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Barbed Wire.
Nature of Works.
Table E (ii).-DETAIL of Works to be constructed on Mobilization-continued.
Detail of Working | R. E. Super-
Parties.
Officers.
N.C.Os
and Men.
Coolies.
vision.
Tools Required.
Officers.
and Men.
N.C.Os.
Pickaxes.
Shovels.
Crowbars.
Axes.
*99008-II!I
Sand-bags.
Pliers.
Maule.
Time Required.
Remarks.
CHAPTER III (E).
46
14
15
16
ISLAND SECTION
Defence of cattle pier near Kennedy Town for
20 men
Fire trenches on Mount Davis for 10 men
Water supply for above
#
Rifle pits or saugars at look-out post west of
Mount Davis
Wire Entanglements generally.
Round infantry post on Mount Davis..
In front of rifle pits at look-out post, Mount Davis Fence and entanglements round electric light
emplacements on Praya
Lacing between fences round batteries
Total barbed wire
:
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3t 61†
:
:
20
8
1
کت
1
5
20
6
6
:::
:
:::
:::
:::
:::
20
20
NO
2
6
226
4
2
:::
:::
:::
:::
:
6 200
$
:
:
:::
:::
**
1 day
2 days
4 hours
1 hour
For general superintendence in
the Section.
37
pickets
39
plain wire..
17
Position at Sandy Bay Gap for 1 company
18
Clearing in front of 17
19
Nicholson
222
20
Fire trenches at Wong-nei-Cheong Gap
21
Fire trenches at Tytam
22
Preparation of sites for 2-15-pr. guns near
Wong-nei-Cheong and south of
Putting in a state of defence the cable landing
place at Taiwan Bay
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1
50
6
50
10
:::
:: :3 :2
:::
:::
:::
:
200 1,000 3,000
20,000
$5,200
50
:::8
50
10
10
:: 22
5,500
6
1
6
20
30
2
6
Ë:;
1,350
500
2 days
600
4 hours
Mount
1 25
1
38
10
20
50
50
1 30
::
30
888
20
2
5
500
3 days
30
2
2 $1,000
1 day
30
2
2
2 1,000
1
"
23
Putting in a state of defence the cable landing
8
4
4
2
3
500
2 days
place at Deep Water Bay
24
Small redoubt and defences generally, Aberdeen
1
50
50
50
Co
2
552,000
4
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:
No. of Work.
25 Fire trenches at Mount Kellett
26
"
27
28
29
30
+
39
Sanitarium
Kellett Bay
Deepwater Bay
Repulse Bay Stanley
1
388888:
25
50
50
30
50
50
338888:
25
30
50
30
50
50
388888:
25
3 5
30
50
30
50
50
• NNNN on to
·ANC Sa
3
10 10
100 200
2 days
2
1,000
1 day
3
2
500
2 daysTM
2
4 1,000
4 6 1,000
2
*
:
::
:
:
:
1
20
:
1
20
•
:::
I
20
Wire required for surrounding gun emplace- ments, defensible buildings, and to formi entanglements in front of trenches
Wire required to surround new magazine with
high wire entanglement, 3 bays deep
Wire required to surround old magazine with
high wire entanglement, 3 bays deep
Total, barbed wire
plain wire pickets
44
*
31* Preparation of site and approach for 2-15-pr. Q.F. on west slopes of Pottinger Peak (height 1,120 feet on map)
32* Preparation of site and approach from Tytam Gap, Lyemun Road, for 2-15-prs. on knoll S.E. of Tytam Gap, and on Boa Vista Road from Tytam Gap to infantry position,
Mount Collinson
38
34 Improvement of existing path from Boa Vista to
Quarry Gap as a gun road
35
Road for infantry from Mount Parker to Quarry
Gap
36 Approach road, and preparation of position for 2-15-pr. guns near Saiwan Redoubt and fire trenches
37
Road from Pottinger Gap to Mount Collinson and
Cape Collinson
38* Trenches on Mount Parker with overhead cover
40 Scarping hillside round infantry position, Mount
•
98,000
27,000
18,000
143,000
:::
5,200
5,000
200
1 day
For preparation of site and laying
out road.
2 weeks
300
6 hours
2 days
2,300 yards run of road by contract.
100 yards road by contract.
•
10 days
7 days
:
7
300
1 day
ུ
:
1,200 yards run road by contract.
1,200 yards run road by contract.
1,000 yards run road by contract.
To prepare position.
2,500 yards run road by contract.
+ Contractor's tools.
:
:
:
:
:
20
2
:
20
:
:::2
20
20
20
:
20
:::
::
1 week
:
.
30
23
1 6 2,000
6 days
12
5 days
12
1
4
5
6
5
1 2 200
2
•
:
>
1
4
4
13
10
10
1
2
200
12
12
2
3
4
..
:
1
89
Clearing slopes of Mount Parker
1
Parker
41
Improving existing trenches and 15-pr. Q.F.
positions, Boa Vista
42
Construction of road to site for, and entangle-
28 NN:
:
100
20 200+
20
100
20
100†
•
ments for 2-5-in. howitzers on Mount Violet
43
Infantry post and entanglements on
Collinson
Mount
1
20
•
1
25
44 Infantry trenches at Tytam Tuk, covering telephone post with entanglements, and ditto at intervals on Tytam Tuk road
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1 day
2 days
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