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Head 27.-DEFENCE
Head 27.-DEFENCE
A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.
1 Personal Emoluments
Other Charges.
Approved Estimate, 1935.
*
Estimate, 1936.
37,639
34,985
2 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os. undergoing Training in
England
3 Ammunition
4 Armoured Car and Motor Machine Gun Section
5 Band allowances......
6 Books, Stationery, and Printing
7 Camp Expenses
8 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster
938
750
13,035
10,428
(1)
2,250
2,670
(2)
100
100
850
800
(3)
15,400
15,400
180
180
9 Equipment for the Engineer Company and Signals
450
450
10 Equipment Flying Section .....
260
260
11 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms..
2,813
3,000
(4)
12 Fuel and Light
1,150
1,100
(3)
13 Grant to Machine Gun Troop
10,800
10,800
14 Incidental Expenses
15 Rifle Ranges, Expenses...
600
600
1,200
1,200
16 Transport
3,440
3,200
(3)
17 Uniform, including Boots
11,719
15,919
(5)
18 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies
350
350
19 Training Expenses for Nursing Detachment H.K.V.D.C.
400
20 Subsidy to Flying Section
30,000
Total Other Charges
65,535
97,607
Special Expenditure.
21 Night Glasses, 6 Pairs
1,350
1,090
22 3 Slide Rules (M.G.) and Cases
60
44
23 Clinometers
469
372
24 2 Night Firing Boxes, Machine Gun
255
180
25 3 Motor Cycle Combinations
1,320
3,072
26 Improvements to Camp..
1,500
1,500
27 Anti-gas Equipment.
3,375
4,368
28 Mobilization Equipment
1,594
403
30 Repairs to Causeway Bay Stables
29 Steel Helmets.......
31 Equipment for M.G. B., Signals
32 48 S. M. L. E. Rifles
Armoured Car complete with Machine Guns Locks Skelton, Mk. I. Vickers Machine Gun 6 Bar Foresight, Machine Gun
(3)
4,698
2,508
(9)
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450
450
2,840
(10)
2,160
(11)
3 Motor Cycles for M.M.G. Section
18,500
300
73
3,060
...
(12)
...
Total Special Expenditure
Total Volunteer Defence Corps...
(1) Higher rate of exchange.
(4) More maintenance with older rifles.
36,994
140,168
18,977
151,569
(7) Transferred from Head 10 (B) Air Services.
(8) Considered necessary.
(9) Final instalment.
(10) New Unit.
(2) More machines.
(3) Considered sufficient.
(5) Increase in strength,
(6) New section.
Item 3 of F.M. No. 2 of 14-2-35.
(12) Non-recurrent.
(11) Replacements.
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