No. of Work.

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Table E (ii).--DETAIL of Works to be constructed on Mobilization-continued.

Detail of Working R., Super-

Parties.

vision.'

Tools Required.

Nature of Works.

Barbed Wire.

N.C.OS.

and Men.

Pickaxes.

Shovels.

Crowbars.

Axes.

Bill-hooks.

Band-bags.

Pliers.

Mauls.

Time required.

Officers.

N.C.Os.

and Men.

Coolies.

Officers.

:

ISLAND SECTION-contd.

45 Infantry trench, clearing, and entanglement on

Pottinger Peak

30

46* D'Aguilar wireless station, entangle nents round I 20

fire trench to command landing, and placing installation in state of defence

47

Maxim emplacement and fire treach, Saiwan

Bay, and entanglement

48* Entanglement of existing double fence, Saiwan

Battery and P.F. cell

5

10

*

:

49

Fire trenches commanding Lyemun Bay

50

High wire entanglement round No.

light

51

High wire entanglement round Pak-sha-wan

40

Battery and engine house

52

High wire entanglement round Brennan direct-

20

ing station, 6-pr. battery down east side of path to Brennan torpedo installation

53

20

10

10

1

2 4

1

2

"

5

5

2

2

1,000

1 day

220

20

5

5

5

5

:

:

50

:

Remarks.

1

1

2 days

1 day

1 21

5

3

2 days

1 day

1

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2

1 day

:::::

61,600

104,000

31,500

40,500

22,500

:::::

:

:::::

:::

::

*

:::::

:::

::

*

:::::

::

:

:::::

:::

:::

:::

::

:

::

:::::

:::

2† 26+

:::::

:::

:

:

::

:::::

:::

Entanglements in existing fence round Gough

Battery and P.F. cell

54 Entanglements in existing fence round F.C. post

55* Entanglements in existing fence round Pottinger

Battery and P.F. cell

Barbed wire fence across land north of cable hut,

Devil's Peak

56

Wire required as above

Entanglements on Mount Parker

Fencing shore, Saiwan

Fencing Mount Collinson and Pottinger Peak..

Fencing across spur south-east of Mount

Collinson

Total barbed wire

Pickets

Plain wire

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MAINLAND SECTION,

Posts I, II, and III

57* Emplacements, Chin-lan-chu

58

Customs Pass

Fire trenches and seven blockhouses at-

Devil's Peak..

Haiwan

Lan Tong Chin-lan-chu..

Customs Hill

Bridge

Pass

22

[835]

40

10

Wire entanglements, 1,000 yards run

Posts IV and V.

59

Roads-

Kowloon City to Shatin Pass

::

::

2 200

———-—ར:

:

::

: 12*

26

25

8

30

200

:

:

:

20

4

200

2

2:

4 2

::

260,100 9,000 9,600

400

200 20 20

:

: 82

20

:

:

200

::

10 1,000

2003:

4

4 4

200 200

*

:

48

2 hours

2

"

For general superintendence in the section. 2-15-pr., 2-2 -95-in.

1-5-in. howitzer.

::

:

:

2 days

4 10 400

4 10

200

20

20

:

:

To be completed by infantry parties

on completion of fire trenches,

2 mths.

2 hours

6 "}

:::

40 | 1,500

:

:

:

:::

To be completed by contract labour

on mobilization.

1-4.7 Q.F., 2-2·95-in. 2--5-in, howitzers.

2 days

To be constructed by infantry

parties after completion of fire trenches.

Post VI.

62

Roads-

Frontier road, Eagle's Nest, form gun

slide

Improve road Kowloon Tong to Kowloon

1

100

100 100 10

2 days

Contract labour.

Tani

68* Emplacements, Eagle's Nest

1 week

1

20

15

15

4

4 10 400

10 hours

1-47-in., I-5-in. howitzer.

Shatin Pass to Crown Point

Emplacements, Tate's Cairn

11

Crown Point

Fire trenches and three blockhouses at-

60

61

1804 Hill

1886 "}

8770 1

Grasscutters j'ass

Preparation of Rev. Bunbury's house for

defence

Crown Point

Wire entanglements, 3,900 yards ruu

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