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Head 27.-DEFENCE
Head 27.-DEFENCE
A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
Approved
Estimate, 1938.
Estimate, 1937.
$
$
EA
€
41,159
46,522
Other Charges.
2 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os. undergoing Training in
England
1,000
3 Ammunition
11,645
1.000 10,150
(1)
4 Armoured Car and Motor Machine Gun Section
2,670
2,670
5 Band allowances..
100
100
6 Books, Stationery, and Printing
800
800
7 Camp Expenses
15,400
15,400
8 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster
180
180
9 Equipment for the Engineer Company and Signals-Overhaul
optical instruments..
785
785
10 Equipment, Air Arm.............
260
260
11 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms.
3,000
3,000
12 Fuel and Light
1,100
1,100
13 Grant to Machine Gun Troop
7,200
7,200
14 Incidental Expenses
600
600
15 Improvements to Camp...
1,000
1,000
16 Rifle Rangos, Expenses.
1,200
1,200
17 Subsidy to Air Arm
30,000
30,000
18 Training Expenses for Nursing Detachment H.K.V.D.C.
1,400
600
(2)
19 Transport
3,800
3,000
(3)
20 Uniform, including Boots
15,920
20,000
(4)
21 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies
300
300
Repairs to Causeway Bay Stable.....
Total Other Charges
450
(5)
98,810
99,345
Special Expenditure.
22 S. M. L. E. Rifles
4,000
3,360
23 Mechanisation of Machine Gun Troop
3,600
3,600
(6)
24 Five Solo Motor Cycles...
3,200
25 Fifty sets equipment.....
2,000 (4)
26 Two Bren Light Machine Guns.
3,905
Night Glasses, 6 Pairs ....
2 Motor Cycle Combinations
Anti-gas Equipment
Steel Helmets......
100 sets equipment
Total Special Expenditure
Total Volunteer Defence Corps....
1,440
2,720
2,304
816 3,520
(8)
18,400
16,065
158,369
161,932
(1) Considered sufficient.
(2) Less training in Military Hospital.
(3) Part expense borne by Railway. (4) Increase in strength.
(5) Not required.
(6) Third instalment of a five year's programme.
(7) More cycles required.
(8) Non-recurrent.