VOLUNTEER DRESS REGULATIONS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1950, 4 April 1889, Page 11

VOLUNTEER DRESS REGULATIONS.

Wellington, March 28. The new volunteer dress regulations appear in to-night's Gazette.

These regulations, which are to be strictly observed, do not present any very startling alterations from the old regulations, but the uniforms of the various ranks and branches of '< the service are more precisely described, and some changes have been made. Officers of naval artillery volunteers are to wear gold lace instead of silver. The commanders of naval corps are styled lieutenantcommanders instead of captains. Cavalry are to wear dark blue, with scarlet collars, white helmets, black belts for the officers and brown for the men. This regulation does not apply to the C.V.C., who have special permission to wear scarlet. Mounted rifles are to wear a uniform similar to that of the cavalry, except that the collar is to be blue and all belts black, In the Artillery, the white helmet worn by the Permanent Artillery is to take the place of the busby. The uniform prescribed for rifle corps is the same as at present— scarlet tunic, black trousers, and blue helmet of Imperial pattern. Officers I not wishing to go to the expense of getting full dress tunics will be allowed to wear scarlet serge j patrol jackets on parade in review order. The, 1 undress uniform of the rank and file is to be aj blue cloth or serge patrol jacket, fitting more to' the body than the scarlet frock now worn, but, 1 not so tight as the tunic. As many of the corps are not in possession of blue serge patrol ! jackets, it is to be hoped that the Government will either issue such jackets to them or fix next year's capitation grant at a figure which will enable the corps to procure them. One of the best features of the new regulations is the provision for " efficiency badges." All volunteers who have been returned effioient for three consecutive years will wear a silken star on the right sleeve, just above the Austrian knot of the caff. Volunteers who have been returned as efficient for an additional consecutive three years will wear a second star. Volunteers who have been returned effioient nine times} which need not be consecutive or in the same corps for the last six times returned, will wear a silver star on the right arm above the elbow; Any volunteer who is in possession of the effi • ciency badge or badges, and who is returned as non-efficient for two consecutive years, will forfeit his badge or badges. <

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