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Question 5.
of peare.
The auxiliary force to be raised would only be needed in two eventualities.
164 For the actual defence of Hongkong during
a war in which thongkong
the threatened with attack.
was or was
likely
2nd to take the place of the regular forces their being calles away for
in the event of
now or other purposes threatening sonce ther
part of the expire.
to keep up a reqular force of flumise during
years of peace to provide for such eventualités would be.
au
Moonens waste
A Militia force of 1500 men
of money.
care fully
organised and trained in the first instanco and then called up periodically for tramining
would be for
mone economical and equally
effective for the purposes required.
A fourths or aints of the whole might be Rept permanently embodied aced provided with
a permanent staff of officers.
be called up
The reat night
once a year for a monites training
and only come on
full pay when either of
the eventualities indicated arose.
Such a force would not cost a leith part of what a permanently embodied fores of the lance shingth would do, and would le of wearly equal efficiency at all times for the purposes indicated,
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& such a force could and aught to take
part