HONG KONG
No. 18618
(Subject.)
DESPATCH.
C.O. 13618
REG 18 JUL 29
Guns for Volunteer Corps
Copy to/from Ag. Commdt. requesting that Impl. Govt. be asked to supply new guns.
Sin E. Wingfield
(Minutes.)
The paper before the C.D.C. at present marked "Guns" previous to this is the despatch in which the advisability of the re-armament of the Artillery Corps was discussed.
These guns were brought forward. Since the presentation in 1883, the situation has been materially altered. I refer to Section 10 of the Report of the Committee on Military Contributions (16889/89), wherein it was laid down that "Every application... for this kind of assistance should be transmitted to the War Dept. through the S-of-S. for the Colonies, and be dealt with on its merits."
From the further correspondence in 7852/91 General, it will be seen that this...