1884.

VICTORIA.

VICTORIAN MILITARY FORCES.

REGULATIONS.

LAID BEFORE BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION VIII. OF THE ACT No. 389,

lJ!! autbotii11: JOHN FERRES, GOVERNMENT PRINTER, MELBOURNE.

No. 32.

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WHEREAS by "The Discipline Act 1870" it is provided that the Governor in Preamble.

Council may make Rules and Regulations for the employment, removal, or dismissal, and for the better government of persons engaged by virtue of the said Act, and for enforcing good order and discipline among them, and otherwise for carrying out the said Act, and from time to time annul, alter, or amend the same, and substitute others in lieu thereof; and whereas the Governor in Council has from time to time, in pursuance of the said provision, made certain Rules and Regulations for the said purposes, and whereas it is expedient to amend the same and to make further Regulations :

Now therefore His Excellency the Governor of Victoria, with the advice of the Executive Council thereof, doth by this present Order direct that the following Rules and Regulations shall he and the same are hereby made :-

AMEND)lENT OF ExiSTING RuLES AND REGULATIONS.

No Rule or Regulation heretofore made under the provisions of " The Discipline Act 1870" shall after the making of this Order apply to the Cavalry, Field Artillery, Garrison Artillery, Engineers, and Infantry ; but all such Rules and Regulations shall apply to the Naval Forces, to the Victorian Artillery, and to the Torpedo Corps to the same extent as if this Order had not been made.

The following Rules and Regulations shall apply to the Military Forces of Victoria, save and except the Victorian Artillery and the Torpedo Corps.

SECTION I.-DEFINITIONS.

1. The Military Forces of Victoria are divided into the following Corps, viz.:­Cavalry. Victorian Artillery. Field Artillery Brigade. Garrison Artillery-1st Brigade.

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Torpedo. Engineers. Infantry-1st Battalion.

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2nd 8rd 4th

" " " 2. The term "Commanding Officer" as used in the following Regulations shall mean the

Commanding Officer of any Corps or Detachment. The Commandant shall determine when any portion of a Corps is a detachment within this Regulation.

SECTION H.-CONSTITUTION AND ESTABLISHMENT.

I. The Victorian Militia shall consist of such Commissioned and Non-commissioned Officers and men as may from time to time be duly engaged and appointed under the provisions of "The Discipline Act 1870" and the Acts amending the said Act.

2. Engagement shall be for a period of five years, with the option of resigning-During the first year, on payment of the sum of ... £4 During the second year, on payment of the sum of ••• £2 During the third, fourth, or fifth year, on payment of the sum of £1

But the Commandant may remit the whole or any portion of such penalties on the recommendation

of the Commanding Officer.

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3. No person shall be engaged unless he be a British subject and between the ages of 19 and 35, but persons who have previously served in the Imperial Regular or Auxiliary Forces, or in any Colonial Militia or Volunteer Force, may be enrolled, if under the age of 45. Officers or Non-commissioned Officers

of the Imperial Regular and Auxiliary Forces or of any Colonial Militia or Volunteer Force may be appointed though their ages exceed 35.

4. All applicants for engagement shall be subject to a medical examination.

5. The standard height for each arm of the service will be-Cavalry 5ft. 6in. to 5ft. 1lin.

Artillery { G~nners 5ft. 7in. and upwards Dnvers 5ft. 5in. to 5ft. Sin. With proportionate

Torpedo 5ft. 6in. and upwards chest measurement. Engineers 5ft. 6in. and upwards Infantry .Sft. 6in. and upwards

Exceptions to the standard of height may be allowed with the approval of the Commandant.

6. Boys may be engaged for the purposes of being trained as trumpeters, drummers, buglers, or musicians. Not more than two boys per Troop, Battery, or Company will be allowed. Age 14 to lS years.

7. All applicants for engagement in the ranks must attend forty-eight hours' recruit drill within three months after joining, unless sooner passed into the ranks by the Officer duly appointed for that purpose.

8. Every person so engaged shall take and subscribe before some justice, or before any Commissioned Officer in command of any Corps, the oath in the First Schedule of "The Discipline Act 1S70."

9. Recruits shall not receive any pay until passed into the ranks, as per paragraph 7.

10. Payment for attendance at parades and drills will be made half-yearly, according to the following scale. One-fourth of the amount due on the 31st December will be retained as "Deferred Pay" until the 30th June in each year, when it will be paid, less any deduction for fines, &c.:-

Boys (under Paragraph 6)- 6 whole days at 20 half days ,

3s. 1s. 6d. 9d.

Gunners and Privates-

Drivers-

Corporals-

Sergeants-

Battery Quarter-master Sergeants-

Colour Sergeants, and Troop, Battery, or Company Sergeants­major-

Brigade or Regimental Sergeants-major or Quarter-master Sergeants-

Lieutenants-

36 night arills "

6 whole days at Ss. 20 half days

" 4s.

36 night drills , 2s.

6 whole days at Ss. Sd. 20 half days

" 4s. 6d.

36 night drills , 2s. 2d.

6 whole days at 9s. 4d. 20 half days

" 5s,

36 night drills , 2s. 4d.

6 whole days at 10s. 20 half days , 5s. 6d. 36 night drills , 2s. 6d.

6 whole days at 10s. 4d. 20 half days , 5s. 9d. 36 night dt·ills ,, 2s. 7d.

6 whole days at 10s. 8d.

20 half days , 6s. Od. 36 night drills , 2s. Sd.

6 whole days at 1ls, Od. 20 half days , 6s. 3d. 36 night drills , 2s. 9d.

6 whole days at 16s. Od. 20 half days , Ss. Od. 36 night drills , 4s. Od.

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Captains-

Adjutants-

Majors-

Lieutenant-Colonels ...

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6 whole days at 20s. Od. 20 half days ,, lOs. Od. 36 night drills , 5s. Od.

6 whole days at 20s. Od.

20 half days , 10s. Od. 36 night drills , 5s. Od.

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36 night drills , 6s. Od.

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11. Horse allowance, £30 per annum, will be paid to each mounted Officer on condition that he keep bis own horse. Mounted Officers not in possession of a horse, bona.fide their own property, will be allowed the actual amount of horse hire, not exceeding 15s. per day of attendance at parades and drills.

12. All combatant ranks below that of Lieutenant-Colonel, Quarter-master Sergeants excepted, in ,order to be classed as effective, must attend in each year three whole days, fifteen half days, and twenty-four night drills, and undergo the prescribed course of Musketry or Gunnery Instruction. One whole day will be considered equal to two half days or four night drills ; one half day will be considered equal to two

night drills; two half days will count as one whole day; but no number of night drills will be allowed to

count for daylight parades. 13. Recruits passed into the ranks between the 1st July and 30th September must attend all the

'<iuties prescribed in paragraph 12 in order to be classed as "Effective'' on the 30th June following. Recruits passed into the ranks between the 1st October and 31st December must attend two whole

days, eleven half days, and eighteen night drills, and undergo the prescribed course of Musketry or Gunnery Instruction.

Recruits passed into the ranks between the 1st January and 31st March must attend one whole day, eight half days, and twelve night drills.

Recruits passed into the ranks between 1st April and 30th June must attend four half days and six night drills.

14. Whole day parades will be ordered by the Commandant, who shall call at least four of such in each year on public holidays. Half-day parades shall be held on half-holidays, and will be ordered by Commanding Officers.

15. If temporarily resident in another district, a Militia man may by order of the Commandant be attached to a Corps serving in such district, and drills done with such Corps shall be returned to his Commanding Officer and count towards pay and effectiveness.

16. For the purpose of these Regulations, the duration of parades and drills shall be as follows:­A whole day parade, not less than eight hours. A half , , three , A night drill ., one and a-half hours.

But should the Corps, having assembled, be dismissed through inclemency of weather or other cause before the minimum time be reached, such parade or drill may be returned as complete under the authority of the Commandant. No member of the Foroe arriving on the parade ground after parade has been formed up and told off shall be entitled to claim payment for such parade.

17. Lieutenant-Colonels, and Officers detached from their Corps on special duty, shall be classed as effective on having performed the duties required of them by General Order.

18. Attendance at church parades, funerals, or presentations of prizes, shall not be allowed to count towards effectiveness, nor shall pay be granted for such attendance.

19. An extra number of parades and drills shall be called in order to allow members the opportunity of earning the maximum amount; but members will not be paid more than the maximum, even although attending a larger number of parades and drills.

20. Any member of the Force not being a Commissioned Officer permanently removed from his district may, by order of the Commandant, be transferred to any arm of the Service in the district to which he is removed; and the Commandant shall by General Order decide what position such member shall take. Commissioned Officers may not be transferred to another branch of the Service except by authority of the Governor in Council.

21. In the event of any member of the Force becoming physically unfit for duty, the Commandant may cause a :Mellical Board to assemble, to report upon such member, and upon their recommendation may deal with his case.

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22. Any Officer who does not qualify as an effective shall not be allowed to retain his commission, unless it be represented by the Commandant that there are special reasons for a relaxation of this Regulation.

23. Any Non-commissioned Officer who does not qualify as an effective shall be reduced to the ranks, unless it shall appear to the Commandant that there are special reasons for the relaxation of this RPgulation.

24. After any portion of the Force has been called out for actual military service, it shall he released from sneh service only by order of the Governor in Council; and, before such portion of the l<'orce is released from actual military service, it shall be returned to the locality to which it belongs.

2.3. A corps is not to quit, as a military body, the district to which it belongs unless the sanction of the Commandant be previously obtained.

26. The Queen's Regulations and the Customs of the Imperial Military Service shall be taken generally as a guide in nil matters not specifically dealt with in those Regulations, so far as the same may not be inconsistent with " T!te Discipline Act 1870" ami the Acts amending the same.

SECTION III.-DISCIPLINE.

1. As it is desirable to keep up in all ranks a proper feeling and high sense of honour, by which the correct and willing discharge of duty will best be ins11red, Officers of every rank should be

impressed with the advantage which they individually, their own Corps, and the Service at large will dori ve from the adoption towards the Non-commissioned Officers and privates of a system of command and treatment which shall insure respect towards superiors.

2. Officers are to adopt such a system themselves, and are to require it to be adopted by the Non-commissioned Officers ; and the example of Officers will have the effect of chocking the use of

improper and offensive terms on the part of the Non-commissioned Officers towards the privates. If acts of intentional neglect or of insubordination should take place, and the means of correction and punishment authorized by the Regulations of the Service have to be resorted to, these measures will

have double effect if not preceded by intemperate language. 3. Officers are to avoid reproving Non-commissioned Officers for any irregularity, neglect of duty,

or awkwardness, in the presence or hearing of the privates-unless it shall be necessary for the benefit of

example that the reproof be public, lest their authority should be weakened or their self-respect lessened. 4. Officers arc at all times accountable for the maintenance of good order and the rules and

discipline of the Service, and they are to afford in these respects the utmost aid and support to the

Commanding Officer. It is their duty to take notice of, repress, and instantly report any negligence or impropriety of conduct in Non-commissioned Officers and privates, whether on duty or off duty, although the offenders may not belong to their particular Battalion, Troop, Battery, or Company.

5. Deliberations or discussions, having the object of convoying praise, censure, or any mark of

approbation towards superiors or any others in Her Majesty's service, are strictly prohibited, as being subversive of discipline, and an assumption of power which belongs to the Sovereign alone, or to those Officers to whom the command and discipline of the Troops may be intrusted. Every Officer will there­

fore be held responsible who shall allow himself to be complimented by Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, or men, who are serving, or who have served under his command, by means of presents of plate,

swords, &c., or by any collective expression of their opinion.

G. Corps are not to assemble for any purpose unconnected with military parade, drill, or rifle practice except with the approval of the Commandant.

7. ~{embers of the .Force are not individually or collectively to attend political meetings or join in

public political discussions or demonstrations in uniform. Bands are not to appear in uniform except at

parade or drill without the consent of Commanding Officers.

8. Commanding Officers are to use their utmost vigilance to prevent members of the Force publishing

information relative to the numbers, movements, or operations of Troops, or any military details; and any

member of the Force will he hold personally responsible for reports of this kind which he may make without special permission, or for placing the information beyond his control, so that it finds its way into unauthorized hands. Furthermore, members of the .Force are forbidden to give publicity to their individual opinions in any manner tending to prejudge questions that may at the time be undergoing official investi­

gation by the Military Authorities. Anonymous complaints, and the publication through the medium of

the press of anything calculated to act injuriously on the interests of the Service or to excite discontent

in the Force, are also strictly prohibited. 9. Commanding Officers shall be responsible for the discipline, drill, and instruction of the

various Batteries, Troops, or Companies under their command, and they shall notice any infraction of the

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provisions of the law, or of the orders of the Commandant, relating to the use of arms, the Regulations about

clothing, distinctive marks of rank, discipline, and the like.

10. ~When membere of the :Force belonging to one or more corps are brought together under

arms, at rifle matches, or on other oceasions, either in or out of uniform, the Senior Officer present is to be considered tts in command ; ami although his position in this respect does not involve any a.uthority for his

interference in the arrangements of the meeting, yet he is held responsible for the due maintenance of order

and discipline among the members of the Force present.

11. Disobedience of orders or disrespect shown to higher authority shall be instantly reported to the Commanding Offieer, and it is impressed upon all ranks that discipline depends entirely upon instant obedience; so that not only must all Commissioned Offieers see that it is always duly enforced, but Non­

commissioned Offieers failing to report any contempt or neglect of their authority will be lia.ble to be

summarily reduced. Obedience must be rendered~ even when it may be considered justifiable subsequently

to prefer a complaint.

12 • .Any member of the Force may, for any offence against good order and discipline, be placed

under arrest by his Superior Officer.

13 . .Arrest shall signify a suspension from all military duty and participation in rifle shooting ; and any member placed under arrest shall deliver up his arms and accoutrements to such person as his

Commanding Officer may direct. 14. If any member of the I<'orce, while under arms or on duty with the company to which he

belongs or any portion of the Force, or while engaged in any military exercise or drill-either in uniform

or plain clothes, or while going to or returning from any place of exercise or assembly-disobeys any lawful order of the Officer under whose command he then is or is guilty of misconduct, any Superior Officer

may order the offender, if an Officer, into arrest, and, if not an Officer, into the custody of any Non­commissioned Officer or private ; but so that the offender be not kept in such custody longer than during the time such portion of the :Force as aforesaid remains under arms or on duty. .After which, his case will

either be disposed of by the Officer Commanding on the spot, or he will be suspended from duty under

clause 13, and reported to higher authority.

15. Duty with a company or any portion of the Force is held to mean not only presence under arms on parade, but the performance of all administrative duties of a military nature in or out of uniform.

16. Officers commanding shall, immediately after parade, receive the reports of Officers as to any

members of the Force who have miscondueted themselves, and shall either deal summarily with the case or report it to a higher authority. In case of fine, record of offence and punishment shall be made in the Order Book. Non-commissioned Officers shall not be subject to any fine unless previously reduced

to the ranks.

17. If any member of the :Force has cause to think himself aggrieved, he may represent his case

through his Captain, or other Officer commanding his Troop, Battery, or Company, to the Commanding Officer ; any appeal against the decision of the Commanding Officer will be made through the latter to

the Commandant, and any further appeal will be made through these Officers for transmission to higher authority.

18. Any member of the Force who fails to produce, for inspection, when required, any arms, accoutrements, or other property intrusted to his care may be proceeded against under the Act, and steps taken for his summary discharge from the I<'orce, for disobedience of orders. Every member failing to

become effective shall on demand immediately return to the head-quarters of his Corps all arms, accoutre­ments, clothing, stores, &c., which may have been issued to him.

19. Any member of the Force whose services are dispensed with shall deliver up in good order, fair

wear and tear only excepted, all arms, ammunition, accoutrements, clothing, or appointments, or any public stores or property issued to him, and if he refuse or neglect to comply with this Regulation, he may be proceeded against under the Act.

20. When a member of the :Force has been dismissed for misconduct, a notifieation of the fact,

with the cause of dismissal, will be inserted in Regimental Orders, in addition to the Government Gazette.

21. Members of the :Force must not, under any circumstances, alter or tamper with their rifles, or use other than the authorized ammunition; and any rifle which, on inspection, may be found to have had

its lock or any other part altered or damaged, will be at once returned into store, and repaired at the expense of the member to whom such rifle was issued, and the amount of such expense will be deducted from the pay of such member.

22. Any loss, damage, or destruction of arms, accoutrements, uniform, or stores which may be traced to any member, unless caused by circumstances beyond his eontrol, will be required to be made good

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by stoppage from his pay; or, in default thereof, proceelings against him will be instituted undoc the Act.

23. The Commandant may summarily reduce in rank any Non-commissioned Officer, aml may dismiss any Non-commissioned Officer or private.

24. Commanding Officers shall have power to enforce fines, not exceeding the following amounts :­s. d.

(a.) For appearing on parade improperly dressed, or with clothing, arms, or accoutrements dirty ...

(b.) Talking in ihc ranks (c.) Inattention, and other minor irregularities (d.) Neglecting to notify change of address within fourteen days of such change (e.) Neglect of duty ... (f.) Leaving the ranks without permission (g.) Minor cases of insubordination

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(h.) Drunkenness on parade or duty, or in camp, or elsewhere in uniform 20 0

(i.) Failing to become effective 20 0 All fines shall be noted in returns, and shall be appropriated according to law. 25. Any member of the Force absent without leave for a period of three months shall be dismissed,

nnless in the opinion of the Commandant there be extenuating circumstances. 26. Any member of the Force contravening the Regulations under the Railway Act, with reference

to the free conveyance of members of the Militia, thereby renders himself liable to dismissal.

SECTION IV.-INTERIOR ECONOMY.

OFFICERS.

1. A Commanding Officer is invested with authority which renders him responsible to his Sovereign and his country for the maintenance of discipline, order, and a proper system of economy in the Corps, or portion of a Corps, under his command. He is to exact from Officers and men the most implicit obedience to Regulations, and he is not only to enforce by command, but to encourage by example, the energetic discharge of duty.

2. He is to see that the Officers are practically instructed in their duties. He will, at his discretion,. direct the Field Officers and the Captains to take the command of the Parade, and in his presence to exercise· the Brigade or Battalion. The instruction of his men also forms a most essential part of the supervision of a Commanding Officer.

3. It is the duty of a Commanding Officer to bring specially to the notice of the Commandant,. without favour or partiality, any Officers who may be distinguished for attention to and proficiency in. their duties, as well as those who, from incapacity or habitual inattention, are deficient in a knowlege of their duties, or show an indisposition to afford the Commanding Officer that support which he has a right to expect from them, or conduct themselves in a manner injurious to the efficiency and the credit of' the Corps.

4. An Officer in temporary command is not to give out any Standing Orders, or to alter those issued by the Commanding Officer, without a reference to him or to the Commandant. On the other hand, a Commanding Officer, when absent from his Corps, is not justified in issuing Regimental Orders.

5. Commanding Officers are to cause every Order and Circular issued for general information and guidance to be made known throughout the Corps ; and they are to afford all Officers under their command every facility for becoming acquainted with current changes in Regulations and Orders. Ignorance of published Orders will never be admitted as an excuse for their non-observance. All Orders relating t<Y the Corps are to be read and explained immediately after such Orders are received, and those of an important nature arc to be read on three successive Parades.

6. Nothing more essentially tends to the maintenance of regularity and good order than that system or chain of responsibility which should extend from the highest to the lowest grade. With this. view a Battalion is divided into Companies, and in the Artillery, Batteries are formed into Brigades, under the command of a Lieutenant-Colonel, who exercises the powers of Commanding Officer. In the Infantry the senior Major will exercise a general supervision over the whole Battalion under the direction of the

Commanding Officer. 7. It is of importance that the Regimental Field Officers should, at all times, make themselves

thoroughly acquainted with the professional abilities of the whole of the Officers placed under their charge, so as to assist Commanding Officers in the appreciation of the military acquirements of those under their

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command. In like manner, Officers commanding Troops, Batteries, and Companies should make themselves thoroughly acquainted with the ability and acquirements of their subalterns, who ought at all times to look

to them for information and advice.

8. Great attention is required from the Officers Commanding Troops, Batteries, and Companies to

the cleanliness of the clothing, arms, and accoutrements. The dress and appearance, as well as the

demeanour, of members of the Force should on all occasions and in all situations be such as to create a

respect for the service. Members of the Force must be properly dressed when going to and returning

from Parade. 9. In a Battalion of Infantry two Field Officers, in addition to the Commanding Officer, will

be mounted on Parade. The Companies of a Battalion of Infantry are to be equal in size. They will form on Parade according to the seniority of the Majors and Captains from flanks to centre, viz., the senior

on the right, next senior on the left, and so on ; but for purposes of drill and exercise their position may,

in accordance with the "Field Exercise," be varied at the discretion of the Commanding Officers.

Batteries of Artillery will form up according to the regimental seniority of the Brigade or Battery.

10. For purposes of interior economy, each Troop, Battery, and Company is to be permanently

designated as follows :-Cavalry, Field Artillery, and Infantry by a letter of the alphabet, commencing

from A ; Garrison Artillery by consecutive numbers. For the convenience of inspection and general supervision, each Troop is to be divided into two

Squads; each Battery of Field Artillery into three divisions, and each division into two subdivisions; each

Company into two Half Companies, and each Half Company into two sections.

The subaltern Officers, to whose supervision the Squads, Divisions, or Half Companies are respectively

intrusted, are responsible to the Captain, or other Officer Commanding, who is answerable for the whole of

his Troop, Battery, or Company to the Commanding Officer. Subaltern Officers on joining are to provide

themselves with a nominal roll of their Squads, Divisions, or Half Companies, and are as soon as possible to make themselves acquainted with the disposition, character, age, and service of each of their men.

11. It is expected that every Officer who has been two years in the service will be capable of

commanding and exercising a Troop, Battery, or Company in every situation, and will be perfectly acquainted with its interior arrangement, economy, and discipline; and that every Officer who shall have

been two years in command of a Troop, Battery, or Company will be competent in every respect to undertake

the duties of a Field Officer. No Officer of Infantry is to be dismissed from drill until he has gone through

a course of musketry instruction ; and, in the Cavalry, a course of singlestick, fencing, and army signalling instruction.

12. Officers in the Force are required to furnish themselves with the latest editions of the under­mentionod books, viz. :-

(a.) All Officers-

" The Regulations for the Victorian Land Forces.''

"The Queen's Regulations and Orders for the Army."

"Regulations and Instructions for Encampments." (b.) Cavalry Officers-

" Regulations for Instruction and Movements of Cavalry."

" lr:structions for Sword, Carbine, Pistol, and Lance Exercise." "Rifle Exercises and Musketry Instruction."

(c.) Artillery Officers­

Field Artillery-

" Manual of Field Artillery Exercises." Garrison Artillery-

" Manual of Garrison Artillery Exercises."

" Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry." (d.) Engineer Officers-

" Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry."

" The Regulations for the Royal Engineer Department." " Instruction in Field Engineering."

(e.) Infantry Officers-

" Field Exercise and Evolutions of Infantry." " Infantry Sword Exercise."

"Rifle Exercises and Musketry Instruction."

13. Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers who have served in the Volunteer

appointed on probation for six months, after which their appointment may be confirmed. No. 32. B

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All other candidates for the rank of Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers must pass such examination as may be directed by General Order before being eligible for appointment by Commanding Officers.

14. Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers, after having served as such for five years, may be retired on the recommendation of Commanding Officers.

15. All funds, effective allowances, and other moneys shall be paid to and administered by the Commanding Officers.

16. At the commencement of each year, Commanding Officers will be credited for each effective member the sum of 20s. per head, together with 30s. per head on the established strength; to be expended by the said Commanding Officers, on behalf of their Corps, on the following items :-

Clothing, not including great coats. Store-rooms. Expenses in connexion with parades and camps. Expenses incidental to target practice and Prizes, not exceeding 7~ per cent. of the effective

money. Battalion bands. Cost of all supplies received from the Ordnance Department on repayment, or any other

expenditure authorized by the Council of Defence. 17. In case of the disbandment of a Corps, any balance of the effective allowance or other funds

!!hall lapse into the Defence Vote after payment of all expenses sanctioned under these Regulations. 18. Commanding Officers shall be responsible to Government for the due custody and expenditure

of the Government allowances, no portion of which shall pass from their control or be expended except by their direction. The Government allowances shall be kept in a special bank account, and all books and accounts connected with the expenditure thereof shall be produced when required at Inspections.

19. On or before the lOth of July in each year a balance-sheet of the past year's receipts and expenditure, signed by the Commanding Officer, and countersigned by two other Officers, must be forwarded to the Minister of Defence. No portion of the annual allowance shall be issued to any Corps until such balance-sheet shall have been received by the Minister.

20. The Council of Defence shall from time to time appoint and authorize some person or persons to examine all books and accounts of any Commanding Officer, and report thereon.

21. Every Commanding Officer shall furnish such guarantee as may be decided by the Governor in

Council.

SECTION V.-LEA VE OF ABSENCE.

1. Leave of absence, not exceeding one month, may be granted by Commanding Officers, or they may delegate this power to Officers Commanding Troops, Batteries, or Companies. Beyond this period, .application must be made to the Commandant through the proper channel.

SECTION VI.-COMMAND AND RANK.

1. All commands shall belong to the Senior Combatant Officer present on duty, irrespective of the branch of the Service to which he belongs.

2. Officers of the Militia Force shall rank with Officers of Her Majesty's Regular Forces as juniors of their respective ranks, and rank with Officers of the Permanent Force of the colony according to the rank and dates of their commissions.

3. The relative precedence of Officers holding commissions of the same rank and date shall be determined by date of previous commissions, and where there are none by the order in which they appear in the Government Gazette.

4. Except for the purpose of instruction, no Staff Officer shall be entitled, by virtue of his superior rank, to take command of any single Corps.

SECTION VII.-HONOURS AND SALUTES.

I. Warrant and Non-commissioned Officers and privates in uniform shall give the military salute to His Excellency the Governor and to all Commissioned Officers.

2. No member of the Force shall be buried with military honours, except by the express desire of his friends, notified to the Officer Commanding the Corps.

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SECTION VIII.-COMMISSIONS AND PROMOTIONS OF OFFICERS.

1. The Council of Defence shall, on the nomination of the Commandant, recommend to the Governor in Council competent Officers, who have previously served in the Imperial Regular or Auxiliary Forces, or in any Colonial Militia or Volunteer Force, who may be considered suitable for appointment in the :Militia. All such Officers will be posted on probation for six months, during which time they must pass such practical examination as may by General Order be directed, failing which their commissions will not be confirmed. The time of probation may be extended on the recommendation of the Commandant for a

·period not exceeding six months.

2. Every other candidate for a commission must pass through the School of Instruction, and obtain a certificate of fitness for his branch of the Service. On selection, he will be posted by the Commandant on probation for six months, during which time he must pass such examination-technical and practical-as may be directed, failing which his appointment will not be confirmed. The time of probation may be ·extended, on the recommendation of the Commandant, for a period not exceeding six months.

3. Arrangements will be made for attaching Officers on probation, if they desire it, to the Victorian

Artillery, for instruction in their duties.

4. Officers appointed under clauses 1 and 2 shall receive temporary commissions.

5. All recommendations for appointments, promotions, and resignations of Officers will be made by Bommanding Officers to the Commandant.

6. The appointments, promotions, and resignations of Commissioned Officers shall be inserted in the {]overnment Gazette.

7. The services of unattached Officers are at all times to be at the disposal of the Commandant. Unattached Officers, others than those on Staff employ, are not to perform any duty unless ordered to do so by the Commandant.

8. The appointment of Honorary Chaplains is allowed on the recommendation of the Commandant.

9. Captains may be retired at the age of 45 years. :Majors , , 50 ,

Lieutenant-Colonels , , 55 ,

10. Officers not under the rank of Captain, after ten years' commissioned service in the Militia, may lbe allowed to retire with permission to retain their rank and wear their uniform.

1 I. Any Officer applying may, on the recommendation of the Commandant, be placed on the unattached retired list. Officers on the unattached list shall not, as such, receive any pay.

12. Before promotion to the rank of Captain or Major, candidates must pass an examination in !professional subjects.

13. Mounted Officers, and candidates for appointment as such, must attend riding-school, if required by the Commandant.

14. The professional examinations required will comprise the following subjects :­(a.) Regimental duties. (b.) Drill. (c.) Duties in the Field. (d.) Gunnery (for Officers of Artillery only).

'The scope of each subject will vary according to the rank for which the examination is required. The

-various subjects, (a) to (cl), showing the scope to be required from Officers of each rank, will be detailed jn a syllabus to be published in General Orders.

SECTION IX.-DRESS AND EQUIPMENT.

1. :Members of the Force must appear in authorized uniform, or in purely civilian dress- the unsoldierlike appearance of Militia-men dressed partly in uniform and partly in civilian costume bringing -discredit not only on themselves but on the Force to which they belong.

SECTION X.

1. Any member of any Corps who violates or neglects to observe any command or injunction •contained in the foregoing Rules and Regulations shall be guilty of an offence against the Regulations.

Establishment.

Dress.

Boys specially engaged.

Bandmaster.

Books of Instruction.

Cadence of the Music.

Band Instru• ments.

Warraat Officers.

Mode of l Addressing.

Resignation of Non-com­missioned Officers.

Books for Sergeants.

Acting Non­commissioned Officers.

Members.

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ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS FOR THE VICTORIAN MILITARY FORCES.

BANDS.

I. The Band of a Battalion is not to exceed a total strength of I Sergeant, I Corporal, and I8

Privates, in addition to the boys allowed to be engaged. These men are to be effective for service,

to be perfectly drilled, and liable to serve in the ranks on any emergency, and the numbers stated are not to be exceeded. Attendance at Band practice to count as Drills. Commanding Officers are empowered

to employ supernumeraries as Bandsmen in addition to the numbers authorized, provided that no portion of the cost falls upon the Effective allowance.

2. Bands are to be dressed in clothing of the same colour as that worn by their Battalions.

3. Boys engaged under paragraph 13, section II., Regulations of Victorian Land Forces, for training as musicians, may be clothed like Bandsmen.

4. When Bands are playing together the Bandmasters or Band Sergeants are to lead according to

seniority of appointment.

5. The following books of instruction published by authority are to be strictly adhered to by the

Corps to which they appertain, without additions or alterations either as regards the soundings or their application. In the Mounted Service and Garrison Artillery-" The Trumpet and Bugle Sounds for

Mounted Services, &c." In the Infantry-" The Infantry Bugle Sounds," "Instructions for the Fife," and

"The Art of beating the Drum."

6. It is essential that the band, the bugles, and the drums and fifes when playing or beating for

military purposes, particularly for the marches, should adhere strictly to the time which will allow, within

the minute, the exact number of steps prescribed in the "Field Exercise." For this purpose the music for the different cadences is to be practised under the direction of the Sergeant-drummer (or Sergeant-bugler) with the plummet until the cadence has been acquired. The band and the drums are to be frequently

practised together in order that when relieving each other in the quick march the cadence may be preserved

uniformly and uninterruptedly.

7. In order to ensure uniformity throughout the bands of the Force, the instruments are to be of

the same pitch as that adopted by the "Ancient Philharmonic Society."

WARRANT OFFICERS.

I. All members promoted to warrant rank will receive warrants bearing the signature of the

Commandant.

2. Non-commissioned Officers and men will address Warrant Officers in the same manner as they

do Officers, but will not salute them.

NON -COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

3. Non-commissioned Officers may, with their Commanding Officer's consent, resign their rank, and revert to the rank or position they may have previously held, but they are not allowed to do so in

order to escape the consequences of misconduct without the special sanction of the Commandant. A

certificate of the Commanding Officer, stating the cause of the resignation (together with the written

authority of the Commandant, if the case has been referred to him as above), is to be forwarded to Head

Quarters to be appended to the man's enrolment form.

4. Every Sergeant is required to provide himself with and to have in his possession a copy of the

Regulations for the Field Exercise and movements of that branch of the service to which he belongs.

5. When additional Non-commissioned Officers are required, Corporals may be appointed to act

as Sergeants (to be styled Lance-sergeants), and privates as Corporals (to be styled Lance-corporals, or

in the Artillery acting Bombardiers), who, if they prove themselves efficient, are to be promoted as

vacancies occur. Such appointments not to carry extra pay.

6. The number of these acting Non-commissioned Officers is not to exceed one Lance-sergeant

and three Lance-corporals or acting Bombardiers to each Troop, Battery, or Company, unless the effective strength of the Troop, Battery, or Company exceeds 75 privates, in which case one additional Lance­

corporal or acting Bombardier is allowed.

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MILITARY FORCES.

THE Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to approve of the following Regulations for the retirement of Officers under the provisions of " The Discipline Act 1870."

F. T. SARGOOD, Minister of Defence.

26th March, 1884.

RETIRKMENT O:F' OFFICERS.

A step of honorary rank with permission to wear their uniform will be granted to Officers of the late Volunteer Force on retirement, provided they have held their latest eommi8sions for ten years on the 31st December, 1883, and are recommended for the same by the Commandant.

Officers who had held their latest commissions for less than ten years on the 31st December, 1883, will be allowed on retirement to retain their rank and wear their uniform, provided that their total commissioned service was not less than five years on the above date.

Officers who may desire to be gazcttcd under the foregoing Regulations will forward their applications, if Regimental Officers, through the Officer Commanding their late Regiments or Brigades ; in ease of Commanding, Staff, or unattached Officers, through the Officer Commanding their late districts.

Transmitting Officers will in all cases state their opinion as to Officers' claims, having regard to services rendered.

Officers of the late Volunteer Force now appointed to the Militia will, on their subsequent retire­ment, be permitted to assume any rank to which they would have become entitled under the foregoing Regulations, had they not been appointed to the Militia.

MILITARY FORCES.

'l'HE Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to cancel paragraphs 12 and 17, section 2, "Regulations for the Victorian Military Forces" (Order in Council, 7th February, 1884), and to approve of the following being substituted in lieu thereof.

F. T. SARGOOD, Minister of Defence.

26th March, 1884.

All combatant ranks (Commanding Officers of Corps and Brigade and Regimental Staff excepted), section~. in order to be classed as effective, must attend in each year three whole days, fifteen half-days, and twenty- l'arugmJ'll12.

four night drills, and undergo the prescribed course of :Musketry or Gunnery instruction. One whole day will be considered equal to two half-days or four night drills ; one half-day will be considered equal to two night drills ; two half-days will count as one whole day; but no number of night drills will be allowed to

count for daylight parades. Commanding Officers of Corps, Brigade and Regimental Staff, and Officers detached from their ParagmJ•h !7.

Corps on special duty, shall be classed as cftective on having performed the duties required of them by

General Order.

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VICTORIAN MILITARY FORCES.

ADDITIONAL REGULATION UNDER THE DISCIPLINE ACT 1870.

Hrs Excellency the Governor in Council has been pleased to approve of the following

Regulation :-

Working parties of the Victorian Artillery Corps when detailed for the performance of work other than such as appertains to their regular duties, as defined from time to time in the Regulations under the Discipline Act, will receive additional pay at the rate of One shilling per day per man.

Approved, 22.10.83.

By Authority: JoHN FBRREs, Government Printer, Melbourne.