Hong Kong Annual Administration Reports, 1841-1941
COLONIAL REPORTS-ANNUAL.
with the Transvaal Post Office was arranged. British Postal Orders are now cashed in Hong Kong and the British Postal Agencies in China.
The Parcel Post Convention concluded with the United States of America came into force at the beginning of the year.
All branches continue to show an increase over the returns for the previous year.
XI-MILITARY FORCES AND EXPENDITURE.
(A.) REGULAR FORCES.
The following return show the number and composition of the forces employed in the Colony during 1904:
Corps Officers Europeans. W. O.'s, N. C. O.'s & Men. Indians. Native Officers. W. O.'s, N. C. O.'s, & Men. Chinese. N. C. O. & Men. Totals. General Staff 5 5 3 3 *** Royal Garrison Artillery 17 625 642 Hong Kong-Singapore Bn. R. G. A. 10 9 389 415 Royal Engineers 13 *** 196 209 -Chinese S. M. M. Co., R. E. 1st Sherwood Foresters 69 69 11 446 457 Army Service Corps 20 24 *** 10 51 Royal Army Medical Corps 7 31 38 A. O. Department and Corps 3 8 11 A. P. Department and Corps 14 698 720 110th Mahratta L. I. *** 14 690 712 93rd Burma Infantry 14 189 716 114th Mahrattas. 1 47 48 2nd Royal West Kent Regiment Totals *** 105 1,426 49 2,466 4,115(B.) COLONIAL CONTRIBUTION.
The Colony contributed $1,270,741.03 (being the statutory contribution of 20 per cent. of revenue) towards the cost and maintenance of the regular forces in the Colony and Barrack Services.