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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 16, 1910. 411

No. 284.-His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government has given his assent, in the name and on behalf of His Majesty the King, to the following Ordinances passed by the Legislative Council:---

Ordinance No. 25 of 1910.--An Ordinance to provide for the formation of a

Volunteer Reserve.

Ordinance No. 26 of 1910.—An Ordinance to amend the Malicious Damage Amend-

ment Ordinance, 1910.

Ordinance No. 27 of 1910.—An Ordinance to further amend the Law relating to

Dangerous Goods.

Ordinance No. 28 of 1910.—An Ordinance to amend the Magistrates Amendment

Ordinance, 1903.

HONGKONG.

No. 25 of 1910.

An Ordinance to provide for the formation of a

Volunteer Reserve.

LS

F. H. MAY,

Officer Administering the Government,

[16th September, 1910.]

BE it enacted by the Governor of Hongkong, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:-

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Volunteer Short title. Reserve Ordinance, 1910.

2. It shall be lawful for the Governor to accept the Power of services of any persons desiring to be formed under this Governor to accept Ordinance into a Volunteer Reserve and offering their ser-

services vices and on such acceptance being notifie i in the Gazette of the the Volunteer Reserve shall be deemed to be lawfully Volunteer formed under this Ordinance.

Reserve.

3. Every member of the Volunteer Reserve upon join- Engagement. ing the same shall sign an engagement in the form given Schedule A. in Schedule A to this Ordinance or to the like effect.

4. Every member of the Volunteer Reserve shall, on Oaths. his admission thereto, take the oath or make the declaration Schedule B. set forth in Schedule B to this Ordinance to be adminis- tere by a Magistrate, a Justice of the Peace, or the Pre- sident of the Volunteer Reserve.

5. There shall be a President of the Volunteer Reserve, President. who shall be a person to be elected from among the mem- hers of the Reserve by such members, and who on being so elected shall be nominated for approval and appointment by the Governor. Such President shall bold his appoint- ment during the pleasure of the Governor.

6. The Governor may appoint a fitting person to be Military Military Instructor of the Volunteer Reserve, who shall be Instructor. charged with attending the annual musketry course and with giving instruction in musketry and in squad drill to the members of the Volunteer Reserve.

7. The Governor may appoint a fitting person to be Inspecting Inspecting Officer of the Volunteer Reserve, who shall be Officer. charged with supervising the military instruction of the Volunteer Reserve, and shall be responsible for the inspec- tion of Government arms, and other public property on loan for the use of the Volunteer Reserve.

8.-(1.) For every member of the Volunteer Reserve Arms, au- a rifle and such appointments as the Governor may direct munitious shall be issued to the President on loan for the use of such and appoint- member; and such President shall be responsible to the Government for such arms and appointments.

ments.