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HONGKONG ESTIMATES

CLASS V.

1.-MILITARY EXPENDITURE.

A. MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

Contribution to Imperial Government,.

DEFENCE.

Approved Estimate, 1914.

Estimate, 1913.

|1,698,980

2,241,305

1,698,980

(1)

2,241,305

Staff Officer, (£460),...........

B-VOLUNTEERS.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

Commandant, Command Allowance,

Do., House Allowance,

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

900

900

4,530

5,050

(2)

720

720

3,624

3,624

Do.,

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

House Allowance, ($540),

(3)

1,359

1,359

270

270 (4)

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

589

649

(5)

Volunteer Reserve.

Secretary,

500

500

Allowance to Inspecting Officer,

300

300

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

240

240

Cadet Company.

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

305

90

90

Total Personal Emoluments,

13,122

13,702

OTHER CHARGES.

Ammunition,

7,750

7,750

Camp Expenses,

4,000

4,000

Capitation Grant,

13,900

22,750

(6)

Transport,

1,750

2,000 (7)

Volunteer Reserve.

Ammunition,

840

840

Capitation Grant,

1,050

(8)

Transport,

500

500

Uniform,

500

500

(9)

Cadet Company.

Ammunition.

96

96

Camp Expenses,

900

900

Capitation Grant,

224

280

(10)

Rifle Range Equipment,

66

(11)

Transport,

200

(12)

Total Other Charges,

30,526

40,866

Total Volunteers.

Total Military Expenditure,

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

43,648

54,568

1,742,628

2,295,873

B-VOLUNTEERS,—

Altering Maxims for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£14),

155 308 Mk. III rifles for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£642), 110 303 Mk. III barrels for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£193),

306

7,222

153 (13) 7,004

2,247

Extra for Mk. VII Ammunition, (£377),

2,105 (14)

4,113

4,113

Cadet Company: Uniform,

4 New pattern Maxim Guns with mountings tripod 303 in

Maxim Mk. IV, (£660),

560

(15)

Volunteer Reserve: Equipment,

7,200

2,596

Rifles,

(16)

6,775

Total Special Expenditure,......

21,648

22,746

(1) Vide Appendix II.

(2) Salary to be increased from £100 to £460 on 26th March, 1915, when present holder is expecte to obtain his Captaincy, Governor's Despatch No. 346 of 4th October, 1911.

(3) Free quarters.

(4) Half paid by Police Department.

(5) Stipulated increment

(6) 450 Efficients at $45, and 100 Recruits at $25 each.

(7) Increase in strength of Corps.

(8) 350 Efficients at $3 each,-Governor's Despatch of 8th

June, 1914.

(9) For 40 new members at $12.50 each.

(10) 70 Cadets at $1 each.

(11) No required.

(12) Cost of Launches for swimming instruction.

(13) Additional alterations.

(14) It has become necessary gradually to re-arm the Corps with rifles sighted for Mark VIL ammunition, the present rifles being sighted for Mark VI ammunition which becoming obsolete.

(15) Non-recurrent

(16) Increase in strength of Reserve,