Downing Street,
12 april, 1897.
Sir,
With reference to my Secret despatch of 8th December last forwarding a copy of a Memorandum (10.82 M)
by the Colonial Defence Committee, dated November 10
1896, on the subject of the Hong Kong Volunteers, I
have the honour to inform you that the Secretary of
State for W.r, in-connection with the general
question of Colonial garrisons, has urged the desira-
bility of giving effect to the recommendations of
the Committee with regard to the numbers and organi-
zation of the forces provided by the Colony to assist
in its defence.
2.
In accordance with the above rientioned
Memorandum these were as follows:-
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Reference :-
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1 Battery of 6-7 pr. R.M.L. guns
Officers
5
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107
6 Machine gun sections
6
72
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179
The Committee also considered that the establishment
of Coolies required for draught and other purposes
should be laid down locally, and that arrangements
should be made for securing the services in time of
war of Chinamen with some previous training in the
work. They concurred in a proposal of the Commandant
to create a Volunteer reserve subject to no diminution
being
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