Estimates-1914 — Page 86

HONGKONG ESTIMATES

CLASS V.

1.-MILITARY EXPENDITURE.

A.-MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

Contribution to Imperial Government,..

DEFENCE.

Approved Estimate, 1913.

Estimate, 1914.

#

驸

1,428,452

1,698,980

|1,428,452

(1)

1,698,980

Do., House Allowance,

B.-VOLUNTEERS.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Commandant, Command Allowance,

Staff Officer, (£400),....

1 Corps Sergeant-Major, (£280 to £320 by £10 annually),

900 4.364

900

4,530

(2) (3)

720

720

3,491

3,624

(4)

Do.,

1 Armourer Sergeant, (£220 to £240 by £20 after three years),

House Allowance, ($540),

1,309

1,359

(2) (5)

270

270

(5)

1 5th Grade Clerk, ($480 to $660 by $60 annually),

529

589

(6)

Secretary,

Volunteer Reserve.

Allowance to Inspecting Officer,

Allowance to Corps Sergeant-Major acting as Instructor, &c.,...

Cadet Company.

Instructor, for 6 months at $15 a month,...................

Total Personal Emoluments,

OTHER CHARGES.

500

500

300

300

240

240

90

(7)

12,623

13,122

Ammunition,

7,750

Camp Expenses,

4,000

7,750 4,000

Capitation Grant for Recruits, Efficients and Proficients,

13,450

13,900 (8)

Transport,

1,250

1,750

(9)

Volunteer Reserve.

Ammunition,

741

840

(10) (11)

Uniform,

2,510

500

(12)

Transport,

500

(13)

Cadet Company.

Ammunition,

96

Camp Expenses,.

Capitation Grant,

Rifle Range Equipment,

Total Other Charges,

Total Volunteers,

Total Military Expenditure,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

900

}

(7)

224

66

•

(7) (14) |(15)

29,701

30,526

42,324

43,648

1,470,776

1,742,628

B.-VOLUNTEERS,-

Altering Maxims of Mk. VII Ammunition, (£28),.

160 303 Mk. III rifles for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£662),

115 303 Mk. III barrels for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£206),

Extra for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£377),

12 Mk. IV tripods and boxes, (£460),

Cadet Company: Uniform,

4 New pattern Maxim Guns with mountings tripod 303 in

Maxim Mk. IV, (£660),

Total Special Expenditure,......

306

7,222

2,247

(16)

4,113

5,018

(17)

560

(7)

7,200 (18)

5,018

21,648

(1) Vide Appendix III.

(2) Privileged rate of exchange,-C.O. Despatch of 8th

February, 1913.

(3) Salary to be increased to £460 if and when present holder obtains his Captaincy,-Governor's Despatch No. 346 of 4th October, 1911.

(4) Free quarters.

(5) Half paid by Police Department.

(6) Stipulated increment.

(7) C.O. D-spatch No. 166 of 10th June, 1913.

(8) 270 Efficients at $15 and 70 Recruits at $25 each.

(9) Increase in strength of the Corps.

(10) For 15,000 rounds S. A. ammunition.

(11) Increased price.

(12) 40 new members at $12.50 each. (13) Considered necessary.

(14) 56 at $4 each.

(15) Transferred from "Education-Other Charges, Victoria

British School".

(16) It has become necessary gradually to re-arm the Corps with rifles sighted for Mark VIl ammunition, the pre- sent rifles being sighted for Mark VI ammunition which is becoming obsolete.

(17) Non-recurrent,

(18) Revised estimate for guns, &c., approved by C.O. Despatch

of 22nd November, 1912.