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CHAPTER III (B).
CHAPTER III.
ACTION BY STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.
(A.)—General Review of Measures to be taken,
(i.) At the Precautionary Stage.
1. Notification that the precautionary stage of the Defence Scheme is to be adopted will be sent in the form of a warning telegram by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to the Governor, who will notify the General Officer Commanding (vide Preface).
This stage will be intimated to Commanding Officers by the following message, "Precautionary measures," which will be sent by telephone or messenger, and immediately acknowledged to the General Staff Officer.
2. The guns of the movable armament (except the 2-95-in.) will be moved into position accompanied by half their detachments.
3. All the Royal Engineers allotted to the sub-sections for War Stage will move to their positions as laid down for the War Stage.
4. One-and-half companies in each sub-section will move to the position of the local reserve of its sub-section.
5. Half of the telephonists allotted to each sub-section will move to the position of the local reserve of that sub-section.
6. Troops will be distributed as laid down in Table B (i), Chapter II.
7. The telephone system (Table E (vi), Chapter III), is open for work night and day.
8. The signal system (Table F, Chapter III), is also in operation day and night.
9. Action will be taken by Staff and Departmental officers as laid down under their respective headings in this Chapter, and by the Civil Administration as laid down in Chapter VI.
10. An Intelligence Officer will be appointed, who will be attached to the General Staff, and will act under the orders of the General Staff Officer.
(ii.) At the War Stage.
11. The war stage will be similarly notified by telegram to the Governor on the outbreak of war, and will be communicated by him to the General Officer Commanding, who will issue the orders to mobilize. Action as detailed under the heading of war stage in this chapter will be at once taken by Staff and Departmental officers and by the Civil Administration, as shown in Chapter VI.
12. Troops will be distributed as shown in Table B (ii), Chapter II.
13. The cable censorship will be enforced.
14. All available measures for obtaining intelligence of the enemy will be put in force.
15. Gun and howitzer emplacements, field magazines, blockhouses, earthworks, &c., as shown in Table E (ii), Chapter III, will be constructed.
16. The building of mat-sheds to shelter the garrisons of sections and fire commands will be commenced.
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