The battalion will then be ordered to slope arms and march past in quarter column. The commanding officer will give the word EYES--LEFT when at ten paces from the saluting point, and EYES--FRONT when the rear company has passed the inspecting officer. Company commanders will not look to the left. If required to resume its position on the original alignment, the battalion will be moved there from the second or third point in the most convenient and quickest formation. As the battalion moves off the saluting base, company commanders and section commanders will resume their respective posts in quarter column. 4. _Mounted Officers._--When marching past the inspecting officer, the Commanding officer will be ten paces in front of the centre section of the leading company nearer the saluting base, the second in command in front of the other centre section in line with the commanding officer. If the colonel of the regiment be present he will be twenty paces in front of the centre of the leading company. Should the colonel-in-chief be also present, he will be ten paces in front of the colonel. The adjutant will follow ten paces behind the centre of the rear company, if a third field officer is present he will be ten paces behind the second section of the rear company, and the adjutant ten paces in rear of the third section. All mounted officers will commence their salute when they arrive at point “A.” The commanding officer, after he has saluted, will move out and place himself on the right of the inspecting officer, and remain there till the battalion has passed; the second in command assuming command. 5. _Mounted officers salute in marching past._--The salute will be performed in four slow motions as follows:-- First: Carry the sword direct to the right to the full extent of the arm, hand as high as the shoulder, back of the hand to the rear, blade perpendicular. Second: Bring the sword by a circular motion to the _Recover_, keeping the elbow as high as the shoulder. Third: Still keeping the elbow the height of the shoulder, bring the hilt to the right shoulder, hand as high as the elbow; during this motion let the finger nails come in line with the edge of the sword. Fourth: Lower the sword to the front to the full extent of the arm, the blade in line with the knee, edge to the left, thumb extended in the direction of the point, hand directly under the shoulder. The above four motions should be gradually and slowly combined into one easy movement. The head should be turned well towards the reviewing officer whilst passing him, and ten paces beyond that officer, the sword is _Recovered_, carrying it well to the front in doing so, and then brought to the _Carry_. When the sword is at the _Carry_, the position is with the hilt resting on the right thigh, the blade perpendicular, the wrist rounded so as to incline the edge slightly to the left, the grasp of the lower fingers slightly relaxed, the little finger in rear of the hilt.