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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 28TH JANUARY, 1893.
the Commanding Officer forthwith to strike such volunteer out of the muster roll of his corps and such determination shall be binding on all persons.
(3) Nothing in this section contained shall authorise any volunteer to obtain his discharge except in accordance with any regulations made under this Ordinance or with the special consent of the Governor before the expiration of any period of service for which he may have by writing engaged to serve.
7. Whenever any volunteers are on actual military service or are undergoing drill exercise or inspection or are voluntarily doing any duty together with Her Majesty's regular forces they and their officers shall, subject to regulations under this Ordinance, be under the command of the officers of Her Majesty's regular forces so nevertheless that the volunteers shall, when the circumstances of the service admit, be led by their own officers under such command.
8. An Annual Inspection of every Volunteer Corps shall be held by a General or Field Officer of Her Majesty's Army.
9. The Governor in Council may by regulations declare what is requisite to entitle a volunteer to be deemed an effi- cient volunteer by defining for that purpose the extent of attendance at drill to be given by the Volunteer and the course of instruction to be gone through by him and the degree of proficiency in drill and instruction to be attained by him and his corps, such proficiency to be judged of by the in- specting officer at the annual inspection of the corps or otherwise as prescribed.
10. The Governor may disband or discontinue the ser- vices of any Volunteer Corps or any part thereof whenever it seems to him expedient to do so.
11. (1) The Governor may at any time assemble a Court of Enquiry composed of members of the Volunteer Corps to enquire into any matter relative to any Volunteer Corps or to any officer or volunteer and to record the facts and circumstances ascertained on such enquiry, and if required to report on the same for his information.
(2) The Commanding Officer of a Volunteer Corps may at any time assemble a Court of Enquiry composed either of officers and volunteers belonging to the corps or of such officers or of such volunteers to enquire into any matter relative to the corps or any volunteer and to record the facts and circumstances ascertained on such enquiry and if required to report on the same for the information and assistance of the Commanding Officer.
12. The Governor in Council may make regulations re- specting anything in this Ordinance directed or authorised to be done or provided by regulation and also such regulations as may seem fit (not being inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Ordinance) respecting-
(a) The appointment, promotion and rank of officers. (b) The assembling and proceedings of Courts of
Enquiry.
(c) Generally, the execution of this Ordinance and the general government and discipline of the Vol- unteer Force.
PART II.
Actual Military Service.
13. (1) In case of great national emergency or in case of actual or apprehended invasion of or attack on the Colony the Governor may by Proclamation call out any Volunteer Corps for actual military service.
(2) Every officer and volunteer belonging to every corps so called out shall be bound to assemble at such place and perform such service as may be directed by the Governor.
(3) Every such officer and volunteer from the time of his corps being so called ont shall for the purposes of this Ordinance be deemed ou actual military service. If any such officer or volunteer not incapacitated by infirmity for service refuses Cer neglects so to assomble he shall be deemed a deserter."
(4) The period of such service shall continue so long as the Governor in Council shall consider necessary and shall end only by order of the Governor.
(5) Nothing in this Ordinance shall render any officer or volunteer liable to serve or proceed on duty without his consent beyond the limits of the Colony.
Volunteers to be under command of officers of regular forces,
Annual Inspection.
Requisites of efficiency to be declared by Governor.
Disbanding of corps.
Conrts of Enquiry.
Power for Governor
to make
regulations for govern. meut of Volunteer
Force.
Governor may call out volunteers for actual military service in case of national emergency, Invasion, &c.
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