Copy
C
c. 442
Enclosure 1.
18101
15.0
Commandant, Hong Kong Volunteer
corps to Colonial Secretary.
Sive
28th August, 1895.
With reference to paragraphe 3 of Warrant of 24th May 1894 (Ex- tending of the Volunteer Afficers deco- ration to the Colonies and India)
received with Aronlar letter doted 18th
" June 1894 from the Marquis of Ripon, I have the honour to put forward the following suggestions on behalf of the Officers of the stong Kong
Volunteer
Corps with reference
to this decoration.
My proposal is that 15
5 years should be the qualifying service for
Officers