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With reference to Colonial Despatch of the 12th lepril 1897, I have con- stantly brought forward the need of increasing the Volunteer Corps to its full establisterment, and both Your Excellency

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and the Commandant

instant in the

istant.

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same cause.

Pounder Battery is up to

that full strength required to work

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6 queses

when coolie draught

employed; in

ed; in conjunction with

the Commandant I am preparing

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while efficient in wor

working their

guns numbers rily I l'fficer and

46 N.C. C's and

if all were

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that is to say,

prevent, 3 Officers and

short of the establishment.

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to work & guns. I have been in

frequent communication with the Commandant on siis subject.

and

know that he spares no pains lo

increase the force.

The question of coolie draught has not been lost sight of. The men of

these batteries generally prefer to

at present

scheme for the

re-

distribution of the

238 N.C. C's and

drag

their

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of the Hongkong Volunteers.

The Maxim Gun Company

while

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guns.

but coclic

draught is also practised and is

Love d

for the draught of the y pounder

Battery

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