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No. of Work,

Nature of Works.

ISLAND SECTION-continued.

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Table E (ii).-DETAIL of Works to be constructed on Mobilization-continued,

Detail of Working

Parties.

Wire Entanglements.

Tools Required.

R.G.A.

R.E.

Infantry.

Coolies.

Plain.

Barbed.

Long.

Short.

Pickaxes.

Shovels.

Wire.

Posts.

Crowbars and

bars, boring.

Mauls.

Rammiers.

Suws, hand.

Axes, hand.

Bill-books.

Sand-bags.

Rope, fathoms.

Pliers.

Miscellaneous.

Time required.

54

55

4385

No. 2 Sub-Section-continued.

Make path to spar east of Mount Collinson Defence of P. B.S.S. at Cape D'Aguilar

56 Wire entanglements at Pottinger Gap

57

58

Make a path to Mount Collinson, Obelisk, and Tytam

Harbour

Make a path to Pottinger Peak and Cape Collinson

59* Clearing and abattis

60 Gun emplacements at Pottinger Gap

Trenches at Tytam Mound

Protect Tytam Pumping Station

61

62

63

Wire entanglements

64

Clearing and abattis

65

Prepare position at Quarry Gap

66* Construct gun road from Tytam Gap to Obelisk †

67

10

:9

:

40

40

::99

1

8

12

22:

100

1,000

:

20

8

30

:::

::: :*:::::

1

10

20 20

2

20

2

8

30

40

10

::828 :::

30

10

20

::::::::

7

500

50

:::

::::

::::

::::

2 days

2

1 week

4 days

1 day

2

200 800

2 days

2

The above figures are only an approximate guide to the R.E. officer in each Section, for his distribution of men and tools.

MAINLAND SECTION.

No. 3 Sub-Section.

(2 officers and 24 other ranks R.E. for general

supervision.)

Get 2-4-7-in. guns on to Chin-lan-chu

68 Construct platforms and holdfasts for 2-47-in. guns,

two positions

50

per gun

101

8

8

1$..

2

400

400' timber 6" x 6":

2

4 days.

69

Water supply for Chin-lan-chu

70

Get 2-13 pr. to Customs Pass

71

Prepare emplacements for same

10

72

Prepare emplacements for 2-2.95-in. guns at Hill 1060 10

73

Water supply at Customs Pass

74

Fire trenches near the blockhouses' sites ¶.

75

Wire entanglements

76

Make gun road to Hill 1160†

77

Improve track to Rennie's Farm from Customs Pass..

No. 4 Sub-Section.

::

20

per gun

:::*:8

30

::

::

: : : : : :

86

1,800

::

:::::

8

::

33 23

900

20

20

::

::

:::::::

::

::

::

2

200

2 200

1,000

6

10

::::9:

::

::

::

::

2 days

2

2 days

1 week

1 day

87 Prepare Shatin Pass bungalow for defence..

78

Get 2-4 7-in. guns on to Tate's Cairn

50

79

Construet platforms and hold fasts for same..

per gun

10

80

Water supply Tate's Cairn, and path to same

81

Get 2-5-in. howitzers into position at Crown Point..

50

per howitzer

82

Construct platforms and emplacements for same

10

વધુ

Water supply at Crown Point

84 Improve and provide handrail in places on patrol path

at Temple lill

::

85

Fire trenches on Tate's Cairn and near all blockhouse

positions ††

86

Barbed wire fences and entanglements

10

40

15

10

:

•

:

8 8

2

200

200' timber 6" x 6"

2 days

::

::

::

::

A

::

::

::

8 8

1$

::

2 200

::

:

::

5

::

No. 5 Sub-Section.

88

Get 2-5-in, howitzers on to Eagle's Nest (north side) |

50

:

:

:

::

40 2,100 1,050

4 4

40 40

6 6

1

::

2

:

:

2,600

2

6

Q

2

100

3.90

•

::

::

200'

2

""

timber

.0

:

::

2** 1 day

2 days

1 week

2 days

:

89

Get 2-15-pr. on to Eagle's Nest..

per howitzer 30

per

:

Z

15-pr. gun

* Not to be done before War Stage-permission to be obtained from G.8.0.

Same tools as for No.

+ Contract.

H.K.S.B. R.G.A.

$ Cross-cut saws.

110 yards of trench in all.

**3-1b, haminers.

About 1 day for each emplacement,

†† 264 yards run in all.

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