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EQUIPMENT.

8.—(1.) Officers will provide and maintain their own uniform and appoint- Uniform. ments according to the scale laid down in the Second Schedule hereto.

Second Schedule.

(2.) Other ranks will be provided with uniform in accordance with the Third scale laid down in the Third Schedule hereto.

(3.) Under no circumstances may articles of uniform be worn with plain clothes.

Schedule.

allowance.

9.--(L.) An allowance towards the cost of his outfit of not more than Officers' twenty pounds or its equivalent in local currency will be paid to each officer outfit on his first appointment as an officer in the Corps: provided that this paragraph shall not apply to those officers who have become officers of the Corps by virtue of section 9 of the Military Service Ordinance, 1917, unless the General Officer Commanding shall otherwise direct.

(2.) Should an officer fail to become proficient within twelve months from appointment he shall at the discretion of the Officer Commanding his Unit 'be liable to refund all or part of the allowance made to him.

(3.) Should an officer leave the Corps within two years of appointment he shall at the discretion of the Officer Commanding his Unit be liable to refund all or part of the allowance made to him.

STORES.

to be kept.

10. A stock book for stores issued on payment shall be kept shewing the Stock book nature and value of each article and the member of the Corps to whom it is issued.

11. For every receipt and issue of stores there shall be a voucher. An Order book order book for all stores required shall be kept and on receipt of the stores to he kept. entry shall be made in the stock book. The receipt vouchers shall consist of the counterfoils of the order book, or of invoices from the Crown Agents, or from firms or departments which supply stores. Issue vouchers shall consist of receipts signed by the members of the Corps to whom the stores are issued on an issue book with pages numbered consecutively. The issue book shall be checked by the Administrative Commandant and each signature shall be authenticated by his initials.

12. In every case the folio of the stock book shall be inserted on the voucher and the entries made on the day of issue.

13. All stores ordered from Eugland must be obtained in the usual manner through the Crown Agents for the Colonies.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.

14. The Adjutant shall also perform the duties of Quartermaster.

Quarter- master,

15. The Corps Sergeant-Major shall also perform the duties of Quarter- Corps Quar master Sergeant.

termaster

Sergeant.

16. The Administrative Commandant may, with the approval of the Regimental Governor, make regulations for the management of the Regimental Institute.

Institute.

17. (1.) The following books shall be kept by the Adjutant:-

Books and

returns.

(a.) Muster roll;

(b.) Record of attendance at parades, drills, and machine gun, rifle, and

revolver practices ;

(e) Account of receipts and expenditure;