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Table E (xi).-ALARM Circuits.

Alarm Posts.

Batteries, &c., served.

Position and Nature of

Accommodation.

Remarks.

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No. I (Western Section)-

Look-out post, Stonecutters..

pen

•

South Shore Battery East Battery.

At F.C., No. 1 post

Gong in battery

For detail see Table E

(vii)

Abe

hut

Sec

"

Look-out post, Mount Davis

For detail see Table E

(vii)

fror

the

Upper Belcher Battery.. Elliott Battery F.C., No. 2 O.C.S.M., No. 2

Gong in battery

finis

in t

**

Gong at F.C. post

Gong at O.C.S.M. post....

No. III (Eastern) Section-

Look-out post, Cape Collinson

Section

No. 3

Commander Gong in Section Com-

6-pr. battery.. Torpedo installation

mander's post

Gong in battery

Gong at old directing

cell

The circuit in this sec- tion is incomplete.

wir Tai

For detail see Table E

(vii)

WOL

labe

95

cell

Pak-sha-wan Battery O.C.S.M., No. 3

Gong in battery

Gong at new directing

Gong at O.C.S.M. post..

14-Defects in the Telephone Systems.

(1.) Personnel.

The staff for erection and maintenance of telephones in the command is totally inadequate for the work, and consists of the following:-

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Supernumerary staff R.E. detachment ..

Total

Total

available. required.

2 2

2*

3+

44

6

* In addition to 1 incapacitated by injury. † Partially trained.

In this connection vide A/302/2, dated the 7th April, 1904, and cablegram A/302/3, dated the 14th May, 1904, to both of which answers are awaited.

The number of trained operators in the British infy. bn. is 32, whereas 69 are required, with

cent. spare

in addition.

50 per

(2.) Finance.

The sum of 4217. was asked for by A/970/14, dated the 14th May, 1904, to which an answer is awaited.

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(3.) Stores.

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The following is a general list of the more important stores expected from home :-

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Telephone apparatus with accessories

27

Cells, electric

54

Insulators

1,030

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Poles and accessories

100

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Telegraph wire

cwt.

55

Wire for stays..

10

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Wire for binding

Ibs.

336

Gongs for alarm circuits..

14

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Battens, ebonite, lightning discharges, switches, and various accessories.

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