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TABLE C.-Return summarizing the Arrangements for Transport in War.
Animals.
Total Numbers available at 14 days' notice
Where to be accommodated during War.
Existing Transport Establishment.
Strength of War Garrison,
showing
the various Arms.
Existing Transport Establishment.
Further Numbers available at 14 days' notice, and which would be required
(in addition to Establishment) for
necessary Transport Service.
(Columns 2 and 3).
(1.)
(2.)
General Staff
7
Royal Artillery
917
Royal Engineers
244
Infantry
2,026
A.S. Corps
7
European Super-
intendent of
Transport
Coxswains, engi-
neers, and boat-
R.A.M. Corps
40
men
A.P. Department..
8
A.O. Department..
21
Nil.
Army Schools
R.E. Civil Staff
23
2
3
Total
3,275
REMARKS showing—
(3.)
(4.)
WATER.
Boatmen
40
85
44
LAND.
Coolie Corps.
40
20
1 20
1 40
Section.
Superinten-
Headmen. dents.
AAANNN Coolies.
(5.)
20 in boatmen's quarters,
Commissariat Pier. 20, employed as submarine mining day labourers, in their own houses.
IV
1
1 40
VI
1
1 40
Totals 6
6 200
212
In building hired in
Telegraph messengers
17
Total
314
Victoria for the
purpose.
(6.)
Vehicles.
Available, in addition, at 14 days' notice, and which would be required (in addition to Establishment) for
necessary
Transport Service. (7.)
Total Numbers available at 14 days' notice (Columns 6 and 7).
(8.)
WATER.
Where to be
parked during War.
Number
and Description of Drivers, &c., to be employed, including Establishment.
(9.)
(10.)
Steam launches cap-
able of holding 100 men each Pontoons to carry
15 tons.. Row-boats..
3
6
9
1 1.2
1
12
At War Department moorings alongside Commissariat Pier, and in a protected
and situation.
convenient
In addition to these numbers required for permanent work, about 10 launches, 17 cargo boats, and 3,000 coolies, would be required for the first day or two in distributing the garrison and stores. It is not anticipated that any difficulty would be experienced in obtaining these. There are about 100 steam-launches belonging to local firms, and it would be practicable to hire as many as are required at the rate of 30 dollars per diem. Junks and cargo-boats are also available in large numbers for the transport of stores.
1. How the animals, drivers, and vehicles, other than establishment, are to be obtained
2. For what duties the transport is to be detailed, giving the numbers allotted for each service..
3. How the stabling, &c., will be arranged for and protected
4. What the approximate total cost of scheme will be daily
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Launches.
From the various steam-launch Companies and private firms. Coolies. To be obtained in large numbers locally. Launches. For medical services, 2; for submarine mining purposes, 1; for general transport duties, probably a daily average
of 3 beyond the establishment. Boatmen.-20 for manning the row-boats; 20 for submarine mining purposes. Coolies.- Coolie corps: 212 for general transport, 17 for telephone and telegraph messengers. The 6 Superintendents would be Chinese-speaking Eurasians. No special arrangements are necessary.
On first day or two, including the special services detailed in annexed Table, total cost about 1,000 dollars; afterwards about
100 dollars daily in addition to maintenance of existing establishment, and including hire of coolie quarters.
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