JOPY.
No. C.R.8008 "G".
Sir,
Enclosure 1.
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Head Quarters, China Command, Hongkong, 24th. May, 1919.
I have the honour to submit for Your Excellency's information the Annual Report on the Defence Corps for the past year, together with brief reports by the Officer Commanding, Royal Artillery, on the Artillery Company, and by the Chief Engineer on the Engineer Company.
2.
All three arms are in an efficient condition. The Artillery frequently, and the Engineers continuously, have per- -formed invaluable work on the Examination Service from the out- -break of war until the Armistice. The Infantry show a remarkable improvement in Musketry due to the exortions of Major Lorgan, the Commandant.
3.
Your Excellency will no doubt regret with me that the move of the 18th. Infantry up North deprived us of Major Morgan's valuable services. His undoubted success as a Commm dant encourages me to recommend a continuance of the system under which he was appointed if a suitable successor can be found in the Garrison to replace him.
4.
I beg to endorse Kejor Morgan's commendation of Captain Stewart, the Adjutant.
5.
I was present at most of the Artillery practiceS and many of their drills during the year. I have visited the Searchlights occasionally by night, and I was present at the three days Field Firing Practices of the Infantry which took place of Camp, so I have a personal knowledge of the state of efficiency of all three Arms.
His Excellency
I have etc., (Sd.) F. Ventris,
Major-General,
Commanding the China Comran 1.
The Officer Administering the Government.