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VOLUNTEERS.

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the widows and families of all such officers and volunteers who may and families have been killed or have died, within 12 months after having been wounded, of wounds received during such actual military service or have died within 12 months from illness directly traceable to fatigue or exposure incident to such service, shall be entitled to such pen- sions or gratuities as may be fixed by the Governor-in-Council: Provided that no pension or gratuity under this section shall exceed the sum of 1,000 dollars per annum.

PART III.

DISCIPLINE.

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16. With respect to the discipline of officers and volunteers while Discipline they are not on actual military service or undergoing drill exercise, while not on training, or inspection together with or voluntarily doing any duty inilitary together with His Majesty's regular forces or any part thereof, the ribs. 21.] following provisions shall take effect :-

(1) 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 existence and suffi- ciency of such causes respectively to be judged of by the command- ing officer or, in case of appeal, by the Governor ;

(2) the volunteer so discharged shall nevertheless be liable to deliver up in good order (fair wear and tear only excepted) all arms, clothing, and appointments, being public property or property of the corps, issued to him, and pay all moneys due or becoming due by him under this Ordinance or under the rules of the corps, either before or at the time or by reason of his discharge, but any volunteer who feels aggrieved by such discharge 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 persons ;

(3) if any such officer or volunteer as aforesaid-

(a) while he is on the line of march or on duty with the corps to which he belongs or any part thereof; or

* As amended by No. 51 of 1911.

service.

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