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Head 6. DEFENCE
Approved
Estimate, 1989.
Estimate, 1938,
Head 6.-DEFENCE
23
Approved Estimate, 1938.
Estimate, 1939.
Head 6.-DEFENCE,-Continued.
A.—VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS,— Continuert.
$
$
Sub-heads:-
Head 6.-DEFENCE.
A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
1 Personal Emoluments
$
Personal Emoluments.
NUMBERS.
1938 1939
Details of the foregoing.
1
1
Commandant, (£1,250)
16,320
Do., Pension Contribution (£105).
1,680
46,522
69,624
1
1
Adjutant, (£850).
2,400
Do.,
Pension Contribution (£105)
20,000 1,680 13,600 (1)
1,680
(1)
1
1
Corps Quartermaster, (£370 to £600 by 5 of £20,
1 of £30 and 5 of £20)..
9,600
9,336 (2)
Other Charges.
1
Regimental Sergeant Major (£370 to £460 by £15
aDonally)
Do.,
Pension Contribution (£18)
5,920 (3)
288
2 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os, undergoing Training in
England
1
1
1.000
1,000
3 Ammunition
10,150
7,000
4 Armoured Car and Motor Machine Gun Section
2,670
8,000
(2)
5 Band allowances....
100
100
6 Booka,...
800
600
7 Camp Expenses
15,400
17,000
20 28
(1)
Armourer Staff Sergeant, (£310 to £460 by 1 of
£15, 1 of £20, 2 of £15 and 2 of £20) Junior Clerical Service :—
4,960
5,093 (4)
2
2
Class VIB, ($480 to $1,050 by I of $60, 1 of $160,
3 of $50 and 2 of $100)
1,663
1,813 (4)
(1)
Allowances to Instructors
3,620
(3)
1
Armourer Attendant, ( §480 to $600 by $12 annually)
600
8 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster
180
180
Do., Rent Allowance.
96
3,700 (5)
600 96
30
9 Equipment for the Engineer Company and Signals-Overhaul
1
1
Assistant Armourer Attendant, ($360 to $480 by
optical instruments.
785
785
$12 annually)
411
423
(4)
10 Equipment, Air Arm....
260
260
Do.,
Rent Allowance
48
11 Equipment and Upkeep of Arme......
8,000
3,000
1
Motor Driver, ($550 to $650 by $50 annually)
650
48 650
12 Fuel and Light
1,100
1,100
1
Class II Store Foreman, ($500 to $1,050 by $75
13 Grant to Machine Gun Troop
7,200
1,800 | (4)
annually)
1,015
1,050
14 Incidental Expenses
600
600
1
1
15 Improvements to Camp.
1,000
1,000
Do.,
Assistant Storeman, ($860 to $480 by $12 annually).|
Hent Allowance.
600
372
20
(4)
(1)
48
16 Rifle Ranges, Expenses...
1,200
1,400
(8)
1
1
Office Attendant, ($192 to $240 by $12 triennially).
204
192
(2)
17 Subsidy to Air Arm
30,000
30,000
10.,
Rent Allowance..
48
48
18 Training Expenses for Nursing Detachment H.K.V.D.C.
600
500
(1)
1
1
Messenger, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
156
168
(4)
19 Transport
3,000
3,000
Do.,
Rent Allowance
48
48
20 Uniform,
20,000
22,000
(3)
5
5
Coolies, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
619
839
(4)
21 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies
300
300
Do., Rent Allowances at $48 ench
240
240
1
1
Range Warden, ($300 to $420 by $12 annually)
372
384 (4)
Do.. Rent Allowance...
48
48
Total Other Charges
99,345
94,625
2
3
Special Guards, at $300 each
600
900 (6)
Do.,
Rent Allowances at $36 each
72
108
(6)
1
1
Watchman, ($156 to $204 by $12 triennially)
Do., Rent Allowance
204
204
48
48
Special Expenditure.
22 Mechanisation of Machine Gun Troop
Total Personal Emoluments
B. HONG KONG NAVAL VOLUNTEER FORCE.
Sub-heads :-
1 Personal Emoluments
46,522
69,624
3,600
3,600
23 Five Solo Motor Cycles.....
3,200
3,600
24 Six new Vickers Gun Locks
..............
1,500
25 Typewriter
342 (6)
26 A.R.P. Equipment (Fire Buckets & Scoops)
200
27 100 sets equipment
4,000
S.M.L.E. Rifles
3,360
Fifty sets equipment
2,000
Two Bren Light Machine Guns
3,905
€ €€ 0000
(5)
(6)
23,868
24,459
(7)
Other Charges.
(8)
2 Allowance for Officers undergoing training in England
554
1,200
(7)
3 Ammunition
1,261
1,189
(8)
4 Books
400
200
(8)
5 Bounty and Rations for Ratings
4,000
3,000
(8)
Total Special Expenditure
16,065
13,242
Total Volunteer Defence Corps.......
161,932
177,491
6 Fuel, Light and Water
7 Incidentals
8 Medical Stores
9 Mine-sweeping and Exercising Expenses
10 Rent of Office and Upkeep
11 Telephone, Rental and Repairs
12 Travelling and Transport
13 Uniform Allowance to Officers.......
14 Uniforms.........
1,500
3,000
100
100
50
50
1,500
1,500
748
863
(10)
500
500
100
500 (11)
870
8,330
(12)
1,800
11,234 (13)
(1) Considered sufficient.
(2) More vehicles.
(3) Increase in strength.
(4) Grant for 3 months only required.
(7) Non-recurrent,
(5) Fourth instalment of a five year programme.
(6) Replacements.
(8) See Sub-head 27.
Carried forward
(1) Salary revised.
(2) Changes in personnel.
(3) New post.
(4) Stipulated increments,
37,246
51,075
(6) More recruits.
(6) One new post.
(7) More officers undergoing training.
(8) Considered sufficient.
(9) Considered necessary. Previously under-estimated (10) Office rent increased.
(11) Includes allowance for officers attending drills. (12) More officers qualify and increase in strength in
1939.
(13) Under-estimated in 1938 and increase in strength
in 1939.
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