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Table VIII.

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER CORPS.

Revolver Practice Return, shewing percentage for the year ending 31st March, 1907.

No. of

Unit.

Number Firing.

Points

Percentage.

Remarks.

obtained.

Staff,

5

326

65-2

No. 1 Company Hongkong Volunteer Artillery,.

G

345

57-5

No. 2

366

61·0

"

""

Engineer Company,

Total,

3

172

57:3

23

1,209

Appendix A.

CAMP REPORT.

VOLUNTEER HEADQUARTERS, HONGKONG, 27th November, 1906.

From: The Commandant, H.K. V.C.

To-Major, General Staff.

SIR,-I have the honour to forward the attached report on the Volunteer Camp held at Stonecutters' Island from October 13th to October 29th, 1906.

I also forward a duplicate copy, (with accounts attached), for the information of His Excellency the Governor.

Numbers.-Out of a total number of 19 Officers and 224 N.C.O.'s & men, 15 Officers and 178 N.C.O.'s and men attended the Camp, 4 Officers and 35 N.C.O.'s and men were either absent from the Colony, on Medical Certificate, or had special leave of absence from Camp.

The Hongkong Volunteer Troop did not attend the Camp and are therefore excluded from the above total.

The average daily attendance was 136.75. In addition to the above 10 Cadets from the Victoria British School attended Camp from October 19th to 26th.

The following Table shows the average attendance and proportion of full strength on each day for the Camps 1901 to 1906 inclusive :-

Pate.

Strength deducting those ou leave.

Attendance at Camp.

Average Daily

Proportion

of Total Attendance. Strength daily.

Officers. N.C.0),'s & men. Officers. N. C. O.s & men.

1901, 1902,

16

1903, 1904, 1905, 1906,

18

16

13

204 210 189

15

189

16

286

234

157

121.6

.52

.568

.548

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.6 .631

.67

14

204

14

175

142.1

17

159

14

170

135.5

169

1:27.3

15

178

136.75