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stores and equipment.
My Lords are informed that to
the extent that a claim for repayment to Navy Votes
will lie against Army Votes for such of the stores as
may require replacement, the Army Council propose to
include their cost in the general cost of the garrison
of Hong Kong, though such inclusion would not at present
affect the military contribution of the Colony since the
limitation to 20% of the Colonial revenue is at present
operative.
My Lords assume that any practice ammunition
required will be paid for by the Colony since the personnel
will not be required to man or train on other equipment than
the naval guns in question.
In conclusion I am to observe that, as stated
in Treasury Letter quoted above, the fact that a Colonial
unit may man equipment which would otherwise have to be
manned by the Regular Troops cannot be accepted as an
absolute reason in all circumstances for foregoing the
raising
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