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years of age at date of appointment" should be added.

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Mr. E. A. Hewett was absent from the meeting of Council

but he recorded his approval of the proposal on the

minute paper which accompanied the papers when circulated

to members previous to the meeting.

2.

There is at present time only 1

member of the Cadet Service who is a member of the

Volunteer Corps. There is no reason in my opinion why

every Passed Cadet, who is physically fit, should not

serve as suggested in the Volunteer Corps.

There are 41 other Civil Servants

in the Volunteer Corps, and 61 of the class referred to

in the proposal now put forward who have never served in

any Volunteer Force or in the Army. There are 98 who have

#0 served. I see no reason why all such Officers if

physically fit should not likewise serve in the Volunteer

Corps. I do not anticipate that in either case would the

condition of service with the Volunteers deter men from

joining the Hongkong Service. But if experience shows that

the condition does act as a deterrent it can be dropped.

Nor do I think that the condition would interfere with the

Public Service. The training of the Volunteers with the

exception of the attendance at the Annual Camp is carried

out

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