Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . Exchange Coffee House,Halifax, on 10th March, 1839, when they established the fol-lowing regimental fund: Lieutenant Colonel to pay 20 shillings. Majors 15 Captains 10 Subalterns 5 The caps to be worn by the officers in full dress to be bellcrowned and to be mounted with bronze plumes, also to weargold epaulets or wings in full dress; at drill or undress, greentrousers, blue frock and blue forage cap with strap under thechin, sash, belt and sword. The threatened trouble with the United States blew over,however, and military matters remained o
Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society . Exchange Coffee House,Halifax, on 10th March, 1839, when they established the fol-lowing regimental fund: Lieutenant Colonel to pay 20 shillings. Majors 15 Captains 10 Subalterns 5 The caps to be worn by the officers in full dress to be bellcrowned and to be mounted with bronze plumes, also to weargold epaulets or wings in full dress; at drill or undress, greentrousers, blue frock and blue forage cap with strap under thechin, sash, belt and sword. The threatened trouble with the United States blew over,however, and military matters remained on their normal foot-ing. One days muster or drill was all that was required by law,although we know that at any rate the Halifax regiments—•(or parts of them), drilled frequently, took part in ceremonialand other parades from time to time, and were undoubtedly ina fair state of efficiency. In March 1840 more militia legisla-tion passed the House, one clause of which authorized Artil-lery, Grenadier, Light Infantry, or Rifle companies to make J. ADJUTANT HENRY PRYOR,(2nd or Queens Halifax Regiment.) THE MILITIA OF NOVA SCOTIA, 1749-1867. 91 by-laws imposing fines, etc. The Adjutant-Generals grant wasincreased to £100. and that of the Quarter-Master-Generalto £50; per contra, the maximum payment of any regimentaladjutant was reduced from £15 to £10 per annum. £14417s. was spent on arms; and the total outlay for the forcethis year appears to have been slightly over £1000. Economybecame more in evidence, however, in 1841, when the grants tothe Adjutant-General and Quarter-Master-General were re-spectively reduced to £80 and £40. At this time therewas also a Judge Advocate of militia, Andrew M. Uniacke, whoreceived £11 7s. for special services. Another long Act waspassed this year containing not less than 134 sections embody-ing everything of importance (and otherwise), on the subject upto date. A petition signed by Joshua Lee, Henry Piers andW. G. Anderson, captains of
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