CO129-557-7 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force- annual report 1935-6 22-6-1936 - 20-11-1936 — Page 2

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* the Naval Volunteer force.

22.6.36 Volunteer Defence Corps

The membership of the I.K.V.D. C. showed

anet in rease

over 1934 9 174. The increase in

9174

1934 over 1933 was 111.

This is in spite of

the fact that Evropean British meenbership

showed a decrease of 6.

The efforts of

The Col. Sec. to incluce members of

2

166

Soot services

to join up

in greater number

have not met-

with

any very

considerable

success

•

This wa

modified by the wo. - with the

approval of the

CDC.

10.1172

se hos.

6214/4151/56 foniral Lecret.

19/8.

With regard

HK. Sout

measure,

to the Commandantship, the has agreed, as a temporary

that the Regular officer actin.

Corpo tojutant should have the local apponitument [Commandant; & that an unseconded junior Regular officer shado

an allowance

act as

Adjutant Each receivin

2 $100 for month from Colominal funds.

Recruiting for the Naval defence force

has not come up to expectations.

? circulate bother Reports to the O.D.C.

CyCarstairs 14/8/36

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