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Table VIII.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Revolver Practice Return, shewing Average, for the year ending 31st March, 1906,

Unit.

Staff,

No. 1 Company Hongkong Volunteer Artillery,

""

""

"

21

Engineer Company,....

Total,........

Number firing.

Number of Points

Average.

Remarks.

obtained.

259

64.475

I-

7

509

74-475

LA

N

361.

72.2

105

52-5

18

1,234

Appendix A.

CAMP REPORT, 1905.

VOLUNTEER Headquarters, HONGKONG, 21st November, 1905.

SIR, I have the honour to forward the attached report on the Volunteer Camp held at Stonecutters' Island from October 14th to October 30th, 1905.

Numbers-Out of the total number of 19 Officers and 219 N.C.O.'s and men, 13 Off- cers and 169 N.C.O.'s and men attended the Camp, 6 Officers and 30 N.C.O.'s and men were away on leave of absence, or had leave from Camp owing to the exigencies of their business. This total does not include the Hongkong Volunteer Troop, who did not attend the Camp.

The average daily attendance was 127.5

The following Table shows the average attendance, &c., and the proportion of the full strength on each day :-

Strength deducting

those on leave.

Proportion

Date.

Attendance at Camp.

Average Daily Attendance.

of Total Strength daily.

Officers. N.C.O's & men.

Officers. N.C.O?s & men.

1901,

16

256

14

204

157

.52

1902,

16

231

14

176

142.1

.568

1903,

16

204

17

159

121.6

.548

1904,

16

210

14

170

135.5

.6

1905,

13

189

13

169

127-5

.63!

It is very satisfactory to note that in spite of the period of the Camp having been extended from 10 to 16 days, the attendance works out a better proportion than in any pre- vious years. A result which is far better than I expected.

Drills.I attach a Camp programme showing general orders issued and the drills which were carried out. I also attach a schedule of drills and lectures carried out by the Engineer Company under the R.E. Instructors,

A marked improvement was noticeable at all drills this year; in previous years the gun drill has been too slow and I therefore took every opportunity to correct this fault with good results. 23 Gun Layers were trained and took part in the Gun Practice.