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Victoria Reserve. Rations for Asiatics are delivered under regimental arrange- ments.
Water.-Laid on in pipes to the Sanitarium, and carried from there when necessary to advanced parties. Good water also obtainable at Aberdeen.
Transport.-There should be little transport within the section itself. In the event of any being required, intimation should be set to the O.C.A.S.C., Victoria Reserve.
Depôts. All stores will be accumulated in the Sanitarium.
Medical Services and Dressing Stations. The Schedule of Troops, &c., shows the number of the Medical Staff allotted to the section, and the Schedule of Equipment indicates the hospital equipment furnished for the two dressing stations which will be established near the Aberdeen Police Station and near the Paper Mill Reservoir, for each of which a ward coolie will be supplied.
In addition, the following surgical and medical equipment will be furnished to the section by the P.M.O., viz. :-
Surgical haversack and water-bottle
Field fracture-box
Field tourniquets
First field dressings
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Medical comforts as required.
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A civil surgeon will also be attached to the section for duty with the troops.
Coolies for carrying the dhoolies and stretchers mentioned in the Schedule of Equipment will be indented for as required.
Modes of Attack. The modes of attack that may be expected are:-
1. A landing at Aberdeen, covered by ships, and attack on the right; or 2. An attack on the left from a force landed in Deep Water Bay.
In the first place the hostile ships and boats would be exposed to the fire of the three howitzers on Bennet's Hill, H 2, and probably of the three howitzers above Deep Water Bay, H3. The gun-boats and torpedo-boats from the harbour may also be expected to co-operate against them.
The infantry in first line, reinforced probably by men and guns from the Reserves and elsewhere, would oppose the landing unless overwhelmed by superior fire from ships, in which case they would fall back to the second line and prevent any further advance.
Additional Works.-The works to be executed are:-
1. The entrenchments, &c., in first line.
2. The block-house B 6 on Bennet's Hill.
3. The howitzer battery on Bennet's Hill.
4. Field magazine for Bennet's Hill.
5. The second line entrenchments on Mount Gough spur and on Bennet's Hill; also the work round Sanitarium Barracks.
6. Communications to be made or improved.
Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4 would be carried out by the troops as follows:--
1st Day.
Entrenchments
ments ..
and epaul-
R.E., 5 N.C.O.'s and men. Infantry, 1 officer, 60 N.C.O.'s and
men.
2nd and 3rd Days.
Construction of block-house, epaulments for howitzer battery communications
Same party increased by-
R.E., 3 N.C.O.'s and men Infantry, 1 officer, 40
N.C.O.'s and men
4th and 5th Days.
Same continued; also making field magazine and laying platforms
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Same parties?
From Reserve.
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