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1900. NEW ZEALAND.

NEW ZEALAND CONTINGENTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA: AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO WITH MEMBERS OF FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH CONTINGENTS, AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS ON WHICH THE FIFTH CONTINGENT ENLISTED.

Laid upon the Table of the House of Representatives by Command.

[This Agreement applies to the First and Second New Zealand Contingents.] " Agreement, made this day of , , between Her Majesty Queen Victoria (herein referred to as " the Queen), of the one part, and the several persons whose names are set forth in the Second Schedule hereto (each of whom is herein referred to as a "Volunteer"), witnesseth as follows :— 1. Each Volunteer signing these presents agrees on his own part with the Queen to form part of a corps, to be called " The New Zealand Mounted Infantry," for active service in South Africa as hereinafter provided. 2. Each Volunteer shall embark with the corps at Wellington on such date as he may be directed, and proceed on active service to South Africa to such port or place as he may be required by any military authority on behalf of the Queen, and shall thereafter continue to serve with such corps, either alone or as part of the Queen's regular forces, in any part of South Africa to the southward of the equator until lawfully discharged from such service. 3. While so employed in such service each Volunteer shall be subject in all respects to the terms and provisions of the Act of the Imperial Parliament known as " The Army Act, 1881," or any Act continuing or amending the same, and the Articles of War for the time being in force made under the authority thereof respectively. 4. During such service as aforesaid each Volunteer shall receive pay in accordance with the scale set forth in the First Schedule hereto. 5. Without prejudice to any of the provisions hereinbefore set forth, in case any Volunteer shall, before arrival in South Africa, be guilty of any breach of discipline or military law which renders it undesirable such Volunteer should continue to serve under this agreement, the officer for the time being commanding the corps may discharge such Volunteer from his service. And in any case after arrival in South Africa, and on the termination of active service hereunder, the said officer commanding may, on the request of any Volunteer, also discharge such Volunteer from service hereunder. In witness whereof the parties hereto have set their hands the day and year first above written.

First Schedule.—Rates of Pay. New Zealand Mounted Infantry. £ s. d. Major ... ... ... ... ... ... ...110 Captain ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 15 0 Lieutenant ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 0 11 0 Surgeon ... ... ... ... ... ... ...110 Staff-Sergeants ... ... ... ... ... ...0 8 0 Sergeants ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 060 Corporals ... ... ... ... ... ... ...050 Buglers ... ... ... ... ... ... ...040 Privates ... ... ... ... ... ... ...0 4 0 Farrier-Sergeant ... ... ... ... ... ...070 Farrier ... ... ... ... ... ... ...0 7 0 Saddler ... ... ... ... ... ... ...0 7 0