1953-HKRS30-8-43_Part01 — Page 50

Weapong Do by fred.

Location of butte.

Construction

of fire

brake.

Gantral of Bro.

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Coventry

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and crop.

[Paragraph 2.

- 2.

FIRST SCHEDULE.

THE QUARRY CAMP ONE HUNDRED YARDS CLASHIFICATION RANGE.

1. All that ares of land situate at QUARRY CAMP and bounded-

By a line starting at a point grid reference 36861570, thence to a point in the direction of 52' grid reference 36911573, thence to a point in the direction of 108" grid reference 37221562, thence to a point in the direction of 143' grid reference 37471628, thence to a point in the direction of 232° grid reference 37121503, thance to a point in the direction of 323° grid reference 36871555, thence to starting point in the direction of 268".

SECOND SCHEDULE.

Conditions of Dre.

(ii) grid reference 37361507 GSGS 3868 Sheet 14 Third Edition. (iv) grid reference 36801546 GSGS 3868 Sheet 14 Third Edition. (2) Such other signals or warnings as day appear suitable and practicable to the District Commissioner," New Túrritories, and to the Commanding Officer.

By Command,

[Paragraph 4.

zuth November, 1953.

I The use of the range shall be limited to the Bring of the following weapong--an

(<) Rifles.

(0) Light Machine Guna,

(c) Carbines.

{d} Pistola.

The target area and butts shall be confined to within twenty yarda of a point grid reference 36951565.

3. The Forces shall make and maintain auch fire bruken around butts and target areas as may be deemed necary by the Director of Agricul- Lure, Fisheries and Forestry,

4.

The Forces shall be prepared to take and shall take immediata action to extinguish any fire started by them outside the butla or target area during the course of or as a result of practice. firing,

(1) The Forces shall pay to the owners or lessees thereof compen- sation for damage or losa enused to forestry lot trees or crops by the use of the Firing Area as a practice range.

(2) Such compensation shall be assessed by the District Commis- sioner, New Territories, in consultation with the Director of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry,

Explanatory Note.

R&hmen

Colonial Secretary,“

This Order is made to authorize Her Majesty's Forces to use certain land at QUARRY CAMP for practice firing." The Order probibits access to the areas affected during specificd houra on all days of each week. The prohibition enforceable by penalty is necessary so as to enforce safety precautions Provision is also made by the Order for payment of ear- pensation to owners or lessees of land affected where damage or losa is caused to trees or crops by naa of the area of land as a practice range.

(Secretariat 1/4941/52)

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THIRD SCHEDULE

Notice of Practice Firing.

(Paragraph 5.

1 (1) Notice that practice firing is taking place in the Firing Area shall be given by the display of the signals hereinafter mentioned.

(2) Such signals shall be displayed thirty minutes before Bring is due to commence.

(3) In all cases eignals shall remain displayed until Bring har erased and shall then be removed.

2. The signals referred to in paragraph 1 shall be-

(1) A large red flag flown hosted with a sentry posted at the base of the flagpole from which the aforementioned flag is flown at the following points-

(1) grid reference 36811574' GSCS 3868 Sheet 16 Third Edition. (i) grid reference 37181586 GSGS 3868 Sheet 10 Third Edition