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6. He will at once issue the orders necessary for the garrisoning of the furts, and for the movement of the H.K. and S.B.R.A. with their guns to their sections of defence.
7. He will ensure that the full complement of ammunition is stored at the fort magazines, and will keep the movable armament supplied, obtaining the necessary transport from the Army Service Corps. He will draw the tubes and fuzes for the fort guns which are in Ordnance charge.
8. The Artillery chain of command is given in Table (D).
9. The distribution of the personnel is detailed in Chapter II (B). The established number of artillerymen being insufficient to fully man all the guns of the fixed and movable armament, even without any relief or reserve, recourse must be had on an emergency to reinforcing, if possible, the batteries on one front by gunners withdrawn from another; and assistance may be afforded by the infantry, some of whom are trained according to the Sections to which they belong, to assist in working heavy guns, or to work the movable armament, including machine-guns.
10. The manning tables have accordingly been drawn up with a view to providing D.R.F. detachments for all the stations, and complete detachments for the more important guns, detachments for the movable armament being in some cases found by withdrawing men from the inner line of forts.
The ammunition details have been reduced to the lowest possible limit, and it is proposed to employ Chinese coolies at the ammunition lifts. It is considered that a very short instruction will render them efficient.
11. The fixed armament is complete, but not in all cases the latest approved for the Colony part of the movable armament is held in reserve by the Army Ordnance Department.
12. In most cases the approaches to the positions assigned to the howitzers are very difficult, and it is desirable that the batteries should in some instances be constructed and the howitzers placed in position in time of peace; to do so would involve considerable time and great labour, and would be impossible on a sudden outbreak of war.
13. The Officer Commanding Royal Artillery will draw any reserve armament that may remain in charge of the Army Ordnance Department.
14. The Officer Commanding Royal Artillery is in possession of the Rules for Harbour Traffic laid down in Chapter VI.
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1. He will at once issue orders for the completion of the telephone system and that all telephones are kept open day and night.
2. He will issue the necessary instructions as to the laying out of the minefields.
3. He will place himself in communication with the C.O.O. to arrange a con-
venient time for drawing the requisite engineer stores, working tools, &c.
4. He will direct the responsible R.E. Officers to at once place themselves in communication with the O.C.R.A. and Officers Commanding Sections as to the necessary R.E. work connected with howitzer positions, gun emplacements, entrenchments, &c., a detail of which is given in the annexed Table (see Chapter V (II)).
The telephone system will be immediately completed under the superintendence of the Officer Commanding Submarine Miners, under whom will be employed two N.C.
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