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Table E (i).--DISTRIBUTION of Working Parties at the Precautionary Stage.

Officers.

Other

Ranks.

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10

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Labourers.

Remarks.

For general superintendence of works.

Other

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Ranks.

Civilian

7

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:

:

:

:

1st Day.

2nd Day.

3rd Day.

R.E.

Infantry.

R.E.

Infantry.

R.E.

Infantry.

Section, Position, and Nature of Work.

No. of Work.

:

7

:

:

:

1

10

10

: 22 9*

12

4

12

1

Stonecutters Island

Fire trenches on South Shore for 25 men

2 Strengthen barbed wire fence round South

Shore water tank

Fire trenches on North Shore for 25 men

Enclose E.L. emplacement on North Shore

with wire fence

Clear trees at Central Battery to give arc of

fire to guns

3

4

5.

6

Central Battery: Strengthen barbed wire

fence on north side

7

Wire entanglements round E.L. emplace-

ments Stonecutters generally

:

7

6

10

4

4

**2

10

10

4

12

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10

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221

20

25

2 100

23 888 89

100

50

50

1 10

22*

1

9

10

11

8 Strengthen wire fence round E. Light, Albion Central Battery: P.F. Cell, enclose with fence Enclose water supply north of married quar-

ters, South Shore, with wire fence

Island Section.

Defence of Cattle Pier, Kennedy Town

12 Entanglements round E.L. emplacements,

Praya

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13

14

15

Barbed wire entanglement round new magazine Barbed wire entanglement round old magazine Position at Sandy Bay Gap for one company,

with entanglements

16 Clearing in front of above

17 Preparation of sites for 2-15-pr. guns near of Mount

Wong-nei-cheong and south

Nicholson

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1*

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37

* For general superintendence of works

in vicinity

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10

::2

10

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22*

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22*

1

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