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CHAPTER VI (ii).

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Five steamers will thus be required to be on duty on the examination grounds at one time and one for carrying relief crews, &c. Each steamer will have one or more masts high enough for the flags or lanterns denoting her character, and will also have the means for making signals by whistle or siren.

4. There are in Hong Kong seven sets of the stores for examination vessels, as shown below, six of which are on R.A. charge and one set held in reserve in A.O.D. stores. There are also 6-7-pr. R.M.L. guns and stores, as shown, in R.A. charge.

There are three sets of stores for examination batteries, one set in each examination battery.

TABLE of Stores for Examination Steamer.

Woolwich Section.

Paragraph

of List of Changes.

Description of Stores.

Detail.

Xumber required.

18

9936

Lamp, marine, signal, red

22

7424

Boxes, fireworks, small

Copper not under command, signal and general use (-in. circular wick)

Wood, naval, 24 in. by 17 in. by

12g in.

♡

a

Handles, light, G.S.

6911

Lights, long, red

Portfires, commou

With pin and hollow for 8 primers.. 1 in tin cylinder

+

24

50

Primers, light, G.S.

Also LS. apparatus,

cylinder

15 in tin

30

Rockets, sound, Trinity House: —

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27

10672

Mark I, with sticks

Tonite charges

Detonators

Flags, blue, ensign, 12 ft. by 6 ft.

*

No. 1 size

pilot, special pattern signal, International Code,

sets

Lantern, flashing, signal.

888-

50

50

50

1

6 pendant, Naval Code 8 ft. square

1

1

21 flags and 6 pendants

1

2

10334

Binoculars, night

Cases..

Semaphores

Telescopes, marine

29

6578

garrison

8711

Cases, telescope, garrison

Without leather case Leather

1

1

With shade and cap

1

Wood for telescope and stand, 3 ft.

5 in. by 6 in. by 92 in.

Stand, telescope, 24-in. socket, wood Tripod in two parts, with legs 5 ft

1

10677

Megaphones

4 in., for telescope, garrison Tin body, zinc bell mouth with slot, japanned, 30 in. long, with handle

1

Supplied by Stationery Books, signal, International Code

Office

(1901 edition)

Supplied by Army Ser- Oil and wick for lamps

vice Corps

:

12

18

27

28

8060 10334

29

5123

29

10677

Supplied by Army Ser-

vice Corps To be provided locally.

[1022]

STORES required for each Examination Battery.

Cordave,

white, signal halyard,

1 in., fathoms

Horns, fog, bellows pattern

Flags, pendant, military

Binoculars, night

Cases..

Lautern, flashing, signal Semaphores

Stands, telescope, signalling Telescope, signalling Megaphones

Oil and wick for lamps

Flagstaff with truck

17 ft. by 3 ft. 6 iu., 4 in. fly Without leather case Leather

2 tripods, 1 ft. 7 in. long per stand. With 2 caps and sling

Tin body, zinc bell mouth with slot, japanned, 30 in. long, with handle

2 N

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