CO129-317 - Governor Sir Blake - 1903 [4-6] — Page 547

FIDENTIAL.

Long Long.

30 JUL 03)

Government House.

25 June 1903

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Sir,

With reference to your confidential despatch of the 17th

of April last and to paragraph 4 of my confidential desp-

the

atch of the 28 ultimo I have the honour to address you with

respect to the points raised by the Colonial Defence Commit

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in paragraphs 7,8 and 9 of their memorandum, 311 R of the

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16th of March last relative to the composition of the Hong

Kong Volunteer Corps.

2.

I referred the remarks of the Colonial Defence Com-

mittee to the General Officer Commanding the Treops for his

consideration and I now transmit copies of a minute by him

and by the Officer Commanding the Royal Artillery and of a

letter by the Commandant of the Corps.

3.

The objections, as stated by Major Pritchard in para-

graph 5 of his letter, to the recommendation of the Colonial

Defence Committee that No 1 Company of the Corps should be RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN M.P.

retained.

etc,

etc,

etc,