Were there Colonial Volunteer corps?

Regulations for the Marking of and Preservation of Arms issued to the Corps of Colonial Volunteers 1859
 
Antigue                   Aa.
Bahama Islands      B.I.
Barbadoes              Bs.
Bermuda                 Ba.
British Columbia      B.C.
British Guiana         B.G.
Canada                   Ca.
Cape of Good Hope C.H.
Dominica                 Da.
Gambia                   Gba.
Gold Coast              G.C.
Grenada                 Gda.
Heligoland               Hd.
Honduras                Hs.
Jamaica                   Ja.
Montserrat              Mt.
Natal                       Nl.
Nevis                       Ns.
New Brunswick       N. B.
Newfoundland        Nd.
New South Wales   N.W.
New Zealand          N.Z.
Nova Scotia            N.S.
Prince Edward Island  P.E.I.
Queensland             Q.L.
St.Christopher         St.C.
St. Helena               St.H.
St.Lucia                   St.L.
St.Vincent                St.V.
Sierra Leone            S.L.
South Australia        S.A.
Tasmania                 Ta.
Tobago                    To.
Trinidad                    Td.
Turks Islands           T.I.
Vancouver Island     Vr.I.
Victoria                     Va.
Virgin Islands           Vd.I.
West Australia         W.A.
 
These were the Regs for 1859 although it would have taken some time for Corps to be set up in some of the colonies.  I note that Hong Kong is not mentioned but I do know there were Volunteers there at a later date.  I have a P/61 Short Rifle dated 1864 and marked to the Prince Edward Island Volunteers.

Hi QVR,
 
Two references that fit your interest area, though you probably have them, are:
"Volunteers at heart, the queensland defence force 1860 - 1901" by D.H. Johnson & Stan Robinson "Arms in the service of Queensland".
Also there is an excellent re-enactor group doing the Qld Scottish Volunteers who have done heaps of research etc that may be of interest.  Regards, Adrian.