CO129-268 - Governor Sir Robinson - 1895 [7-11] — Page 452

for the Volunter officers Dernatio

should be fisced at 15 years in

to case of Stongting,

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and also

that the Volunteer Long Servies

Medal' should be Extended

to Volunteers in that Colony

on the terms mentioned.

Witt regard to the Volunteur

officers' Decration. m.

Chamberlain proposes, with

of Lansdowne's

the Marquess of

concurrener,

to inform the

governor that the question

of reducing the period of

Sewree

(20 years) necessary to qualify

for this Decoration in tropical

Colonies was

fully considered

before the issues of the Royal Warrant

On this promis dans to refer Zon

16th

coner pondenc

noted in the marqui.

4.0.29/y95 V/D/624

0.0.2 Any 95-

of the 24th May 1894 and

it was decided that the

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qualifying period of sewiew

should be made Uniform

throughout the Colonies and tho

United Kingdom and that

St. M. Gest are art prepared

to reconsider that decision,

As regards the Volunteer

Long Service Medal. Mr.

Chamberlain purposes to

to the effect

refly that Volunteers in Stang tong

from

will be Eligible for

the Medall

fulfilment of the conditions

sat forth in the Army Order

8541894

as amended (ussead

with Army Orders dated 1st August 1894)

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