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Head 33.-DEFENCE

Approved Estimate, 1926.

Estimate, 1927.

Head 33.-DEFENCE

A. VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

$

Sub-heads :--

1 Personal Emoluments

11.506

20,969

Other Charges

2 Armoured Car and Motor Transport Section

2,000

2,950 (1)

3 Ammunition

1,000

6,000 (2)

4 Books, Stationery, and Printing

1.000

1,000

5 Camp Expenses

7,000

8,000

(3)

6 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Sergeant-Major

180

180

7 Fuel and Light

750

730

8 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms

3,000

3,000

9 Equipment for the Engineer Company

1,800

10 Grant to Mounted Infantry Section..

6,300

11 Incidental Expenses..

12 Riffe Ranges, Expenses..

13 Transport

14 Uniform, including Boots

SPECIAL EXPENDITURE.

800

500 6,300

800 1,200 (4) 1,200

900

1,500

1,000 10,000

(3)

8,000 (4)

(4)

15 Ton Motor Lorry specially fitted as Mobile Wireless)

Station

16 2 D. P. Machine Guns

3 Machine Guns and spare parts

6 Lewis Guns and spare parts.

4 Steel Telescopic Masts W/T.

Total Volunteer Defence Corps...

B.-HONG KONG ROYAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.

17 Maintenance of one gunboat and training of 50 volunteers

C.-MILITARY CONTRIBUTION.

18 Contribution to Imperial Government

Total Military Contribution.....

A.-VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS.

| 10.000

400

57,736

:

5,200 250

(5)

64,299

40,000

(6)

4,024,234

(7)

3,523,006

Stel! 024,221

3,523,006

NUMBERS.

Details of the foregoing.

1926

1927

Allowance to Administrative Commandant....

900

I

1

Adjutant at $10,200

1,800

Do., Pension Contribution £100

1

1

Corps Sergeant-Major, (£320 to £360 by £10

annually)....

4.290

Allowances tu Instructors

1,700

1

1

Armourer Attendant ($480 to $600 by $12 anuually)

489

900 10,200 1,000

4,320 (9) 1,700

501

} (8)

(9)

I

1

Storeman

366

365

2

2

Messengers, at $132 each

264

261

Do., Rent Allowances at $48 each

96

96

ة

Coolies, at $132 each

660

660

Do..

Good Conduct Allowances to 2 at $36 each,

1 at $28 and 1 at $6....

96

106

(10)

Do., Rent Allowances at S18 each

240

240

1

-1

Range Warden, ($300 to $360 by $12 annually)

341

353

(9)

1

1

Watchman

Do.. Rent Allowance.....

Do., Goud Conduct Allowance

Do., nt Allowance

Total Personal Emoluments

48

48

132

132

36

36

48

48

11,506

20,969

(1) One more motor car.

(2) Considered necessary.

(3) Previous provision insufficient.

(4) Considered sufficient.

(5) Non recurient.

(6) Half year only.

(7) e Appendix III.

(8) New post, C. O. D. No. 205 of 8. 7. 26.

(9) Stipulared increments.

(10) Stipulated allowances.