noted in the margin,
relating
to Volunteers,
and have to suggest
and request
that
you introduce some
will.
Just
Legislation regarding
Ordinance
the
same lines, as far as
they may
be applicable
in Hong Kong.
2. I shall be glad to
receive
from you,
report
on what
progress is being made
in developing the
Forces, and as to whether after the completion
of the Volunteer Artillery and the Machine gun
corps, the force of
the Colony can be developed up towards the full strength
of 200 referred to in my (mf. despatch) of Dec. 1889
(mf. despatch)
3.
I do not
regard the
administration of the
No.
from the Enclosed copy
of S.S. memo
that in that
Colony it has
the better fact of
being vested in the Governor,
that the administration of
the Volunteer Force should in
time of peace
be wholly
placed under the
control of the General
Officer.
also suited to the circumstances of those
But the
need not
say
that this
periodical inspection
of the Force by the Military authorities in the State
will be a
great advantage to the Force and the Colony.