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Enclosure No. 8.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

FIELD BATTERY.

Report on Gun Practice carried out during the Year ending 31st March, 1900.

Date ou which Practice was carried out.

Number Present on Parade.

Number of

Rounds fired.

Range.

General Iden of Practice.

458

00

8

1,700 Yards.

54

400 to 1,600 Yards.

47

Practice at Barrel Targets with flags, anchored off North Point Battery, representing imaginary enemy attempt- ing to land in Boats.

Practice at Barrel Targets with flags anchored off East Store Stone-cutters' Island during Camp, represent- ing enemy attempting to land in Boats.

Practice at an imaginary enemy landing in Sampans from East Shore Stone-cutters' Island, during Camp of Instruction.

1,000 to 1,200 Yards. Practice on Screens representing an enemy in column, and in extended order with Guns at Lai-chi-kok.

7-pr. R.M.L. 200 tbs. M. K, IV,

7th October,

81

24

1,250. Yaris.

1893.

Nature of Practice.

Dos

Do.

Do.,

24th October,

41

1899.

25th October,

1899.

22

82

2,5" R.M.L. Gun jointed 400 lbs. M. K. I,

28th October,

88

58

1899.

31st January,

71

29

1,800 Yurds.

1900.

Practice at Barrel Targets with flags, anchored off North Point Battery, representing imaginary enemy attempt- ing to land in Boats.

J. W. Carrington, Lieut.-Colonel, Commandant, Hongkong Volunteer Corps,