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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 25TH MAY, 1895.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
MACHINE GUN COMPANY.
Report of Machine Gun Practice carried out during the year ending 16th April, 1895.
Present
Nature of Gun.
Date on which practice was carried out.
on
Parade.
Number of rounds
fired.
Remarks.
0.45" Maxim Rifle Calibre,.........
3rd November, 1894.
27
1,211
Practice against Troops attempting to effect
a landing at Sywan Bay.
Do.,
17th January, 1895.
21
1,000
Do.,
19th January, 1895.
21
924
Practice against Troops attempting to effect a landing at Deep Water Bay during Mobilization of Garrison.
Practice against Troops attempting to effect a landing at Sandy Bay during Mobiliza- tion of Garrison.
A. R. PEMBERton,
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
INSPECTION STATE.
Field
Machine Gun
Battery,
Company.
State of Corps.
Officers.
N.C.O.'s & Men.
Officers.
N.C.O.'s & Men.
3rd April, 1895.
Total
of
Remarks.
Corps.
Present on Parade,................
3
48
2
32
85
With leave,
2
8
2
4
16
Absent
* Does not include Commandant and
Adjutant.
† 5 Chinese Medical Students, 4 Boys
Signallers and 1 Boy Trumpeter.
Without leave,
2
4
On Medical Certificate,
3
5
Total,...
*5
+60 *4 †43
112
True Copy of a Copy.
A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
Payee.
HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.
OTHER CHARGES.
For the Month of April 1895.
Nature of Account.
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer
Corps.
Expenses of the Volunteers.
Capitation Grant.
Field Battery,
55 Members.
Machine Gun Company, 30
***
13
Amount.
Total,...... 85 Efficients at $26.00 each, $ 2,210.00
I certify that the above enumerated charges have been necessarily incurred in the service of the Government, and that they are just and reasonable; that the terms of all contracts concerned therewith have been duly complied with, and all services referred to duly performed during the periods and by the persons stated; that the expenditure is duly authorised; and that all articles specified have been duly received.
A. R. PEMBERTON,
Acting Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps.
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