EUROPEAN WAR
Officers.
Deck Ratings.
16
Supply
and
Civilian
Officials.
Engine Room Ratings. Clerical Staff.
(1) Minesweeping
14
108
48
(12 vessels)
(11) A/s craft
9
72
36
(8 vessels)
(iii) Naval Control
7
2
1
Service
(iv) Contraband
35
84
2
Control
Service
(v) Consorship
4
Personnel
(vi) far Staff for
S.0. (I)
4
(vii) W/ Station
Personnel
1 1
1 1 1
(viii) Coast Watching
(ix) Maintenance Base
9
18
10
5
21
(x) Examination
Service
(xi) Fort War Signal
Station
(xii) Instructional
Staff
1
1
2
2
1 1
2
7 0
11 #1
9
4
II 1 100 i
I
1
Total
89
307
96
19
*
Includes Engineer, Liedical and Paymaster branches.
Figures are given for full scale Class B Staff. Probably by combining duties, & considerable reduction in numbers may be effected.
5.
Proposals by the Hong Kong Government.
A complete scheme for the formation of a Hong Kong
R. N.V. R. force was put forward by the Governor in 1926.
This scheme was approved by Their Lordships, and en
officer, resident in Hong Kong who had volunteered to
organise the force, proceeded thither in November, 1926,
with an authorised copy of the complete scheme as approved.
The Admiralty proposed to give a Twins crew Minesweeper
fitted out for minesweeping on the understanding thet
the Hong Kong Government would be responsible for her
upkeep, and, in the event of war, place her at the
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