Estimates-1939 — Page 22

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Head 6.-DEFENCE

Head 6.-DEFENCE.

A.-VOLUNTEER DEFENCE CORPS.

1 Personal Emoluments

Approved Estimate, 1938.

Estimate, 1939.

€

46,522

69,624

Other Charges.

2 Allowances for Officers and N.C.Os. undergoing Training in

England

3 Ammunition

4 Armoured Car and Motor Machine Gun Section

1,000 10,150

2,670

5 Band allowances..

100

1,000 7,000 (1) 3,000 100

(2)

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6 Books,

800

600 (1)

7 Camp Expenses

15,400

17,000

(3)

8 Conveyance Allowance to Corps Quartermaster

180

180

9 Equipment for the Engineer Company and Siguals-Overhaul

optical instruments..

785

785

10 Equipment, Air Arm......

260

260

11 Equipment and Upkeep of Arms.

3,000

3,000

12 Fuel and Light

1,100

1,100

13 Grant to Machine Gun Troop

7,200

1,800

(4)

14 Incidental Expenses

600

600

15 Improvements to Camp..

1,000

1,000

16 Rifle Ranges, Expenses...

1,200

1,400

(3)

17 Subsidy to Air Arm

30,000

30,000

18 Training Expenses for Nursing Detachment H.K.V.D.C.

600

500

(1)

19 Transport

3,000

3,000

20 Uniform,

20,000

22,000

(3)

21 Uniform for Messengers and Coolies

300

300

Total Other Charges

99,345

Special Expenditure.

22 Mechanisation of Machine Gun Troop

3,600

3,600

(5)

23 Five Solo Motor Cycles......

3,200

3,600

24 Six new Vickers Gun Locks

1,500

25 Typewriter

342

(6)

26 A.R.P. Equipment (Fire Buckets & Scoops)

200

27 100 sets equipment

4,000

S.M.L.E. Rifles

3,360

Fifty sets equipment

2,000

Two Bren Light Machine Guns

3,905

TI SI

(6)

(3)

Total Special Expenditure

Total Volunteer Defence Corps.....

94,625

16,065

13,242

161,932

177,491

(1) Considered sufficient.

(2) More vehicles.

(3) Increase in strength.

(4) Grant for 3 months only required.

(5) Fourth instalment of a five year programme.

(6) Replacements.

(7) Non-recurrent.

(8) See Sub-head 27.