Description of Stores.
Armourers'
Bench
Coopers'
Fuze-blocks Haud
100 lbs. 75 Vices Bright 48 40 Standing 36 >> Smiths' Without resta Large 34 Of sorts Vinegar Voltaic battery, and appurtenances for submarine explosions Carronadc Gun Wadhooks Howitzer Of sorts Wadmiltilts Common Wads Compressed Grummets Junk Washiers Water-closets, with appurtenances Wax, bees' Wedges Iron Barracks Brass - Weights Brass iby. Different natures, 9. I. U. 1 30 25 26 32 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 2 2 10 1 11 351 2 4 3 3 oo ou co Ai 1,381 5,207 2,204 160 112 5 Ibs. oz. 130 3 236 16 25: 5 NA 10 10 2 22 111 1 146 111 Iron Barrow Bell-shaped, flat Troy, set of 23 weights, 128 oz. to å gr. Metal, 3 inches, with spare plates and screws With x plates Wheels - Gun Howitzer Whiting Wick, cotton Brass Ibs. 3 息 (22 8 12' 1 1,008 17. 8 9. 11 35Enclosure 8.
RETURN of Small-Arm Ammunition and Powder issued to Her Majesty's Troops and Her Majesty's Ships at this Station, between January 1 and December 31, 1848.
To Her Majesty's Troops [Carbine Cartridges Ball Musket Small Arm Pistol Rifle Powder, lbs. Blank Musket and Rifle f Fine Grain Large Grain To Her Majesty's Ships :- Musket Cartridges Small Arm, Ball' Pistol Rifle Powder, lbs. Fine Grain Large Ditto : 4,340 20,010 50 72,334 86,952 20 8,653 20,157 2,240 200 387 14,099There is no loose powder in barrels, it is kept in flannel bags of various sizes, and in metal-lined cases, containing about 120lbs.
The musket cartridges are kept in metal-lined barrels, containing 2,500 and 2,000 each.
The rifle, in the same description of barrels, containing, 3,000, 1,500, or 750 each.
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hong Kong, May 7, 1849.
Enclosure 9.
Soft Copper Hard "" " 41. 12. 2. 0 Wire 2 Hanks Iron Soft Hard 16LIST of Ammunition and Stores arrived per ship "Palmyra," and consigned to the Ordnance Storekeeper.
7 46 Wood, cord, old - ft. cube Musket 361 Wornis - Wadhooks Worsted, sewing Wrenches Yokes, N. P. for bullocks lbs. 11 P.P. Ziuc Oz. :: 3 ། ། 1340 Cartridges, Percussion, Musket, Ball.. 261,500 Palisades, Cast Iron.. 1,785 Caps, Copper, Percussion 326,875 Locks, Pad 5 -19 Cylinders, Zinc 523 Sockets and Hangers 29 106 154 Barrels, Cartridge, Quarter 523 Heads, Pike 12 4 Hides, Tanned 2 Iron Work, for Barrows, Sets.. 50 10 Gates, Wrought Iron.. 2 Wrenches.. 5 Bars, Sliding 5 Wheels, Barrow 50 Railings, Wrought Iron 172 Cases, Packing 2(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hong Kong, May 7, 1849.
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