316
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
FIELD BATTERY.
Musketry Return shewing Percentage and Classification for the Year ending 16th April, 1895.
Number Firing.
Number of Points."
Classification.
Average.
1st Class, 2nd Class. | 3rd Class.
!
Remarks.
Recruits' Course,
25
25
631
25.24
10
Trained Soldiers' Course,
48
2,676
55.75
34
3
11
*This includes Re- cruits who fired. Trained Soldiers' Course also.
Total,
73
44
10
19
:
A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
MACHINE GUN COMPANY.
Musketry Return shewing Percentage and Classification for the Year ending 16th April, 1895.
Number Number
of Firing. Points.
Classification.
Average Marks-
Remarks.
men.
1st Class.
2nd Class.
3rd Class.
Recruits' Course,
16
Trained Soldiers' Course,
421
* 80 1,568 52.27
26.31
6
3
11
7
8
*This includes Re- cruits who fired. Trained Soldiers' Course also.
Total,
46
11
11
13
11
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A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commandant. Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
FIELD BATTERY.
Report of Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 16th April, 1895.
Nature of Practice.
Date on which Practice was carried out.
Present
011
Parade.
Number of rounds fired.
7-Pounder R.M.L. 200 fbs.,,| 17th November, 1894,
63
26
Do.
do.,
19th January, 1895,
55
25
64-Pounder R.M.L. 64 cwt.,.| 26th January, 1895,
43
72
7-Pounder R.M.L. 200 lbs.,. 16th March,
1895,
18
33
General idea of Practice.
Defence against boats attempting to effect a landing near North Point Battery.
Defence against boats attempting to effect a landing at Sandy Bay during Mobilisation of Garrison.
Practice at Barrel target anchored from Stonecutter's Island, South Shore Battery.
Defence against boats attempting to effect a landing Kowloon East Bay.
A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commondant. Hongkong Volunteer Corps,