Honorary members are persons who contribute to the funds of a Corps, but are not enrolled for service. [Sidenote: Formation.] 4. The Naval Artillery Volunteer Force, for administrative purposes, will be formed into Brigades, and each Brigade will consist of four or more Batteries of from 60 to 80 men. [Sidenote: How to be named.] 5. Each Brigade will be designated by a local name, in addition to its number in the Force. Each Battery will be designated by its number in the Brigade. Every Corps will bear a local name only. [Sidenote: Commanding Officers.] 6. Each Brigade will be commanded by a Lieutenant Commanding. Each Battery will be commanded by a Sub-Lieutenant. Every Corps will have a Commanding Officer, who will of necessity be the Senior Officer belonging to the Corps, no matter what his rank may be, and who will be responsible, under the "Naval Artillery Volunteer Act, 1873," for the management of the internal affairs of the Corps. [Sidenote: Establishment.] The following table contains the authorised establishment for Brigades and the Batteries composing them:-- Battery Brigade Brigade Brigade of four of six of eight batteries batteries batteries Lieutenant-commander 1 1 1 Sub-lieutenant 1 4 6 8 Chief petty officer 1 4 6 8 First-class petty officer 2 8 12 16 Second-class petty officer 2 8 12 16 Buglers 2 8 12 16 Leading gunners and gunners 71/51 275/195 421/301 563/403 (equivalent to leading seamen and able seamen) Lieutenant-instructor 1 1 1 First-class petty officer 1 4 6 8 instructor Surgeon 1 1 1 Bugle-major 1 1 1 Armourer 1 1 1 Total enrolled 80/60 320/240 480/360 640/480 In this table, two numbers divided by a line signify the maximum and minimum strength--thus 80/60 means not more than 80 and not less than 60. FORMATION OF CORPS. [Sidenote: Course to be pursued for the formation of a new Corps.] 8. Persons wishing to form a Corps to form part of a Brigade of Royal Naval Artillery Volunteers should place themselves in communication with the Secretary of the Admiralty. [Sidenote: Reason for formation.] 9. The Admiralty, in considering offers of the services of a new Corps, will have regard to the number of Corps or Batteries already existing on the same part of the Coast where the proposed Corps would be.