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X.-MILITARY FORCES AND EXPENDITURE.

(a.)-REGULAR FORCES.

The following Return shows the number and nature of the Forces employed in the Colony during 1901-

CORPS.

EUROPEAN. '

INDIAN.

Officers.

Warrant

Officers.

|N.C.O.'s

and Men.

Officers.

Warrant

Officers.

CHINESE.

N.C.O.'s N.C.O.'s

and Men and Men.

TOTALS.

General Staff,.

CO

6

6

Garrison Staff,

Royal Garrison Artillery,

Royal Engineers,

Chinese S. M. M. Co., R.E.,

1

Hongkong-Singapore Battalion, R.A. 12

Second Battalion Royal Welch Fusrs. 27 Army Service Corps,.....

Royal Army Medical Corps,..

A.O.D. and Corps,..............

A.P.D. and Corps,...

Indian Sub-Medical Dept.,

Educational Dept.,.................

Hongkong Regiment,

13

22nd Bombay Infantry,.....

3rd Madras Light Infantry,

5th Infantry Hyderabad Contingent,.. 13

1222 INNO-* :-8**

578

601

9

8

437

466

13

221

238

65

65

1,012

1,041

6 46

8

52

626

56

59

10

2

3

2

17

898

928

13

12

678

703

10

16

652

678

15

671

699

Totals,

150

13

1,930

68

69

3,338

65

65

5,564

(b.)-COLONIAL CONTRIBUTION.

The Colony contributed $801,275 (being the statutory contribution of 20% of revenue) towards the cost of the maintenance of the regular forces in the Colony and Barrack Services.

(c.)-VOLUNTEER CORPS.

The total establishment of the Corps is 351 of all ranks. The strength in 1901 was: Staff 7; one Field Battery (80) of six 2.5" R. M. L. Mountain Guns; three Machine Gun Companies (157) of four .303" Maxim machine guns each; an Infantry Company (53); an Engineer Company (25), and a Band (19).

The .45" Maxim machine guns have been converted into guns of .303" calibre. The expenditure on the Volunteers, which is entirely borne by the Colony, was $26.772.60.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient, humble Servant,

W. J. GASCOIGNE,

Officer Administering the Government,

The Right Honourable

JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN,

His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonics,

SC.,

&c.,