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353. A Quartermaster will not in any circumstances deal with, or be held responsible for, the quality of the supplies admitted to or held in store, but will deal solely with the quantities to be received and with their distribution.

354. A Quartermaster will not perform any cash duties except in circumstances in which he is by the regulations recognized as a sub-accountant.

355. The duties of paymaster to a unit will be performed by the Adjutant.

Garrison and Regimental Duties.

ROSTER OF DUTIES.

356. For all duties, whether with or without arms, and whether performed by units or individuals, the roster will commence from the senior downwards.

357. Duties are classified as—
     (1.) Guards to the Governor.
     (2.) Duties under arms—(a) district, (b) brigade, (c) regimental.
     (3.) Courts-martial—(a) general, (b) district.
     (4.) Working-parties.
     (5.) Fatigues.

358. When an officer falls due for more than one duty at the same time, he will be detailed for that duty which takes precedence in para. 357.

359. An officer detailed for one duty will, in addition, be detailed for such other duties as he can perform consistently with the proper discharge of the first-mentioned duty, and whether it is his turn by roster for the additional duties or not. When an officer is on duty he will receive an “overslaugh” for all other duties which may come to his turn. Being detailed as “in waiting” does not count as a tour of duty. An officer on duty will attend parades, and perform such other incidental duties as do not interfere with the special duties for which he has been detailed.

360. Attendance at a Court-martial the members of which have assembled and been sworn will reckon as a tour of duty, though the Court may be dissolved without trying any person. On any day on which a Court-martial is not actually sitting, its members will be considered available for other duties; they will not, however, quit the area without the authority of the convening officer until the Court has been dissolved. This rule is also applicable to Courts of Inquiry and Boards.

361. A unit, detachment, guard, picquet, or fatigue party is only entitled to count a tour of duty when it has, in pursuance of that duty, marched off the ground where it was ordered to parade.

362. An officer detailed in orders will not exchange his duty with another without permission of the authority by whom he was detailed.

DAILY DUTIES IN CAMP.

363. The hours for “Reveille,” “Retreat,” and “Tattoo” will be: “Reveille,” varying from 5 a.m. in summer to 6.30 a.m. in winter; “Retreat,” at sunset; “Tattoo” (“Last Post”), at 9.30 p.m., unless otherwise specially ordered.

364 Between “Tattoo” and “Reveille” no call will be sounded except “Lights out” (which will be sounded a quarter of an hour after “Last post”), and the “Alarm,” “Fire alarm,” or other signal for troops to turn out. On the “Alarm” being sounded all troops will turn out under arms and fall in on their parade-ground or alarm-post.

365. In camps of more than one unit the field officer of the day will be present at guard-mounting, and will visit all guards by day and night; these duties will be performed mounted, unless otherwise ordered. He will take command of the picquets in case of fire, riot, or alarm. In the morning, when the guards dismount, the reports of their commanders will be forwarded by the field officer to the O.C. camp, together with his own report.

366. In a small camp a Captain may do the duty of field officer of the day in the same manner in all respects as a field officer, except that his being mounted may be dispensed with.

367. A Captain of the day or week, and a subaltern of the day, will be detailed in each unit to superintend regimental duties.

368. Soldiers will be warned for all duties, &c., by means of daily orders posted in a suitable place in the camp or quarters of each company, &c. The soldier will be held personally responsible that he makes himself acquainted with all orders so posted.

GUARDS AND PICQUETS.

369. The O.C. a camp will be responsible that the number of camp and regimental guards and picquets is the lowest possible, and they will be replaced wherever possible by a system of police. Guards and picquets will mount at the hours the O.C. the camp may deem best suited to the climate and season. All guards and armed parties, before going on duty, will be inspected by the Adjutant or some officers of their unit.

370. The standing orders of the guard will be read and explained to the men as soon as the guard has mounted. Every relief will be inspected before going out and on its return.

371. An officer or soldier will not take off any article of clothing or accoutrements while on guard, but the wearing of the great-coat or cloak in the guard-room will be optional.

372. The commander will visit his sentries at least twice by day and twice by night to ascertain that they are alert on their posts and acquainted with their orders, and, in addition, he will send a N.C.O. with a file of men to perform the same duty at frequent and uncertain intervals.

373. A commander will never quit his guard except to visit his sentries, and will then inform the next in command of the probable time he will be absent. He will not allow any N.C.O. or soldier to quit the guard without leave, which will be granted only for special purposes.

374. Every guard will turn out at the commencement of the “Reveille,” “Retreat,” and “Tattoo” sounding. The commander will then carefully inspect it.

375. When a fire breaks out or an alarm is raised, every guard will immediately turn out under arms, and so continue until the fire is extinguished or the cause of alarm has subsided, unless otherwise ordered.

376. Sentries will be relieved every two hours; but at night, in cold or inclement weather, they may, at the discretion of the C.O., be relieved every hour. Regimental arrangements should be made for hot coffee to be provided free of charge at some period of the night for each man of the guard.

377. A sentry furnished by a stable guard will mount with or without arms, at the discretion of the C.O.

378. A commander of a guard will render his guard report on the prescribed form. He will also send an immediate report to the field officer, or Captain, or subaltern of the day of any unusual occurrence on or near his guard.

379. Every guard will be dismissed on its regimental parade, where it will be inspected and its arms examined. In the case of an officer’s guard, the men will be dismissed by the commander after he has reported to any officer of superior rank present on the parade. If the commander of a guard is a N.C.O., a report will be made to the Adjutant or orderly officer previous to dismissal.

380. All stores and furniture in charge of a guard will be handed over from one commander to another. The commander of the relieving guard will be responsible for their correctness, and will, in his report, note the condition of each article when taken over.

EXAMINATION OF ARMS AND POUCHES WHEN AMMUNITION IS ISSUED.

381. Arms, pouches, or bandoliers must on all occasions be examined before the issue of ammunition, whether ball or blank, and at the termination of any parade, drill, or exercise for which ammunition has been issued arms and pouches or bandoliers are again to be examined, and any unused ammunition collected. O.C. companies, &c., will report personally to the senior officer present that this has been done.

382. Arms will be cleaned and examined either before the parade is dismissed or at some convenient time as soon as possible after the dismissal of a parade.

EMPLOYMENT.

383. Brigade Commander and C.O.s are responsible that the number of officers and men required for guards, fatigues, and other duties and employments is reduced to the lowest possible limit. The practice of excusing men warned for or coming off guards or other duties from attending parades is prohibited.

384. The Captain or subaltern of the day or week, and all orderly sergeants and corporals, will attend all parades.

385. The regimental police will take general charge of and be responsible for the conduct and safe custody of the camp whenever a unit is absent from its lines.

385A. Brigade and regimental guards should be sparingly employed, and may generally be dispensed with between “Reveille” and “Retreat,” their duties being taken by an effective system of police supervision. In any case, during the day parades, regimental guards will be reduced as far as possible.

386. Picquets will be in the ranks unless specially required.

387. Orderly-room should be held at any convenient time of the day which does not interfere with instruction.

388. The following N.C.O.s and men only may be excused from attending parades in camp :—

Brigade.

Brigade office .. .. .. 1 clerk and 1 orderly
Brigade refreshment room or tent .. 2 men.
Grooms to all Staff officers .. All.

Regimental.

Officers’ servants .. .. {1 per field officer}
{1 per company} from morning parades only.

Officers’ mess .. .. 1 N.C.O. and 1 man.
Sergeants’ mess .. .. 1 N.C.O. and 1 man,