of an officer or non-commissioned officer in other cases. The full annual allowance should be requisitioned for before the 31st March in each year. The annual proportions are:—

Heavy ordnance ammunition: For Garrison Artillery Volunteers, such allowance as may be from time to time authorised.

Field-gun ammunition: For field-guns, such allowance as may be from time to time authorised.

Small-arms ammunition—
Permanent Force (R.N.Z.A. and R.N.Z.E.): For every enrolled member, 100 rounds ball.
Field Artillery Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 100 rounds ball.
Garrison Artillery Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 100 rounds ball.
Submarine Mining Engineer Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 100 rounds ball.
Field Engineer Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 100 rounds ball.
Mounted Rifle Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 180 rounds ball.
Infantry Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 180 rounds ball.
Defence Cadet Volunteers: For every enrolled member, 100 rounds ball.
Defence Rifle Clubs: For every enrolled member who qualifies as laid down in Regulation 531, 120 rounds ball.

Every efficient member of a Volunteer corps, Defence Cadet Corps, or Defence Rifle Club will be allowed to purchase 100 rounds of service ball ammunition per annum at such reduced rate as may be decided upon from time to time by the Council of Defence. Members of the paid permanent district staff will also be allowed the free annual allowance of ball ammunition laid down for the arm of the service to which they are attached.

Regulation 542.—The executive shall consist of a patron, a president, vice-presidents, an executive officer, and a committee of seven members. His Excellency the Governor shall be the patron, and the Minister of Defence president of the executive. The members of the Council of Defence shall be the vice-presidents.

The executive officer shall be nominated by the Council of Defence, and approved of by the Minister. The committee shall be nominated annually prior to 1st April (on which date the functions of the former committee shall cease) by the Council, and approved of by the Minister.

The executive officer shall have full control of the annual rifle meeting, subject always to the regulations approved by the Council of Defence.