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List of the Privileges and Encouragements given to Volunteers — continued.

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Subjeot. Particulars. Regulation Number or other Authority. titles Rifle Shooting —continued. Rifles and equipment, &c, issued free to Volunteers. Magazine rifles issued to members of Defence Rifle Clubs at cost-price for cash. Martini-Enfield rifles also issued at cost-price, half cash, balance in twelve months During the past five years the amount expended by the Department in the purchase, formation, &c, of rifle ranges was £28,888. Regulation 530. title ranges lailway passes Railway Passes (Free). (1.) To attend rifle-shooting competition for prizes and challenge shields approved by O.C. District (2.) To attend New Zealand Defence Forces Rifle Association meetings. (3.) District Rifle Association meetings. (4.) To attend rifle-shooting competitions between Volunteer Corps and between Defence Cadets, up to 100 miles. (5.) For class firing. (6.) To camps. (7.) To drills of corps up to a distance of ten miles. (8.) To military sports and tournaments if specially approved. (9.) For attendance at classes of instruction (10.) For concentration of troops. Concessions have been made at certain places to Volunteers in Uniform travelling by tramways. Regulations 425-30. 'ramways Regulations 97, 101. teserve corps Reserve Corps. Formation of Reserve corps and reserves to existing corps, with capitation grant and free allowances and privileges of active corps Regulations 540a, 540b. 'raining of officers in England and India Training of Officers in England and India. Arrangements under consideration for the selection of four officers in each alternate year for duty with Imperial troops in England and India Regulation 111a. Jniforms for new Uniforms for New Corps. Cost of uniforms paid for by Department, and deducted from capitation funds by three yearly deductions. (Corps are not required by regulations to provide expensive uniforms.) Regulation 337. corps