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Question 5.

of peare.

The auxiliary force to be raised would only be needed in two eventualities.

164 For the actual defence of Hongkong during

a war in which thongkong

the threatened with attack.

was or was

likely

2nd to take the place of the regular forces their being calles away for

in the event of

now or other purposes threatening sonce ther

part of the expire.

to keep up a reqular force of flumise during

years of peace to provide for such eventualités would be.

au

Moonens waste

A Militia force of 1500 men

of money.

care fully

organised and trained in the first instanco and then called up periodically for tramining

would be for

mone economical and equally

effective for the purposes required.

A fourths or aints of the whole might be Rept permanently embodied aced provided with

a permanent staff of officers.

be called up

The reat night

once a year for a monites training

and only come on

full pay when either of

the eventualities indicated arose.

Such a force would not cost a leith part of what a permanently embodied fores of the lance shingth would do, and would le of wearly equal efficiency at all times for the purposes indicated,

#such

& such a force could and aught to take

part