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Subject. Particulars. Regulation Number or other Authority. A llowances —continued. Camps— continued, ... Capitation... Classes of instruction Daylight parades Drill-halls... Drill-halls (Cadets) . Escorts Two shillings per diem allowance to Officers, Regulations 323-27. N.C O.s, and men during time in annual squadron or company training camp, and Is. 6d. additional for forage to mounted corps Capitation is paid at the rate of £3 10s. for Regulation 336. Mounted Rifles; £2 10s., all other arms; 12s. 6d. for Cadets, to each member who qualifies in drills and musketry, as provided Bach Volunteer who carries out the necessary Regulation 514. qualifications for capitation may earn the same independently, whether other members of corps so qualify or not It is now proposed that officers of Cadet corps who pass the examination for their rank and receive substantive commissions shall be granted capitation at same rate as for adult corps. Allowances to Volunteer officers and non-com- Regulations 97, 101. missioned officers while away from home attending such classes: Officers, 5s. 6d. per diem; N.C.O.s, 5s. per diem ; with free railway and steamer passages Six such parades per year allowed to each Vo- Regulations 371-76, 517. lunteer corps. Privates receive 2s. 6d. ; Corporals, 3s.; Sergeants, 3s. 6d.; officers, 4s.; three of such parades to count for capitation. Cadet corps: Four daylight parades at 2s. per member per parade During the past five years the amount expended by the Department in the erection of and subsidies to drill-halls was £26,028. Allowance towards lighting-expenses of drill- Regulation 515. halls for Cadet corps, other than those belonging to colleges or high schools, £10 per annum Forage allowance at Is. 6d. per horse per day if Regulation 380. ordered on duty both morning and afternoon of same day Eight of such parades per year allowed to each Regulation 378. Garrison Artillery corps. Privates receive 2s. 6d.; Corporals, 3s.; Sergeants, 3s. 6d.; officers, 4s. Not allowed to count for capitation Allowances of 2s. 6d. to each officer, non-commis- Regulation 379. sioned officer, and man attending Is. 6d. per day Mounted officers, Field Artillery, Regulation 399a. and Infantry battalion staff officers required to be mounted, while in camp All officers who require to be mounted (Mounted Regulations 395, 399a. Rifles officers--' excepted) receive horse-hire allowance, 10s. per diem, and forage, Is. 6d. Forage allowance at rate of Is. 6d. per day when Regulation 397. horses are hired Ditto, Field Ambulances ... ... ... Regulation 398. „ forage ... ... ... ... I Regulation 399. £1,363 allowed for hire of gun-horses during the i Regulation 396. year Grant to Library Fund of officers and N.C.O.'s ■ General Order 138/06. clubs of £5 per annum £1 allowance per adult corps per annum to cover Regulation 382. cost of marking at class firing, &c.; £1 for each Cadet corps Bands receive personal payment of 2s. 6d. per Regulation 381. man attending Allowance at rate of Is. per annum for each Circular Memo. 2, 9th enrolled member of a Volunteer company, and j January, 1907 ; Cir£1 10s. per annum for staff of each regiment, . cular Memo. 523, 8th division, or battalion February, 1907; Circular Memo. 13, 7th April, 1908. Fort-manning: Night parades for Garrison Artillery Guards of honour Groomage allowance Horse-hire: Officers of Infantry battalions, Engineers, &c. Field Artillery batteries Libraries ... Marking ... Military funerals Postage