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170. A guard of honor or escort may be provided as a matter of course for a member of the Royal Family or for the Governor on arrival in the neighbourhood of the headquarters of a regiment, troop, battery, and company, and, if provided, a report will be made to the Commandant; but in no other case will any body of Volunteers take part in any public procession or ceremony, or form a guard of honor, without the special authority of the Commandant. 171. No salute will be fired by the members of any battery of Artillery Volunteers, as such, without proper authority having been previously obtained for such salute from the Officer Commanding the district. Fines and Punishments. 172. Absence from Parade. —Any member of the Volunteer Force who shall be absent from any parade or duty which he has been ordered to attend shall forfeit the pay which would have been due to him had he been present; and unless his absence shall have been accounted for by medical certificate or otherwise, as already provided, he shall further be fined a sum equivalent to such pay. 173. Absence from Parades. —Any member of the Volunteer Force who shall be absent from five consecutive parades, without the permission of his Commanding Officer, or without having forwarded a medical certificate of ill-health, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding £5, or ten days' imprisonment. 174. Absence from Pecruit Drill.- —Any Volunteer who shall be absent, without sufficient cause or the permission of his Commanding Officer, from any recruit drill of his troop, battery, company, or squad, shall be fined 2s. 6d. for the first offence, ss. for the second, and be dismissed for any subsequent offence. 175. Inattention and Talking in the Panics on Parade. —Any member who shall not pay strict attention while on parade or duty, or shall be guilty of talking in the ranks, may be fined a sum of Is. by his immediate Commanding Officer for each offence. 176. Slovenliness. —Every member of the Volunteer Force who shall appear on parade not properly dressed and accoutred, or whose arms and accoutrements shall be in a dirty or unserviceable state, shall be liable to a fine of 2s. 6d. 177. Drunkenness. —Any Volunteer who shall appear drunk on parade, or on any military duty, shall be liable to a penalty of £5, or ten days' imprisonment; and, if a non-commissioned officer, shall, in addition to such fine or imprisonment, be reduced to the ranks ; and, if an officer, shall, in addition to such fine or imprisonment, be deprived of his commission. 178. Discharging Firearms in Public Places without authority.—Nay Volunteer who shall discharge any firearms when in any public vehicle, or on any public thoroughfare, without due authority, shall pay a fine of £2. 179. Insubordination. —Any Volunteer who shall disobey the lawful command of his superior officer shall be liable to a fine of £2, or five days' imprisonment. 180. Any Volunteer who shall refuse to obey the lawful command of his superior officer, or shall incite others to disobey the commands of their superior, shall be liable to a penalty of £10, or imprisonment for a period of twenty days, and to summary dismissal from the Force. 181. Any Volunteer who shall behave in a disrespectful, contemptuous, or insubordinate manner to his superior officer while in the execution of his duty, or while wearing the uniform of his rank, shall be liable to a fine of £5, or ten days' imprisonment, and to summarydismissal from the Force. 182. Any Volunteer who shall strike or assault his superior officer while in the discharge of his duty or not, or while wearing the uniform of his rank or not, shall be liable to a fine of £10, or thirty days' imprisonment. 183. Any Volunteer who shall be guilty of a breach of engagement by absence from duty when called out for actual service shall be liable to a penalty of £50, or forty-two days' imprisonment. 184. Any commissioned officer for the time being in command of any body of men of the said Volunteer Force may summarily order any member of such body to be imprisoned in any guardhouse to be appointed for such purpose for any period not exceeding one day, or may inflict a fine upon any such member, not exceeding 10s. ; and such .officer may order any person committing a breach of the general rules and regulations hereinbefore mentioned to be arrested and kept in custody till he shall be brought before a Resident Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace (who may be Volunteers) to answer for such breach, which shall be within three days from the day of arrest.