No. of Work.
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Table E (ii).-DETAIL of Works to be constructed on Mobilization-continued.
Detail of Working Parties.
Wire Entanglements.
Tools Required.
Nature of Works.
Long.
Short.
Pickaxes.
Wire.
Posts
Crowbars, and Shovels.
bars, boring.
Mauls.
Rammers.
Saws, hand.
Axes, hand.
Bill-books.
Sand-bags.
Rope, fathoms.
Pliers.
15
12
15
15
20: 12
4 4
::::
::
2
12
4
24
12
12
2
26
12
24
600
2
12
12
12
12
8
8
11
WESTERN FIRE COMMAND.
Stonecutters.
Complete wire entanglement at West Battery
12 Complete wire entanglement at E.L. emplacements
Clearing entanglements between rifle range and suth
13
Fire trenches at E.L. emplacements*
14
Make a path along west shore*
15
16
17
shore
Fire trenches on the central ridge
Maxim emplacements at Range Point and Central
Battery
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Miscellaneous.
2
4 10
460
500
4
500
4
200
1010::2
18 Complete fence at Belchers
12
8
6
19
Complete fence at Pinewood$
8
4
8
20
Defensive post at Jubilee Look-out
5
10
2
4
100
12 12
21
Gun emplacements at High West
10
8
22
Works at Sandy Bay Gap
45
2
10
400
30
30
.200
300
8
200
800
Hong Kong.
ISLAND SECTION.
23
Make wire net shields for the valves in the reservoirs
8
No. 1 Sub-Section.
24 Trenches at the sanitarian position
25
Wire entanglements
26¶ Clearing and abattis
271 Prepare house and terrace at Coombe Royal for defence
28
Prepare line of houses for defence at Magazine and
Wanchai Gaps
29 Prepare Matilda Hospital for defence, and as gun 10
60
60
Time Required.
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1 day 1
22
2 days 3
1 day I 11
42
2
2 days
**
2
"
1 day
4 days
1 day
4 10 1,000
2
10
6
Tools required must be ascertained on the spot
50
::::
: : : : : ::
:::
60 60
600
::
8
8
30
30
30
2
8 8
80
300
2
50
10 10
position**
30
Trenches at Wong-nei-cheong Gap
30
81
Gun position at Wong-nei-cheong Gap
10
32
Entanglement round cable hat, Deepwater Bay
33
Wire entanglements at Wong-nei-cheong
30
344
Clearing and abattis
35
Stone sangars at Aberdeen
36
Clearing and abattis
37
Prepare position at Mount Gough Police Station
38
Fire trenches at Pokfulum Gaptt
Fire trenches at Victoria Gapft.
24
**
39
Prepare cable hut at Taihowan for defence..
6
40
Wire entanglements at Pokfulum..
24
41
Wire entangleme its at Victoria Gap
24
Prepare for defence the following buildings:-
421
French Mission and Dairy Farm at Pokfulam
434 Mount Austin Barracks and F.C. house at Victoria
Gap
44 Clearing and abattis in Pokfulum Valley
45
46
Path from Pokfulum forestry path to Harlech road Gan position at Mount Nicholson..
No. 2 Sub-Section.
47
Trenches at Boa Vista
48 Wire entanglements
10
10
::
:::
: :
.− ା
100
3 200
2 4: 300
50
::
::
:::
::
24 : 24
2
4
8
200
5
700
200
- 2 5
5
:::
:
22
•
2 days
1 day
1 day
1
27
2 days
1 day
1
37
2 days
1 day
600
1 day
600
1
2
100
2 days
1 day
2
2
1
"
Tools required must be ascertained on the spot
60
60 60
8:
60
12
1,000
30
:8
8
30 30
:
:::
::::
2
:::
200
::
5
1,200
200
200
200
1
10
800
*Blasting required.
† Bars, boring.
¶ Not to be done before war stage; permission to be obtained from G.S.0.
Saws, hand; wire and abattis.
**
$Single fence.
Infantry party and tools must be detailed on the spot
49 Water supply..
Gun emplacements-
Boa Vista
Obelisk
=
50
51
52
53
Trenches at Pottinger Gap
Tytam Gap..
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1 day
43
2 days
2
*
1 day
1
37
1 "; 2 days
Long saw.
++ Same party.
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