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12191) lVt 3’24—1v6 1,750 9/11 M&(io 256 I CONTENTS. --

CHAPTER 1.

ARTILLERY STosrE ACCOUNTS. SEc. I?AOR. 1. General remarks ,...... ,. .., .,, 1 2. General arrangements for keeping accounts ...... 1 3. Accounts, how kept ...... 3 4. Receipt vouchers, how dealt with ...... 4 5. Issuo vouchers, how dealt with ...... - ... 4 6. Transfer vouchers ...... 5 7. Indents for equipment stores ...... 6 8. Indents for candles, oil, wick, he...... 6 9. Expenditure journal ...... 6 10. Distribution book .,. ,...... , 7 11. Errors in accounts, how they may arise ...... 7 12. Good accounting, points of ...... 8 13. Canvas shoes, magazine clothing, disposal of ...... 8 14. Books and records used in connection with accounts 8

- CHAPTER II. -

MISCELLANEOUS ARMAMENT RECORDS AND RETURNS. -

- (a) Returns.

1. Artillery war garrisons. B 83 ...... - 9 2. Mounted and dismounted ordnance. G 844 ... .., 9 - 8. Detail of changes in armament. G 819 ..~ ...... 9 4. Annual estimates, R.A. services. G 800 and G 801 ... 10 5. Record of arinanient guns. G 957 ...... - ... 11 8. Repairs to armament and range finders. G 1045 ... 11 7. R.E. repairs. K 1806 and K 1308 ...... 11 8. Estimates, working pay. MS. ,.. ~...... 12 9. Estimates, A.S.O. supply. MS ...... 12 10. Stationery, supply of. L 1351 ...... 12 11. Painting pay lists. 0 1677 ...... 12 12. Manning table. A 2008 ...... - ...... 13 13. Sub-district report. G 948 ...... - ... ,.. 18 14. Local forms and returns ...... 13 15. Examimination of ordnance. G 875 ...... - ... 13 16. 1.0.0’s. inspection returns -...... 14 iv CONTENTS. (b) Records. SEC. PAGE. 1. Thermometer records. G 944 ...... 15 2. Cartridge, fuse, tube and shell records. G 584 ... 15 3. History sheets, reservoir compressed air ...... 15 4. Fort record book. A.B. 100 ...... 15 5. Memorandum of examination, guns ...... 16 6. ,, ,, mountings ...... 17 7. Accommodation tables ...... li 8. Cordage, slings, ropes ...... 17 9. Inventories, preparation of ...... 17

CHAPTER III, GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. 1. Issue of stores to a sub-district ...... 19 2. Returning unserviceable and surplus stores ...... 18 3. Transport requisitions ...... 19 - 4. Regulations to be kept up to date ...... 19 5. Books, range tables, he., supplied to sub-districts ... 19 - 6. Correspondence, method of conducting ...... 20 - 7. Salutes and flags ...... 20 8. Inspection of armaments ...... 21 - 9. Barrack stores, supply of ...... 21 10. Lettering of gun groups ...... 21 11. R.A. responsibility for maintenance of armaments ... 21 — 12. Stores lost, damaged or destroyed ...... 21 13. Periodical painting ...... 22 14. Telephone lines, command lines ...... 22 15. Telephones and telephone operations ...... 23 -~ 10. Visitors’ books in forts and works of defence ...... 17. Artillery and group stores ...... 24 18. Artillery general store ...... 24 19. Paint store ...... 25 20. Lamp store ...... 25 21. Boats ... ., ... ,...... ,.. 26 22. Drill and manning ...... 26 23. Fort workshops ...... 27 24. Reservoirs compressed air ...... 27

CHAPTER IV. NOTES ON TIlE CARE AND PRESERVATION or ARTILLERY MATERIEL, R.G.A. SUB-DISTRICTS. (a) Ordnance.

1. Ordnance .., ...... ‘29 2. Obturating pads and discs . -...... ‘29 8. Lines and niarks on guns ...... 80 4. Clinonmeter planes ...... ‘ 80 CONTENTS. V SEC. PAGE.

-5. Breech and miiuzzle covers ...... 30 0. Sub-calibre and 1.inch A.R. Guns ...... , 30 7. Machine guns ,...... 31 8. Spare parts ...... ,. ... 31

(b) Mountings.

1. Elevating gear ...... 31 2. Eccentric shafts, rollers and axles...... 32 3. Cap-squares .., ...... 32 4. Traversing gear ...... 32 5. Covers of mountings ...... 32 8. Lubrication ...... 32 7. Hydraulic gear ...... 32 8. Quadrant elevation gear .. ... - ...... 33 9. Auto-sights ...... 33 10. Electric firing gear ...... 33 11. Instrumnent testing primary batteries ... - ...... 34 12. Voltainmeters ...... ,...... 84 13. Pistol grips, Mk. III ...... 34 14~ General remarks ,., .,...... ,.. ... 84

- (c) Emplacements.

1. Racers ... - ...... ,. 35 ‘2. Traversing racks ...... 85 8. Traversing arcs ...... 35 4. Danger patches ...... ~ 35 5. Arm racks ...... -5 6. Lettering emplacements ...... 36

(d) General,

1. Tackles and cordage ...... 36 2. Wood buc~cts ...... 3~ 3. Spanners and tomnniies ... - ...... 36 4. Hydraulic jacks ...... 36 5. Le Clanchi~cells ...... ,...... 37 6. P.F. instruments ...... 38 7. D.R.F.’s ...... - ...... 9 8. Telescopes, care of ...... 39 9. Telescopes, to clean...... 40 10. Straps and leatherwork ...... 40 11. Spectators’ flags ...... - 40 - 12. Posters and notice boards ...... 40 18. Grass and trees, trimming of ...... 41 14. Lettering on works of defence -...... 41 I~. Maps, charts, he...... - 41 16. War shelters ...... - 42 Vi CONTENTS.

SEC. PAGE,

17. Water tanks ...... 42 18. Recovery of fired projectiles ...... 43 19. Twine, whipping, he., annual supply of ...... 43 20. Skidding stores .. - ...... 43

CHAPTER V. GUN PRACTICE.

1. Ammunition for practice of R.G.A...... 44 ‘2. Natures of practice ...... - - ...... - 44 3. Blank ammunition ... . . - ... - ...... 45 4. Points to be observed before practice ...... 45 5. Night practice ...... 47 6. Test practice...... 47 7. Afterpractice ... - ...... ~.. 47 S. Cases, cartridge, Q.F., fired -. 48 9. Miss-fires ... .,...... 48. 10. Amnmxmunition, indents and expense vouchers ...... 48

- CHAPTER VI.

MAGAzINES AND EXPENsE STORES.

1. Magazines, care of ...... 50 2. Grouping ammunition .. * - - ... - - ...... 51 3. Fuze and tube stores .. .,...... 52 -4. Shell stores ...... , ...... 52 5. Shell and cartridge recesses ...... -. 53 6. Shell and cartridge depots ...... -. - ...... 58 7. Shell and cartridge lifts ...... 53 S. Ammunition lifts, hydraulic ...... 53 9. Magazine boots, shoes and clothing ...... 54 10. Lightning conductors ...... 54 11. Magazine conditions .. .,...... 54 12. Ventilation ...... ,.. 55 13. Nolncnclature of magazines ...... 58

- - CHAPTER VII. - -

Sub-district officers’ duties ,...... - ...... 57

- CHAPTER VIII. -

Master gunners’ duties ,...... 59

- - - CHAPTER IX. --

1. Transfer of charge of a sub-district - ...... 61. 2. Taking overa sub-district ...... 61~ vi’

APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I. Abbreviations commonly used in connection with ~store accounts ...... 64

APPENDIX 11. Giossary of terms used in store accounting

APPENDIX III.

Specimens of compiled R.A. sub-district returns ...... 67-92

APPENDIX IV.

List of returns, &e., furnished by It.A. sub-districts ...... 93

APPENDIX V.

Instructions for painting artillery matilriel ...... 96

INIM1~X ...... 98 CHAPTER I. ARTILLERY STORE ACCOUNTS.

- 1. General .Ueniarl.s. The C.R.A. will cause accounts to be kept and rendered in accordance with the detailed instructions for keeping store ledgers, as directed in Part 2, Section XIIA, Equipmnent Regulations, 1910, and “ Instructions” in Appendix I, Part 1, Equipment Regula- tions, 1909, “For keeping Regimental and Staff Equipment - Ledgers” (except as modified by Part 2, Section XIIA, Equipimment Regulations, 1910), and will govern the procedure of all concerned in keeping store account-s. Specimen folios of accounts (Army Books 184 and 185 and Army Form G 885), of Distribution Book, Expenditure Journal, together ~ with copies of Receipt, Issue, Expense and Transfer Vouchers ~ he., are shown in Appendix III. 2. General Arrangements for keeping Accounts. ~ The mnaster gunner or non-commissioned officer in charge of - ~ stores will keep the store accounts under the orders of the Accountant in charge of the Sub-District, who will be ~ responsible for any loss that may occur, and will, when each of ~ the accounts in his Sub-District is balanced on 31st March in each o year, check, sign, and transmnit one copy, together wmth vouchers ~ supporting all transactions, to the Local Auditor of the Command, or if no Local Auditor has been appointed, to the Secretary, War 3, Office. The arimiament of works for coast defence is determined by the Armmmy Council. The details of equipmuent for the various natures of fixed armament are laid down in the tables, page 42 at seq.: Part 2, Section XIIA, Equipment Regulations, 1910. The store accounts to be kept in Royal Artillery sub-districts will bc rendered on Army Books 184 amid 185. The natures and numbers of stores (forming the armament or equipment) held on charge in Armny Books 184 and 185 should agree with those authorized in details of equipment. - Army Book 184 is used to accoumit for ~ll equipment stores of a - work of defence other than armament for land fronts and machine guns. - Army Book 185 is used to account for time equipment of armament for land fronts and mnachine guns. 2 CILAPTEIt I. Miscellaneous stores, not forming part of the authorized equipnment, will be accounted for on the blank pages at the end of Army Books 184 and 185. Stores issued to Royal Artillery for experimental purposes, or proof of mountings, will be kept distinct from armament equipment stores. Miscellaneous stores other than those held on sub-district charge will be accounted br in Arnmy Form G 885, a specimen folio of such an account is shown on page 69. At the discretion of the C.1I.A. the- whole of the works forming a sub-district may be accounted for on Army Books 184 and 185, or separate accounts may be kept for each work comprising the sub-district. Time Accounts, A.B. 184, 185 and A.F. 0 885, will show the quantities in possession on 1st April, tho “Receipts” and ‘~Issues,” and the “ Balance “ on 81st March following. “Receipt,” “Issue,” amid “Transfer” vouchers will be kept distinct from each other, and numbered consecutively on the docket at the head of the voucher according to date, in three distimict series, fronm 1 upwards, for the whole periodiof the Account. In forwarding the Accounts to the War Office or Local Auditor the vouchers should be laid flat, and not folded up, and no ink or pencil marks (coloured or otherwise) be made thereon, mmor should any correspondence appear on the vouchers. Materials for repair, care and preservation of arniamemits, as well - as all stores drawn periodically for expenditure (other than practice - ammunition), will not be taken up in the accounts. They will be -- accounted for iii the “Expenditure Journal.” - Arrmmmmunition other than small arm issued on paymnent, will be takeim on charge in the accounts. Ammunition supplied at money - value rates for consumption at station, battle, service company or other practice, will when expended be written off chargeby Expense - voucher, Army Form P 1926, signed by the Accountant. On these vouchers will be showtl time nature and quantity of lumnunition expended, together wit~-ithe money value calculated at the rate laid down in “Statememit showing complete cost of rounds of ainnmunition” in force for the time beimig. - Models, specimens, sections of shells, fuzes and tubes for mu- stroctional purposes will not be taken up in the accounts, but accurate lists of such articles will be kept in the mimaster gunner’s office or instruction room, Text books amid handbooks will, however, be accounted, for in the store ledgers. Metal-lined eases mmd powder barrels, cartridge cylinders, and complete shell, issued for instructional purposes, will, however, be taken on charge in the store accmmmmt. Stores supplied in sets will be accounted for as directed in Appendix I, Equipment Regulations, part I. Two copies of the Accounts are kept by the master-gunner. - These wi-Il be balanced by him, and signed by the “Accountant,” one copy with all vouchers being transmitted to the Secretary, War Office, London, S.W., or Local Auditor, before the 1st May. The other ms retained as a record in the sub-district. ARTILLERY STORE ACCOUNTS. 3

Certificates as under are furnished with the accounts :— 1. That the lists of official books, lithographs, maps, amid printed records have been verified and corrected to date. 2. That time lists of models, specimens, sections of shells, tubes and fuzes for instructional purposes, have been verified and corrected to date. 3. That the tool chests are complete and contain the articles that simould be comprised in them, as detailed in the Regulations. 4. That only the authorizedproportions of cleaning materials, and materials for repaii, care mind preservation of anna- irment have-beendenmanded amid expended during the year.

3. Accounts, how kept. The hedger will contain a faithful record of all permanent equipmnent received and issued. The “Remain” (or the number of articles remaining on charge on 31st March, as shown in previous year’s Accounts) is entered in the “ State” colunmn of A. 13. 184 and 185. - As articles are received in the sub-district, vouchers (Receipt) accommmpany them, and if they agree with time description, numbers or quantities shown in the vouchers, the nummibers are posted in time left hand (Receipt) folio, the number of the vouchers being entered in the column provided for the purpose. Similarly for articles issued, or returned from the sub-district, Vouchers (Issue) on Army Formmi 0 1083, are forwarded to the consignee to whom the stores are semit, and on return of the copy of the voucher signed by the coimsignee, the items are posted in the right humid (Issue) folio, the number of the voucher being posted in time space provided for time purpose. To “balance” the account the “receipts” and “state” are added, and the totals entered in the “Total Receipts” column, and the “Issues” added together and “totals” enteredin “Total Issues” colon-mn. The “Total Issues” are then deducted from time “Total Receipts” and the “balamices” are entered in “Remain” columns. The actual stock of stores in the sub-district should agree with the “ Remain “ or “Balance.” If the stock of stores on charge is found to be in excess of that authorized in cquipmnent tables, arrangements should be nmade for their return to the Army Ordnance Departmiment; if, however, it is less than that authorized, indents should be put forward on the Army Ordnance Departmnent for the numnbers “to complete equipment.” If errors are discovered in the “Accoimnts” (luring audit by the \Var Office or Local Aumlitor, “Observations on the Accounts,” in duplicate, are sent by the Assistant Financial Secretary or Local Auditor to the Accountant for explanation, who thereupon furnishes replies to the various queries, and returns the documents as early as possible to the Local Auditor for settlement of the account, at the - CRAPTEIt 1. same time making am-my necessary alterations in ti-me sub-district copy of the accounts. - A copy of the “Observations,” with the replies thereto, is retamned in the sub-district.

4. Receipt Vomwhers, how dealt~-with. On receipt of vouchers for stores issued to the sub-district, thetwo copies are compared, and if they agree, the numnbers, description, or quantities of stores mire checked with the stores actually received, and if found correct, time “No. of Receipt Voucher,” “Name of Sub- District,” and “ Period of Account,” are entared in ti-me right hand docket at the head of voucher, and ti-me items on the voucher posted in ti-me folio of the Accounts (A.13. 184, 185 and Army Forum G 885). The Nos. of the folios where ti-me entries are mm-made are then inserted in the “Ledger Folio” column; the voucher is initialled by the n-master gunner, dated mimi then signed by ti-me “Accountamt.” The “Duplicate Copy,” after having the right hand docket correctly filled in, as stated for the copy retained in the sub-district, is signed by the Accountant, and returned to the Anmmiy Ordnance.. Officer or other “Consignor.” Ti-me items on time voucher mire now notcd against the iteimma in the copy of the indent kept in ti-me sub- district. The triplicate copy is (if supplied) filed in the sub-district -- as an office copy. Should time stores received not agree with those shown on tho voucher, a “Discrepancy Report” is sent to the “ Consignor,” pointing out the discrepancies, am-md the stores are not posted in the- accounts until ti-me mi-matter is satisfactorily adjusted. - - “Consumable” or “Expense” stores are miot takemi up~-inthe accounts, but a brief note giving reasons and authority fd~not, posting them in “Accounts,” is immserted in time “Ledger Folio’~, column of voimchmer. They are noted amid their disposal shown, in the “Expenditure Journal,” fronm time to time. Numbers shown in ti-me “Designation” column mire tei’mmmcd “within the line,” and are not entered in accounts.

5. Issue Vouchers.

- When stores mire returned to time A.O.D., vouchers will be prepared in quadruphicate, by carbon process, on Army Form 0 1033. Time vouchers will be sigm-mcd by the consignor, and one copy, dimly signed by the consignee, will be returned mis soon as practicable miften the stores have been received. The vouchers are sent to ti-me “Consignee” on the same day as the stores are sent. On return of the voucher, signed by the “Consignee,” the various items mire posted in the “Issue” folio of ti-mo account, am-md the NOS. of th~ folios where so entered am-c inserted in the Ledger Folio columnn of voucher, time voucher is initialled, am-md dated by the master gunner and signed by the Accountant. The voucher is ARTILLERY STOIW ACCOUNTS. 5 then put up with the other “Issue” vouchers belonging to time aceouiit. -

- Vouchers are to be made out in strict accordance with the “Vocabulary of Stores.” Appurtenances, History Sheets, Memnorandmm of Examination, he., charged “within time line,” i.e., the mmumnbers shown in time “Designation colummin” of vouchers, are not posted in the accounts. Expense (issue) vouchers, Army Forum 1’ 1925, are used to write off charge targets shot away at practice, ti-me sub-district Accountant certifying that the various items were so shot away. In cases where stores mire lost, or rendered unserviceable through negligence or carelessmiess in sub-districts, they are written off charge by expense voucher (Army Form P 1925) (after time authority of the General Officer Comnumanding hiss been received) a reference being given thereon to the period of the pay list, and Nos. of the schedule and voucher in which the amount is credited to the public, am-md time authority under which time articles are struck off charge. These vouchers are treated as ordinary “Issue” vouchers, amid numbered accordingly. MS. certificate “Receipt,” and “Issue” vouchers, are sometimes ~ used to bring on, or strike off charge, surplus and deficient stores, mimi ~ explanation as to ti-me reasons for so doing bemng given omi the u vouchers. Army Form 0 1049, adapted, would be used in pre- > feremmee to these MS. vouchers. - ~ When Army Formim P 1925 is used to strike off charge >- ammnunition expended in flrimg salutes, Am-n-my Form G 905 is ~ attach-med thereto. This shows the dates and occasions of salutes, number of rounds fired, natmmre of ordnance used, also cartridges amid :~tubes expended, anml in ti-me column of remarks time authority under ~ wimich time salutes were fired. 6. Transfer Vouchers.

~- Transfer vouchers (A.F. 0 1049) are used principally in R.A. store accounts to support, ummder proper authority, transactions in time accounts where alterations to nomumenclature or marks are involved, amid to convert articles received in detail to a complete whole, such as conmponents of cimests tool, gyns, he., or vice versii. The articles to be written off charge are emitered in 2nd and 3rd columns, mind those brought om-m charge in 5th and 6th colummmns; the Nos. of time folios of accounts where ti-me transactions appear are cimtered in the 1st and 4th colummmns. Ti-me authority for time transactiomi, such as a ‘\Var Office letter, pam. of L. of C., local authority, he., is timen inserted at ti-me bottom of the transactiomi. When used to transfer aim article held under wrong nomenclature to a correct 0mw, ft clear explanation of the circumstances should be given and time umecessary autlmority quoted. If cross references mire made, transfer vouchers are not required to support ti-me transfer of stores from omie folio of an account to another. 6 dflAl’TEIm m. 7. Indents for Eqmm-ipmnent. Indents are mmmdc out in triplicate and rendered in duplicate in strict accordam-mce with the Priced Vocabulary of Stores, only one section appearing on one sheet, each of which will bear the sub- district stamp, the various sheets being so fastened together as to be easily detachable, each sheet beingprepared for ti-me signature of the Accountant, TI-me authorities authorizing the supply mire invariably to be quoted, e.u., “In Annual Estimate “ ; “ V-ide ~—, Part 2, Sectiomm XILi., Equipment Regulations” ; “To complete equipment”; “ To replace unserviceable through fair wear and tear” ; “ Vicle ~— List of changes -in Wcmr Mtitériel; first supply, ~ Fuze hole plugs, base plugs, grummimets, he. will in mill cases be demanded, charged, am-md accounted for as separate articles of supply. As the whole of the items of one sort are received, or the indent has been met “in full,” the m-mumnbers will be noted on the copy of the indent. It can thus easily be seen how far the indent has been complied with. Indents are numnbereml consecutively from 1 upwards, annually, and the-necessary dates inserted. Copies of the indents arc filed in the sub-districts. Army Form G 997 is used in demmmnding ordinary equipmmient amid - stores. Army Form 0 988 is used in demmianding practice and blank - ammunition. Armimy Form 0 1029 am-md 0 1029A to accompany Armny Formmm - O 997 for paint and cleaning materials. - - Army Form 0 1045 is used as an indent on A.O.D. for alteratiomms or repairs to armament stores. 8. Indent for Candles, OIl, Wick, d~c. A quarterly mnanusaript reqmmisitiomm will be submitted to the Officer in charge of Supplies, Army Service Corps, for candles, oil, andmmdck - required for lighting mnagazmnes, he., in the sub-district, and an expense voucher (Army Formn F 771) sent to that officer nmonthly, showing the expenditure of sammie and ti-me quantities remimaining on charge. - 9. Expenditure Jommrnul and Work Book. Army Book 127 mumay be used for this purpose to show the disposal of articles not taken on charge in the accounts, i.e., bricks bath; cloths spormge; paint, and ui-materials for care, preservation, am-md repair of ordnance, he.; milso to show quantities of oil and liquid lost through leakage, be., from hydraulic buffers, imydro-pneumnatic cylinders, am-md imydrauhic jacks. The left-hand pages should be ruled up to show time Nos. and dates of vouchers on which stores are received, description, Nos. and quantities of articles received, and time right-hand pages to show dates, description, Nos. or quantities expended, and a Remarks column, for explanation of, and aumthority for, expenditure. By totalling the ARTILLERY STORE ACCOtNTS. 7 various columns and deducting “issues” from “receipts” a “balance” can be struck, so as to show at any timne how ti-me stock of mnaterials, paint, be., stands. A record of the working parties employed in cleaning anmi paintIng ordnance, laboratory and other operations, is also kept in this book, ti-me nammmes, rmmtes of pay mmmi hours worked, being shown daily and signed by time sub-district officer. At the end of the month Pay Lists are smmbmnitted on Armumy Forum O 1677 for cleaning and painting ordnance, and on Armmmy Formmm O 1779 for other work. To the latter is attached Army Form-mm B 156, Requisition for Military Labour,” givimmg a detail of the artificers, labourers, he., emmmployed. Timese are signed by time C.1.O.i\1., and countersigned by the accountant and Commnmanding Royal Artillery

- 10. Distribution Book, The “Distribution Book,” Army Book 211, shows the distribution. of the wimole of the ordnance, mountings, stores, and ammmmunition throughout, and in the order they would be met with, when checking the various magazines, cartridge, shell, artillery, am-md other stores in the sub-district. The entries in the column “Description of Articles” and the namimes of tho magazines, artillery, stores, he., at imead of page, should be made in ink, the remmmainder im-m pencil. TI-me description of articles is filled in from-mi ti-me Accounts (Army l3ooks 184 and 185 and A.F. G 885) in proper vocabulary order, omme line being used to si-mo-mv the nunmbers of articles of a like i-mature. These are added, and time totals for each separate mmature simown in time “Total” column, at the end of the line. These “Totals” slmoumld agree with time “Renmain” of ti-me accoum-mts. As soon as stores are received in, or issued from the sub-district, time dmstribution book should be altered accordingly. “Loamm stores” will be entered in the distribution book with time other stores, ti-me nummmber to be sI-mown in a separate column.

11, Errors in accounts—how they may arise. Bringing forwmxd, a wrong Remain into “State” columns of accounts. Posting “Receipts” in time “Issues” columnns, mind vice versd. Inserting stores under wrong heamhings, owing to posting - itemns in the wrong coiumnn, Omimitting itemmis altogether from accounts, whether “State,” “Receipts,” “Issues,” or “Renmain.” Neglecting to bring “State” down to “Total Receipts” am-md “Remain” columns, when there have been u-mo transactions. Wrong calculations in “balancing,” either in “Total Receipts,” “Total Issues,” or “Remain” columns. 8 CHAPTER I. 12. Good accounting—points of.

Accuracy imi keeping store accounts. Neatness and legibility. Punctuality in rendering store accounts, returns, he.

13. Canvas shoes, immagazine clothing, disposal of. When canvas shoes, magazine clothing, magazine boots or shoes are worn out, A.F. H 1172 is prepared in triplicate. One copy is scm-mt to the commtractor arid two copies to ti-me Regi- mental Paymmiaster, who, when the money has been paid, will return one completed copy to the Accountant. - The Accountant will them arrange with the contractor for jthe removal of the stores. Ti-me stores are written off ledger elmarge on A.F. P 1925 supported by the completed H 1172. -

14. Books and Records -in connection with Accounts. Time following books and records are kept in connection with Artillery Store Accounts:— Aceoimnt, Am-mny Books 184 and 185. Distribution Book, Army Book 211. Copies of indents, Arimmy Form 0 997. Expenditure Journal, Army I3ook 127. Files of correspondence and copies of returns. Register of correspondence. Memorandum of Examination of Gum-ms (13.L., R.I3.L., R.M.L., Q.F., and machine gum-ms and howitzers). Memorandum of Examination of Motmntings. Record of Readings, Wet am-md Dry Bulb Thei-mnomneter, Armmmy Form 0 944. Cartridge, gunpowder, fuze, tube, and shell record, Armny Form 0 854. history Sheet Reservoirs, Compressed Air, Army Formn 0 881. “Army Ormlers” and “List of Changes in War Mat~riel” are supplied n-monthly to sub-districts. 9

CHAPTER II. MISCELLANEOUS ARMAMENT RECORDS

- AND RETURNS.

- (a) RETURNS. - 1. Return of Artillery T-Var Garrisons. Army Forum B 83. This form shows -in detail the Artillery War Garrison (in terms of Regulars) allotted to an Artillery Conmiriand. Time nutsmber of guns, Instruments, he., is taken fromum time Imitest revision of the “Chain of Commnand” for fixed armaimment and frommm the “Approved Armament” for armament for Land Fi-onts. For time purpose of calculating the Artillery War Garrison required time fixed armnament guns are classed as “Day,” “ Nigimt” or “Day and Night” guns. Ti-me personnel required is calculated from time “Instructions for calculating War Garrisons” in force for time time being.

2. Annual Return of Field and Mounted Garrison Ordnance, Army Form 0 844. On one portion of this return is shown the whmole of the garrison ordnance mounted in the sub-district, also the uiiommmmtings, he. On the other portion, machine guns and miii ordnance mounted oim travelling carriages, except those in possession of Royal Horse, Field or Territorial Artillery. - Accompanying Army Form 0 844 is a MS. “Rcturm~of Dis- mounted Ordnance,” showing position of dismounted ordnance, register Ne., nature and weight, and reasons for remainmng dismounted in the sub-district.

3. Detail of changes in Armament, Army Form 0 819. On the 1st of each quarter, except 1st April, this return is submitted by Commanding Royal Artillery to time Coast Defence Commander. It is compiled from the returns sent in by sub- districts. - Any changesin the armament, such as muounting and dismounting, receipt and issue of ordnance, are recorded timereimm, also cause of ordmmance remaining dismoumited, and time moummtimmgs available for such ordnance.

3~724 B 10 ChAPTER ii. ‘4 Royal Artillery Annual Estimates for St ores.

To enable the Anmmy Ordnance Departmnemit to make provision for supply of ainmnunition am-md stores to Royal Artillery during ti-me ensuing year, and thus mmieet the indents put forward, “Ammnual Estimnates” are submnitted by officers in charge armnamnent districts to the Comimummanmling Royal Artillery, who causes Royal Artillery district estim-mmates to be compiled therefrom, whicim are forwarded to time Cimief Ordnance Officer by 1st August. The estimnates inehmde time following Stores required to commmplote equipments. Stores to replace others which mimay become unseru-iceable. Practice ammmmunition am-md ammnunition to replace that which mnay be expended fromn equipment at practice. Rockets mimid lights for nigimt practice. Amnmunitiom-m for practice from guns not forming part of ti-me approved armuamnent. Amnmumiition for field days, time guns, mnanmnuvres, and salutes. Cleaning materials, paint, ho., for care and preservation of armmmaurient. - Targets. For these services Armumy Formns 0 800 and 0 801 are used, the former to inclumle stores “for existing armaments,” time latter for “stores other than existing armnamentsr” The estimates are made omit in vocabumimury order, and time various authorities for sripply quoted in the “Remarks “ columumns. Before comnpilimmg time estimates, a careful inspection of time stock of stores in time sub-district simould be made, and any stores likely to become unserviceable or wimicim may require replacim-mg si-mould be noted. An average of the past three years’ “Receipts” is a useful guide to time numubers likely to be required. In preparing Armrmy Form 0 800, time table on the back of the form is filled in. The stores to be provided, quantities of cleaning mumaterials, mind paint allowed for care and preservatiomm of time anna- uncut, taken from Aruumy Form G 1029 and G 1029A are then inserted. Only such stores as mmmay be required to replace others beiongimmg to the existimmg armament are to be included in Arnuy Forum 0 800. Army Formum 0 801 is used for “stores other than those belommging to existing armmammmemmts,” i.e., stores for lecture rooms, drill stores at headquarter stations, stores for ordnance not forming part of time armament, anmmnumnition for sane, also for time guns, mnanwuvrcs, salutes, and field days, targets for practice, be. It is compiled in a similar mmmanmmer to Army Form G 800. - A separate sheet is used for each section in compiling the estimates. - Two years’ supply of practice ammunition should be included in the estimates. The abolition of time anmmal estimnates for ti-me provisiomi of stores for It.A. sub-districts (except practice ammunition) is now under consideration. - bIm5CELLANE0U5 AI1MA1mIENT RECORDS AND mmnTumtxs. 11

5. Record of Armanmcnt Guns. A.E G 951. Army Form G 951 is comnpilcd annually in Royal Artillery Districts. Ti-me records are “Strictly Confidential,” amid are to be commupiled with extremume exactness, and in aceordam-mee with the Instructions” on the back of the form. They are comnpiled by ti-mo Royal Artillery, all entries being made by officers ; observations and measurements being made (as far as possible) persommahly by them. So far as space perunits mill ti-me works in each Section of Defence will be entered on one form, a biaimk line being left after each work. The fom-mn is to be completed for fixed armament guns ommly. Each “Record” is prepared in duplicate, signed by the General Officer Commanding. The original is submitted to time Director of Artillery on 31st March each year, au-md the duplicate retained by the Coast Defence Commander or C.R.A. V-ide Equipment Itegula- tions, Part 2, Section XIIA, 1910, pants. 55-57. A note-book should be keptin each sub-district, anmi amy altermmtiomms to time works, guns, mnountings, he., noted therein at time tiumme, so as to facilitate ti-me makimmg out of the “Aumenmiments” wimemm the “ Records” are being compiled.

8. Repairs to Omen, Mountings, ito. Indents (Army Forum 0 1045) are sent to ti-me Chief Immspector of Ordmmammce Maclmimmery (through the Chief Ordnance Officer) at time end of each mnonth, to carry out repairs to guns, mountings, jacks, lifts, he., as mi-may be necessary. In case of additions or umlterations nuthorizemi by List of Changes in War Materiel, after receipt of tuie flttimmgs or stores necessary to carry omit the work, an immdemit will be at ommce forwarmied for Inspector of Ordnance Machinery to carry out the service. Repairs to P.F’s. and D.R.F’s. are usually carried out umider time LG. on requisition in A.F. 0 1045.

7. Repairs to Works and Buildings. Quarterly inspections are made by the Division Officer, Royal Bngineers, of the whole of the works and buildings in Royal Artillery sub-districts, in order to note repairs timat mnay be necessary to keep the works, ho., in good order. The items are emnbodied imm Army Formn K 1308 by the Royal Engimeers, signed by time Division Officer and Officer in charge of nub-district, and after approval by time Commanding Royal Emmginecr the services are carried out. - Should repairs be so umrgentiy necessary that they oouiml not be imeld over till the quarterly inspection, an “Imnmnediate and Urgent Requisition for Repairs” (Army Forum K 1306) is sent to the Division Officer, Royal Engineers to carry out the service. 12 CHAPTER II. R.E. Services. C.R.A. will forward the R.E. proposals (new)direct to the C.R.E. If time C.R.E. is unable to carry ommt at ommco time service asked for, whether from lack of fumnds or autimority, he will refer time mi-matter after consulting time O.C. Troops at time station, to time ChmiefExmginecr. Time questions viil then be consimlered by the G.O.O. i/c admiminis- tration, who, if he timinks ti-me service is desirable, but is umable to sanction its immmmmiediate execution, gives immstructiomms for it to be ineludemi in the Estimmmate book. Repaims mind nmaintcnance services will be dealt with in a similar manner.

8. Estinma-les for Working Pay, d~c. An estiummate is submitted animumaily to ti-me Comumnammding Royal Artillery on time (late ordered locally of time ammioummts of working pay for clemmning, painting, am-md mmmoving orminance, laboratory opermmtions, he., which will probably be required in time sub-district for the ensuing year.

9. Estimates for Candies, Oil, JV’icA, d~c. - Aim estimate (M.S.) will be fum-nished annually to the Officer in - charge of Supplies, Armny Service Corps, for ti-me quantities of candles, oil, wick, &c., required for hghting muagazhmes in time sub-district.

10. Stationery, Supply of, in Sub-Districts. Stmmtiommery and army books are supplied to sub-districts. Vicle Allowance Regulations. Time annual requisition (Army Form L 1351) is prep~tredin time Armmmamnent Office, eaclm mimaster gunner sumbummitting a list of his requireimments.

11. Pay Lists for Painting Ormlnauce. Timese Pay Lists (Army Form 0 1677) are submmmitted to the Commimumanding Royal Artillery in time Conumumand either on time conclusion of the painting or uuionthly, as found desirable. On ti-me fromt page is emmtereul time nanme of the non-comnmimissioned officer sumpemimmtending, hours emumplom-ed, am-md amnount. In the inside pages are shown the articles cleaned and cimargcs for same, in time order laid down in the Tables, Part 2, Section XIIA, Equipment Regulations, 1910. The total amount, im-mclumdim-mg elmarge for superimmtendence, is placed in ti-me rigimt-imand bottoumi corner, the other columns having been previously totalled. Time certmilcate at the head of page, oum back of forum, is then smgncd by time officer in cimarge of sub-district, and time Pay List sent ~o time Comimmumandimig Royal Artillery for coumrmtcrsignatmmre, who sumbmmmmts the I’ay List to the R-egimmmemital Aceoimmmtammt. A M.S. “List MisCELLANEouS ARMAMENT JiECOm1DS AND naTumuNs. 13 of mi-men emnployed and amounts due to timem “is submnitted with tIme Pay List. Time list shows the company to which each mnan belongs; the amount is credited to the mi-man’s pay account by time llcgimuiental Paymaster. A copy of Armny Form 0 1677 and list are kept as a record in time sub-district office.

12. Manning Table, Army Form A 2008. This tableshows in dctmmil the number of officers, non-commissioned officers and men, Royal Artillery, and Territorial Force allotted on mimobilizatiomm to man a particular fort or work, ti-me numumbers required for Fire Comnmnander’s and Battery Coimmmumander’s Staffs, Gun Groups, Armamnent for Land Fronts, Ammunition detail, and their muhlotted stations on service.

- 13. TVeelrly Sub-District Report.

TI-mis report is furnisimed on Army Form 0 948 by sub-districts weekly to time O.R.A. TI-me report certifies ti-mat ti-me guns, aunimumnition, amid stores are in goomi order, and fit for immediate service, timat time officers attached to ti-me sub-district have visited it, and tlummt time %-ariouus om’ders have beem complied with, he. Spaces are left below the signature to show— 1. Guns temnporarily out of action. 2. \Vork performned during the week. ~3.Outstammdim-mg repairs to be done by R.G.A. au-md A.O.D. • artificcrs. 4. Stores due on demand.

14. Local “Forms “ a~i-d“Returns.” In addition to time List of Returns to be furnished, referred to in the King’s Regulations mind elsewhere; there are imm somne eomnmnands a number of local “Returums, be.,” to be furnished. A list of such Returns is ciu-cuiated in time command for time infom-numtion and gmmidammcc of all coumcernod.

.15. Exaininat-wn of Ordnance, Sub- Calibre guns a u(l aiming Rifles. 0mm a piece of ordnance approaciming time limnit of rommds to be tired mis lmtid down in pmiragraph 218, Regumlations for mnagazines, be., Armmiy Form G 875 will be scm-mt to Chief Ordnance Officer, who will mmrrammgo to have the piece exanmined. Time data for this return are obtained fromum time mmmemnorandmmmmi of examm-mination. Firimig froum such ordnance will cease mmumtil time gun is reported as “serviceable” for anotlmer series of rounds. 14 cmsAm’TEmI mm. After examination, time -eport of time Inspecting Officer omm Army Forrmm 0 875 is scm-mt to the officer in charge of time gun, for transmission to Comniandimug Roal Artillery. This is i-massed to the accountant to note and take am-my muction necessary, i.e., if sentenced to be “ mo-vented,” to demmmand ti-me vent and rcqimisition I.0.M., timrough Chief Ordmmance Oflicer on receipt, to carry out the service. - For further instructiomms, see paragraphs 705 et seq.; Regulations for Arurmy Ordnance Services, 1908, Part II. Aim am-mnual report of rounds fired u-ill be sent to time Chief Inspector, Woolwich, on Army Form 0 872, timrough time C.R.A. annually (1st January).

16. Inspection by 1.0.0. When the 1.0.0. mmotifies his intention of carryimmg out his iumspection, time Master Gum-mimer should visit magazines, shell stores, kc., to ensumre timat the ammunition is pmuperly grouped and recorded on A.F. 0 854. The date of time 1.0.0. im-mspcctiomm simould be noted on A.F. G 854 and initialled by time Inspectimmg Officer. The army formmms 0 814, 842, 807, 000, 011 required by the 1,0.0. will be rendered in duplicate, and forwarded througim time C.R.A. to -- the C.O.0. The 1.0.0. mviii then mmimmke iiis selections au-md rotmmrn the -- forms to time C.R.A. ; if lie requmim-es selections to be sent to iminu it- will then be done, otherwise he will collect themmm at his visit. Time Master Gunner amid officer in cimargo of sub-district, or a - deputy, shoumld aceomnpammy time I•0.O., amid any ammmmumimnitiomm sentenced for practice or condemnumation should be marked in paint by a laboratory man, amid placed on em-me side to avoid future mistakes. SI All packages opened for inspoctioum shommid at once be closed and marked “Exaummimmed,” with date and station, amid labels renewed by: - a laboratory foremmman. - - - If plugs of filled shells have been semmtenced to be re-lubricated it will be carried out as a laboratory operation. Shells semmtemuecd for repainting by ti-mo 1.0.0. mumust receive time C.D.C’s. approval, and timis autimority is to be quoted in time painting pay list and will be carried out as a laboratory operation. Any fuzes, tubes, ho., taken from the work for proof will be written off cbmurge on A.F. P 1925 signed by the 1.0.0. or immay be issued to A.O.D. on AF. 0 1033. Broken cylinders mmmay be kept for practice or rctumrmmed to A.O.D., amid full cylinders demnanded to complete ti-me eqmuipmument. Fuizes D.A. No. 13 au-c dealt mvitlm as directed in itegs. -for A.0.S., Part II. The mnagazine records of thermmmouneters on A.F. 0 944 will be produced for his inspection and authority to destroy. On return from C.I.W. showimmg “final sentence,” lie will notify resumlt to C.R.A, uvifim instructions as to time disposal of all aummnmunitiomm affected. Indents will then be sent to time 0.0.0. to replace the condemned mmnmmnunitiomm. MmsCELLANEous AIdMAMENT RECoRDs AND RETURNs. 15

After his inspection ime will complete time army forms showing the sentence on ti-mo amnmnunition exammuimme(l, and will forward time duplicate set of-forms to time C.R.A. to note and return; (a copy will be kept in the sub-district), and time original to time 0.R.A. to transmmuit through the 0.0.0 to the C.I.W.

(b) RECORDS. 1. Records of Readinys of Wet and Dry Bulb Thermometer, Army Forum 0 944 With a view to time duo ventilation of the magazines and cartridge stores, as directed in Section III, Regulations for Care ftnd Preserva- tion of ‘\Var MatCriel, the wet and dry bulb thermommmeter, and thernmommmeter inside the magazine or cartridge store, will be observed twice a day, morning and afternoon, and the readings recorded on Am-mmiy Forum 0 944. These are signed mvcekly by the sub-district Oflicer, and ret-aimmed for the 1.0.0. to see.

2. Cartr-idçje, Gunpowder, Faze, Tube, or Shell Record, Army Form 0 854. 0 ~3 Timese “Records” are kept in Royal Artillery sub-districts for ~ each magazine or store containing ammunition on Royal Artillery ~ charge, tle various “Groups” in each magazine or explosive store >.. being shown thereon, amimi after being once begun, great care will ~ be ‘taken to preserve their continuity. ~ Dumring time six uumontims ending 31st March and 30th Septemnber every year, time officer in charge of time sub-district, assisted if ~ practiemuble by an officer of equal or superior rank detailed by the ~ Comnmmmanding Royal Artillery, will specially inspect each tm-magazine or explosive stdre containing ammmmnunitioui in his charge, and see that ~ the records are duly posted up. - At the periodical inspection of the Cormmmanding Royal Artillery amid Inspecting Ordmmammee Officer, time dates are to be recorded omm the form, and initialled by the inspecting officer. As the m-ecom-mls are used imp they will not be detached from the inventory boards, but the new forms will be pinned overthem, so that reference can easily be n-made to the previomms “Records.”

-3. History S/meets and Biennial Returns, Rcses-voirs Compressed Air.—T’ide Regulations for Care amid Preservation of ‘War Mmitm~riel.

4. Fort Record Book. In every fort or work a permanent record of time fort is emmubodied in Army Book 360, imm wlmiclm is set forth time history, general object and armmmament of the work, and it is time duty of the officer in cimarge of sub-district to keep up all such details so complete, that 16 - CIIACTER U. an officer on taking charge will find all necessary information ready to hamd, and in the fullest detail. The book contains various tables, mnaps, charts and data used in connection with the mnanmming amid fighting of the fort, mind an index. This book will be carefully kept imp to date by the officer in ci-marge of the work, am-md mviii be produced at the General Officer Commi- manding’s inspection. It is kept under lock armd key. A part of the book will be used as a journal in wimicim will be entered, as they occuir, all transactions permanently affectimmg eacim work, or likely to be historically or technically of use or interest to future Commmmmuandimmg Officers.

5. Memorand am of Examination (Ordnance).

Timis is a primmted forumm issued with each B.L., R.B.L., R.M.L., and Q.F. gnu, rifled howitzer and muacimino gun. With 13.L. amid Q.F. - -- guns a statemuiemmt of wear and tear of rifling, Appendix B, accom- panies the nmcmnorammdummmi. The muemorandumu is intended to present a complete history of the gun or howitzer fromn ti-me date of its issue from the “Immspeotion - Branch,” Royal Arsenal, to its final return to store. It is always to be kept with the gun, and to accompany the - vouchers when time gun is returned to store, being charged “within time himme” on time voucher. The numnber of rounds fired, including blank cimarges, is to be entered by ti-me officer in charge at the conclusion of each day’s’-

practice, so that an accurate record of the firing may always be - kept up. Particular attention should be paid to paragraphs 217 and 218, Regulations for Magazines, be., so that no gun may fire more timan time allotted nummmmber of rounds before being exammmincd. The- resumit of any examnination mviii be added by the officer or examiner who performmis ti-me duty, and the rounds totalled imp to date. The anmmuai return, Army Form G 872, for rifled ordnance is completed from timese mneinoranda, reference being made to time previous annual, or special return, at time same time. A certificate will be immcluded in ti-me returns that the memoranda are in possession and completed to date. No printed record of S.D. ordnance is kept. In cases where S13. orminance are used for practice or salumtes, a manuiscript book simouild be kept, in which a record of roumids fired should be noted, with a view to the examination of the guns subsequently. All ordnance used for saluting purposes only ivill be exammmined annually, although the prescribed No. of rounds may not have been fired. MISCELLANEOUS ARMAMENT RECORDS AND RETURNS. 17

6. Memorandum of B-cam-mat-ion (Mountings). This mmiemnorammdummn, immmmch similar to that for use ivith gumns, is issued with garrison scm-vice mnountings. It is intended to preserve a complete history of themnountimmg fromuu ‘the (late of its issue from the Royal Arsenal to its flm-mai return to store; it is always to be kept with the mounting, and returnemi witim the vouchers to store, being charged withimm the hue. Am-my alteration due to change of pattern or any repairs to time tmioum-mting, with the dates thereof, must be recorded in the memorandum. The number of rounds fl-red, including blank charges, will be entered in the meunorandumm-m of examination of time gummis and nmoummtings, by time officer in charge, at the conclusion of ti-me (lay’s -practice, in order that an accurate record of the firing mmty be kept. The result of any exmmmination mviii be added by the officer or other examiner who performs the duty, and the rounds totalled up ‘to date. A.F. 0 874, Record of rounds fired, is submitted anmiually.

7. Accommodation Tables. Accommnodatiomm tables are compiled for Works of Defemmce and -show the accomnnmodation required and available for time troops ‘allotted, in peace and war.

8. Cordage, &immgs, Tackles and Rope Gear. A complete record of all rope and rope slimmgs should be kept by -those responsible for timeir use amid cumstodv. Pegs should, if possible, be arranged in the storelmouse or building in which they mire kept, and a place allotted to each, with a board umpomm whicim -should be recorded— A description of the rope, its age, when receim-ed, wimen last tested, its safe mvorking load, and the kind of heavy work to which it has sin~ebeen subjected. All responsible persons wi-mo in the coumrse of their duties require to umse ropes and rope slings for hiftimmg heavy weights simould first cmmrefumlly examine them, and by periodical or frequent test satisfy -themmuselves as to their fitmmess for tIme ivork required. Slings can be tested before issue at any Ordnance Store station mvhere there is a crane or gym capable of lifting the weigimt required. Sucim weight neemi only be raised a few inches off time ground, so as not to damage time gun or other article used for the test. In any case in wimicim it mnay be considered desirable, application mu-may be ma(le to have ropes amid rope sliimgs tested at Woolwieh. 9. Inventories. In each store, mmmagazine, be., in a work of defence, an inventory of time contents should be prepmured, and kept corrected to date— showing the mmummmmbers and natures of the articles held in charge and mthereimm stored. 18

CHAPTER III.

- GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

1. Issue of Stores to a Sub-district. ‘When stores are ready for issue to a sub-district, a mmotification is sent on Army Formim G 981 by ti-me Arimmy Ordnance Officer, on which is simomvn ti-me No. of time Immmlemit, if time issue be ‘‘in fumll,” “ imm part,” or “in completion” ; also the weight, am-md if ti-me stores be “bulky or “ not bumlky.” If the Army Ordnance Departmneumt preimmises be near ti-me sub- district, time master gunner arranges for transport am-md fatigue party, and personally mittends to receive the stores frommm the Army Ordnance Departmnent. If time Armny Ordnance Stores be at a distance from time sub- district, the stores are packed au-md despatcimed by the Armny Ordnance Department; “Bills of Lading,” if sent by vessel, on- “Carriers’ Notes,” if by carrier, accompanying them. These docunments should be verified, and any deficiencies or damage to packages noted thereon, am-md at time sammue time pointed out to the mm-master of vessel or carrier. Time “Bills of Lading,” or “Carriers’ Notes,” will be signed and returned to time “master” or “carrier” by time mm-master gunner, and a further report detailing ti-me loss or damage sent to time “Commsigimor” by time “Accountant.”

2. Retmmrnismg unserviceable, surplus, (iC., S/ores. As unserviceable stores are replaced, they are retumrned, together mvith any surplus, also cmnpty packages (cases, mvood packing, oil drtmms, iromm cylinders, casks, be.) to time Armmmy Ordnammce Depart— mmmemmt. Before retumrmnng time stores, application is mmmdc to time Army Ordnance Officer to receive timemmm, time nature and weiglmt of stores and proposed date amid hour of return being stated. If time proposal be approved, apphicatiomm is mmmade (mit least 24 hmouim’s before beimmg requiired) for transport to i-he officer in charge of transport, amid arrangemmuents made for fmmtiguie parties for loading and unloading stores, escorts, be. When stores are packed imm cases, &c., a packimmg note (A.F. 0 1028) shomvimmg in detail ti-me commtents of ti-me case, amid sigmmed by time mnmuster— gunner or person responsible is placemi inside each case, be. “Bills of Latlimmg” or “Carriers’ Notes “ are mmmdc out mummd sigmmed by ti-me master gumnnem’, and hmmmmdeml to ti-me mmmmmster of time vessei, or cmmrrier, if retumrnimmg stores frommm a distammce. (JIIAI’TEIt ImI.—OENEIiAL INsTumuJc,TiONs. 1t~

If time sub-district be near to ti-me Army Ordnance Depumrtmnent wimmuf or stores, time stores mvill be returmed under the personal sumpervision of time mi-master gunner. The greatest care is to be exercised in returning to A.O.D. fired cartridge cases that u-mo “Live “ cartu-idges are included.

3. Transport Requisitions. Demumands for transport ms-ill be admiressed to Officeri/c Trammsport— vide King’s Regulations. Time Arumiy Formmms mused are :— A.F. F 756 Requisition for Transport fom persomal conveyancn —baggage am-md stores. A.F. 0- 980 Carriers’ Note for ormlinam~stores, inflmmmmmmmmable- liquids, dangerous, corrosive and poisonous clmemmmicals. A.F. 0- 996 Carriers’ Note for explosives. Time tmvo hatteu- forums are primruarily for umse mvith railwmmy transport, bmmt can 1)0 adapted for conveyance by road, cmmnal or eoastmvise steamers.

4. Regulations to be kejmt up to il-ate. The Equmipmnent Regulations, Pricemi Vocabulary of Stores, Regulatioums for ti-me Care and 1~reservatiommof War Mathriel mmmi fom Magazimmes, ammd tIme various books, be., issuemi to sub-districts are to be kept up to date, cori-ectiomms being mm-made frommm timmme to timmme ma authorized by Army Orders, List of Changes in War Mater-id, or otimer autimom-ity. A copy of Arnmy Orders, also a copy of time Ligt of Clm-a-nyes in TVar 2,l’ati-r-iel, areissued to each sub-ulistrict monthly for ti-mis purpose. Time Vocmmbulauy of Stores is corrected by the mmmommthly Li8t of C/manges, time index of mvimich is detached emit imp into slips, and mmmserted imm ti-me proper pages. -

5. Books, Range Tables, á~c.,issued to Sub-Districts. l3ooks as under are issumed for time use mmnd guidance’of mill con- cerne(l jim time keeping of accoumts, preparation of reports, returns; be., in sub-districts Itegulatiomms for Army Ordnance Services. - Equipmnemmt Regulations, Part 1, Part 2, Sections XIIa, XlIb and XIIc. Priced Vocabumlary of Stores. Regulations for Care mmmd Preservatmomi of ‘War Mmmt5riei and for Magazines. Gmmrrisorm Artillery Traimming, Vols. I, II, and III. - - I-Iemmvy Artillery Training. - 20 CutAPTEIt III. Handbook for each nature of Ordnance in Sumb.District. ,, - Depression and Field Range-finders (ms-here issued), Handbook for Position-finder (ms-here installed). Nilitary Artificers. Ram-mge Tables for each nature of Ordnance in Sub-District to be corrected for height of Battery. Treatise on Ammununition. - ,, Military Carriages. Service Ordnance. - ,, Service Explosives.

6. Correspondence and Registration of sanme. Correspondence should be dealt with as directed in King’s Regs. 1908, Sec. XIV. All comnrnumnicatIons connected with the supply of stores mvhmetimer mu-uthorized by or in excess of regulations should be addressed to time C.O.O. Copies of all correspondence, retumrns, be., received or sent, are to be retained in Royal Artillery sub-districts. All documnents si-mo-mild be registered, numbered consecutively frommi 1 upwards, and stamumped with the sub-district office stamp. After being dealt with, the copies are filed. On reaching about 100 files, each packet slmouild be put away for futmmre reference. The index of time Register is kept up daily. Copies of “Returns” are filed in a guard book.

7~Salutes and Flags.

A list of stations at home and abroad at ivimicim sahimtes are .‘umthorived to be fired and flags flowum, ivithm numubers of rounds for the various salutes, is laid dowmi in Kimmg’s 1legulatiomms. As a general rule no salutes is-ill be fired before 8 o’clock in time ummormming, nor after retreat in ti-me evening, mmor dimrimmg time usual hours -for Divine Service on Sundays. 1mm exceptional cases time course to be pursued will be determined by time Gemmeral Officer Comummmandimmg the troops. Full iumstrumctioums for firing salutes frommm B.L., M.L., and Q.F. guns, are laid down in Garrison Artillery Training, Vol. I. Flmmgs for flag stations are supplied by Barrack Depmmrtnient on mleummand. Where two flags of ti-me samime descm-iptiomm are sumpplicd, time smualier is for use in bad weather. Flags are hoisted at S a.mn., or as ordered locally, and lomvered mit “Retreat.” GENERAL INSTRUCTIoNS. 21

Amuumuthtion expemided in firing salutes will be struck off charge on Arimmy Form 0- 1049, to mvhicii mm-ill be attached Army Forum 0- 905, and also copies, duly signed, of hocal orders issued in connection therewitim. - -

8. Inspection of Armaments. Time Commimanding Royal Artillery, or mm Officer deputed by him, will make an inspection of time ordnammce, mountings, ammmmnunition, and stores forming the armnanients of districts tmvice yearly.

9. Barrack Stores for TVar Shelters. Are supplied as required at discmetiomm of C.Ii.A. V-ide pmirmu. 101 Eqnip. Rugs., Part 2, Sec. XIIa, 1910, mind pmuras, 371 A to D Regs. for D.A.O. Services, Part I.

- 10. Lettering of Guns. Each gun group is-ill be distinguisimed by a letter, amid each gum by its nummber in ti-me groimp, from-mm right to left. Time letter am-md

mummnber, thums: ~, ~, will be painted on the hmeech or cascable; white orm a dark ground and black on a light ground, and also upon time expense stores, be., whicim supply 11e group.

11. Mainfran-nec of Equipnmcnt. The Royal Artillery is responsible for time guns mmmd batteries of the fixed am-md immovable armaments, and for time tactical control only of Electric Lights timrough orders issuued to E.L. Directors.

12. Stores Lost, Damaged, or Destroyed. Wiicm stores are lost, damnaged, or destroyed, mmmd it is a question of coumsuderation upon whonmu the cost of mm-making good the same shmould fail, time niatter will be dealt witim as directed in paras. 68 mmmd 670 mind App. XXII Kimmg’s Regulations. A.F. 0- 998 will be prepared in duplicate and ms-ill accomnpammy time origimal report or proceedings. Indents for stores required omm replacemiment mummy be put formvard on the A.O.D. when time report or proceedings is formvarded by tIme G.O.C. to time War Office for decisiomm, or when time G.O.C. decides time actiomm to be takemm omm a report. Time registered nummmber and (late of ti-me G.O.C. decision mviii be qiuoted in tIme indents. - Time authority of the \Var Office or G.O.C. will 1)0 the authority to mu-rite time stores off cimamge on A.1”. P 1925. If time stores arc -22 Cm1AI’TEui iii. not to be paid for, timese vouchers will be formvarded witlm the equnp- nuent account. If to be paid for, A.F. P 1063 will be prepared and used as a voucimer to the pay list. This mvill usually be mione by the company concerned. A.F. P 1025 in ti-mis case will thmen be sent to the Regtl. Paynmaster to enter thereom-m the mmumnber of the voucher and period of accoummt in mvhich the credit ms-ill be found, and on retumrn of the formn with the information timereon it will be usemi as a voucher for strikimmg the articles off charge. If time ‘\Var Offico deal with time matter ti-me aumthority mviii be slmomvn on A.F. P 1925. -

13. Periodical Painting. Paintimg may be biennial or annual, or more often at ti-me dis- -cretion of ti-me C.R.A. Before painting takes place the authority of time C.R.A. should be -obtained to put the guns out of action. An indent on A.F. 0- 1045 siimould themm be forms-ardeci to the C.O.O. for the I.O.M. to overhaul ‘the guns and mnoummmtings. The guns, if not dismounted, si-mould be raisemi out of ti-me trunnion holes or cradle, which simould be cleammed amid lubricated. After overhaul, the guns, be., should be scraped mmml cleaned, sight sockets plugged, lines and marks thoroughmly cleaned out, so that they may be distimmctly seen, and. the whole wiped em-er with rough -Canvas. The first coat of paint should then be applied and stopping done before time second coat. The colour of the paint mviii vary with local conditions, but should render time guns as inconspicuous as possible and hmirnumonize with the surroundings. The usual custom is to paint the under-surface of gun and iumoummting wi-mite, to reflect the surface colouring, and the remainder of ti-me gum am-md mounting in irregular patches of different colours. The surface of all paiumt should be dull. Afte.r painting, one gun or moummting imm each group or battery should be marked with time date of painting—month and year. Bright parts si-mould not be painted, but cleaned with the ~authorized materials. After painting ti-me I.O.M. should be requisitioned to have the lettering of guns and mountings reuuemvcd. Stencils for this work immay be obtained from the A.O.D. on indent, unless it is to be done ~by a qumahifled workmiman. Tarpaulins, as rcquiircd, are supplied by A,O.D. on loan, for use when painting is beimmg carried out.

14. Command Lines.

~Command lines are divided into three classes, viz. :— (a) Fortress exchange lines. (b) R.A. comnmammd lines and alarm circuits. - (c) Ii.~.command lines. CENRI1AL INSTRUCTIONS. 23 Fortress Exchange Line. Fortress command lines consist of all defence comnmnunications from fortress commanders to section commanders amid to tactical points. This system should provide for all the conmmunications necessary for the general control and administrative purposes in war.

R.A. Conumand Lines. These consist of direct tcieplmone circuits betuveen F.C.’s, B.C., G.G.C.’s, and for circuits fromn P.F. cells to guns, alarm -circuits, -artillery look-out posts, he., also lines from-mm time port war signal -station to ti-me adjacent fire eommuanders.

R.E. Conmnrand Lines, - These consist of circuits established for R.E. requirements in connection ms-ith electric light installations, &c.

,lIfcri-nte,mance. The officer i/c electric higimts and telephones is responsible under the chief eumgineer for the provision amid maintenance of all the electrical comimmnunications in a fortress. The 1t.G.A. is respommsible Ior the provision and maintenance of all instruments for range-flmid!mmg, range and order dials, he. This includes the telephone for comnmnunicmmtion between the transmitting and receiving cells of P.F. instruments. Urgent repairs to telephones are effected by submitting A.F. K 1306 to officer ifc electric higlmts.

15. Telephones and Telephone Operators. The R.A. furnish operators for all instruments in the R.A. coin- inand lines, including B.C. and P.C. posts. Portable telephones will always be kept ma a dry place, and ms-hen not in usewill be closed. They should be clean, free fronm dust, and, to prevent damage, not roumghly handled ms-bmen taken out of or returned to store. No oil should be used to clean the instruments or plug boxes, am-md a diagram of connections arid instructions should be pasted on the lid of the box. Spare part and cells should be held on charge, as inventory, mmmd all repairs carried out by time R.E. The telephone operator on arriving at his statmomm ms-ill see that the instrument is in good working order, and that the code and ‘telephone forms are in the ccli ready for use. He must on no account leave his telephone during drill, practice, or action, Messages are delivered by orderlies. He will not, unless qualified to do so, attempt to rectify any fault in the instrument, but report to the N.O.O. in charge. A supply of telephone fern-ms ms-ill always be kept with each instrument, - 24 CUAPTEIm III. 16. Visitors’ Books in Forts and liTorks. These books are ice~tin works as ordered by the General Officer Comnmmmanding, and persons i-molding special, district or visitors’ passes, are required to sign their names therein on entering. Time custodian of time book should note in it the following particulars Date of the visit. Description amid date for which the pass is available. Name of the officer issuing the pass am-md date of issue. Passes for admission to the National Defences are as foliomms 1. Special pass (mvhite) issued by the Adjutant-General. - - . A,F. A 17—1 (mvhite). - - 2. Dmstrmct pass ~ ,, A 17—1A(ms-hite and red). 3. Visitors’ pass ,, A 17—2 (yellow). 4. Workspass ,, A 17—3 (red). 5. Trading pass ,, A 17—4 (blue). Sentries will refer theholders of all passes to the N.C.O. of the gimard, ms-ho will carefully examine the passes, and retain all visitors’ passes. Full instructions regulating admission to defences ms-ill be found in King’s Regulations. - The books are examnined periodically by the General or other Officer Commanding. Official Secrets Act A poster containimmg a copy of the Official Secret Acts will be displayed in a commspicuous place in each ms-eric.

17. Artillery and Group Stores. The stores fornmimmg ti-me equilpnment of each gun are to be stored separately on the bencimes provided for time purpose. A space should be allotted to each gun, am-md time stores for time same so arranged ti-mat they may be clearly seen amid easily checked. Thedistrict gunners ms-ill beheldresponsible for all storesbelonging to their guns, and should keep ti-me stores of each gun clean am-md irm good order,and report to the Master Gunner or N.O.O. in charge of time work all deficieumcies, breakages, and losses immediately they occur. - The lockers and drawers should be clean and free fromn oil, dirty rags and oily mvaste. - The letter aimd number of ti-me gun shmoumid be clearly painted em-er eacbm set of gun fittings mvhmem laid oumt 0mm time beimehmes. Forms shouving oil holes in mountings, tide tables, racer cor- rection tables, be., slmould be varmmished om boards arid kept i-mm ti-mis store. 18. Artillery General Store. Wlmere possible time spare stores and fittings ahlomred to a work or nuunber of gums simould be kept in this store, cmii natumre being OENERAL INSTRUCTIONs. 25 - stored separately. Spare stores per section of defence simould be kept distinct. Aninventory should be hung up in rear of each set of fittings, he., showing the nature, nummber, be., as also a detail of the fittings commmprising each set. All spare stores shoulmi belabehled. All spare parts si-mould be tried for interchangeability so soon as possible after receipt. Flags, spare parts of D.R.F.’~,PF.’s and Leelaneh~cells are - somrmetimnes kept in this store. A keyboard, labelled with the name of each store in tlme work, will be prom-ideml by the R.E. and fixed up in one of the artillery stores, or n-master-gunner’s oflice. At time close of time day’s mvork all keys ms-ill be lmung upon it on their respective hooks. The N.C.O., or master-gunner in charge, mviii keep the key of this store, and will be responsible ti-mat all keys Imave been returned and hung up. He ms-ill issue the keys to the district gunners at the appoimmted imour on the following day. All keys si-mould be labelled. A copy of time “Official Secrets Act” should be kept imung up in this store.

19. Paint Store.

Paint, oil, dubbing, lime, be., - ms-ill usually be kept in the paint store in drum-mis, cylinders, casks, be. No oilrags or waste should be alloms-ed to accumulatein this store. Drunmmi of paint am-md cylimmders of oil should not be opened until - actually required for use. - - -

20. Lanmp Store. - The lamumps and lanterns should be kept clean mmmd ready trimnmed on shelves iii the lammip-roomn or artillery store, ~v~tha supply o1 candles, oil, am-id mvick, as also lamp knife and scissorsmmear at imaumd. All lamp recesses to take ms-nfl lamps ms-ill be distmnguisimed by nummmbers in order ti-mat lamps notified to the lamp man as requiring attention mm-may be readily identified by hiumm. - Magazine candles should be of different lemmgths, to prevent time- possibility of the ms-i-mole of time laimmps going out at the samne time, - In filling the reservoirs of lamnps, care should be taken to leave suifficient space for expansiomm of oil mvimen heated, The mviek shoumld not be allowed to coil doms-n at ti-me bottom, but cutinto short lengths. only sufficiently long to touch time bottom of time reservoir. It- sometimnes happens that wi-men oil has been a long time left in copper lamnps chemical action sets up, and the lam-mips when lighted ms-ill not burn. Wlmen this happens, thelamps should be kept emimpty, only being filled when required for misc. Care simould be taken to- seo that all lamps are sufflciemmtly ventilated, or they will not burn Wicks shommid be thoroughly dried before being placed in the lamups. 3724 0 26 CIIAPTIcIm III.

The burning of all lamps should occasionally be tested by day in - the lamp-room, othmerms-ise lamimps should be lighted only ms-I-men actually required for use. When night manning takes place, lamps should be lighted half- an-hourbefore dark. All drumms containing lamp-oil should be kept closed, otherwise the lanmps will burn dimly through merial oxidation (caused by the action of air on the oil). A reserve of mm-magazine candles shoumid be in hand.

21. Boats. At some stations boats are issued to sub-districts, and are held on charge froni the Transport department. Care should be tmi-kem-m that after use they are dramvn up to a place of safety, and free from-mm danger of sudden storms and rough weather. They should be securely lashed to prevent damage or loss,

22. Dr-ill and Manning. When drill or mnanning is to take place ti-me mm-master gunner siuoumld notify beforehand, by rnemmmo. or telephone, to the officer eoncermed, what guns, instruments, he., are out of actiomm, to enable h-mi-mn to arrange his details. - On the arrival of the group details the district gunmiers concerned should hand over the gun stores, he., to the N.C.O. of eacim detachment. Tubes for manning of works are idioms-ed at the rate of 25 per gun per annumn, and when fired mviii be returned mvith the drill stores. Canvas shoestare provided for use of gumn detachmnents at drill or manning. Timese are obtained on indent A.F. H 1100 on C.O.O. R.A.C.D., vide Clotiming itegs., Part I, Table XV (j). Lanyards should be in good order and the hooks greased mvlmero they are attached to the cord, to prevemmt breakages of cord frommm rust. Whmere possible it would be preferable for the district gunners to remove covers of guns and mountings and put them in a place of safety andreplace them after drill. - All doors should be unlocked, and at night, lamps, which should all be placed in position by day, lighted half-an-hour before dark, and plug boxes, dial recesses, telephones, P.F.’s amid D.R.F.’s all ready. Ti-me international codeof flags and flagstaff should be ready, and a suipply of telephone forms available in every telephone cell. The rammge and training dials si-mould be run beforehand to muscertain that they are in ms-orking order, am-md telephone circuits tested. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. 27

\Vhen drill is over the N.C.O.’s of (letachmrments si-mould hand om’er their stores to time district gunners concerned, the latter will be held responsible that they receive all stores before ti-me details march away. They should at once report all deficiencies and breakages to the master gunner and officer in charge of ti-me party. Range and other tables required for use should be issumed ms-ith the group stores. Magazines, shell, and cartridge stores, lifts, be., should all be ready for posting the am-mm-munition detail. Ti-me position of a master-gunner in actionis at ti-me artillery store of the portion of the arrmmamnent under his charge.

- 23. Fort Workshops. Fort mvorkshops, mvith the tools belonging to the-mn, are in charge of time fort accoumntant, and a-re available for carrying out any repairs and adjustments, under the orders of the LO.M. It is tmnder comm- sideratiomm, lmowever, to transfer ti-me mvorkshops and tools to A.O.l). charge entirely.

24. Reservoirs Cemmmpressed Air. - Reservoirs mviii be tested biennially, they will here-annealed every sixth year. The bienmmial test ms-ill be carried out locally. Time re-annealing will be carried out at Woolmvich. - Before returning reservoirs to store theymmmust first be emptied, a-mimi the ms-om-d “Emmm’TY” stencilled on them-mm. Filled reservoirs ms-ill be stencilled “FmLLEO.” Reservoirs must on no account be subjected to rough-i usage. 1mm hot eli-mm-mates they simoumid be protected fromu ti-me direct rays of the summ by so-mm-me covering, such as a wadmniltilt. 28

CHAPTER IV.

R.G.A. SUB-DISTRICTS.

NOTES ON THE CARE AND PRESERVATION OF ARTILLERY MATERIEL.

- (a) ORDNANCE. 1. Ordmmance will be kept in good preservation, the exterior being painted, except the bright parts of guns, he., wimich will be oiled, or wi-men not in frequent use covered witim mineral jelly. The bores will be cleaned am-md oiled, or, wimen not in frequent use, lacquered. - Lacquering of bores mm-may be carried out imnimmediately after the - eonclumsion of practice, if the guns are not likely to be again required for practice for a considerable period. The lacquer can be re-mm-moved - by brushing time bore mvitim hot caustic soda solution. At the close of each day’s firing ms-ith powdercharges, thebore will be washmed and the gun placed umnder metal. As soon as drytime bore — mvill be oiled with a greasy cloth or piece of old linen tied over the - piasaba brush. After firing mvitim cordite charges, time bore ms-ill be thoroughly washed out, am-md mvimen dry,ms-ill be coated mvith red mnineral - - jelly. - - After am-i aiming rifle or sub-calibre gun hits been used iii a gun, time bore of the latter ms-ill, as Soon as possible after time aimning-rifie practice and before service ammmmmmnition is fired from-mm time gun, be thoroughly cleaned, so as to remmmove any residue wimich n-may ham-c formed timerein. Such residue will usually be found in a broad ring round the bore of time gun in front of ti-me position of time muuzzle of the aimning rifle mvhen the latter is in place, and if left for any considerable time it mnay become very hard and difficult to remimove. SI-mould am-my accident occur, such as the bursting of a shell in the bore, the splitting of a vent-axial, he., imnmnediate inquiry ms-ill be Immade into ti-me circumstances, and. the gun examined; if any injuries to personnel have been involved, the course directed in pam. 699, King’s Regulations, should be follomved. If the commanding officer consider ti-me damage to be of importance, lie ms-ill scm-md without delay a report ofthe circumstances through thesame channelas his annual return, forwarding, if necessary for the illustration of his report, gutta-perclma immmpressions of the damnage done to the guns. An rnmpression taken of a flaw, or damrmage to a gun, must not be destroyed until tho gun is finally sentenced. CIIAPTEt IV.—R.C .A. SUB-DISTRICTS. 29

When the rifling of a B.L. gun or howitzer has become so much worn ti-mat augmmenting strips are necessary witim projectiles having broad Vavasseur driving bands, ti~mogun or hmomvitzer will be marked - as folloms-s :— - - - - (a) When ono augnmentim-mg strip only is required, a ms-i-mite ring 3 immches in external diameter and- +.inch wide will be painted on the upper left of the breech (left of up). - - (b) When tmvo augmnenting strips are required a second com- centric white rim-mg will be painted inside the first. -- As ageneral rule B.L. and Q.F, guns under 6-inch calibre (except field gums) ms-hem-i mounted in exposed positions, and not in frequent use, will have all fittings remnoved. Gum-is of 6-inch calibre am-id above, will, under simnilar circumstances, have the axial vents and obturators, including smaller fittings remmmoved. B.L. guns having steep coned obturators will not be so treated, the smnaller fittimmgs only beingrenmoved. - - - - The fittings will be keptin store, and the steel portion coated with mineral jelly. The fittings remrmaining ms-ith the guns will be treated in a simnilar manner. In the case of B.L. and Q.F, guns used for drill and practice purposes, special care -mm-must be taken to keep fittings perfectly free 0 from dust and grit, and all mvorking parts well lubricated. Guns should be elevated and depressed to see that the elevating ~ gear works freely, am-md left depressed or “under metal,” and ms-h-mere u.. possible breech turned seams-ards. - ~ Unserviceable guns are marked mvith a * cut on the breech ammd - ~c muzzle faces. Condemned stores are mm-marked with the condemned

ri~mm-mark s3 - - - - -

2. Obturating Pads a-nd Discs.

‘ The pads should be exanmined to see ti-mat ti-me canvas is in good order, and tallow should be applied to them-mm oceasiommally. The pro. tecting discs slmould be free frommm rumst, burrs, cracks, or liability to cut the canvas of the pads. Should a pad get too soft frommm rapid firing, re-mm-move it and place it in cold mvater, care being taken that pads and discs are replaced in proper order. Obturatimig pads mvhen not in the guns will mnvariably be kept ummder commmpressiomm, properly assemmmbled mvith their - discs, in the special boxes provided for the purposes, Sparc pads should be expanded by firing with a full charge at the first practice after receipt, am-md before being fitted to tho gun, If very hard, should be soaked in a mixture of hot- olive oil and tallow, or warmmmed throughuntil soft. Theyshouldti-men be mm-marked “expanded,” -with “ date,” am-mel kept in their boxes ummder commmpression. In the caso - of guns with Steep cones, adjusting discs should be added until time breech closes tightly, and with sommio difficumity. Ti-me breech mmmcehammismn ~imouldthen be opened - amid - closed until the pad 30 CHAPTER IV. of the obturator becomnes compressed. Before use, the pad and time disc shoumld be uvehl covered mvith tallow. Opportunity should be taken ms-hen convenient, to cool both the obtuirator and vent bolt. Ti-mis can be most conveniently done by either pouring water em-er it when in position in the gun, or by sousing it thoroughly with the sponge during or after firing. After a long, rapid firing series, the vent head becomes exceedingly hot, a-mid the pail very soft. It is undesirable to take the pad apart under tlmeso conditions, and the best procedure is-to timoroughly souse it with mvater before taking apart. Timere is no objection, if ti-mm-me permits, to taking the obturator off the m-ent stalk and putting the ms-i-mole in a bumcket of uvater, but after so doing, it is desirable ti-mat all parts si-mould be ms-eli greased mvith tallow. When the temimperature of a pad iii mm steep- coned obturator is probably less than 50 degrees Fahr., am-id half- charges are about to be used, the pad si-mould be timoroughly softened by immersion in hot water before practice is commenced. Pads should be weigimed and gauged quarterly. Obturators found not to be within the limits will be exchanged.

3. Lines and Marks on Guns. Horizontal and m-ertical lines, as also ti-me muonogramn, and other : mmmarkings on guns, should not be filled up mvith pmmint, but kept clean - in order to be clearly seen.

4. Olinometer Planes. The planes si-mould be kept cleamm with oil and free from paimit files, emery clothm, bath brick, or otimer abrasim-e substamce shoumld not i)e used to clean tlmemmm.

5. Covers for Guns, Breech and mnuzzie covers simommid always be kept on the gun and mounting, and in a proper state of repair, either by m-eturnimmg them-mi to time A.O.D. for repmuir or demnanding new ones to replace tlmemmm. Tampoons, if used, should be in ti-me guns.

6. Sub-Calibre Guns and Aiming Rifles. — Sub-calibre guns, aimiming rifles and timeir fittings, will be exam-i-mined by time I.O.M. (bores annually, or mm-more often if necessary). Ti-me exterior of time piece shmotmld be examined to see that it is free from-mm rust and burrs am-md ti-mat all mvorking surfaces am-c in good condition. - - The expanding amid adjusting frames si-mould be examined to ace timat they are sound n-nd work freely. Dirt am-mel grit should not be permimitted to aceummmiulate in ti-me interior of time breechmechanism. Care should be taken that ti-me insulation of time termmnaisandelectric needles areperfect am-md that thepoint of ti-me percussmonneedle is free from-mi burrs. All springs and other fittings mt.G.A. StTfl-DISTBLcTS. 31 si-mom-mid be sound and in good condition, and all parts kept perfectly clean, oiled, and free from rust. Emery- cloth si-mould not be used for cleaning. 7. Machine Guns. The barrels, i-mm situatiomis ms-here they are exposed to a mnoist atmimosphere, should be exammmined and mviped inside uvith a-mi oiled rag daily. In other easesti-mis mviii be done as necessary. - Wimen cleaning time guns, turpentimme or oil is to be used— Rangoon, mixed mm-ith paraffin fom- preference. EIncry cloth or am-my abrasive substance simoulmi not be employed. For lubricating purposes oil, petroleum, Russian lubricating, should be used. Macimine guns should be thorougimly examnined once mm month or if boxed then quarterly, and left in a properly lubricated amd sem-viceable eom&ition. TI-mis examination should only be carried out by a competent armourer or arimmament artificer who has been through a course at Enfield. After practice, time barrel should be cleaned with mineral jelly to prevent erosiom, time barrel casing enmptied by dramving off time mvater frommi the 1-mole underneatlm, the lock removed and cleaned, and all parts inside the breech casing lightly oiled. Pusim time ban-el to and fro semeral timimes to see ti-mat it mvorks freely, and all parts should be exammmined am-id the lock oiled am-id replaced. Wimen guns are returned to store packed for transmnissiomm, timey will be treated mvitim tIme mmmixture laid down in the handbooks of mnaehine gum-ms. A moemnorandumu of examination will be kept with each gum and am-i cmmtry of all ball amummmiunitiomi fit-ed ms-ill be muade timerein. -

8. Sparc Parts. For ideutificatiomm purposes all spare parts should be properly labelled. - - Spare parts of guns and mountings arc supplied solely for the purpose of replacing simmmilar defective or damaged parts, amid will not be used for am-my purpose other than that for which they are maintained, unless specially authorized. All spare parts are on receipt to be at once tried for interchange. ability. Defects are to be bmoughmt to time notice of time Chief Immspector, Woolwich. - The C.R.A, is responsible ti-mat the spare parts authorized by the equmipmnemmt tables are complete. If insufflciemmt aecomumnodatiomi exist at time works for their storage, arrangements should be mm-made fot the-mr eustod3 b~the Ammmm3 Otdnance Departmnent

(b) MOUNTINGS.

1. Elevating Gear. - - The gear shoumld be cleaned and oiled, and friction cones, brake drums, discs of friction clutches, pimmions, am-md bearings kept clean, smnootim, free from grit, and very slightly oiled, to prevent seizimmg. 32 CHAPTER IV. 2. Eccentric Shafts, Rollers, and Axles. Timese si-mould be removed periodically and properly cleaned and lubricated before being replaced. 3. Cap-squares. These together with their keys or flxing-scrcmvs should be periodically remimoved, cleaned, lubricated, and replaced. 4. Traversing Gear. All parts of the gear mviii be keptperfectly clean to prevent rusting. The teeth of cogs am-md pinions si-mould be scraped am-md cleaned free fromim clotted grease, andfresh lubricantapplied. Thegreesesupplied for tiis purpose usually becomnes very hard after application; a bettor ammd cleaner substitute will be found in mineral jelly or blackhead am-md tallow. -

5. Covers of Momtntings. These should be kept in a perfect state of repair and painted to harniommize with the surroumidings. -

- 6. Lubrication. - - All lubricating serums-s mvill be removed, the holes cleaned out ivith a wire, filled with oil, the screws replaced and always kept bright. A thorough cleanimmg am-md lubricating of all standing and workingparts will take place once a nmmontlm, mull clotted grease will be removed and time parts wiped with oiled rag. Whenever and wherever fresh lubricant is applied the aid should first be wiped off and time parts well worked to distribute it. A list showing positions of oil holes should be hung up in time group store. These lists can be obtained fromn the -Secretary, War Office. -

- 7. Hydraulic Gear. It is mimost immmportant ti-mat grit and dust be prevented frommm accumnmimulmmting i-mm imydraumlic cylinders. After drill or practice a mvehi- oiled tmvist of tomv should be bound tigimtly roummul ti-me rimmm, close to time breecim of ti-me eylimmder, am-md heft ti-mere until next working. Leatimcrs and packings mmmuust be preserved in good order. Pressure in time air cylinders should be taken at least once a week to see if loss occumms. The accunmulator of a B.L. 92-imm. mmmoummtirmg si-mould be pumped ump at least 1 immcim fromm bottom stop and time valve to gm-mm-i pressure sligimtly opened—ti-mis keeps a pressure em-i all leathers and glands. Time tank strainers in 92-in. B.L. Mark V mm-mountings are to be eleammed every three mmmonthms; mimid, should failures of the hoists occur, time whmole systcmmm is to be emptied amd mvaslmcd out. - R.C.A. SUB-DISTRICTS.

8. Quadrant Elevation Gear. Index plates and readers, elevation indicator plates, &c., are to be kept clean and in adjustmnent. - -

9. Auto-Sights. When not in actual use, time sight bar, with time telescope am-md other fittings attached, shmould be removed and placed in a dry store. Its removal can be effected by removing a nut mund ms-asher, mvimich ms-ill be found under the pivot. Ti-me efficiency of the sights depends upon time accuracy of tio camu. Special care mmmust be take-mm that it receives no damage. It mmmust on no account be polished, but kept clean, and free fromn dust and grit, by wiping mvitim a clean rag mnoistened with a few drops of oil. - All parts are to be kept clean, working parts ms-eli lubricated mvith clean oil and (with ti-me exceptiomm of the cammm groove and roller) lightly smmmeared mvith anti-corrosive grease wimen mot in use. Batlm brick, emimery, or other abrasive substance mimust mmot on any account be used for cleaning. - - - - - The sigh-mt gear should mmot ummeeessammily be takemm apart, and no adjustmmments mm-made by scraping or filimmg except on special autimority. In throwing the latch - for autommiatme workimmg into gear, care should be taken ti-mat it is opposite ti-me jamvs in ti-me cani roller lever, imm order to avoid injury to time parts. Auto-sigimts should be tested mveekly for accuracy, but no unauthorized person should be permitted to attempt to adjust the auto-sight of ordnance for-miming part of the approved armmmalmient. Arcs simomving iimtmits of mumto-siglmt range simoumid be mmmarlced on lime B.C, chart. All sigimt-bam-s should, wi-men in store, be kept in the mvooden imolders prom’ided for thiemim, and not laid om-m tables or benchmes

10. Electric Firing Gear. Time four Electric Leclanchm~A Mark III cells of the firimig battery si-mould be i-mm good order am-md frequently tested. The conmmections am-id binding serems-s shmould b~ cheami and dry, amid care taken that ti-me- latter do not work loose, Time firing circuit al-mom-mid be tested for continuity of curremmt. If there si-mould be mm fault, teat each expendible lead sepmmrateiy ummtil the fault is located. Thme cells of ti-me firing battery, ms-i-men the volta-ge is reading- below normal, shoumld be refilled or mmcmv cells demanded to replace themit front the A.O.D. ; spare cells are allowed to eaci work ; timoy are issued dry, am-md require time additioim of waterbefore use~ 34 cHAPTER iv.

11. 1mmstrnnuen-ts testing Primary Batteries. To test one cell ms-jIb time Instrwnent lesting pi-inmary batteries. Set time pointer on the back of time Instrument to “1.” Connect the instrument to time cell by two short leads. Time positive terminal of the cell should be commmectcd to the terminal painted red on the immstrunent; press ti-me button on tIme side of ti-me instrumnent, am-i-mi any cell not giving a reading of 1 voit is to be considered defective and at once replaced by a new cell and ti-me defective cells ieturned to stores. When testing more ti-man one cell, mom-c the sms-itch to the back of the instrument to ti-me nuimnber nuider test, and mvith time bumttom not pressed, the reading should mot be less ti-ma-mi 1 volt. If a defoe- lion of the needle be less thamm 1 m-olt, test each cell separately as above, and ron-move defective cells.

12. Volt-amnmeter. - Leclanchô cells ms-i-men tested mvith time “Volt-ammneter” slmould give a reading of not less timmmn 1 volt per cell whem the “Volt” bumttomm is pressed and m-mot less than 6 amnperes ms-hem-i the “Amps” buttom is pressed. Ti-me “Amnps” button should be pressed aboumt 3 seconds before obserm-ing time reading.

18. Pistol Grips, Mark III. The pistol grip should, ms-he-mm not in use, be kept in the wooden box, and not taken to pieces or interfere-mi mvith in any ms-ay except by those qualified, ammml theu mmmly ms-bert aumtlmorized to mm-make am-my special exmumnination or necessauy adjustment. The contacts mm-must not be lubricated, and care should be taken not to drop pistol grips or subject time-mm-i to rough usage of am-my kim-id. Before use ti-me lever immdicatormind trigger should be tested to see whether all parts are free am-id in proper mvorking order. It simouhi not be overlooked ti-mat a short circimit ms-ill mu-ork the indicator.

14. General Remarks. All shafts a-mi-mi spindles having m-muts, washers, anti keep-pins ms-ill be mmmarkcd mvitit a letter or punch mm-mark to correspond ms-ithm each other, to prevent the pins, nuts, &c., being placed omm time ms-rong si-malts or spnm(lles. Time mmmommimtimmgs simouldbe kept clean and exammmined. damly. All axles, shafts, -molleu-s, roller paths, bearings, amid gearing wmli be thorouglmiy cleaned, lubricated, am-md free from burrs. When removing any part a hammer simould never be used to transmit a blow unless through a piece of wood. All bolts and nuts, &c., si-mould be exammminecl to see that ti-icy are secure. Bali bearings si-mould be lubricated mm-itlm mineral jolly or tallow. Im.O.A. suu-nisTm-mIeTs. 35 Marks are painted on mnountimigs to indicate the run up and loading positions. All sparehydraulic packings and leather mvashers will be carefully preserved, the former in tallow and time latter in dubbimg. Under arrangemnents to be mnade betmveen the C.O.O. and C.P.A. time I.O.M. ms-ill instruct mi-master gmmnners ammd others in all n-matters relating to ti-me care and preservation of time machinery and stores connected theroms-ith in their charge.

1. Racers. -

Pacers slmouid be kept free froum dust by - an occasional rub omer with an oil rag, am-md greased at ti-me side to facilitate traversing.

‘2. Traversing hacks. These should be kept clean, well greased, and free fronm grit.

‘8. Traversing Arcs. They si-iou-mid be kept clean, and all markings distinct. If mark- immgs havo beeomne indistinct by ms-ear the grathmations simould be refilled by the armament artificers. WI-men ti-me pointer of time mounting is at zero the axis of ti-me gun should point true north. -

4. Danger Patches. Wimemm guns bear upomm ammother work withimm range, the gun floor, mvhmere the poimmter travels ms-bile the gum bears omm time opposite mvork, mviii be n-marked mvitlm red paimt, and time i-maim-me of the work indicated om or near the patch. Time painting amid lettering si-mould be renemved ms-i-mom-i necessary. Ti-mis mmmmty be dom-me at any timmie by time artificers mvorking under ti-me orders of tIme I.O.M. Time arc over wimich ti-me blast of time gun interferes with the neigh- bouming guns should be immmhicatod. - -

5. Arm Reeks.

Arm racks for time reception of m~ifles, &e., ms-ill be provided for time gun detaehmemmts. Timey should be mmuimmbered in order that each mm-man n-may have a place for imis rifle, am-md designed so ti-mat ti-mo iiiuzrles point doms-nwards, to keep out the ms-ct. 36 CIIAPTEit IV.

6. Lettering li’immplaceinents. - Empiacemnents will be nuimnbered fromn riglmt to left witimout regard to the nature or calibre of the guns. Ti-me mmmmmm-mbers mviii be inRoman figures, am-md lettering in Roman letters; black omm a light ground, am-md - white on a dark groummd. -- In casemnates the nummnber will be above the gun on the “soffit” of the arch or overheami girder, am-i-mi on time side of time right hand “merlon” in open batteries.

- (d) GENERAL. - 1. Tackles and Cordage. All tackles slmuid be kept hung uip after having been neatly rounded in and secured with spunyarim. Time blocks shoumid be lubricated occasionally to prevent timomim “comimplainming.” Selvagees si-mould be hum-mg up ms-itim time tackles, or in any otimer convenient place. - All rope and cordage should be imeati~-coiled up, mneasured and labelled, almvays kept as dry as possible. and clear of the ground or concrete floors. It si-mould never be coiled in a mvet condition, bumt first dried. Rope ms-i-men wet shrinks and becommtes weaker. - Ropes amid rope slings of a heavy i-mature mvimich mm-may be foum-md unfit for ti-me ms-ork for mvhicim they are remlumircd, si-mom-mi-mi not be condemned on ti-mat account alone, but should be utilised, if possible, for mmork of a lighter nature ms-in-me timere is mio m-i.sk of danger, and wiere the larger size would i-met be likely to be m.letrimmmental to time work in hand. - - No rope or slim-mg should be used to lift any greater weigh-mt ti-maim its tabulated safety strain. A boam-ti shomving us-imcmm last testcml simould be kept himmig up omer mill cordage and tackles.

2. Wood Buckets. Wood buckets si-mould be kept flied mvith mm’ater; othermvise they are liable to leak aid fall to pieces ms-hen umsed. 8. S~pannersand. Tommies. A beard affixed to time wall of each artillery store should b~kept. It should have a separate place allotted to each spamimmer or toni-mi-my, the No.. of the spanner or to-mn-mt-my being pmmimmtcd so as to indicate its position. - 4. Hydraulic .Ti~cks. Ti-me jacks, ms-hen i-met i-mm use, is-ill be, mvitim pmtds upon themmm, under pressure mu the “Fran-me, store hmydraumlic jmicks.” Bear roller jacks - immust be lashed to time fr-mt-mm-me to pmem’e-mmt timemn failing in ti-mo event of pressumre going off. - - - mi.a.A. BtJIm-DIsTimiCTB. 87

The jacks should be loms-ercd am-md raised every mnorning; if this is not done, and they stamid lommg unused, time rams areliableto rust and set fast in the cylinder. One pad should occasionally be re-mm-moved to vmtry the heigimt of the jack. When pumnped up they simould not run down of timeir own accord; if they do, ti-me m-natter si-mould be reported to the I.O.M. Jacks simommld be emptied mt-mid washed omit by ti-me artiflcer once a year, or moore often if necessary, and filled with the aumthorized liquid. They should not be thrown mmboumt or subjected to rough usage, nor should heavy loads be lifted witim the claw. Waste liquid si-mo-mild be ms-rittcn off charge by expense voucher, quioting as authority pare. 572 Begs. for Magazines and Care of War materiel. The spare packings should be preserved with dubbimg.

5. Leclancité Cells. -

All cells will be kept clean and free fromn “creeping.” In open cells time agglomerate blocks, carbon rods, and teritihmmila should be in good order, and the top of the jar and junction of leadand carbon at top of carbomi rod simould be protected by “varnish, black tar,” to prevent the sal amnmoimiac creepingand forming a bluish substance, mvhmich eats away am-md destroys the parts. The LeclanehC cell contains zinc plate, earbom rod with termninai, 12 agglomerate blocks roummd time limited sides of the carbon rod, kept mn position by cam-ms-as wrapper and I.R. bands. Carbon is a good conductor, but in the passage of ti-me current from zinc to carbon, Imydrogen buibbles for-mn on time carbon and so set up a counteracting force. Ti-mis weakemms time E.M.F. required, and is called “polariza- tion.” Oxygen, in combination mvith hmydrogon, meutrahizes th~ latter; consequently, agglonmerate blocks, which contain a large quantity of oxygen, are employed. Ti-mis allows the current to floms- through the cell mvithout mmmch hindrance. - “Local action” muay be set up through impurities in the zinc, mvhich, as supplied by the trade, is seldomim pure, and so long as the pmu-ts are kept in the liquid a curremit ms-ill pass between the foreign miatter in the zinc mt-mid time zinc itself, atmd iomver ti-me workingpoivers of time cell when in actiomm. This will destroy the vitality of ti-me zinc, mvimieh is-ill eventually be eaten into holes. Ti-me zinc plate mnay, at am-my thne, be a-nmalgarnated by the artificer, to nmako it purer a-mm-mi less liable to “local action” by cleaning it and mvashing it with diluted sulphuric acid and ti-men placing it in - itmercury. - TI-me cells should ho nunmbered, and testedquarterly in the presence of mm officer, with time “ instrummient testing prinmary batteries,” or Voltmmmnmeter, and mm record kept in a book in the ms-ork. Weak or defective cells should be taken to pieces and thorougimly cleaned by mvashing the parts in hot mvatcr to remmmove all crystals and dirt. Fresh parts, as mi-may be necessary, should be substituted, and a hot solutiomi of sal amnmnonimic prepared, but ti-me zinc plate and blocks shmoumlul riot be immersed umntil ti-me solution is quite cold. 38 - CHAPTEIc IV. Unserviceable parts of open cells will be returned to the A.O.D. and new parts demmmanded. Complete cells is-ill not be denianded when parts only are defective. Repairs to “A” Leclanché cells will be carried out by the A.O.1).

- 6. P.F. Cells and I-nstrunments. The P.F. cells should be kept clean and free from-mm damp, mimi-mi ventilated on all possible occasions. Lam-mips or smimall stoves -mi-may be obtained for very dammmp cells The LecianchC cells should be clean and nearly filled mvith liquid salammoniac. The bimiding screms-s should be bright a-mm-mi free from-mi oil, and the black tar varnish round ti-me tops of time cells in good condition. A xylonite strip should be attached to each-i cell, simoms-ing its nummiber in series. Nothing but oil mnust be used to clean the mi-metal parts of P.F.’s. Dirt -mr-must be re-mi-moved mvitim paraffin oil, am-md no “Monkey Bran-mi” or abrasive substammce used. Thebed plate should be cleaned with soap anmi water or a weak solution of “Monkey Brand” soap mvater. No oil or grease should be allowed on the bed. Painted parts should be renewed mvitim lacquer, but re-iacquerimmg and re-bronzing will be done by time range-finding artificer under ti-me orders of the I.G., on indent from ti-me ofiiccr in charge. In ormier that impossible trainings mi-may not be sent dowmi by the observer, the limnits of are of fire of ti-me gui-i - or group shoumid be marked by a blue or red line on time xylonite board of ti-me P.F. When any part of time instrumiment is out of order, it should be reported to the I.G. If any part is beyomid local repair, it ms-ill be returned to Woolms-ich through the 0.0.0. Time stores ms-ill be brought on charge by “Transfer Voucher” issued to time 0.0.0. and re-demnanded. When received thmey mviii be brought on charge in the account and then writtemm off eu A.F. G 1049 to the P.F. A report of the conditiomm of ti-me stores and the reason for despatch, with authority, mvili also be sent, arid a label showing the register number of imistrummtermt attach-med to time defective pmuts. A for-mn should be kept in each 1’.F. cell, showing time E.1\LF. of each LeclanchC cell at its periodical test, amd time mvork done by ti-me agglomnerate blocks in the cells. A book should be kept in each P.F. cell, shomving time date ms-lieu ti-me instrument is-as last used, its condition ivhcrm ms-eric began mmmd ceased, and signed by ti-me individual who used it, in order ti-mat damages, &c., -mm-may be trace-mi to the proper person. Cases packing P.F.’s will, mvhen empty, be labelled “Empty,” amid returned to the 0.0.0. The 1’.F. instrument, range end training dials, and all their circuits shouid be tested mveekly. No unauthorized person is ahloms-ed to enter P.F. cells withoumt a special pass. U.G.A. BTJB-DISTMICTS. 39

7. Depression Range Finders. When instrumrments at hon-me stations are found defective and beyond local repair, they will be returned to time A.O.D. for transmission to D.D.O.S., Woolmvich. At ho-mi-me stations a demmmamid should be submitted for an instruunent to replace. Abroad it should be demnanded in advance and on receipt of the new instrummment the defective instrument si-mould be forwarded to D.D.0.S. Instructions for ti-me adjustment, &c., of these instruments ms-ill be found in the handbook for Depression range finder; for its care and preservation, in Regulations for Magaziumes and Care of War Mats~riel. - D.li.F.’s is-hen not in use, except thmoso left set up on tim~ir pedestals, ivill be kept in a dry store. They should not be used or handled by untraimmed or umnauthorized persons. - If at am-my time they becomne defective, am-i indent sioumld be imade on the I.G. to exaimmine them-mm ; om u-mo account si-mould ammy atteiumpt be made to repair them except under h-mis orders. If they cannot be m-epairod locally ti-icy will be sent to Woolwieh thrommgh time 0.0,0. of the district (wide instructions jim handbook), labelled Glass, mvitim care.” The D.R.F. pedestals should at all times be clean and all mi-markingsthereon distinct, if indistinct ti-mo R.E. simoumid be requisi- tiommed to renew them-i-i. The mvood cover on the base plate, when ti-me pedestal is not in use, should be kept locked. The hood cam-ms-as covers are supplied by A.0.D., and ms-he-mi in use should be securelylashed. - The Leclanché cells and all connections should be clean am-md leads in good order. The lanmps, electric, telescope, si-mould occasionally be tested, say about once a ms-eek, to ascertamn ti-mat they have not been broken or fused. The datum-mi posts should never be in such a position near ti-me shore ti-mat at hems- water ti-icy are high am-id dry, but always ms-here the water flows freely round them. They si-iou-mid be at all times plainly visible. They are fixed and maintained by the R.E. A book shomving ms-ho last used the D.R.F. si-mould be kept, as for the P.F.

8. Telescopes, Care and Use of. Telescopes should on no account be subjected to rough usage, a-nd great care should be exercised to prevent the tubes from-mm becoming dented. Tuie dramv tubes should be drawn out gradually witim a slightly tms-isting mimotion, and ms-i-men out the instrument si-mould aums-ays be held or carried by the mm-middle. It is extremely important that no oil or grease be permutteti to touch any of the lenses. Lenses should be cleaned with a clean chamois leather or silk cloth. - It is rimost important that after use iii dammup weather the draw - tubes should be carefuilywiped ms-iti an oil rag and then with a 40 - cuIAm’TEmu IV. clean dry rag, care being taken that no oil is allowed to renmain on the instrument before putting it aivay. When putting it amvay aluvays close the eye-piece an-mi put on ti-me cap. The object glass should be perfectly dry before time latter is put on. Telescopes should be kept in a warmim, dry store or box. 9. To Clean a Telescope. Time buises must never be cleaned ivith tle fingers or handker- chief, but with a clean chamois leather or piece of silk; failing this, so-mime old newspaper or blotting paper n-may be used, but it -mm-must be free from grit, an-mi the cleaning gently effected. - Unless absolutely necessary the object glass and eye-piece should never be removed. - Sbuouid it be necessmmry to dismnount any of the lenses, only one at a ti-mi-me si-mould be removed, mmd, ms-i-me-mi clean, replaced before urnscrewing the next. The two lenses of ti-me object glass mnuist be replaced with the flat surface inmvards. After tmmmscromving any portion of a telescope ti-me greatest care must be exercised in replacimg the parts to prevent injury to time scremvthread. - In cleaning a telescope time black lacquer of the interior must m-iot be rubbed off.

10. Straps a-nd Lea therwork. So long as leather remains dry it needs but little attemmtion, beyond occasional greasing; but ms-hen mvettod it becomes hard and stiff, mf not softened with son-mo oily mm-matter. - - When washed, lukewarm mvater and soap should be used, hot water and sodmu shommld be avoided, as it is-ill destroy the vitality of time leathmor. After the articles have been cleaned, and ms-bile they are daump, the dubbing shoumid be rubbed in. When the dubbing has had time to penetrate ti-mo leather, which will be in two or three days, ti-me residue of talloms- on the surface si-mom-mid be rui)bed off.

- 11. Spectators’ Flags. In seine works positions hame been selected for spectators to view ti-me firing from guns in order to prem-ent their cromvdimmg round enmplaceimments, am-md mmmoumnting on parapets. Sm-mci-i positions are marked by flags, at practice, termed “ Spectators’ flags.” Colour, roil an-mi ms-bite, eu poles, camnp colour.

12. l’osters and Notice Boards.

All posters and instructions should be pasted and varnished 01-i h)oards, which at soimme stations are obtained from the A.0.D. and at othersfrom-mi Barrack Departmmment. They should be hung through-mom-mt ti-mo ivork in ti-me particumlar places to mvhmich timey apply. It.O.A. SUil-I)ISTIICTS. 41

If paper varnish cannot be procumred for this purpose, time boards should be sent to the I.0.M., and an indent submitted omi A.F. G 1045 to the C.0.0. to request him to have it done, “Copal varnish” for charts may be obtained on demand from A.0.D. i-mm sufficient quantities to do this work. - -

- 13. Grass and Trees. In order to lessen visibility, the exterior slopes of a ms-ork are not to be trimnm-mied. - The grass on the interior slopes and inside the work generally mm-ill be cut either by time district gunners or on requisition by the RE. Trees inside the work, or whether any outside obstruct the field of vie-mv from-mi guns or range-finding instruments, should not be cut-ms-ithoumt the authority of the R,E.

14. Lettering in Works of Defence. - The nmune of each-i fort or battery will be painted i-mm large block letters near the mm-main entrance. - Iii each portion of a fort or battery requmrmng to be distimmguisimed, a title is-ill be painted in large block letters in a conspicumous place. All stores, mmmagazhmes, &c., ms-ill have thieir distinctive titles painted on ti-me door lintels in block letters, in accordance mvith “R.E. and Magazine Regulations.” If it be desired to refrain fronm exposing the nanes to public view, ti-me descriptive lettering ms-ill be paimmted inside of ti-me door. In that case a distinguisimimmg patch 1 foot squmare will be- painted outside as follomvs :— - -

Magazine buildings ...... Red. Cartridge stores ,...... Blue. - Shell stores ...... Yellomv. - All quarters and shelters ms-ill have~the details of accommodation for peace and war painted in 2.imeim block letters overthe entrance. For lettering of guns, enplacemnents, lifts, and lmunp recesses, see under ti-me respective headings, and Appendix V, “B.E. Regulations.” - - The foregoing painting si-mould be done by the R.E. at - the periodical painting. External painting at home is usually done ommce in fouryears; abroad, once in timreo years. The O-.O.C. n-may, homwem-er, authorize painting at aimy ti-mm-me if he consider the work necessary. - . - The regimental artificers workmr~gunder the I.0.M. often do timis mvork at mnore frequent intervals, as also ti-me lettering omi mmiaumning boards and group symbols. - - -

15. Majis, C/marts, d~c. - TI-me follomving n-maps should be maintainod by ti-me officer in charge of each sm-mb-district:— - - - -

3724 D - 42 CJ-mArTxIu us-.

AtHoune. One 6-inch Ordnance Survey mmap, enmbracing a tract of country 8 miles in radius from the armed fortifications in his charge. One 1-inch Ordnance Survey mi-map of the sub-district. One set of charts of the water area and 6-inch-i Ordnance Survey maps of the band area covered by his guns (am-md one set addmtmonal for F.C.). Official maps amid Admiralty charts are demanded through the Coast Defence Commander on A.F.’s. L 1387 and 1376. -

Abroad. One set of charts of the coast-line of the district. One set of charts of the mvater area covered by his guns (and one set additional for F.C.). These maps should be kept in the chart box under lock and key. Demands for these mm-maps should be put forward on A.F. L 1387 - through the G.0.C. If required on payment demands should be on A.F. L 1389.

-13.C.’s, and F.C.’s. Cl-marts, Charts will be prepared in sub-districts, the necessary squared paper, coloured waterproof inks, and copal varnish, being denmanded from the Stationery Office, except the varnish, wimich should be demanded from-mm time A.0.D. Vide E.R., Part 2, Sec. XIIA, 1910. The charts shoumid be mounted on boam-ds for dropping into be-mis prepared at the D.R.F. stations, fitted with a pivoted metal ann graduated in yards and rough sights for laying on the target.

16. Shelters. Shelters a-mimi quam’ters areallotted in works for the acconmmnodation of the manning details, and should be equippedwith the necessamy barrack stores, &c., iequired on mobilization. \Vhen mobihizatimm stoics for ms-ar shelters are kept i-mm A.O.1). charge, A.F. 0 1087-8 must be kept by the accountant. Vine paras. 371 A to D logs, for A.0. Services, Part I, 1909.

17. Water Tanks. When water is supplied in water carts they will be in the charge of theA.S.C. Tanks and ci~ternsshould be periodically cleaned out; tanks by tho I.E., and cisterns, if possible, by the troops; and the officer in charge of the ms-ork is responsible ti-mat timey are at all timnes clean amid sweet. \Vhenever there is reason to suppose ti-mat tho ‘water supplied is mnjurious to health, a report should be tm-made to the C.I.A. for time information of time medical officer whose duty it is tocollectsamples. mt.O.A. SUB-DISTRiCTS. 43

18. Rewards for Recovery of Projectiles. Notices is-ill ho posted up in the vicinity of all ranges cautioning the public of the extreme dammger of handling projectiles, and inform-n. ing them that no rewards or payment of any description for finding shells or collecting projectiles ms-ill be mu-made to a civilian. This notice may be imung or fixed outside the ms-ork.

19. Twine, Spunyarn, tc., supply of. Tmvino packing, large, mediuni and small; tms-ine whipping, cord. age, spunyarn, hemmip for ms-hipping ends of cordage, and securing hessian to piasaba brushes, &c., ms-ill be supplied as necessary up to 1 lb. of each per sub.district per annum on demand.

20. Skidding Stores. The two great preservatives of timber are seasoning and ventila. tion. Skidding stores should therefore be -well m-entilated. Skidding for this reason should be stocked well clear of the mva]hs of the store. 44

CHAPTER V.

GUN PRACTICE.

1. Anmmunition for Practice of 1l.G,A. An annual allommance of annnunitiomi is allowed for gun practice, and is classified as - (a) Allomvance defined in quantity. - (b) Allomvance define-mi in value, (a) Statiou-m practice. J~ideEquipunont Regulations, Part 2, Sec. XIIA, 1910, para. 144. (b) Practice Ammunition. An allow-mince “per capita “ granted. The scales of the rates “per capita” are as follomvs:— Defences or Stations liable to— *Class “A” attack ...... £3 10 6 ,, “B” ,, ...... £3 9 7 ,, ‘‘C’’ ,, ...... £2 18 1 All ammmunition for practice is at the disposal of C.D.C. for Battle I’ractiee, mvith ti-me follomving reservmmtions (a) Onë-iruclm aimming rifle an-mi sm-mb-calibre aunnmunitmon to the value of not less tlman £30, or mm-more ti-man £45, for Ebe-mm-mentary Practice, au-md Service ammmmunition not exceeding £45 in value fom- Instructional Practice, nmmmst be placed at the disposal of coumipany comumnanders. (b) TI-me requisite anmmmmummition mm-must be set apart for carrying oumt the Service comnpamuy practice series as laid domvn in Instructmns for Practice Seawards, (c) A-mn-mm-munition for carrying out the practice as per confidential circular No. 78/3/652 1 (A.i) dated Februnury, 1909. (d) Ammnunition for Q.F. Coumrses at Simoebtmryness.

2. Natures of Practice. Statiomi practice is carried out to test time fitness of arinamnemits, equipunent &c., for service. It -mm-may be found-possible to coummbme it ivitim Battle Practice.

* “A.” Attack from the set~designed to capture the Fortress. “B.” Raid from tue sea, designed to injure niatériel. C.” ]leconuaissammce attack. urn rm~&c’rrcz. 45

‘Ira inilig practice is divided into the follomving :— () Elemnentary practice— - (h) Instructional practice— - - - This -mi-may be divided into— - - - (i) Practice as per confidential circular quoted abom’e. - (ii) Company practice. - (c) Service practice— - Ti-mis mmiay be divided into— (i) Company practice. - (ii) Battle practice. -

- 3. Blank Ammunition. Ti-me use of blank ammmmuiiltion (black poivdcr cimarucs) is restricted in B.L. ordnance to 6-in, guns am-md lomver i-matures onTy. An annual allowance of 30 rouumds per gun of blank is authorized for Q.F. guns, 4-inch and under, as also an ailoms-anceof £17 per company, to be expended under the orders of the C.D.O. for combined naval an-mi military .nman~uvres. Rockets and lights required for night practice may be provided from-mm this grant. An annual allowance of 20 roumnds per piece for guns in the arnua- nment for land fronts is authorized under Equipment Regulations, Part 1, pam. 219. -

- - 4. Points to be Observed before Practice. Amnmnunition for practice should miot be taken from-mi eqmmipmeuits until other aunununition of later date is at- the station to replace it. - G.Os.C. are responsible that the “turnover” of all ammunition is carried but strictly in accordance ms-ith the existing Regulations. Endoavours ms-ill be mnade in conjunction witim the A.O.D. to ensure so far as possible, in each command, unifom-mnity imi ti-me mimuimunition supplied for practice. Before gmmn practice is carried out, appiication should, if required, lie immade for the guns to be examumined by the I.O.M. ms-ho should be requisitioned on A.F. 0 1045, timrough the C.O.O., to exammiino ti-me mountings both before and after practice, to see that all bolts, nuts, friction cones, elevating, traversing gears, am-md electric firing gear, lenils, auto-sights, &c., are imi good order, that the liquid 1cm-el am-md pressures in accumulators and eylimiders, &c., mountings arecorrect. The local inhabitants should be mmotified verbally or by poster is-i-men practice is-ill take place, and ms-arned to open - timeir doors and windows. - The mnaster gunner shoumld arrange with the I.E. to remove bulk. heads, &c., and have all recesses and doors unlocked and open, ms-indows open, and all precautions taken to prevent damage from firing. - All electric tubes and primers to be used at practice should be tested previous to practice. 46 CHAPTER V. The threads of breech and breech screws should be free fromn burrs and kept slightly oiled. Q.F. cartridge should be examined for cracked eases before ioading. Vide Regulations for 0.0. Services, Part II. The obturating pads, discs, and cups in the guns should be tested to see that they fit correctly, the coned seatings and pads smeared lightly witim talbomv, as also tubes which do not easily fit into the vent. The heads of the electric tubes should be dry. All lifts and hoists should be in working order. Practice projectiles having base plugs ms-ill, before being fired from Q.F. guns 12-pr. and upwards have the key hole fitted with a wood plug. The plug should be secured with shellac. Filled service shell, except Q.F. 12-pr. and 4~7-in.ms-hen fired at practice are not to be eunptied. The charge ms-ill be wetted at least 20 hours before the shell are required for practice. Q.F, 12-pr. and 4~7-in.powder filled sheil to be fired from fixed annament guns, will be emptied and broumght up to ms-eight ms-ith salt cake. Cracked palliser shell are not to be fired fromim any gun. Empty conmmon shell slmouuld be brought up to mm-eight for practice with salt cake. - Powder filled shell used at practice are to be drowned not more timan four days and not less than two before use. After being drowned the shell should be placed on tieir bases with thie plugs removed for a femv hours to allow any surplus waterto drain off. Paper shot is-ill be supplied filled to is-eight is-ith sams-dust and waste shot by R.GA., but si-mould not be fired unless there is a clear range, to be decided locally, according to ti-me distance shomvn in tho handbooks. The -mu-master gunner is-ill see that the international code of flags, with diagram of instructions, red flags, flagstaff and halyards two correct am-md i-mm good order; also that flags for posting omi flanks of works, as a ms-arning to persons likely to pass in front of the battery, are at hand. The B.C. will arrange for posting of sentries on ti-mo flanks. All range-finding am-md telephone apparatus and crnnmnumilcations should be tested and put in order, am-md telephone forms ready at hand for the operators. Electric dials should be run to “stops” and tested. The I.0.M. and D.0.R.E. should be notified of ti-me hour and date of practice. Arrangements for the attendance of ti-me mm-medical officer are usually -mm-made by the adjutant. The amiumnunition for practice should be ready and earmnarked, so that there unay be no n-mistake in that used. Projectiles si-mould be weighed and gauged. Fixed ammunition should be - carefully gauged. Tubes and primers to dry the vent for each day’s practice from each axial-vented gun are specially allowed under para. 163, Part II, “E.R., 1910.” GUN PRACTICE. 47 5.- Special for Night Practices. All the gear of the guns, amnmnunition, &c., should be thoroughly tested during the day preceding ti-me night practice. The electric or other n-means of illuimminating the emmiplacemm-wnts, magazines, &c,, should be thoroughly overhauled, broken fuzes of the electric lights being replaced, wandering electric lamps should be looked to for damaged glass, filaments, &c. lVhen cartridge screens have been approved for Q.F. Batteries, they should be fitted up omi the day prior to ti-me night practice being carried out. The amnmnunition, so far as possible, should be available in the shell antI cartridge recesses of the guns. Ti-me “safety stops” should be fitted.

6. Test Practice. - As guns are n-mounted in new works, or ms-he-mm guns are removed frommi old emplacements and remounted in new, or remnodelled em- placemmients, three rounds, full charges, ms-ith projectiles, ms-ill be fired fm-omn each B.L. 6-in, gun and up, and Q.F. 12-pr. gum-ms and upmvards, to test the mountings, gear, ammd general working of the guns, amid a report timereon submitted to War Office. Guns mounted in practice batteries -ms-ill not fire test roummds. Vide Equmip. Begs., Pt. 2, Sec. XIIA, 1910. --

7. After Practice. Ti-me nummber of rounds fired should be entered in the mnemorandumu of examination of gun and carriage. The gun should be thoroughmly washed out and depressod, when dry the bore simould be either oiled mvith Bam-mgoon oil applied by mneans of a cloth tied over the head of a piasaba brush if powder cluarges have been fired, or coated with red mineral jelly if cordite charges have been used. The gun and -mm-mountings should be carefully mnspected after practice by time I.O.M. or arnmamnent artificer, who mviii report “in action” or otherwise. Any defects found beyond local repair is-ill be imnmnediately reported to War Office. The breech fittings of guns will be thoroughly ciemmned am-md oiled and breeeh covers replaced. . - - Time nmechanismn of Q.F. gum-ms ms-ill be dmsmnountcd, washed with warmn ivater to is-hicim soda has been added, dried, oiled, and re - assembled. Machine guns will be cleaned, oiled, and, if desrable, put into their cases. If the earth in front of parapets has been blown away the I.E. should be asked to re-turf the damaged places. The master gunner will note au damages duo to the concussion offirmng and will forward 48 CHAPTER ‘7. A.F. K 1306 to the I.E. for- time repair of broken glass, doors, hatches, &c., certifying thereomi ti-mat the damage has been caused by the firing of heavy gumns and that all reasonable precautions ha-mi been taken to prevent the damage. This for-mn ms-ill be signed by ti-me accountant. - Should any explosion occur during ti-me firing of a gun, the bursting of a shell in the bore, or splitting of an axial vent, or any extensive damage to materiel, a report wihi at once be made to the C.I.A. and the guns, &c., examined.

- 8. Fired Q.F. Cartridge Cases. These should be cleaned after firing, and wiped perfectly dry. They should be greased with nmimieral jelly before they are returm-med to store. - Q.F. eases will be brought on charge by number in the accounts by “certificate receipt voucher,” and mnachine gun and aimmiing rifle cartridges in “lbs.,” but “tubes, primmmers,” &c., as “umetals mumixed from fuses, &c.,” in “lbs.,” and returned to the A.O.D. Care mm-ill be taken that no live, cartridges are included, and a certificate to this effect on A.F. 0 904 is-ill be enclosed is-ith eimupties in the packages in which they are returned.

0. Miss-fires. 6-pr., and 8-pr., Q.F. cartridges not fitted ms-ith removable primers, 1-pr. Q.F. cartridges and percussion ammunition for time 1-inch aiming rifle, wimich nmissfire will (wi-mere extracting unachimmes ftre not available) be dropped into deep water is-here - facilities exist, otherwise they will be destroyed in a shuilar manner to fused shells on ranges, vide Regulations for Armimy Ordnance Services, Part II. - - Q.F. 6 and 8-pr. cartridges fitted with removable pruners, mvhich missflre will Imave their primers exchanged. Electric ammunition for the 1-inch aimmuing rifle, ‘which mniss.fire, Will be returned at the earliest opportunity to A.O.D. for trans. mission to the D.D.O.S., Woolwich Arsenal, through the 0.0.0. of the area for special exanmination. - Drowned missflres will be written off charge on A.F. P 1925. Tubes and primers which mnissflre should be returimed to A.O.D., and the ordnance officer commccnmed notified the reason of their return, -

10. Amnmunition—Indents and Expense Vouchers. Practice ammmiumnition for use of R.G-.A. is demanded on A.F. 0 988, - Ammunition allowed in money value is written off charge on A.F. P 1926. - - GUN PRACTICE. 49

A-mnmunition allowed iii kind, including mi-machim-me gum-m ammunition (annual allowance) is written off charge on A.F. P 1925. At the conclusion of the practice season, A.F.’s 0 906 and P 1928 are comnpiied and submitted to War Office, through the C,D. Commander. Practice aunmunition supplied to the Territorial R.G.A. and ms-hich is expeimded from the guns on II.G.A. charge, will be accounted for by the accoummtant of the work ms-here the ammunition is expended. 0mm conclusion of the season’s practice of each umnit, vouchers -mvill be passed transferring to the unit the ammimnunition it has actually expended. - 50

OHAPTEIt VI.

MAGAZINES AND EXPENSE STORES.

1. itlaga:inas. The posters of regulationsis-ill be pasted omm boards, varnished and displayed in a conspicuous place for theinformmation of all concerned. The strictest attention is-ill be paid to the ventilatiomi am-md clean. hness in all parts of the mi-magazine and the passages leading thereto. The hygrometer, Imung i-mm a box, ms-ill be fixed outside the entrance dooms, and si-mould be protected from-mi sui, i-am, am-md wind. The receptacle for wet bulb ms-ill be kept filled with mvater, and the muushin am-md iviek thoroumghiy mnoist. In frosty weather if the wick ceases to act, the bulb -mi-must be dipped in ms-ater before taking an observation, so that all the mviek on the bulb is thams-ed, a little timime - being allomved for evaporation from ti-mo ice before ti-me reading is taken. Any percolation of mvaterthrough the is-ails or roof should at once be reported to time I.E. It should be remnemubered that ms-here there us a large mmuass of earth overhead or surrounding the is-ails of magazines it is difficult to prevent damnpness inside mvhen Imeavy rain saturates the outside earth; therefore, time g-m-eatest care si-mould be exercmsed in ventilation, Wind coms-Is should be sufficiently high to catch the wind to allow them-mm to rem-ols-e. Durimmg thunderstorm-mis magazines and stores should be closed. No oil rags or ivaste will be allomved to i-c-mm-maim-i in the unagazine. Wlmenever powder or picrio acidis to be mmmos-ed, or cartridges and shells filled or examuimied, hides or mvadmniltilts -ms-ill be laid down; these should be frequmently dusted. Wadmiltilts must always be drmed- if they get danmp, as in that condition they are liable to spontaneous eomnbustion. Whenever a magazine, or other place, used for the storage of explosives, is emptied for any purpose, it ms-ill mvithout delay be thoroughly mvashed out and cleaned, so that all trace of expiosivos may be remnoved. Sheils sentenced to be painted by the 1.0.0. is-ill receive tivo coats of the paint laid domvn in the legs. for A.0.S., Part II, p. 41. If requred to be painted at any other timne, special permission must be obtained from-mm the G.0.C. During the painting of shot or shell, tarpaulins to coverti-main mm~y be obtained on loan from A.0.D. oilTowhenpreservenecessary.paint on shells, they ms-ill be coated ivith boiled linseel cnAu’TER i’i.—MAGAZINES AND EXPENSE ST0UES. 51 Simple laboratory operations only are to be carried out in l.A. laboratories, under the superintendence of an officer or master. gunner. Laboratory operations will be carried out under magazine conditions. Vide Magazine Regulations, paras. 48.57. Every building in which explosives i-mm Group I are kept ms-ill be under magazine conditions, and will be used only for the keeping of such explosives, am-md of receptacles for the-mn or tools or inmplements for work connected therewith. Wood skeleton cases will be emptied on receipt and returned to the A.0.D. If cartridges are to be returned to the A.O.D., the newest should be selected, in accordance with A.O.D. regulations. Should an explosion occur in any magazimme action will be taken as directed in King’s Regulations, para. 669. 2. Grouping Ammunition in Royal Artillery Charge.

Thie contents of every magazine or expense store containing amnmnunitiom in Royal Artillery charge will be arranged for local conm-enience and record under time authority of the Commuanding Royal Artillery, as follows :— (a) Loose powder, is-hero exceptionally on charge, in groups according to lot numbers. (b) Filled cartridges ii groups, according to lot number. (c) Filled shells in groups, according to nature, mark, and - date of filling. (d) Tubes in groups, according to nature, manufacture or repair; and fuses in groups, according to thousand or date of repair or conversion. Tim every magazine or store ms-here ammunition is kept in l.A. charge (except in the case of Mounted Batteries) forms of inventory to be attached to boards will be kept, iiz. :—Record of cartridges, gunpoms-der, fuzes, tubes, and shell, A.F. 0 854. The oldest cartridges, or those to be used first, should be placed nearest the issue hatch. Each description am-md nature of shot and si-mel! ms-ill be kept distinct and arrammged in groups according to natumrc, mark, and date of filling; 6-inch and upms-ards ms-ill be stood on their bases; if the floor be of stone or concrete they ms-ill be stored c-mm battens and the grumnmnets left on. When shells are piled they should be so placed (heads and tails) as not to injure the driving bands. Arramigemnents are to be umiade in conmmammds to allot the is-i-mole o~ the cartridges of any individual lot to sommme one particuiar gun or work. When fractions of a lot are stored in different works jim ~ com-immumammd, they should be collected am-md brought together—every endeavour being-mm-made to keep, so far as possible, all lots intact. Groups boards or cards ms-ill - be piaced on or near each group. Group and other labels on packages u-i-must be renemved is-hen necessary. - 52 - CHAPTER VI.

3. Fuse and Tube Store. Any convenient dmy store mm-may be use-mi for storage of tubes, fuses, primners, &e. Ti-me cylinders in the equmipmnent si-mould mmever be opened imnless under the orders of the 1.0.0. or C.I.A. Broken boxes should be returned to the A.O.D. to be reclosed, and si-mould ti-men be retained by the l.A. for practice. Complete cylinders ms-ill be demanded to comnpiete equipment. Groups will be fornued and boards or cards shomving particulars hung up or placed near each group. Tubes will be grouped according to date of unanumfactu-mre or repair. - Fuses will be grouped according to thousand, date of repair, or conversion. - -

- 4. Shell Stores, Shell stores are not under mi-magazine conditions, but ms-ill be kopt scruptlously clean. - For transport (and ms-hero stated stomage) puuposes ti-me under- mentioned projectiles, except ]3.L. 60-pr., 5-inch Howitzer, am-id 6-nch guns (siege artillery) mvhich are stored and tramisported in slings will be packed as folio-ms-s (a) Commnon-pointed and armnour-piercing shells, filled or emmmpty for B.L., Q.F., or Q.F.C. gum-is 5.inch and under, (b) All star shell including 8-imich spherical star shell is-hich is-ill also be stored boxed, (c) B.L., 13.L.C., or Q.F. 15-pr. and B.L. 12-pr. all miatures, All filled and emmupty shells, except timoso actually in limmmbers - and ‘wagons ms-hich are fitted for projectiles is-ill be trans’ ported and stored boxed for:— - - (1) Horse, Field, am-id Heavy Batteries.

- - (2) Movable Armmmamnent :— - - - - B.L. 5-ineim gumm, 4-inch and 10.pr.,B.L.,B.L.0., ------or Q.F. 15-pr. and Q.F. 2~95-inch. — - (3) Siege Artillery:— 13.L. 6-inch Homs-itzer. - This ms-ill miot apply to anmmnummition imeld im-m store for practice. All 13.L. am-md Q.F. projectiles with the dris-immg band with gas- check will have one gruniummet on each side of the gascheek portion of the band to be kept 0mm in store am-i-mi ms-i-mere possible im-m the shell rooms, - In such cases the grmnnummets ms-ill mmot be re-mm-moved until time projectiles are required for firing, ammd ti-me periodical gaugimug of the drmvmng bandsuiuay be liispcmised mvitim. - Whemi stowed ms-ith grtmmmmmimets omm, projectiles should be stowed “iucads and tails” alternately. - - The grumnmnets of B.L. and Q.F. projectiles fitted ms-ith “driving bammd with gaseheck” is-ill be kept. eu-i ti-me projectile ms-hen in store and l.A. charge, am-md under ordimmary circummustanees will not be remi-moved until time projectiles are require-mi for the service of the gun. MAGAZmNES AND EXPENSE STORES. Lyddite shell should be occasionally oiled with boiled linseed oil, as foundnecessary.

- 5. Shell and Cartridge Recesse8. Shell and cartridge recesses contain amnmnunition for the inmmmiediate service of the gun. - - - These should be kept clean and free from-mi oil rags and mvaste. \Vhen hostilities are imnminent time officer im-i charge of the sub- district is-ill be responsible for fulling them-mm with filled and fused simells, but when ti-me nuanning detailarrives the B.C. will be respomms. ible that they are replenished.

6. Shell and Cartridge Depots. In addition to recesses, depbts for shells and cartridges ms-il! be selected i-mm or near emuuplacenuents, and uumarked in paint ms-ith the imumuiber of each to be stored there.

7. Shell and Cartridge Lifts and Derricks. - Tlmese si-mould be mvorked mveekly mvith drill simells and cartridges, and i-mm mvorks is-here “tray lifts,chain and Q.F. band lifts “have been smmpplied, a-mn-mm-munition should not be lommered by them. All bearings to be kept ms-el! lubricate-mi and free from grit. Guide rollers should be free and revolve easily, and guides free fromu top to bottom. In “quick return lifts” time chaimi should be sufficiently tigimt to prom-cut smvingim-ig, am-md dris-immg cl-maim-i leading fairly from-mi bottomn of countem-. ms-eight to is-inch, and not twisted. The cog ms-heels and winclues si-mould be cleaned and lubricated periodically. A uumixture of blacklead am-md tallomv is to be used for lubricating chains and wire ropes and teetim of gearing wheels. All bearings ms-ill be lubricated mvith oil. The ratcimet whueel and pawl simould receive special attention. All ms-inches to be tested annuually by I.O.M. to 1.~ timues their working load, am-id kept in repair by lmimn. \% ire ropes of derricks si-mould be greased ms-mth tallomv.

8. 1I-yilra-u i-ic A mumun-it ion Lifts. Thue ram-mm must be kept well grease-mi and free from-mi rtmst. All joints am-i-mi glands to be kept watcrtiglmt, ti-me latter, homs-es-or, mmmimst not be scremved up so tiglutly as to immjure ti-me lcatimers; special attention simould be directed to the safety cateiues and automatic cut-off, am-id timey should be frequently tried to ascertain ti-mat they work freely. Soft soap is to be dissolved in the water used (lib. to every 20 or 30 gallons) to keep the leather soft; enough should be used to miake the water feel soapy. Dumring ti-me ms-inter montims, glycerine, to the extent of half the volumne of themvater, should be mmmixed witiu it to prevent freezing; the unixture being ti-men punped through all the 54 cMAPTEr~ vu. pipes and machinery to replace the ms-ater. When emptying, care shoumhi be taken to draimi back the mixture as faras possible into the tank, to prevent unnecessary mvaste of glycerine. ‘Where lifts are in constant use,the lifting cl-main should periodically be remnoved, thoroughly annealed and retested—say once ayear. A longer intervalmay be allowed if the lift be occasionally used. TI-me lifts should be marked both-i above am-id below mvith the group letters of the guns they serve, and the object for ivhich they are immtended. They is-ill be mm-maintained by the I.G.A., and repaired by the I.0.M.; the I.E. only being asked to do ti-me mvork is-hen beyond the resources of the A.0.D.

9. Boots, Shoes, and Clothing. - Magazine clothing, boots, and shoes should be kept dry am-md occasionally aired, and boots and si-moos preserved with dubbing. Thcs& articles are kept mit thebarrier at entrance to magazine, with the “diagram of instructions for changing clotlming” omm A.F. G 949. Magazine clothing is obtained eu-i imident H 1173; boots and shoes on II 1100; fromn C.0.0., R.A.C.T)., Pimmmiico.

10. Lig/aning Uondmtctors.

All store magazines for gunpomvder or cordite (except those - containiumg s-mm-mall quantities of explosim-es for muobilization eqmmipmnemit), - ammd all danger buildings in laboratories in charge of the Ar-mu-my Ordnance am-id Naval Ordnance Departmments, and such othuer bumildings as are decided upon in commideration of their surroundings ms-ill be fitted ivitim ligimtning eommiluctom-s. Lightnimmg conductors are to be examimined at regular periods; those -- in War Departmnent clmarge by ti-me Royal Engineers. - Simould any u-epairs be needed to the lightning eoumduetors, an i-mi-mum-mediate requuisitiomi on the I.E. is-ill be made for the performance of time work.

11. Magazine Conditions. No one, except those emuipioyed therein, ms-ill be permitted to pass the entrance barriers, except in the presence of the officer or other pci-son in local charge, ms-ho mviii be responsible that all wimo enter comply witim the necessary precautions hereinafter detailed. All persons employed ms-ill, before entering, change their outer clothes for time special i-i-magazine clothing provided for thorn, in ti-me following order :— (a) J3cfore passing the barrier, boots to be wiped on mm-mat an-mi taken off. Uniform-mi or private clothing to be taken off am-md humng up. b) Pass overthebarrieram-md put on unagasineclothing am-id shoes. MAGAZINES A~D EXPENSE STOUES. 55 In the case of equip-mu-meat mnagazines, practice magazines when not situated in works of defence, and in isolated store niagasines containing not more than 200 lbs. of explosives, it ms-ill not be necessary to change into magazine clothing. Magazine shoes only mviii be used, and tobacco-pipes, matches, combustibles, or exposed iron or steel articles, is-ill be left outside the barrier. Uniforun, private clothing, or boots must never be take-mi inside, nor nagazine clothes or shoes outside, the barrier, but the mmon. commissioned officers will be permitted to ivcar timeir caps inside the barrier. It ms-ill not be sufficient for men to put the unagazim-me clothing over their own garments. Officers and visitors ms-ill, at ti-me barrier, step into special over- shoesprovided for them, andleave there any tobacco-pipes, mmiateimes, eonmbustibles, or exposed iron or steel articles, in their possession. A person under time age of 16 years will not be employed in or enter any sumch building, except in ti-me presence and under the supervision of some authorized adult person. Lighting fires or smoking is strictly prohibited iii or near any of these buildings ; any persomi employed on thepremises infringing his rule, or attempting to enter is-itim tobacco-pipes, mnatches, or ~ms-ith any combustible, or exposed iron or steel articles in i-mis 0-possession, or having ti-me least appearance of intoxication, will, if a ~3~oldieror sailor, be placed in custody, and, if acivilian, irnmnediately ~-dismnissed. ~; No cultivation is to be permimitted inside magazimme yards, mior are >..any animals to have access to theumi. - Officers in charge are responsible that all n-men, whether muilitary r~’orcivilian, emnployed in time mm-magazine or laboratories are acquainted ~withmthe foregoing regulations. 12. Ventilation. Li For ventilation purposes mnagazunes svuhI be divide-mi into tmvo classes, viz. :— - Class A.’—Magazines, the ivauls of which are exposed to ti-me outer air on all sides. - Class B.—Magazines, any ms-all of mvhich is not exposed to time outer air, Class A unagazhmes should be ventilated whenever tlme mveathcr ms fine, but should time temperature of the outside air be over 40°, ti-mere must be a difference of 8°or more betms-een time mm-ct and dry bulbs. Class 13 mmTuagazines should be opened for vemmtilation ms-hen time reading of the thermometer inside time magazine is higher than the reading of ti-me wet bulb thermometer outside. Great care mnust be taken that the magazine is securely closed as soon as time above conditions cease to apply, or is-he-mm that point is approacimed. Subject to the conditions above detailed, magazines should be openedas often mumd for as long a time as possible, and every uneam-ms 56 CHAPTER Vi. should be adopted to secure a thorough circulation of air. But care should be taken to provide for their being inmmediately closed, in case a sudden change of temperature renders it necessary to do so.

13. Nonmenclature of Magazines, “Magazine.”—.—]3uilding or buildings with passages leading thereto, in mvhich powderand cordite in bulk, am-md other explosives detailed in Group I, niust, and explosives detailed i-mm Group III, Immay, be stored, and whiclm must be under “niagazine conditions.” “Ma-in Magazine.”—The principal magazine in a work or battery in is-imich ti-mere is mnore ti-man one magazimme. “Equip-macnt Magazine.”—A mm-magazine in regimental charge containing cartridges for all field and position gum-ms or howitzers only. “Practice Magci-zinc.”—A mu-lagazilme in regimental charge containing cartridges for practice only. “Magazine Equi~jnnent1?oonm.”—A chaunber mvithin a magazine (if provided), in ms-Imiehi the hides, wadmniltilts, and spare rnagaziuio clothing may be kept. “Explosiees Store.”—A building, or buildings, or part of a building, which slould not be kept under mnagazinc conditions, and in which any of the explosim-os iii Group 11 must be stored, o’ those in Group III mm-may be stored. “Cartridge Store.”—A store containing quick-firing cartridges. 57

-- CHAPTER VII.

SUB-DISTRICT OFFICERS’ DUTIES IN R.G.A. SUB-DISTRICT.

The officer in charge (Accountant) of a-mi “Anna-mi-mom-mt District “is held responsible for the care, preservatiomm amid cleanliness of the armima-mu-ment, a-mm-mumunition, am-md stores in his charge. TI-me officer detailed as “ Sub-district officer” should make a thorough inspection each ms-eek, but should also visit the works or a part of themim -mm-more frequently. Time following are son-me of the principal points to be attended to by an officer i-mm charge, ms-hen visiting his sub-district, viz.

Batteries and Parapets. That the battery as a whole is clean am-id tidy; no glory holes ahloms-ed, fences, flagstaffs, surface drains, paths and roadways are in good order, and that the parapet in from-mt of ti-me guns is in good repair.

Gun Emplacements. The gun floors should be clean—no greasy or oil-stained patcimos. Danger arcs, training arcs, am-id lettering generally on gun floors, barbettes, muountings, he., ciear. TI-me imiountings omm racers to be frequemmtly traversed. Gum-is ms-hen not in use for drill or practice to be traversed (ms-hen possible) breech seawards. The bores of -guns to be cleaned daily am-md kept oiled. The various mmucchanical gears to be kept lubricate-mi am-i-mi in good mvorking order. Buffers and <~yiinders to be correctly filled and not leaking at time giauuds, &c. The imeads of all lumbricatimmg scremvs to be kept b-igimt. The li-mountings level mind the verticality of the pivot correct; covers for gui-i and n-ountings should be frequently exammmincd. Locks am-md strikers should be correctly assemble-mi anl adjusted. The obturating pads should bein good condition. The electric firing nrcuits should be in thorough good order. Sights shoumld be in correctadjustment. The telescopes of sights should be clean, in correct coihinmation and in good order. The range and training dials to be in thoi-ougi-m working order and Correct. 3724 158 dHAm’TEJm vii. B.C. Posts and R.F. Cells.

Viemv over area to be defended should be unobstructed by under- groms-th or long blades of grass on the parapet. Instrummments i-mm correct adjustmnent. h3.C.’s or F.C.’s charts correct. Rammges, trainings am-md datumns correctly markedup. The battery cells to be tested for correct E.M.F. and their readings recorded. Telephones and alarm comimmumnications should be tested.

- Artillery Stores. A few articles should be checked weekly by the distribution book. All articles si-mould be clean and correctly labelled and laid out, the gumn stores, spare stores, and section stores separately. Cams amid sight bars stored correctly in their holders. The stores themselves and tiueir benches and floors clean, is-eli-aired and dry. No article of cleaning mi-material si-mould be left lying about. Cordage tackles, slings, he., should be stored dry, properly coiled and labelled. Hydraulic jacks to be kept filled and mvorked frequently. “A place for everything and everything in its place.”

Shell and Cartridge Stores. TIme ammnmmurmitiomm to be properly stored am-id grouped. Magazine records, A.F. U 854, to be corrected to date, as also time “Group” labels. Ti-me thermnommmeter record to be entered in A.F. U 944 twice daily au-id signed by ti-me visiting sub-district officer ms-cekly. Cartridges, cylinders, am-md boxes to be stored clear of ti-me walls to afimnit free ventilation and to prevent condensation imu the wails trickling into the boxes or cylinders. That the labels of the fuses, cartridges, boxes, he., are intact and correct. All parts of the magazimics, he., are to be kept scrupulously clean. Ventilation simould receive the greatest attention. All mnagazines to be imimmnc-mhiately closed on the approach-i of a thunderstorm. Magazine clotiming simoul-mi be stored dry in its allotted place. 59

CHAPTER VIII.

DUTIES OF A MASTER GUNNER.

0-mi appoint-mu-mont to a sub-district he ms-ill, under orders of the oflicer ii charge, take over ti-me arlmmalnent, am-mum-i-munition an-mi stores in the sub-district, and furnish a report to the officer in question that this has been done, reporting any deficiencies or surplus, or anything h-me mumay have observed munusuai i-mm time course of stock. takiumg, or tour of tle sub-district. He is directly respoumsible to the O.C. sub-district that all regulations am-md stamudim-mg orders are carried out, mind that ti-me clerical duties of ti-me sub-district are carefully and punctually performimed. He is to mi-make hiiiis~lfacquainted mvitlm ti-me information comitained in the fort record books of time works im his sub-district. TI-me district gunners are iunmemihiately uuider his orders, and he is responsible that they are properly emnpioyed. He is-ill instruct tlmemum in the i-mature am-md object or mvorkiimg of the ordnance, mm-mountings, amiumumunition and stores ui their charge, as is-ell as the muetlmod of using ti-me various immiplemnents am-md tools emnployed in ti-me Garrison Artillery service. The various articles forming the equipment of each go-mm should be separately arranged on the benches or shelves in the artillery stores allotted, so that each go-mi -mi-may be easily and rapidly placed “i-mm action.” Spare stores should be grouped together in the artillery gemmeral store (is-here provided), and entirely separate from-mu gum-i stores. Stores not easily identified should be labelled so that, i-mu time abscmuce of time munuster, or district, gunner, no difficulty ms-ould be - found in distinguishing ti-mom-mi. The keys of time magazines and stores mvmll, on conclusion of mvorkimmg Imours iii ti-me sub-district, be hung ump omi ti-me keyboard in ti-me artillery general store, guard room, or other building in is-hick the keyboard is located, am-i-mi time master gunner ms-ill be responsible that this order is carried out throughout the sub-district He is-ill be responsible that time mmmagazimmcs are duly operued an-mi close-mi for vemitilatiomi, amid that the “grouping” of time amuuimummmituon is in accordance with the instructions contained in the regulations for magazines. He is to be present, when possible, at the receipt and issue of storcs, and is respomisible for mm-making all necessary arrangemmients i-mm conmuectiomm t}uerems-ith. 60 ciLAPTEr, s-Ill. lIe is responsible ti-mat the sub-district accoummts and books are correctly kept, and posted to date, am-i-mi that the “amumendmnents” to the various regulations are made therein as issued. He ms-ill alms-ays acconipany the officer i-mm charge when visiting the sub-district. Master gunners is-ill take every opportunity of instructimig the mm-men emmmployed under time-mum as district gunners in their duties and in a knowledge of the ms-ar materiel in their cl-marge, an-mi commanding officers is-ill take steps to ensure that the special knowledge ii these subjects possessed by mnaster gunners is taken full advantage of. The fact ti-mat these mvarrant or non-commissioned officers are imi mm-many cases isolated from-mm tIme large stations is a-mi additional reason Ior their exercising a greater degree of attention to these points than ms-hen under the inumediate supervision of their superiors. Their pro-mi-motion mviii depend not only upon ti-mo good condition of their charge, but also on time immteiligermce a-mid smimartmuess of timeir sos-em-al detachments. On promotion to 1st or 2nd class a mm-master gunner -mi-may re-mm-main in the samime charge or district as before promotion, bumt he mm-may be mnovcd if required for special duties. The tour of service abroad is as laid domvn hi time Kmng’s Regmmlations. - 61

CHAPTER IX.

TRANSFER OF CHARGE OF EQUIPMENT.

1. Transfer of C/merge of a 5mm-b-District. - In the case of a transfer of charge of the eqnipnmemit of a sub- distu-ict, the - verification of the stores ii commneetion mvitim time armumamnents by a Board of Officers need not be carried out unless at the request of either of the officers concerned. Si-mould such a request be mi-made by either the officer handingover, or tie omme taking over, the Conmnmanding Royal Artillery is-ill appoint a Board of Officers for the purpose. Should no Boar-mi be assemnbied, the officer taking over charge will be lmeld responsible for time correctness of tho stores taken over by himn, as shoms-n by the balance on 31st of tho previous March, subject to the variation cause-mi by subsequent duly vouclmcd store transactions.

- ‘2. Ta1~immyover a Sub-District. On a change of accountants or master gunners, stock ms-ill be taken of the equip-mm-me-mit and the balance of the accoummt will be verified. - Time distribution book is taken over by the incoming mu-master guuner or accountant ms-ho should -proceed to the first store shoms-n in the mnamiuscript headings above the nummbered columns of the book and check time stores as shown therein, am-id so on throughout the book and work, until all the stores have been checked. It is most important to ascertain from the “Detail” colunun of the Vocabulary of Stores, tho i-mature and numuuber of ti-me counponents, appurtenances, he. ms-lmich form-mm part of the store being checked. 1 e.g. Suppose the distribution book shows that the foiloms-ing itemn is held on charge inthe account, viz.:— - - No. Springs, rimnmming out, Q.F. 4.7 inch ...... 1 Referrirmg to ti-me Vocabulary of Stores the detail column shoms-s against ti-mis store:— “In two parts, with rod with nut and split keys, nut compressing springs and plate for end of sprinys.” it is therefore essential that all timese fittings be checked, before the “Spring rummuiimig out, Q.F. 47-incim,” cam-i be passed as correct. 62 cumAl’TEmt mx. - It must also be borne in uniud ti-mat informatiomi as regards commmponents, be., which can be foumud in the tablesof time Equip-mm-mont or other Regulations, n-may not be shomvn in the detail colunmmi of ti-me Vocabulary of Stores. - No.

e.g. Carriages, garrisomi, B.L. 6-in. C.P., Mark IV ... 1 Ti-me eonuponents, ho., of ti-mis store are found ii ti-me tables of Equipmnent Regulations, Part 2, Section XIIa, 1910. The accouunt is miow taken over and ti-me “State” Columnn compared with the balance on 1-ia-mid or “Remah-m,” in the previons year’s account, after having gone through ti-mo “Observations” to ascertain timat all corrections have been dumly mmuade. All vouciuers, i-is.:— receipt. issume and conversion are then checked into ti-me account to ascertain ti-mat they have been properly posted up. Time account is then balanced by adding together the “State” and “Receipts” columns; the issue columns are totalled and deducted fromn the total receipts. The balarmee is then entered in pencilin ti-me “Re-mm-main” column and compared ms-ith the totals shois-n in time Distribution I3ook A.B, ‘211, mvith which they should agree. If any stores are found surplus they should be brought on charge by certificate receipt voucher. In thie event of there being deficiencies, time mu-matter will be dealt ms-itlu as directed in paras. 668 and 670, Kim-mg’s Regulations. Vide also para. 79, Equip-mu-mont Regula- tions, Part I, 1909. If the stores are to be paid for, an “Expense” voucher (Arum-iy Forms P 1925 and P 1963) ms-ill be p-eparod and forwarded to ti-mo Regtl. Paynuaster, who is-ill enter in ti-mis voucher the number of his voucher and the periodof his paylist in which the sum--mu ms-ill be found credited to the pumblic. Army Formn P 1925 ms-ill ti-ion become an issue vou-mcher to the Store Account in support of the articles struck off charge. Am-my necessary corrections to the accounts, vouchers, he., ms-ill be mnade in black ink and duly initialled, bu-mt the original entries should be decipliemable.

All “ Lists” of books, litlmographs, maps, mxuodeis, be., will be verified. The “R.E. fixtures” should be checked by the imiventories of same supplied to the ms-ork. They are usually found pasted on boards screwed to the backs of ti-me doors. The amimiummition at the work should be cimeckeml for groups, lots, ages, he., by ti-me “Records” (Arnmy Forum U 854). Tool clmests and articles i-meld on charge in ti-me aecomunts as “Sets,” should be checked in detail by the Equipment Regulations or Priced Vocabmulmury. Loan or spare stores, spare parts of comnponcmit fittings, as also leather packings and wasimers, hydraulic packings, he., si-mould be checked for length-ms and sets, &c., by time Equip-mm-mom-it Regulations and Vocabumiary of Stores. TItAN5FE OF CHARGE OF EQUIPMENT. 63

The “Expenditure of Journal” is balanced in pencil, and the stock of cleaning mm-materials, oil, paint, he., verified. If the stores be found to agree with those shown by the “Remain” of the Accounts, and the barrack and loan stores, and the lists of-mm-models, he., found correct, a certificate as under will be forwarded to the C.R.A.

“I certify that on taking over______Sub-District, from ______on (date)______I carefully examnined time ordnance, ammunition, an-mi stores, and that the articles so taken over by me correspond in every particular mvith the detailed account contained in the sub-district store accounts.

“(Name) ___-__—--—-‘ “(Rank)__.~~_~_

“fflaf,o, 64 APPENDIX I. Abbreviations eomnmmmonly used in connection mvith Store Accounts. A.D. Annual Demand. A.D.O.S. Assistant Director of Ordnance Stores. A.F. Armny Fonn or After Firing. 13.L.C. Breech Loading Converted. C. Commnon to both Services (Army and Navy). C.D.C. Coast Defence Comnmander. C.I.W. Chief Inspector, \Vooiwich. C.L. Charger Loading. C.I.O.M...... - Chief Inspecter Ordnance Machinery. C.O.O. Chief Ordnance Officer. C.P. Central Pivot. CJL.V. Certificate Receipt Voucher. D.D.O.S. i)eputy Director Ordnance Stores. D.E.O.S. Director of Equipment and Ordnance Stores. D.P. Drill Purposes. B.C. Electro Contact. B. & P. Electric and Percussion. U.S. General Service. I.D Intermuediate Demand. I.G. Iron Galvanized or Instructor in Gunnery. 1.0.0. Inspecting Ordnance Officer. I.O.M. Immspector Ordnance Machinery. I.V. Issue Voucher. L.B.M. Lever Breech Mechanismn. L.S. Land Service. M.B. Manganese Bronze. M.C.I. Malleable Cast Iron. M.G. Machine Guns. N.P. New Pattern. 0.0. Ordnance Officer. 0.P. Old Pattern. P.W. Part ‘Worn. Q.F.C. Quick Firing, Converted. R.V. Receipt Voucher. S.W.G. Standard ‘Wire Gauge. W.G. Wire Gauge. W.0. War Office. V.C.P. Vavasseumr Central Pmvot. S. Serviceable B. Repairable U. Unserviceable witl reference to con- D. Doubtful dition of Stores. ml’ bervmceable ‘1’ Unserviceable 0... Unserviceable (gun). Paragraph List of Changes in War Mat~rmei. 65 APPENDIX II.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN STORE

- - ACCOUNTING. - - 1, Accoantanf.—An official ms-ho renders to the War Office, or to a-mi auditor appoiimted by the War 0111cc, aim aceomnt of public stores, or mnommey (or both) received andissued by hi-mn. 2. “Armament for Land Fronts.”—Mobiie Armuiament allotted to Coast Defences. - 3. “Armn-anment District.”—Two or more sub-districts grouped together under the charge of one accoumitant. 4. “Bill of .Ladiny.”—Armuiy Fonms (G 964 and 965) in which the mmaster of afreight ship acknowledges the receipt on board 1-mis ship of the stores shoms-n on the Forms. 5. “ C.~tr~iers’Note.”—An Ar-mm-my Form-i-i showing ti-me detail of packages, be., handed to arailmvay comnpany for conveyance from one place to another. 6 “Certificate Receipt Voucher.”—A voucher in is-hick an accountant certifies ti-mat he has received certain stores which have not been charged to hi-mn by another accountant. - 7. “ Consiqnce.”—Tlme official to whomim stores are sent. 8. “Consiynor.”—The official by ms-honi stores are sent. 9. “District.”—The extemmt of an Artillery Command. 10. “Expense Vonclmer.”—The voucimer by ms-hieh is ivritten ofT charge expemmso stores, such as practice amnmunition, targets, he. 11. “1~ixcdArmanment.”—Ordnancemounted in mvorks of defence. The guns of ti-me fixed arm-mmanment are classed as under:— “Heavy.”—All guns abome B.L. 8-inch. - “Mediunz.”—B.L. 6-immch to Q.F. 4’7-mn. Where the Q.F. 4~7-mn. - gm-mn is used exclusively as an “ammti-torpedo gun,” it is classed as “Light.” “Lm9m~t.”—Q.F.4-incl am-id under. 12. “Folio.”—The right and left hand pages of an opened Account or Ledger. - 18. “ Group” (A.O.D.)—One or mmiore sections placed under the charge of a Storcimoldor or Fore-mi-man at an ordnance depot. 14. “Group” (Gun).—One or -mi-more adjacent guns placed under the conmmnand of a Gun Group Comn-mnander. 15. “Group” (Explosivo).—The storage ofexplosives by “Marks” or “Lots” according to “Mmmrks” and chronological date of manufacture. - 16. “Is.mue Vouclier.”—A m-oucimer in is-hick stores issued are charged. - 17. “Priced Vocabulary of Stores” or simply “TheVocabulary” —an official book, in tmvo parts, containimmg ti-me offlemal designaton and prices of stores dealt myitim by the Army Ordnance Department. 66 APPENIMX II. 18. “Period of Account.”—The tine betis-cemi the opening and closing of an account—bothdates imiclusive. The period ofthe R.G.A. Store account is 1st April to 31st March~ annually. - 19. “Produce.”—Stores broken up into time mm-materials from which they have bee-mm manufactured. 20. “Receipt Voucher.”—A voucher detailing stores received. 21. “State.”—The stock on hand in opening a new account, i.e., the “Ben-main” from one accoumt brougimt forward into ti-me mmext. 22. “ Stores in Transit.“—Stores sent from-mi one official to another for subsequent delivery to a third. e.g. Ammunition despatched by one accountant to another through the Ordnance Officer in the couuuiiand. 23. “Sub-1)istrict.”—Consists of one or more mvorks of defence grouped together for convenience of admmministratiomi and supervision under a mnaster gunner or acting -mm-master gunner. 24. “Section.”—The terun Section in store accounting us used for convenience to denote a ccrtaiim number of mvorks mvluich, for time ptmrpose of determining the proportion of “ Spare” parts, have been grouped together in an Artillery Command by special autimority. 25. “ Store Sectjon.”—A. division of the Vocabulary contaimming an alphabetical list of stores for a particular service, thus Section 1. Accoutrements. ,, 2. Camp equipmnent. -

,, 3. Artificors’ tools. Each Section is separately stored ii ti-me main depOt at Woolwich, and the samne arrangemmment is carried out, ms-ith necessary mmmodm. fications, at all ordnance depots at Hone and Abroad. 26. “ Tonna~e.”—Timems-eight or nueasumremmuent of stores carried omi a ship. Freight is paid on tonnage, is-hici nmay be calculated in tmvo ways. (1) Measurenuent. (2) Weight. Forty cubic feet being reckoned equivalent to a ton. Freight is classedfor shipmnent as eithor “Heavy” or “Light.” To ascertain to ms-hick class a package should be classed, ascertain the is-eight and compare it mvith the cubic incasuremnent, renmeumubcring that freiglmt is paid on is-hichever is the more advantageous to the ship owner. A conveniemmt mmuetimod is to consider the ms-eight of the package ‘in lmalf-hundred is-eights—or fortieths of a ton. Ex. (a) A case is-eighs 2 cwt. ~ tons. It measures 2’ 6” x 2’ x 2’ = 10 c. ft. = ~ toms. Such a package would be classed “Light.” Ex. (b.) A case ms-eigiis 1 cmvt. ~ tons. It mm-measures 1’- ~< 1’ x 1’ 6’ = 14 c. ft. = -~ tons. Such a package would be classed - “Heavy.” ‘27. “ Transfer Vouehers.”—The m-oueher by means of mvhich time nomnenclature of stores or their codition as shown in tie account us changed. 28. “To Charqe.”—To debit anotheraccountam-it is-itim storesissued. 29. “ To Post.”—To make an entry or emitu-ies in an account. 30. “ Within the Line.”—Articles cimarged on mm voucher ent’rely in ti-me dcsigmmation coiumnii. APPIU~DIXin. 67

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Specimen Gopy of A.?. G 981. Army Formn G 981.

(Notification from Army Ordnance Department that Stores are ready for issue to sub-districts.)

Ordnance Office, Po~tsmuoutim, To -Officer i/c Southsea Castle 27th July, 1910. Sub-District. Issue Order No. 27.7.10

The stores on your indent No. 24 are ready and ca-mi be had on application at Gun Wharf. tons. cwts. qrs. lbs. Weight...... 1 3 1 0 13ulky~

(Signed) Captain,

Ordnance OUicer.

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SpecimeN of A.F. P 1926. -- Army Porm P 1926,

ARTILLERY PRACTICE AMMUNITION.

Expen8e Voucher, -

(GAmu-msoN AND SIEGE AierILLNOY). - Issue Voucher No. 7.

- - Account, Southsea Castle S.D. • Period 1910-li.

I certify that the ammunition shown below has been expended at c-Battle Practice, end is hereby struck off charge.

t8i~ne4) Major, I?.G.A., - Accountant. Station, Southsea Castle. Date, 27th June, 1910.

tilate as per State- • -• ‘ - ment showing the Authority for J~ed~er Articles. No. complete cost of fAmount. folio, rounds of ammo- ~ nition,” .;-~ £ s. d. ;

G 908a SecT-moN 24. • - - 60 Cartridges, IlL., • filmed, 92-Inch, 341 lbs.— 2 £ e. (1. •- Cordite, size O II 14 7 7 0 .~ each 102 18 0 Vklepara. 145 EqOip. Regns.. Pt. 2, Sec. XiIa, momo. - -- 6-inch gun, 10 lbs.— Cordite size 20 I 20 0 18 9 15 15 0 — - 62 Shot, practice. B.L.— I 9-2-in. Mark IV.. 7 2 9 0 17 3 o Shot, practice— ~ ~ DL., Q.F., or ~ Q.F.C. 6-In, gun 10 ii m2 C ...,, 6 5 n

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70 Tubes, V.8.— - - Electric wireless P Mark III 18 0 I 10 ... ,, I 13 0 For produce vile C.R. Ye. No. 26.

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* Here ,tate nature of Practice, i.e., Station,- Regimental, or Company. The different kinds of Practice should be shown separately. - - t These columns~houid not be completed when a fixed pumber of rounds of ammc-mnition is allowed by Parts I and 11, Equipment Regulations. APPENDIX III. - - - 75

Army Form G 1033.

(A.) (Specimen of 7I.A. Issue Voucher as prepared by consignor.) Issue and Receipt Voucher.

To be completed by Issuing To be completed by Receiving Officer. Officer, Issue Voucher No. 3. (For office Receipt Voucher No Account, Southsea Castle stamp.> S.D. - Account Period, 1910-11. Period .‘ Issued by officer i/c Southsea Castle S.D. at Portsmouth, to Officer i/c Warden S.D. at Isle of Wight. Authority, Local C/189/1 dated 20.7-10. - Date and mode of conveyance, 27.7-10, W.D, vessel “Haldane,”

Total For — Ledger - number A.O.D. folio. - Articles. - or use only. ______quantity. ~

Section I’/o. ~4. Boxes, Cartridge, Q.F. 4’7-in. Marks I to 1V’ guns L.S. Coiiverted ...... 4 - Cartridges Q.F. 4~7-in.Marks 1 to IV’ guns, filled 5 lbs. 7 ozs., - cordite, size 20, Mark VI. With Adapter...... 20 - Plugs, fuze, hole— G.S. without loop ... ‘20 Shells, Q.F., filled— Conumon 4~7-in.,iron... 20

(.S’i,qned) - Major, 1?.G.A. Office i/c .Soutlisea Castle - S.D. 76 • APPENDIX UI.

Army Form G 1033.

(B.) (Specimen of R.A. Issue Voucher when completed by consignor and consignee.) Issue a-n-il Receipt Voucher.

Officer. - Officer. IssueTobç VouchercompletedNo.by3.Issuing (For office ReceiptTo beconupletedVoucherbyNo.Receiving10. Account, $outhsea Castle stamp.) Account, Warden S.D. S.D. Period, 1910-11. - - Period, 1910-11.

rssucd by Officer i/o Southsea Castle S.D. at Portsmouth, - to Officer i/c Warden S.D. at Isle of Wight. Authority, Local C/189/1 ‘dated 20-7-10. Date and mode of conveyance, 27-7.10, \V.D. vessel “Haldane.”

- Total 11’or Ledger - rtic es. - number A.O,D. folio. or USC only, . - quantity. S. R. U, 1). Sec(ion No. 24.

O 908A Boxes, cartridge, Q.F. 4’7-in. 60 Marks I to IV’ guns L.S. Converted ...... 4 61 Cartridges Q.F. 4~7-in.Marks I to IV* guns, filled, 5 lbs 7 ozs. 4 - - - cordite, size 20, Mark VI. - Witlm adapter ...... 20 - 62 Plugs, fuze, hole— - G.S. without loop ...... 20 - 63 Shells Q.F. filled— -

Comnnuon, 4’7-in., iron ... 20

(Signed) - - - Major, II.G.A. Offi cer i/c Soutlisea Castle 5.1).

(Signed) Major, R.G.A. OOicer i/c Warden S.D. APPENDIX III. (Specimen Expense Voucher, showing how Targets are written off • charge on being shot away at Practice.) - Expense Voucher. - Army Form P 1925.

GENERAL SERVICE.

- Issue Voucher No. 6. Account, Southsea Castle Sub-District. Period, 1910.11. I CERTIFY that the - articles enumerated below have been struck off charge. Station, Portsmouth. Date, 31st Decejuiber, 1910.

. - A. B. C. I~ ~ ~---~-~ ~ 4-, Articles. ~ 0 ~ U n a-~ ~ 4- ~ 3D .~ej ~ ~ Li ~ ~ - -be a~ 1~ ~ C ai~ ~ ac .~ - ~ ~

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Section No. 20. I ,—~ - -A.F. ~ 0 908.& Target Artillery— ~

64 High speed, No. 1 ... 3 ~

- ~ 64 ,, ,, No. 8 ... 4 , -~ ~

Certified that the above were shot away at 1l.A. anmiual practice, 1910-11, (Signed) - Major, R.G.A., 0.13. O.C. Southsea Castle S-nb-District, The additional infornuation requiredby colummins A, B, and C will be inserted when stores are struck off charge as paid for, in which case the columns A and B will be completed in every particular, and signed by the Paynmaster. - - 78 APPENDIX Ill. Army Form P 1925. (Specimen Expense Voucher, showing how Stores which are - chargeable against tire Troops may be written off charge.) Expense Voucher.

GENERAL SERVICE. - Issue Voucher No. 5.

- Account, Southsea Castle Sub.District.

- - Period, 1910-11. 1 CERTIFY that the articles euuunierated below have been struck off charge. Station, Portsnuouth. Date, 18th June, 1910. A. B. C. C —_____ -—-—- c3 Li LirS - ~ ~.. 0 ~C . CC -~ ... .—.-a,-v ‘u—a -~ ~ ~ ~C ~ C ~ V .2 ~ Articles. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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.~,il. .. £s. d. Li,.. C 1~ C~ 0~ ~ Section No. 7. ZZ 0 0948A ~7’~t ~° 5 Ilanunmers, claw,28-oz. 1 1 >5 1 5 ~ s~ ~

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(Signed) Co1., District I’ayniaster, S’.C.D. (Signed) Major, R.G.A., Officer i/c Soutlisca Castle Sub-1)ist. - G.B. The additional informuiation required by columns A, B, and C will be inserted wlmen stores are struck off charge as paid for, in which -case the columns A and B will be comxuplotod in every particular, and signed by the Paymiiastct’. APPENDIX II!. 79 Specimen of Transfer Voucher. Army Form 0 1049. Transfer Voucher. No. of Voucher. Station, Southsea Castle. Date, 31st ,July, 1910.

0 . 5; • ~ BnoucmlIT ON. ‘~ WRITTEN OFF.

‘2 Articles issued to ~ ~ Articles received ~, ~ repair or transfer. Li ~ from repair, transfer, ~ ~ . or manufacture. . -0 0 o 0 r~ - z ~ Z

Section 7. Section 7. 9 G OSA Drivers, screw, G.S. G908A Screwdrivers, G.S. 87 6 iuuclu ...... 6 8 6 inch ...... 6

Alteration ~f uiomuemielature. Vicle Priced Vocabulary of Stores, 1909, Part I, p. 152.

Section 23. N.I. V.

57 Cartridges, Q.F. or 80 Metals, old (from Q.F. C., primers, burntout primers) dec. large, Mark lbs. 74~ IV” ...... 20( ~

Expended in testing firing circuits. V-ide Equip. Begs., Part 2, Sec. X1Lt, 1910, pp. 64 and 65, and para. 86.

Section 24. Section 28. 57 Cartridges, Q.F. or 57 Cartridges, Q.F. or Q.F. C., adapters, Q.F. C., primers, Mk. IV 20 dec. large, Mk. II 20 58 Cartridges, Q.F. 4.7 in., Mks. I to IV.’ Sect-ion 24. gumis, filled 5 lbs. 7 ozs. cordite, size 58 Cartridges, Q.F. 4.7 20, Mk. VI. 20 in., Mks. I to IV’ With primnors. guns, filled 5 lbs. 7 ox. cordite, size 20, Mk. VI., with adapter ...... 20

Excluange of Electric Primers for Adaptcrs, for percussion firing. 80 APPENDIX III. -

I CERTmFY that the articles have been correctly transferred as shown, that the unserviceable stores have been properly broken up, and that the produce is correct in quantity and all other details. Approved - (Signed) - Major, R.G.A., Accounting Officer, Officer i/c Southsea Castle S.D.

N.B.—This form will be used for bringing on charge articles manufactured in the Ordnance workshops, and for the transfer of articles from the repairable to the serviceable condition. It mnay also be used for transferring articles from the doubtful condition to unserviceable or produce, but in that case an examination or inspec. tion note must be annexed in support of it; and for correcting errors of description in the ledger, as full explanation as possible being given as to how such errors arose. But wheneverBoards of survey are held, the report of survey will alone be used as a transfer voucher, as directed by the Regulations for Army Ordnance Services. Attention is also directed to para. 856, Regulations for Armumy Ordnance Services (Part I), 1909. APPENDIX ItI,-~ 81 - -

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Army Form G 035.

ROYAL ARTILLERY UNITS.

(ALL ARMS.)

Indent for Gun, Howitzer and Aiming Rifle Ammunition for Practice and Exercise.

Indent No. 5. Date, 10th April, 1110. - For A.O.fl. use onmy. Corps, R.G.A., Outer Defences. ISSUE No. Address for Stores, Officer i/o Southsea Castle, Portsmoutmi. Date when required.

I Certify that the Ammunition detaimed below (One sheet) is demanded in accordanee with Regumation. -

1300 - Remarks. ~,ii,, .0 .~ 0 - fl . 0.5 a u .fi The regulations or Articles. ~‘o Rate.’ Value.’ c ~ -~, .0 the Authority under which the indent is - ~~‘__ ~ - -~ made is imivariably to be quoted. __&.~-~uI~ ~

(For AU D. usc Only).

Sncrioz No. 28. £ 8. ii. £ e it. - Cartridges, Q.0’., blank, 12-pr., 12 - ewt., filled, Mark II 4.-i 0 0 0 0 0 45 Yule Equip. Regns., pt. 2, Sec. XIIa, momo, pars. 1613. -- -i Half annual allow- SECTION No, 27. alice.

Cartridges— - Aiming rifle, 1-inch electric-, Mark V 1000 0 0 11) 11 13 4 1000 Visie Equip. Regns. pt. 2, Sec. XHa, 1010, pam. 145. and C.lt.A. 0/139/1. Annual allowance sin- munition (In part). Totalv~lne ii 1~3 4 - - - - ______Approval. Major, 7I.G.A.

ChIef Orilnaner Offlcer llavk, Offi~eri/c Southsea Castle. APPENDIX III. 83

Specimen copy of A.F. a 997. Army Form G99?.

GENERAL EQUIPMENT INDENT.

ALL SERVICES.

For A.O.D. use only. Indent No. S. Date, 2T/7/10. Numbers on which Indent 1~based Corps, R.G.A., Southsea Castle S.D. No. Address for Stores, OfficerI/o Soiuthsea

Castle S.D. - - - I caaxmry that the stores detailed below (1 sheet) are demanded in accordance with regulation, and that material for repair and consumable stores previously drawn have been expended for the public service. -

(Sl ned) Major, BOA., 0 Officer i/c Sosth~eizCa.dle S.D.

,ft. ---- — —— :-.--— 2’

Ckief Ordnance Officer___.

Remarks. The reason why Description of Artieles. articles are demanded to be stated. The regu- To be arranged alpha- lation0 authorizing imic- betically. in sectional establishment or thc order, un accordance Authority under which with authorized no- the indent is made is menclature. Invariably to be quoted.

SEcTIoN No 10.

To replace U.S. Heads, brush rammer through fair wear and sponge— and tear. Vide DL. 102-inch Equip. Bogus., pt. Chamber No. 1 ... 4 2, Sec. Xliii, mole, pp. 102 and m4m. - Estimated. APPENDIX III.

Specimen copy of A.F. 0 854. Aimy Form 0 854.

SHELL STORE, No. 1, B.L., 6-INCH.

Record of Cartridges, Gunpowder, F-ic~e,t,Tubes or Shells, in charge of the Roya~Artillery at Soultitsea Castle.

- Made, repaired Received. Expended. orfilled. ~ ~ ~ Li3

Group. Contents. ~ ‘~8 - Inspection.

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Shell, 13.L., Q.F. or Q.F.O.filled, Corn. Lyddite, 6-inch gun— cLR.A., 8/10

I. Mark III ... 300 7/06 IlL. ... 9/06 0.0. Tipnor 5.0.0., 2/97 3/OS 3/09 II. ,, IV .,, 200 5/08 ,,... 6/09 ,, 1.0.0., 3/10

Fuzoi, Percossion, D.A. impact, No. 13—

1. Mark III’ ... —145 7(09 ,, 27 10/00 ,, 5 4/tO ~ 170

II. ,, IV ,.. 1~4S— 8/Oil ,, 15 10/09 ,, 13 4/10 To 1.0.0. 40 for proof. 20 10/09 ,, 5 4(10 1.0.0., 5/10 ~ ...... 45- 10/1)9 ,, 40 lv. .3+5-— 11/09 ,, 25 10/i)9 ,, 5 4/10 ~ 110

N0TE.—The Olilcer in charge will be held strictly responsible that Ammunition Is expended at practice in accordance with the order of priority laid down in Equipment Ilegulations, Part 13, Sec. XIIA. At his Annual inspection the inspecting Ordnance Officer will satisfy himself that the turn over of Ammunition has been correctly made. - This form will be attached to a board and hung in the magazine or store. APPENDIX III, 85

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Specimen copy of ALS. indent on A.S.C,

SOUTHSEA CASTLE SUB-DISTRICT.

Requisition on O.C. Supplies, A.S.C., Portsmouth.

- Portsmouth, 1st October, 1910.

Description. No. Remarks.

Candles, Magazines ... lb. - 25 Required for lighting lamps and lanterns in above sub- district. Oil, coiza ...... gallon 1

Wick, finch, flat ... yards 3 -

The O.C. Supplies, A.S.C.

(Signed) , Major, R.G.A.

O.C. Southsea Castle Sub-District.

G.B. Master Gunner, 1l,G.A. APPENDIX -III. 87

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Specimen copy of A.F~G 874- Army Form 0 874. Annual Return ofRounds Fii’edfroni Guns on Garrison Mountings. Compiled from Memorandum of Examination for Mounting.

Name of Work.—Southsca Castle. Station, Portsmouth.

Description as No. of Rounds with projectiles. - on Memorandum of r~Examination for — Remarks. Mounting. Since last Return. Total to date. 0

~Carriage Garrison, ~ B.L. 9-2 in. bar- -~ bette, Mark V, ~ No. 120, R.G.F. 20 51 charges. -J 1.) -J - Afa-jor, ll.G.A., in 0~ Officer i/c Soutlisca Castle S.D. Commnandiny i-listriot. Dated 19 The Clmief Inspector, Woolwich.

8724 0 APPENDIX III.

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Specimen copy of A.F. P 19!/8. - A.P. P 1926. Armament Account to 31st March, 1911. STATION—PORTSMOUTH.

PRACTICE AMMUNITION, I~ecLtmINo BLANK, DEFINED IN VALUE.

I. ALLOWANCE. PRACTICE. Number of Company Staff-Scrjeants, Serjeants, and No. rank and file (including trumpeters), ofcompanies in the approved establishment of the defence or station on 1st January, 1910, who are allotted to fixed defence armament guns ...... 500 £ s. il. Allowance for above at £3 10-s. 6d. per capita.. 1,762 10 0 BLANK.

For 4 Companies R.G.A. at £17 per company ... 68 II. EXPENDITURE.

Total amount on Sub.District Account. Voucher. each Voucher. £ s.

PRACTICE AMMUNITION,

TotalPractice Aimnu nition

BLANK AMMUNITION.

Total Blank Ammu nitioli 92 API’ENDIX III.

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Army Form, Description of Return, &c. ~~:_ . - ~d District. Sub-Distrmct. ~

Biennial— G 881 Reservoirs Compressed Air 0.

Annual— 1st April... G 844 Field and Garrison Mounted 0. Ordnance.

MS. Dismounted Ordnance ... 0.

G 951 Record of Armament Guns 1st April ...... 0.

G 9O8~ Royal Artillery Sub-Dis- ... 30th April ... G 885 trict Store Accounts.

G 872 Rounds fired from Ordnance 1st June ... 0. 0 988 Indent for Gun and 0. Howitzer Ammunition for Practiceand Exercise, R.A. O 800 ~Royal Artillery Annual As ordered 0. O 801 J Estimates for Stores. locally.

0 874 Annual Return of Rounds 1st Jan...... 0. fired. - -

P 1928 Practice Ammunition Ex- 30th April BOth April ... 0. pended Statement of - Value.

O 905 Return of Salutes (to accom - BOth April 30th April 0. pany Accounts). O 900 PracticeAmmunition: State- 30th April 30th April 0. inent of Expenditure.

* The dates shown are subject to local arrangements. 94 API’ENDIX IV.

Due fromsi Army Form, Description of lieturn, &c. ——______—~-~——--—-——-— District. Sub_Dmstrmct.* .~

Quarterly— O 997 Indent for Equipnsent (1 1029 Statement of Cleaning When 1st March Materials, required. 1st ,Tune,5 O 10331: Voucher for Return of . -. - 1st Sept Unserviceable and Surplus 1st Dec. Stores, Empties, &c. MS. Indent for Candles, Oil, 1st April, Wick, &c. 1st July, 1st Oot., 1st Jan. B 77 Qualification Return - . - 31st March Variations quarterly. O 1049 Expenditure, ct’c., Voucher ... With Accounts (Ammunition, &c,). O 811u Detail of Changes in Anna- 1st Jan., 0. ment. 1st July, 1st Oct. Monthly— -

O 1779 Working Pay List ‘ o. O 1677 Pay List of Non-cons. o. missioned Officers and - Gunners Employed in 1st of Cleaning and Painting mmth Ordnance, &c. MS. Monthly Sub-DistrictReport 0. on Armament. O 1045 Indent on Armny Ordnance 0. Department for Repairs &c.. to Armament. F 705 Indent for Exchange of 1st of month, 0. Barrack Stores. F 771 Expenditure Voucher for . 0. - fuel and light.

Weekly — -

0 948 WeeklySub-District Report Mondays , . - 0.

* The datea shown are subject to lecal arrangements. A1’I’ENDIX IV. 95

“ Duefi-om ~ Army Form, d-c. Description of Return, L~c. —~— — . - * District. Sob-District. -a~~~

As required— O 875 Return of Ordnance which As required... 0. have fired the prescribed - Number of Rounds. - O 998 Equipment submitted to a As required D. Garrison Board as unser- in duplicate, viceable, lost, &c. with report - andevidence - K 1800 Indent for Immediate and As required.. - 0. Urgent Repairs (on Royal Emigineers). P 1925 Expense Voucher (for tar- As required, 0. gets, stores lost and with Accounts. charged against troops &c.) - P 192(1 Expense Voucher for Artil- As requIred. 0 lery Practice Ammunition, with Accounts. P 1957 Stores written off charge As required... D and sold by auction. O 803 Ammunition. Small arm, As required D. &c. for 1.0.0. o 814 Ammunition. Small arm As required... 0. on charge. O 842 Fuses time and Percussion. As required... D. Report of proof of. O 848 Electric Fuses and Tubes. As required B. Report of proof. for 1.0.0. O 854 Gunpowder in charge ... As required D. for 1.0.0. o 897 Tubes, Friction, Copper, &c. As required D. for 1.0.0. O 899 Report on Miss-fires: Fixed As called Ior 0. armament guns. o 900 Cartridges, filled. Report As requmred B. of inspection, for 1.0.0. 0 911 Shells filled. Report of As required D - inspection, for 1.0.0.

- * Thedates shown are subject to local arrangements. 96

APPENDIX V.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAINTERS. ARTILLERY MATERIEL.

Paint is supplied to the Royal Artillery prepared ready for use. Prepared paint can be thinned, when necessary, with raw linseed oil and turpentine. All paint must be thoroughly mixed before its application. Before painting, all parts must be thoroughly dry. Painting should not be carried out iii the open in wet weather. After painting, if possible, the article should be placed under cover until the paint is thoroughly dry, as rain readily spoils the work. Before painting any article it should be carefully exanuned in every part ; all damaged portions repaired, splintered surfaces cleared oft~nuts of bolts and screws tightened to ensure that the joints are drawn firmly together, and all traces of dirt or dust removed. Mountings, especially when mounted in exposed open works, require considerable scraping and cleaning; they should be stripped of all their reisiovable parts, and all loose paint, rust, anti corroded oil thoroughly reimioved. In conmiencing to paint, it is best to start at the top and work downwards, from right side towards the left, spreading the colour thoroughly, and cross the work. Before applying the second coat, all holes and crevices should be carefully stopped with putty. The first coat of paint should be allowed at least 24 hours to dry. Before giving the finishing coat to either gun, or mounting, except the inside of the carriage, mount the gun, then give the finishimmg coat over all. No unsound material should be painted without its condition being first reported. As a rule, drain holes are made to carry off any raill that may collect; these holes immust be cleared thoroughly. In lubricating, the lubricating holes will be cleaned out with a wire and filledwith oil, care being taken to ieplace the small screws, tlic heads of which Inust be kept bright so as to be easily seen.

Parts not be pa Lnte(t. The shafts, spindles, teeth of wheels, elevating arcs, traversing racks, axles, piston rods of hydraulic buffer bearings ; the sliding surfaces of mountings, guns and cradles, as also the friction cones, APi’1~PIX v. 97 brake drums arid discs of frictional clutches, should not be painted; they should be cleaned and freed fromn rust and then slightly oiled to prevent seizure.

Care of Paint Brushes.

All paint brushes, when new. requim-e to be “bound up “ part way with string, to obtain good work from them ; as they become worn they should be unbound by degrees until the string can be dispensed with. To bind a brush, take a piece of twine about 20 ft. in lcsmgth, snake a loop and pass it over the brush, allowing the loose emmd of about 10 inches on the left side. Now make a small loop at tho short end and commence binding, keeping the short length) under- neathi while so doing. The simplest way to do this is to turn the brush, keeping the handle towards the body, amid guide the string, taking care it does not overlap. When bound up about 1~-inches, finish off by snaking a half hitch from the point of the short end and continue the operation until the opposite side of the brush is reached, tire last half hitch being put on the opposite way. Lastly, pass the short end through the loop at the bottom and draw time loop out, then secure both ends of the twine by making two cuts in the hamidle close up to the stock of the brush, and force the twine into the cut with a knife, Brushes that have been in paint should be kept in waterwhen not in use. If, however, they are to be kept in store, all paint should be rubbed out of themim, and they should ho washed with turpentine. String bound brusimes are liable to burst if placed too far in water after using. When not in use, only the hair should be covered by water, or the wood handle will swell, causing the twine to give way, which which will render the brush useless. New brushes should be “broken in “ on new work for priming and second coating before beimmg used for finishing. Varnish brushes when not in use should be well washed in turpentine or kept in raw linseed oil. Painters’ Brushes.—The nature and sizes of paint brushes are denoted as follows Ground or unground, 0 and 000. These are time largo brushes used to apply paint to large surfaces, 0 being the smmmallest. Ground brushes are those which have the squnre edges at the point ground off to a slightly conical forum, which mmmakes theism suit- able for laying on the finishing coat. Sash tools are denoted mrs 2, 4, 6, and 8. They are snmmrll brushes used for laying paint on somalI surfaces. 98

INDEX.

A Abbreviations, used in store accounting 04 Accommodation table preparation ii “Accountant,’ definition of 65 for armament stores ,, responsible for loss 1 Accounting, what comnprises good S Accounts, Army Books 184 and 185, specimen page ...... 07. 08 ,, Form 0 885 ,, ,, 69 ,, authority for keeping HA. store 1 certificates furnished with 3 consumable and expense stores not posted in 2, 4 ,, errors in: how they arise 7 ,, how balanced 3, 61 - - ,, how verified 2,61 ,, method of keeping 3 - ,, “Observations” on ... 3 ,, separate, in the chmu-ge of a master gunner 2 to be balanced in pencil on taking over a sub-district... 62 - to be balanced on 31st Itlarch, and copy sent to War Office or Auditor 2 to be kept by master gunner 1, 59 ,, two copies to be kept in sub-district ... 2 Accumulator, B.L, 9.2 in., care of 32, 45 Aiming rifles, bores of guns to be cleaned after using 28 care of 30 Alterations to be made in distr’mbn. book on receipt or issue of stores 7 Amnmnunition, allowed for practice 44 ,, blank allowed 45 condemned by 1,0.0., how dealt with 14 how replaced ... 14 equipmentnot to be used until replaced 45 expended at practice to be struck off 2, 48 for practice to be ready andset apart 411 ., grouping of and groupcards 51 lifts hydraulic - -. 53 ,, money allowance for practice 44 particulars of expenditure to be shown on expense - vouchers 2, 48 ,, records in magazines to be corrected ... 15, 51, 58 ,. Bentence on by 1.0.0 14 ,, final, action to be taken ...... 14 INOEX. 99

PAGE Ammunition, to be taken on charge ims accounts . 2 ,, to be written off charge by expense vouchers ... 2,48 turnover of Annual Estimates; for amnlnunition and stores 10 workimmg pay 12 Inspection, by 1.0.0 14 ,, Returns of Ordnance, miscellaneous 9 --Appurtenances” not posted in accommrmts ... - 5 Arcs traversing, care of 35 predicting arc of P.F. to be marked on 38 Armament, inspection by Commanding Royal Artillery 21 “Armament District,” definition of 65 -, of works determined by Army Council 1 repairs to, carried out by Inspector of Ordnance Machinery 11 Report Quarterly, changes In 9 transfer of charge of 61 Arm racks to be numbered 35 Army Books 184 and 185 ... ~, 2, 3, 67 Ammy Forms 0 9011 and P 1926, preparation of ,... 49 ,, required by 1.0.0. before inspection of mrmmunmtmon 14 used as indents, list of 4, 5 £~ Army Orders issued monthly to sub-districts 19 ~ Augmenting strips, when used 29 ~ Auto-sights, care of > ,, arcs, showing limit of 83 ,, storage of - -. - 33 ,, weekly test of 33 en B -4 - 1) Balancing account, method of ... 3’ 61 ,, “liemnamn “ to agree with stock 61 Ball bearings, lubrication of U. Barrack stores held on charge in accounL~ 18 Bills of lading to be sent with stores 18 - to be signed and m-etum-ned to master of vessel . . - 18 Blank ammunition allowed - Boards for cimarts 42 Board of officers 61 Boards for posters, where obtained - 40 manning, paint for 40 Boats, care of 26 Books and Recordsin connection with accounts I “ Distribution,” object of, and how to keep -. 7 ., “ Fort Record,” description of 15 ,, list of, issued to sub’districts for guidance 19 - ,, note, to record alterations to works - .- 11 oflicers to keep, showing details of alterations 11 ,, record of use of PP. and D.R.F. to be kept ... ..‘ 38, 39 to be neatly and correctly kept by master gunner ...... 1, 59 100 INDEX.

PAOE Books, “Visitors,” object of - . 24 Boots, magazine, care of 5 Bores, cleaning of -.. — shell exploding in, report of ... .~8 Breech fittings, cleaning of exmrmnination of by I.0.M 45 Bright parts not to be painted Brushes, paint, care of - 97 Buckets, wood, care of Buffers, filling of and leakage :32 Bulkheads, removal of before practice 45

Cams, auto-s ght, care of 33 Candles, magazine, lengths of 25 - -‘ reserve of .,. - 26-: oil and wick; estimate sent to Army Service Corps annually l2- not be taken on charge in Accounts ... - 2 - Capsquares, care of 39 Cards, group to been ammunition 51 -~ - Care of magazine ... 50-- Carriages, auto and rocking-bar sights, care of 33 ,, ball bearings, lubrication of 34~- - capsquares and keys, cleaning of 32:. - - - ,, - - covers, repair of :32 - electric firing gear, care of -. 33Y ,, elevation and other gear te be clean 31 lubrication of 32 - parts issued bright to be kept so... 22 ,, pistol grips, care of 34 - - quadrant elevation gear, adjustment of 31 shafts and rollers to be clean 34 traversing gear, cleaning and care of 34 ,, washers and packings, care of 35 “Carriers’ notes” 18, 19 Cartridge cases, certificate, no hive ones with empties 48 empty, to be brought on charge 48 how brought on charge after firing ... .,. 48 lubrication of, with mineraljelly ,,, 48 to be washed out after practice 48 ,, depots, positions for and capacity to be markedup ... 53 - ,, ,-, record of in fort record book 15 - ,, lifts, care of, and lettering recesses to be clean and lettered 41,53 ,, wadmiltilts to be laid down when examined 50 INDEX. 101

PAGE Cartridges, grouping of • 51 gunpowder, &c,, records, object of - 51 - ,, ,, examined half-yearly 14,24 Cases, PP., return of to store - - 38 Cells, Leclanchd, care of 37 to be numbered ... - 37 P F., to be kept clean $8 Certificate on taking over a sub.district 63 Receipt and Issue Vouchers MS., object of 9 to be furnished with Accounts ‘2 Changes in armaments Quarterly Return furnished 9 Checking stores weekly by subalterns 57 Charts, B.C. and P.C 41 Cistei-ns, cleaning of 42 Civilians, no rewards to, for recovery of projectiles 42 Chinometer planes, cmrre of 30 Clothing, magazine, care of 54 Colours of guns and mountings 22 Command lines, BA, and 11.E. 22, 23 Communications, testing of 58 Condemned ammunition, how dealt with 14 Conductors, lightning, test of 54 ~“ Consignee” and “Consignor.” definition of 65 ~Consumable or expemise stores not taken on charge in Accounts ... 2 0 Conversion vouchers, use of, and specimen copy 5, 79 ~ Cordage, to be measured and labelled 17 ~Correspondenoe; how dealt with in sub-districts 20 Lr.Covers, base plate, D.1t.F 39 mounting, painting of 32 and gun, repair of 32, 30 ,, ,, and breech muzzle 30 ~Court of Inquiry, when called for 21, (31 -.5 U -.5 D. 0. - Damages at practice, report of, and repair 47 Dampness in magazines, report of 50 Danger patches, lettering of 35 Datum posts, position of Deficiencies at drill, report of - 26 Definition of terms used with Accounts 65 Dials, testing of before practice 46 Discrepancy Report,” use of 4 Dismounted Ordnance MS., return of, annual 9 “Distribution Book,” alterations made in, on receipt or issue of stores 7 ,, ,, ‘‘ Loan” stores to be entered in ,,, ,., 7 ,, checking stores by. method of 7, 61 object of, and how kept 7 ,, ,, specinmen page of 70 ,, ,, storehouses, &o., to be shown in sequonoc 7 102 INDEX.

PAUE “Distribution Book,” to be posted up to date - 7 ,, total columns to be checked (31 - ,, to agree with ‘‘Remain” ... 7,01 District, definition of - - - (is Doors to be opened before practice . . - 45 unlocked before manning Drains of magazines and works to be clean 50 Drill and manning duties to be carried out before 26 D.11.F.’s, care of 39 cover for base plate - datum posts 39 defective parts, repair and exchmrnge ... . -. ... 39 ,, pedestals, markings on 39 Drums, oil, to be kept closed 25 Dubbing, boots and shoes . . - 54 Duties of master gunner - 59

Electric firing gear, care and testing of 33 Elevation gear, test, cleanliness, and adjusting of 31 marks on guns and mountings 30, 34 Emplacements, arm racks to be numbered 35 danger patches, lettering of 35 - lettering, position for 35 lifts and derricks, care of - ..- 53 ,, racers to be clean 35 ,, shell andcartridgerecesses to be clean 5~,58 ,, traversing arcs, markings to be distinct ...... 35 ,, ,, racks to be clean 35 Equipment of shelters ,,, 42 Equipment, maintenance of ... 21 magazine Errors in Accounts, origin of 7 Estimates, annual, for ammunition and stores Jo ,, Army Forms used for 10 for candles, oil. mmnd ~viek,annual, to be sent to Army Service Corps 12 ,, stock of stores to be inspected before compiling ... 12 ,, stores, nature of, to be included in 10 to be on separate sheets for each sectiomi - - 10 to be made out in proper vocabulary order 10 workimmg pay, to be furmsished to C.II.A., annually .., 12 Examination of ordnance 16, 30 ,, aiming rifles 16, so machine gnus 1(3, 31 mountings 10 Expansion, obturating pmrds. by firing 29 Expendibhe Stores not tobe shown in “Accounts” 2,4 INDEX, 103

PAGE Expenditure Journal, expense stores, disposal of shown in .. - 6, 63 ,, - ,, object and use of ..- - 6 ,, ,, record of work shown in 11 specimen page of -71 Expense stores ; how dealt with 5 ., vouchers, ammunition written off by 5, 48 ,, particulars of expenditure to be shown on ... 5,48 ,, targets shot away to be written off by, Ac. ,,. 5 Explosions, report on ... - .,. - 28, 48 Explosive store

F. - Filled cartridges and shells ; how grouped 51 Firing gear, electric, care and test of 33 Fixed armament, definition of t35 Folio, definition of Flags, danger, on flanks of works during practice 46 hoisting of 20 -, international code - .. - 20, 4(3 small, to be used in bad weather 20 spectators 40, 46 Fort Record Book, object of and details in Hi part to be used as a Journal 15 to be kept under lock and key 15 Fuel and light return 11 - Fuzes, proof by 1.0.0., how dealt with 14 storage and grouping of - 52 and tubes, grouping of 52 Fuze hole plugs, accounting for 6

G. - -

- Gear, firing, electric, care and testing of 33 Glass broken at practice, repair of 47 Glossary of terms used in store accoumiting 05 Grass, cutting of, in works of defemice 40 Grips, pistol, care of ‘34 Group, A.O.D., definition of - 65 cards to be on ammunition 51, 58 gun, definition of - ... 65 ,, explosive ,, ,,, - ,, lettering of guns 21 stores, arrangement of ...... 24 Grouping, ammunition 51, 5~ Grummets shell, accounting for 6 (Inn, arcs of fire to be marked on P.1’. 38 Guns, breech screws and fittings to be clean 29 ,, breech turned seawards whemi not io use 29 104 - tNim.x.

PAGE Guns, care of bores . 28 ,, chinometer planes, care of 30 ,, covers, repair of 30 ,, elevating gear to be tested 29 ,, examination before practice by I.O.M. 45 ,, inspection of after practice 28 lettering of groups and stores 20 lines and marks on to be clemsmu 30 machine, came of 31 muzzle covers for - 30 obturating pads, care of 29 overhaul 22 ,, practice ammunition for ,., 44 Q.F. mechanism, care of ... 29 Gunpowder, “lI-ecord” for each mnagazine with ammunition .. 15, 51

H. history sheets, accounting for ... 16 hydraulic cylinders, care of 32 Hydraulic jacks, care of 311

I. Indents; Army, Forms, used as a copies to he kept in sub-districts ii for ammunition -. - (3 how prepared ,, MS., for candles, oil, and wick 86 specImen, G 997, 988, 1045 and M.S 81, 82, 83 - to replace condemned ammunition 14 ,, stores lost, Ac 22 Index plates, adjustnment of 32 Indicator plates, adjustment of 82 Inhabitants, local, to be warned of practice 4s Ink, for charts -. 41 Inspection, 1.0.0. -- 14 of armanment by C.1LA - .. 21 ,, ILE., quarterly, of works and buildings ., ,,, Instructions for keeping equipment ledgers 1, 3 Instrument, testing, primary batteries - 83 Inventories, preparation of 17 I.0.M.’s. to instruct nmaster gunners 34

Jacks, care of -$6 Journal, Expenditure; object of, and use - ,, to be balanced and stock of expense stores checked l~ 63 tNOEX. -105 K.

- PAGE Keeping Royal Artillery store accounts, method of 1, 3, 61 Keyboard, names of stores to be on 25, 59 Keys, issue and receipt by master gunner 25, 59 to be labelled 25, 59

Laboratory operations 51 Lamps, care of 25 inspection of - 25 lighting of 25 Lanterns, care of, &c... - 25 Lanyards, hooks to be greased 26 Leather, care of 40 washers, preservation of 34 Leclanché cells, care of and testing - ... 37 exchange of parts 37 - to be numnbered 37 Lettering, danger patches 35 - guns and mountings - 21 - in works of defence - - 21, 35 Lifts, care of 53 group markings on 21 repair and maintenance of 53 testimig before practice 26, 53 Lighting lamps for night manning, time for - ‘25 Lighting conductors, care and testing of by R.E 54 Lines, marks on guns to be distinct 22 Liquid unfit for use to be written off charge 36 List of books, models, and instructional stores ~.. 2, 03 ,, ,, ,, certificate, verification of 2, 68 “Loan” stores ; how shown - 7 Local forms and returns 13 Loading and run up positions,marks for 34 Loss of pressure, hydraulic buffers 32 Lubrication of mountings . -. plugs .. 14

- Xvi.

Machine guns, care of - 31 Magazine candles, lengths of in lamps, &C. 25 ,, ,, reserve of ,, care of 50, 59 closed during thunderstorms 50 clothing, care of 54 disposal of unserviceable 8 3724 H 106 INDEX.

PAGE Magazine conditions . ‘ , dampness in, report of 50 equipment room - ... 56 ,, grouping of ammunition 51 clothing, indents for 54 lightning conductors, care and testing of -- 54 ,, oil rags and waste to be removed from 50 nomenclature 50 records of ammunition 15, 51 ., thermometer records 1-1, 5(3, 58 ,, to be closed during storms 51 verified on taking over it sub-district (ii Magazines, ventilation of ,, wadniiltilts to be laid down - 50 not to be stored damp 50 Main magazine 5(3 Manning duties, before and after 26 tables, preparation of - is - Maps allowed, sub-districts 41 Markings on guns to be distinct 30 traversing arcs to be distinct Marks, loading, and run up positions ... condemned 29, 64 Master gunner, books to be neatly and correctly kept by 59 - ,, duties of 59 employment of district gunners, responsible for 59 execute all orders given him 59 guns mounting and dismounting of, to be present at 59 - ,, in mnilitary charge of detachments, &c 59 instructs district gunners in use of stores, &~c .. 69 ,, key of magazinesto be kept in his charge ,.. 59 ,, position in action 27 promotion of - 59 - qualification report, on 59 ,, responsible that knowledge of stores is imparted - tomcn 5(3 standing orders re magazines, &c., responsible they are carried out 59 stores to be properly labelled by 59 ,, receipt and issue of, to be present at ,,, 5t) ,, visits of Officers to sub.districts, to accompany ..., 59 Memo, of examination, completion of, after practice ,, ,, machine guns, entry of ball ammunition 31 ,, ,, mountings, object of 16 ordnance, use of 16 ,, ,, ,, none issued with S.D. ordnance, 16 Nissfires, how written off charge ... - ... . 48 - 1 inch arming rifle 48 ,, Q.F. 3 and6-pr . - ... 48 Mobilization stores, accounting for -- - 42 -Money allowance fur practice ammunition . . - - - - ,,. 44 ,, spare tubes to dry vents miot included in ~.. 46 Mountings, care of covers - 32 ,, lubrication of .,,. - 31 I~2)EX. 107

Notification of stores being readyN.for issue sent to sub-district 1’AG~ -- 18 Notebook to be kept in sub-district re Joint Inspection Records- ii

- -- - - 0. Observations, \Vnr Office, on accounts; how dealt with 3 Obturating pads, care and preservation of, &c.. 29 Official Secrets Act, display of poster in works 24, 25 Oil and wick for lighting purposes, estimate for 12 not taken on charge in accounts , 2 Oil, boiled linseed, for shells - - 60 ,, for litmps , ... 25 ,, holes in mountings, lists to be hung up - . - - 32 ,. rags to be removed from magmtzines and drawers ... - ... 50 Ordnance for saluting to be examined annually - 16 after firing, care of bores ... - - 28 ,, augmenting strips, use of - 29 ,-, burst of shell in bore, action to be taken ‘28, 48 ,, case and preservation 28 Overhaul, annual 22

Packages opened by LO.O. td be reclosed by laboratoryman’ ... 14 Packings, hydraulic, &c., preservation of 34 Pads, obturating, expansion of 29 Paint store, itrticlc~kept in 25 brushes, care of ... Painting artillery niatériel, instructions m’s ,.. ... - - - - 96 - colddrs to be used - ., 22 lettering of j~unsand mounting after ... - - 22 ,, periodical -, - ... 22, 50 shells 14,50 Paper shot, filling and range for - 46 Parapets, re-turfing after practice ... - 45 Pay Lists; am-tificers in sub-districts 12 ,, painting ordnance; how prepared ... -. . - 12 Pedestals. D.R.P., markings on - care of 38 ,, defective parts, repair of ,.. - .. - 38 ., unauthorized persons not to enter cells ... , 38 Period of accounts, definitions of - Pistol grips, curb of - Position and range finding instruments ~, ~ Posters, display of, in works 40 Plugs, fuzeholo and base, accounting for 6 Plugs, shells, lubrication of 14, 50 Practice, ammunition allowed - ... - 44 - ,, - demands for - -.., 6,48 to be struck off 48 108

PAGE Practice damages at report and repair of 47 - ,, empty shells to be filled with salt ...... ,.. 46 filled shells to be drowned 46 , I.O.M.,R.E., and 31.0. to be warned 40 - ,, magazine ... ,,. ... 50 missfires 48 ,, natures of 4~i points to be observed before 45 - ,. points to be observed after 47 - projectiles, Q.F. 4’7 in. and 12 pr. .. 44 ,, ,, fittedwith baseplug-wood plugs for ... 44 - scheme for, prepared by C.1l.A ... 46 special instructions for night 44 - territorial, in 11.G.A. works 48 ,, test, instructions for ... 47 Priced Vocabulary of Stores, definitions of 65 Produce ,, - ,, ,, 65 Proof fuzes and tubes, how dealt with - 14 Projeotiles,no rewards to civilians for recovery of 42

Q.F. mechanism, care of 28, 99 examination of by 1.0.111. 28 Quadrant elevation gear 32

Racers to be clean, &c... 35 Rags, oil, to be removed froui drawers and magazines ‘ 50 Rams, greased tow, to be placed round :~i not to be polished but cleaned with oil 32 Range for paper shot - 46 fletngc-finders, M.S. Report to accompany on return to A.D.0.S. 38 Readers of index plates 32 Receipt of Stores, arrangements made for - .., 18 Receipt” Vouchers; how dealt with 4 Record of armament guns -. ... 10 Records; cartridge, gumipowder, shell, fuze and tube. 15, 51 ,, initialling of, by Inspecting Officers ... 14 ,, ,-, inspection of, half-yearly 14 - ,, - ,, old copies not to be destroyed 14 ,, ,, specimencopy of 84 - Inspection, amendments to 14 ,, Royal Artillery 15 - ,, to be examined annually 14, 15 ,, notebook kept in sub-district -. 11 ,, readings, ivet and dry bulb thermometer- ‘- 14 Regulations to be kept up to date in sub-districts , 19 INDEX. 109~,

- PAGE Relacqucring P.F. instruments 37 “Remain” of Accounts to agree with stock of stores 62: Repairs to armament carried out - by Inspector of Ordnanoe Machinery 11 ,, buildings and works, Royal Engineers carry out ... 11 ,, P,F.’s and D.1l.F.’s 37, 38 ,, “urgent,” to building; how dealt with 11 Report, Discrepancy, use of 4 Reports, Sub-District, weekly 13 Requisitions, transport 19 Return of Artillery war garrisons ... - 9 Return of stores, application to Army Ordnance Department 18 ,, arrangemnents to be made for transport, &c. - 18 ,, bills of lading and carriers’ notes 18 Reservoirs, compressed air, careof 27 Return of stores, master gunner to personally hand over stores 18, 59 ,, ,, packing notes to be placed in cases containing stores 18 Returns, Annual, Ac. ; how compiled 914 ,, copies of all, to be filed in guai’d book 20 list of, rendered by sub-districts 934~5 Rewards, recovery of projectiles 42 Rollers, carriage, cleaning of, and 4xing in works - ... 31 Rope, care of 17 Rounds fired, entry in ‘memorandum of examination - .. - - ... 16, 47

B. - - - Safety stops, correctness of 47 Salutes and flags 20 not to be fired before 8 a.m. nor during Divine Service, - as a rule 20 Scraping and cleaning guns 22 Secrets Act, Official, to be hung up in work - 2-I Section of Defence, definition of ... (JO Sentence on ammunition - 14 Shafts and spindles, lubrication of - - - - 31, 34 ,, cleaning of 31, 34 Shell and cartridge lifts, care of, &t~c. ... 53 ,, fort record book to show capacity of depots for 15 ,, group cards for 51, 58 ,, grouping of 51 ,, oiling of 50 ,, paint, linseed oil for - 50 ,, painting of ,, 14, 50 ,, plugs, lubrication of 14 -, recesses, cleaning of 3 ,, ,, depots near 53 ,~ ,, ,, capacity of, to be marked up 40 ,, ,, lettering of - -40 ,, tarpaulins for 50 110. tNDEX.

PAGE Shelters, ~var, equipment of -... - - ... - 42 Shoes. canvas, provision of 26 ,, ,,- unserviceable - ... 8 - ,, magazine, care of - -. - . - .. 8, 54 Shot, paper, filling of, and range for 46 Sights, auto, care of 33 Skeleton cases, return of to A.O.D 51 Skidding, preservation of ... 42 Slings, rope, care of 17 Spanners and tommies 36 Spare parts to be labelled .. 31 fitted on receipt 31 “ ,, checked on transfer of charge ... 31, (113 interchange ability of 31 Specimens of compiled Army Forms ;— - F. 771 - 85 0. 844 . .. 87 0. 854 - - - 84 6. 885...... 69 0. 872 88 0. 874 . -. ... 89 0. 875 ... 90 - 0 906 92 0. 981 - 72 - - 0. 982 - ...... 73 0. 988 ..~ 82 0. 997 ... 83 0. 1033 ... 75, 70 0. 1045 81 0.1049 ... 79 P. 1925 ... 77, 78 - P. 1926 74 P. 1928 91 Spectators, flags - 40-46 Spun yarn, to whip cordage - 42 “State” definition of 66 Stationery, supply of, to sub-districts ‘ - 12 Stencils, for painting ... 22 Storage for tubes and fuses 52 Store Accounts, Royal Artillery, Army Forms used for 1, 3, 8 ,,- books and records - -. . . - 3, 8 how kept Section, Definition of ... 6(3 Stationery, supply of 12 Stores, care and arrangement of, in group stores ... 58 ,, chargeable against troops; how dealt with 5, 21 ,, expense or consumable, not entered in accounts 2 ,, experimental, miscellaneous, moving and mounting; how accounted for 1 ,, issue of to sub-districts 18 ,, Loan, to be shown in Distribution book 7 ,, loss, Ac., how dealt with 5, 21 ,, nature of those held on charge in Army Books 184, - - 185and885 -... -,.. 2 ,, ,, to be included in Annual Estimates .., 10 INDEX. 111

------‘ - - ‘. - - PAGE Stores, notification of, for issue; and specimen form 18, 72 ,, stock of; certificate to be forwarded 18 ,, checked by Distribution Book .. 61 ,, labelled and checked weekly 58 ,, surplus to be brought on charge 62 Storms, mnagazines to be closed during 51) Straps, care of 40 Subalterus, duties of, at weekly inspections 57 “Sub-District,” definition of .... 60 Sub-Calibre guns, examination of .. SO Sub-district, method of taking over 01 Sub-district report, weekly - 13 Surplus stores to be brought on charge 62

- T. -‘ Tables, manning; object and use of 13 Tackles, care of 17 Taking over 0 sub-district, method of. 61 Tanks, cleaning of 32, 42 Tarpaulins for shot and shell when painting 22, 50 Teeth of gear to be clean . . 34 Telephones, care of 23 ,, duties of operators 23 lines, maintenance and repair 23 supply of forms in cells 23 Telescopes, care of, &o. ... 39 Thermometers, care of 50, 59 ,, records of reading of 14, 110 “To charge,” definition of 11(3 “Topost,” ,, 66 Tool chests to be checked 62 Tonnage, definition of 66 Totals in Distribution Book to agree with “Remain” 7 ,, be checked in total columns ... 7, 61 Tow, greased, round rams ,.,. - - 32 Transfer of charge of a sub-district 63 ,, board of officers to verify, if necessary ... 61 Officer taking over, responsible for Ill Transfer of stores from one folio to another Transfer and conversiomi vouchers Transport land, requisitions for 1~ ,, water ,, ,, - .. .. 19 Traversing arcs, markings to be distinct 85 gear, care of 35 ,, racks, care of 35 Trees, cutting of .~ .. - - 40 Tubes, cylinders not to be opened 52 grouping of 52 how grouped 52 manning, allowed 26 proof of 1.0,0., how dealt with - 14 ,, testing, before practice 45 to dry vent 46 112 INDEX. PAGE Turf, replacement on parapets . ... 47 Twine, whipping and spun yarn ..: 42

- - V. Varnish for charts 41 ,, posters 41 Ventilation of magazines 55 Verification of accounts 2, 61 Visitors’ Book to be kept in Works 24 Vocabulary of stores corrected by List of Changes 19 Voltainmeters, iustructions for use of . - 34 Vouchers; appurtenances, Ac., charged “within the line” not posted in Accounts 5 ,, Expense, ammunition, and specimen voucher , , - 48, 74 ,, stores charged against troops ...... 11 ,, ,, striking off targets shot away, Ac 5 ,, ink or pencil marks not to appear on 2 ,, “Issue” treatment of, and specimen copy ... 4, 75, 76 - ,, “Loans” stores to be checked by 7 ,, Receipt, Issue Transfer, distinct seiies of 2 ,, “Receipt” treatment of, and specimen of 4, 82 ,, transactions in accounts to be checked by 61 ,, “Transfer,” use of, and specimen copy 5, 81 treatment of, in forwarding with accounts 2

w. Wadmiltilts not to be stored wet 50 ,, use of 50 War Shelters, equipment of 42 Washers, preservation of 34 Waste, removal of from drawers and’ magazines 50 Water tanks, cleaning of 42 Weekly inspections by subaltern officers 13, 57 Wet or dry bulb therniometers, care of ,,. 14, 50 Wick and oil estimated for, lighting purposes 12 ,, not takgn on charge in accounts 2 Wicks for lamps, care of 25 Winmiows, opening or before practice - 45 “Within the line” meanimig of 66 Wood, skeleton cases, return of to A.O.D 51 Works and buildings inspected quarterly by Royal Engineers ... 11 Workshops, fort - 27

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