1652 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST OCTOBER, 1899.
THE COLONIAL AUXILIARY FORCES OFFICERS' DECORATION
WARRANT.
VICTORIA R.I.
WHEREAS it is Our desire to recognize the long and meritorious services of Commissioned Officers of Our Colonial Auxiliary Forces, and of others who shall be eligible under the conditions herein laid down. We do hereby constitute and create, as a reward for these services, a new Decoration, which shall be designated "The Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration."
IT IS OUR WILL AND PLEASURE that this Decoration shall be conferred on the Commissioned Officers of all organized Military Forces, except the Permanent Forces, serving in Our Colonies and Dependencies, or raised for Our Service in countries under Our protection, whether designated as Militia or Volunteers, or otherwise, subject to the following rules :-
The period of service requisite to qualify for this Decoration shall be 20 years' commissioned service. Half the time served in the ranks of any such forces shall be reckoned as qualifying service. Service on the West Coast of Africa shall reckon double as qualifying service.
Service rendered partly in the Local Forces of one Colony or Protectorate, and partly in the Local Forces of another Colony or Protectorate, or partly in the Local Forces of one or more Colonies or Protectorates, and partly in the Volunteer Force of Great Britain, shall be reckoned as qualifying service for the Decoration, provided that no Officer shall be eligible uuless at least half of his qualifying service has been rendered in the Militia or Volunteer Forces of one or more Colonies or Protectorates, service on the West Coast of Africa counting double.
Service on the Permanent Staff shall not reckon as qualifying service for this Decoration. Service qualifying for this Decoration shall also count towards the qualifying service necessary for "The Volunteer Officers' Decoration," provided that no Officer shall be eligible for such decoration, unless 10 years' commissioned service, or the equivalent thereof, has been spent in the Volunteer Force of Great Britain
IT IS OUR FURTHER WILL AND PLEASURE that this Decoration shall be conferred under such regulations as to grant, forfeiture, and restoration, as may from time to time be submitted by the Governor-General of Our Dominion of Canada, or by the Governors of Our Colonies and Dependencies, or by Our representatives in countries under Our protection, and as may be approved by Our Principal Secretary of State for War upon the recommendation of Our Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. The regulations aforesaid shall as far as possible correspond with those laid down for "The Volunteer Officers' Decoration.'
Our Warrant of the 24th May 1894, save and except so much of it as relates to Our Indian Empire, is hereby cancelled.
Given at Our Court at Windsor, this 18th day of May 1899, in the 62nd year of Our Reign.
By Her Majesty's Command,
LANSDOWNE.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 574.
With reference to Government Notification No. 529 of 30th ultimo, the following Letter with its enclosure is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 20th October, 1899.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Colonial Secretary.
BANGKOK, September 29, 1899. SIR,With reference to my telegram of to-day's date, I have the honour to transmit herewith to Your Excellency copies of a Quarantine Regulation issued by me to-day stating that the medical inspection against arrivals from Hongkong and Swatow has been removed from Koh Phai to Paknam.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your Excellency's most obedient,
humble Servant,
George GrEVILLE,
II. M. Minister-Resident and
Consul-General.
His Excellency
Sir HENRY ARTHUR BLAKE, G.C.M.G.,
Governor of Hongkong.