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Enclosure No. 2.

3252/07

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Mongkong..26th December, 1927,

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No..27.........

..........of 1927.

2

1

I have examined the accompanying Ordiname intituled an Ordinance

to amend further the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, and I am of

opinion that the Ordinance is one which is not contrary to

the Governor's instructions.

2.

The Ordinance makes a number of not very important amend-

-ments in the Volunteer Ordinance, 1920, Ordinance No.2 of

1920.

3.

Section 2 of the Ordinance substitutes the term ##

Com-

-mandant" for the term "administrative commandant" throughout

the principal Ordinance and the regulations made thereunder.

The term "Commandant" is considered by the military authori t-

-ies to be the correct term.

4.

Section 3 of the Ordinance provides expressly for the

formation of a number of auxiliary units in the Hong Kong

Volunteer Defence Corps.

The units will be as follows :

(a) A Supplementary Reserve Company, to consist of men

who have attained the age of fifty years.