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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 25, 1939. 745

(2) The following books shall be kept by the Quarter-

master:

(a) Stock-book for stores;

(b) Order-book for stores;

(c) Ammunition account.

(3) Each officer commanding any unit will keep for his own unit a record of attendance at parades and drills, and weapon training scores and results of efficiency tests.

(4) Periodical returns and reports shall be rendered by Third the Commandant as prescribed in the Third Appendix.

(5) All officers and volunteers not on the active list of a corps unit will report in writing to the Adjutant on the 1st January and the 1st July annually, giving their addresses.

A. E. GRASETT,

Major-General.

General Officer Commanding the Troops

Appendix.

21st August, 1939.

FIRST APPENDIX.

[Reg. 8.]

TRAINING.

1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, and subject to the Regulations made under section 10 of the Volunteer Ordinance, 1933, relating to members of auxiliary units and to the Reserve of Officers, every officer and every volunteer shall undergo the following training annually:

(a) Attend 25 drills or instruction parades, each drill or instruc- tion parade to consist of not less than one hour's actual instruction.

(b) Carry out the range practices prescribed for the unit of the corps to which he belongs.

(c) Perform such training preliminary to range practice as may be ordered by the Commandant, provided that this shall not exceed 3 hours in total duration.

(d) Attend camp for four days. At least two of those days must be consecutive and include a night in camp. For attendance in camp to count as a day, an officer or volunteer must report himself in camp before 8 a.m. and not leave the camp before 5 p.in. In special cases approved by the Commandant, two days in camp may be replaced by drills at the rate of three drills for each day.

(c) Attend Combined Operations.

2. Volunteers who have been declared efficient in three years, which need not be consecutive, shall undergo only the following modified training annually:---

(a) Attend 20 drills or instruction parades, each drill or parade to consist of not less than one hour's actual instruction.

(b) Carry out the range practices prescribed for the unit of the Corps to which he belongs.

(c) Perform such training preliminary to range practice as may be ordered by the Commandant, provided that this shall not exceed three hours in total duration.