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THE HONGKONG

Government Gazette.

報門 轅 港

Published by Authority.

VICTORIA, SATURDAY, 19TH APRIL, 1897.

日九初月三年酉丁

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No. 16.

VOL. XLIII.

號六十第

日十初月四年七十九百八千一 簿三十四第

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.--No. 120.

The following are published.

By Command,

J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,

Colonial Secretary,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th April, 1897.

CIRCULAR.

DOWNING STREET,

23rd September, 1896.

SIR, I have the honour to transmit to you, for the information of your Government, copies of a Royal Warrant extending to Indian, Colonial and other Volunteer Forces raised for service in Countries under Her Majesty's Protection the grant of the "Volunteer Long Service Medal."

It is intended that the Medal for Colonial Volunteers should be of the same design as that awarded to Volunteers in this Country, except that the words "et Imperatrix" will be added to the inscription "Victoria Regina" on the obverse of the latter.

The Medal is manufactured for the War Office by Messrs. JENKINS & Sons, Unity Works, Vittoria Street, Birmingham; and it is a matter for consideration whether it may not be convenient that all the Colonial Governments in which there are Volunteer Forces, should decide to obtain the Medal from that firm.

It will be observed that under the terms of the Royal Warrant, the Medal is to be issued to Colonial Volunteers under regulations recommended by the Governors of Colonies and approved by a Secretary of State. These regulations should, so far as circumstances permit, be similar to those now existing for the Volunteer Force in Great Britain, and I enclose for your information copies of the paragraphs of the current Volunteer Regulations dealing with the issue of the Medal in this Country.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble servant,

The Officer Administering the Government of

HONGKONG.

J. CHAMBERLAIN.

VICTORIA R.I.

ROYAL WARRANT.

VOLUNTEER LONG SERVICE MEDAL.

WHEREAS it is Our desire to extend to Our Indian and Colonial Volunteer Forces, and to Volun- teer Forces raised for Our Service in countries under Our protection, under regulations similar, as far as circumstances permit, to those now existing for Our Volunteer Force in Great Britain, the grant of the medal instituted by Us for long service in that force, and designated the Volunteer Long Service Medal;