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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD JUNE, 1899.

Obligation of member.

his

(2.) The names of the person proposed and proposers shall be posted at Headquarters for not less than five days before the person proposed is admitted as a member of the Corps.

10. Every volunteer shall, on his admission as a member of the Corps or as soon afterwards as may be, in addition to taking the oath or making No. 6 of 1893, the declaration prescribed by the Volunteer Or- dinance, 1893, sign the form of enrolment set forth in the First Schedule to these Regulations, and shall be bound thereby.

First Sche- dule.

Establish-

Establishment of Corps.

11. The establishment of the staff and units of ment of staff, the Corps and of the Band shall be as set forth in

the Second Schedule to these Regulations.

units, and Band.

Second Sche-

dule.

Recruiting of

12. Recruiting of superhumeraries for any unit. supernume will be permitted, so long as the total number fixed as the establishment of the Corps is not exceeded.

raries.

Appoint-

13.(1.) The appointment of all members of ment of staff the Staff is vested in the Governor. and appoint-

ment and

promotion of officers.

Appoint- ment of su- pernumerary officers.

Notification

of appoint-

ments and promotions

of officers.

Appointment

and promo- tion of non-

(2.) Recommendations for the appointment and promotion of all officers of units will be submitted by the Commandant to the Governor through the General Officer Commanding the Troops for the time being.

14. Supernumerary officers may be appointed in any unit, but any such officers shall be absorbed into the establishment as soon as vacancies occur therein.

15. All appointments and promotions of officers shall be notified in The Government Ga- zette and shall take effect from the date of such notification or from such other date as may be mentioned therein.

16.-(1.) Recommendations for the appoint- ment and promotion of all non-commissioned commission officers of units will be submitted by the Com- manding Officers of such units to the Command- ant.

ed officers.

Drill season.

Paradies. drills, etc.

Annual In- spection.

(2.) Promotion will be by seniority, tempered by selection, in each unit, and will be subject to the obtaining of the necessary certificate of qua- lification for promotion.

Drill, Training, and Discipline.

17. The drill season will extend from the 1st of October to the 31st of March in each year or a similar period at such other time of the year as may be found more suitable.

18. The Commandant shall fix the time and place for parades, drills, and carbine practices.

19.-(1.) The Annual Inspection will take place at the end of the drill season. It will be held by the General Officer Commanding the Troops for the time being or by a Field Öfficer (senior in rank to that of the Commandant) appointed by him for that purpose.

(2.) It shall be the duty of every member of the Corps to be present at the Annual Inspection unless he is specially excused by the Command- ant or furnishes a medical certificate of sickness.