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VOLUNTEER.

No. 2 of 1920.

2545

persons

14. All officers and volunteers who, when called out on Relief to such actual military service as aforesaid, leave families unable families of to support themselves shall, during the period of their called out absence on such service, be entitled to relief for their wives on actual and families, and it shall be lawful for the Governor in service. Council to fix the amount of such relief.

military

volunteers

for widows

of those

15. All officers and volunteers who may have received Provision for wounds or injuries when called out on actual military officers and service as aforesaid, and the widows and families of all such disabled on officers and volunteers who may have been killed or have service and died within twelve months after having been wounded of and families wounds received during such actual military service, or have died within twelve months from illness directly trace- service. able to fatigue or exposure incident to such service, shall be entitled to such pensions or gratuities as may be fixed by the Governor in Council: Provided that no pension under this section shall exceed the sum of one thousand dollars per

annum.

killed on

PART III.

DISCIPLINE.

on actual

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

(1) The administrative commandant of a volunteer corps may, subject to such appeal to the Governor as is 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 sufficiency of such causes respectively to be judged of by the administrative commandant 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 to pay

service.

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