Corps.

Isthmus.

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151

No. 1. Barrack

2.

20. Block of family quarters

21.

17

"3

Total British Infantry accommodation at Isthmus

Steamer Point.

No. 1. Barrack

35. Block of family quarters

::::

Total British Infantry accommodation at Steamer Point

Total British Infantry accommodation at the three positions

::

::::

Sergeants.

Rank and File.

Married Men.

Total.

::

:

4

3

38383

62

62

11

::

::

11

77

124

22

22

153

4

90

60

9

4

60

9

73

19

424

68

511

It is customary to furnish twenty-one family quarters in the Crater, and ten at the Isthmus, for single men, at three men to each quarter. This gives, instead of the above, accommodation for

19

..

517

37

573

Corps.

NATIVE INFANTRY.

12 native officers' quarters

24 single men's pendalls

Crater.

6 pendalls for families (14 families each)

:::

92

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ÅDEN.

Native Officers.

Rank and File.

Married Men.

Total.

When built.

When last repaired.

12

*

::

528

1866

1880-81

84

12

528

84

624

Isthmus.

4 native officers' quarters

6pendalls for single men, at 32 men each

192

!}

1864

1880-81

Total for Native Infantry

16

720

84

820

4 pendalls at the Crater, and 1 pendall and half of another at the Isthmus, are at present used for families, in addition to the 84 regular family quarters.

SAPPERS AND Miners.

8 pendalls intended for 16 men each

128

128

1860

1880-81

The native officers and the families, as well as the single men, are provided with the accommodation in these pendalls.

ADEN TROOr.

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Khormaksar

Aden, May

1882.

1

3

128

131

1868

1880-81

(Signed)

J. M. HEATH, Major, Brigade-Major.

APPENDIX (D).

STRENGTH of Aden Garrison.

EUROPEAN.

1 Battery, R.A. British Infantry

Crater position

NATIVE.

1 Native Infantry regiment Sappers and Miners

EUROPEAN.

British Infantry

Isthmus position

NATIVE.

Native Infantry

EUROPEAN,

Steamer Point

1 Battery, R.A. British Infantry

Khormaksar

Aden Troop.

NATIVE.

(Signed)

::

:

::

All ranks.

94 417

661

84

147

131

110

92

36

96

J. M. HEATH, Major, Brigade-Major.

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