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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JANUARY, 1893.
Pay and allowances on actual military
service.
Relief to families of Volunteers called out on service.
Pension to officers and volunteers disabled on service and to widows and families of those killed on service.
As to disci-
pline while not on actual
military service.
14. All persons enrolled in any Volunteer Corps when called out on actual military service by the Governor shall be entitled to pay and allowances in such manner and after such rates and conditions and to be quartered or billeted in like manner in every respect and under and subject to the same regulations as Her Majesty's regular forces as far as the same shall by the Governor in Council be deemed applic- able to the Volunteer Corps.
15. All persons enrolled and who shall when called out on such actual military service as aforesaid leave families unable to support themselves shall during the period of their absence on such service be entitled to relief for their wives and families and it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to fix the amount of such relief.
16. All officers and volunteers who shall have received wounds or injuries when called out on actual military service as aforesaid and the widows and families of all such officers and volunteers who may have been killed or have died, within twelve months after having been wounded, of wounds re- ceived during such actual military service or have died within twelve months from illness directly traceable to fatigue or exposure incident to such service shall be entitled to such pensions or gratuities as shall be fixed by the Gov- ernor in Council provided that uo pension or gratuity under this section shall exceed the sum of one thousand dollars per annum.
PART III.
Discipline.
17. With respect to the discipline of officers and volun- teers while they are not on actual military service or under- going drill exercise, training, or inspection together with or voluntarily doing any duty together with Her Majesty's regular forces or any part thereof the following provisions shall take effect:-
(i) The Commanding Officer of a Volunteer Corps may, subject to such appeal to the Governor as hereinafter mentioned, discharge from the corps any volunteer and strike him out of the muster roll either for disobedience of orders by him while doing any duty with his corps or for neglect of duty or misconduct by him as a member of the corps or for other sufficient cause the exist- ence and sufficiency of such causes respectively to be judged of by the Commanding Officer or in case of appeal by the Governor. (ii) The volunteer so discharged shall nevertheless be liable to deliver up in good order (fair wear and tear only excepted) all arms, clothing and ap- pointments being public property or property of his corps issued to him and pay all monies due or becoming due by him under this Ordinance or under the rules of his corps either before or at the time or by reason of his discharge, but any volunteer who feels aggrieved by such dis- charge may appeal to the Governor within a reasonable time after such discharge and the Governor may cancel or confirm such discharge or give such other directions with reference thereto as to him may seem just and proper and such determination shall be binding on all per-
sons.
(iii) If any such officer or volunteer as aforesaid while- (a) he is on the line of march or on duty with the corps to which he belongs or any part thereof; or
(b) he is engaged in any exercise or drill with such corps or any part thereof; or (c) he is wearing the clothing or accoutre- ments of such corps and is going to or returning from any place of exercise, drill, or assembly of such corps or is otherwise on duty”......
disobeys any lawful order of any officer under whose command he then is or is guilty of mis- conduct the officer then iu command of the corps or any superior officer under whose command the corps then is may order the offender if an officer into arrest and if not an officer into the custody of any volunteer belonging to the corps; provided
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