New Guns:

Garrison guns on H.P. carriages:

R.B.L., 10-inch, (25 tons)

9-inch -

8-inch

6-inch

5-inch

101

6-pounder quick-firing guns

Machine

guns: Nordenfelts, 5 barrel

2

"

And mines and stores for three mine fields.

Victorian Fleet:

Cerberus,

Nelson,

M.L., 10-inch (18 tons)

Nordenfelts

68-pounders, 7-inch

64-pounders, M.L. Gatling

Victoria,

R.B.L., 10-inch (25 tons) 121-pounders

Nordenfelts

Other vessels, R.B.L., 8-inch (12 tons)

"

6-inch ( 4

Nordenfelts

Gatlings

""

Hotchkiss

Also 14 Whitehead torpedoes.

4 spar torpedoes.

IV. SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

2 9-2-inch, R.B.L.

2 6-inch

"

1 machine gun.

2 80-pounder, R.M.L.

2 9-inch

2 10-inch

Naval Force:

99

H.M.S. Protector, B.L., 8-inch

Guardships:

B.L., 6-inch

Gatlings R.B.L., 6-inch

Total

8 K 2

14125

+6

22-

20

122

23

*2

12

35

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00 co

6

14

10

223

2

21

59

296

155 2

=

11

13

24

guns.

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Brisbane:

2 64-pounder R.M.L.

102

V. QUEENSLAND.

2 6-inch (4 tons) R.M.L.

2 Nordenfelt machine guns (10 barrels and 4 barrels).

2 6-inch R.B.L. (5 tons), on H.P. carriages.

2 12-pounder R.B.L.

2 Nordenfelts (10 barrels) -

Townsville:

2 64-pounder, R.M.L.

Floating Armament:

Gayun lah

and

Palumah

Otter,

2 8-inch B.L.

26

8 Nordenfelts.

1 64-pounder R.M.L. (64 cwt.).

Hopper barges, 2 5-inch B.L.

с

1 2nd class torpedo boat.

12

2

15

Total -

29 guns.

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