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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, OCTOBER 21, 1910.

NOTICES.

COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 335.-The following Regulations for the use of the King's Park Rifle Range made by the Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps, on the 30th September, 1910, and approved by His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government on the 14th day of October, 1910, are published for general information.

21st October, 1910.

A. M. THOMSON,

Colonial Secretary.

REGULATIONS FOR THE USE OF THE KING'S PARK RIFLE RANGE.

The following days are permanently allotted to units as under :-

1st Sunday afternoon in each month-Nos. 1 & 2 Companies, H.K.V.A.

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3rd 4th

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Nos. 3 & 4 Companies, H.K.V.A. Engineer & Infantry Companies. Scouts Company.

4th Saturday afternoon and 4th Sunday morning in each month - Reserves.

Note.-On Saturday afternoons and Sunday mornings with the exception of the 4th Week-end the range will be set apart exclusively for Musketry Course.

After the completion of the Musketry Course the range will be available on Saturday afternoons, and Sunday mornings not already allotted to the Reserves for use by all Units. and the Reserves over such ranges as may be mutually agreed upon. Provided that the Reserves have the option of naming the ranges for one such Saturday afternoon and one such Sunday morning up to the 1st June in each year.

In the event of any unit wanting the exclusive use of the range on any of the spare days, notice must be sent to the Staff Officer, H.K.V.C., during the previous week, not later than Thursday.

All other days in each week are available to all units and the Reserves for practice after 4 p.m.

Officers Commanding units will be held responsible that their Musketry Course is com- pleted between September 1st and March 31st in each year.

In the event of any unit not requiring the ranges on the days allotted to it, it is requested that notice to that effect be given to the Staff Officer, H.K.V.C., as many days beforehand as possible.

These Regulations to come into force from 1st October, 1910.

A. CHAPMAN, Lieut.-Colonel,

Volunteer Headquarters,

30th September, 1910.

Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.

No. 336. It is hereby notified that the depositing of refuse in the waters of the Colony is strictly prohibited except at the undermentioned places:-

1. West of the Ashes Buoy at Kau I Chau, West of Green Island;

* 2. To the South of Cape Collinson on the early ebb tide :—

(a.) When the weather conditions at Kau I Chau are not favourable, and (b.) With special permission from the Harbour Master.

BASIL TAYLOR, Commander, R.N.,

21st October, 1910.

Harbour Master, &c.

* NOTE-Special permission must be obtained from the ilarbour Master to deposit refuse of any kind at any other place.

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