Description of Stores.
Armourers'
Bench
Coopers'
Fuze-blocks Haud
100 lbs. 75 Vices Bright 48 40 Standing 36 >> Smiths' Without resta Large 34 Of sorts Vinegar Voltaic battery, and appurtenances for submarine explosions Carronadc Gun Wadhooks Howitzer Of sorts Wadmiltilts Common Wads Compressed Grummets Junk Washiers Water-closets, with appurtenances Wax, bees' Wedges Iron Barracks Brass - Weights Brass iby. Different natures, 9. I. U. 1 30 25 26 32 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 1 2 2 10 1 11 351 2 4 3 3 oo ou co Ai 1,381 5,207 2,204 160 112 5 Ibs. oz. 130 3 236 16 25: 5 NA 10 10 2 22 111 1 146 111 Iron Barrow Bell-shaped, flat Troy, set of 23 weights, 128 oz. to å gr. Metal, 3 inches, with spare plates and screws With x plates Wheels - Gun Howitzer Whiting Wick, cotton Brass Ibs. 3 息 (22 8 12' 1 1,008 17. 8 9. 11 35Enclosure 8.
RETURN of Small-Arm Ammunition and Powder issued to Her Majesty's Troops and Her Majesty's Ships at this Station, between January 1 and December 31, 1848.
To Her Majesty's Troops [Carbine Cartridges Ball Musket Small Arm Pistol Rifle Powder, lbs. Blank Musket and Rifle f Fine Grain Large Grain To Her Majesty's Ships :- Musket Cartridges Small Arm, Ball' Pistol Rifle Powder, lbs. Fine Grain Large Ditto : 4,340 20,010 50 72,334 86,952 20 8,653 20,157 2,240 200 387 14,099There is no loose powder in barrels, it is kept in flannel bags of various sizes, and in metal-lined cases, containing about 120lbs.
The musket cartridges are kept in metal-lined barrels, containing 2,500 and 2,000 each.
The rifle, in the same description of barrels, containing, 3,000, 1,500, or 750 each.
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hong Kong, May 7, 1849.
Enclosure 9.
Soft Copper Hard "" " 41. 12. 2. 0 Wire 2 Hanks Iron Soft Hard 16LIST of Ammunition and Stores arrived per ship "Palmyra," and consigned to the Ordnance Storekeeper.
7 46 Wood, cord, old - ft. cube Musket 361 Wornis - Wadhooks Worsted, sewing Wrenches Yokes, N. P. for bullocks lbs. 11 P.P. Ziuc Oz. :: 3 ། ། 1340 Cartridges, Percussion, Musket, Ball.. 261,500 Palisades, Cast Iron.. 1,785 Caps, Copper, Percussion 326,875 Locks, Pad 5 -19 Cylinders, Zinc 523 Sockets and Hangers 29 106 154 Barrels, Cartridge, Quarter 523 Heads, Pike 12 4 Hides, Tanned 2 Iron Work, for Barrows, Sets.. 50 10 Gates, Wrought Iron.. 2 Wrenches.. 5 Bars, Sliding 5 Wheels, Barrow 50 Railings, Wrought Iron 172 Cases, Packing 2(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hong Kong, May 7, 1849.
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Enclosure 10.
Description of Stores.
Armourers'
Bench
Coopers'
Fuze-blocks Haud
100 lbs.
75
Vices
Bright 48
40
Standing
36
>>
Smiths'
Without resta
Large
Of sorts
34
Vinegar
Voltaic battery, and appurtenances for submarine explosions
Carronadc
Gun
Wadhooks
Howitzer
Of sorts
Wadmiltilts
Common
Wads
Compressed
Grummets
Junk
Washiers
Water-closets, with appurtenances
Wax, bees'
Wedges
Iron
Barracks
Brass -
Weights
Brass
iby.
Different natures,
9.
I.
U.
1
30
25
26
32
1
1
1
1
1
10
1
2
2
10
1
11
351
2
4
3
3
oo ou co
Ai
1,381
5,207
2,204
160
112
5
Ibs. oz.
130
3
236
16
25: 5 NA
10
10
2
22
111
1
146
111
Iron Barrow
Bell-shaped, flat
Troy, set of 23 weights, 128 oz. to å gr.
Metal, 3 inches, with spare plates and screws
With x plates
Wheels -
Gun
Howitzer
Whiting
Wick, cotton
Brass
Ibs.
3
息
(22
8
12'
1
1,008
17. 8
9. 11
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Enclosure 8.
RETURN of Small-Arm Ammunition and Powder issued to Her Majesty's Troops and Her Majesty's Ships at this Station, between January 1 and December 31, 1848.
To Her Majesty's Troops
[Carbine
Cartridges Ball
Musket
Small Arm
Pistol
Rifle
Powder, lbs.
Blank Musket and Rifle
f Fine Grain
Large Grain
To Her Majesty's Ships :-
Musket
Cartridges Small Arm, Ball'
Pistol Rifle
Powder, lbs.
Fine Grain Large Ditto
:
4,340 20,010
50 72,334 86,952
20
8,653
20,157
2,240
200
387
14,099
There is no loose powder in barrels, it is kept in flannel bags of various sizes, and in metal-lined cases, containing about 120lbs.
The musket cartridges are kept in metal-lined barrels, containing 2,500 and 2,000 each.
The rifle, in the same description of barrels, containing, 3,000, 1,500, or 750 each.
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hong Kong, May 7, 1849.
Enclosure 9.
Soft
Copper Hard
""
"
41. 12.
2. 0
Wire
2
Hanks
Iron
Soft Hard
16
LIST of Ammunition and Stores arrived per ship "Palmyra," and consigned to
the Ordnance Storekeeper.
7
46
Wood, cord, old
- ft. cube
Musket
361
Wornis -
Wadhooks
Worsted, sewing
Wrenches
Yokes, N. P. for bullocks
lbs.
11
P.P.
Ziuc
Oz.
::
3
། །
1340
Cartridges, Percussion, Musket, Ball.. 261,500
Palisades, Cast Iron..
1,785
Caps, Copper, Percussion
326,875
Locks, Pad
5
-19
Cylinders, Zinc
523
Sockets and Hangers
29
106
154
Barrels, Cartridge, Quarter
523
Heads, Pike
12
4
Hides, Tanned
2
Iron Work, for Barrows, Sets..
50
10
Gates, Wrought Iron..
2
Wrenches..
5
Bars, Sliding
5
Wheels, Barrow
50
Railings, Wrought Iron
172
Cases, Packing
2
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
(Signed)
HENRY ST. HILL,
Ordnance Storekeeper.
Office of Ordnance, Victoria, Hong Kong, May 7, 1849.
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