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Orders to O.C. Section X (North Point).

General Duties.-The Section Commander will at all times keep himself familiarized with the character of the area comprised in his command, with all detail of troops and matériel assigned to his section, and with the objects and duties intrusted to him.

On mobilization he will be directly responsible to the General Com- manding for at once reporting any deficiencies, for maintaining the discipline and efficiency of the troops placed under his charge, and for the due perform- ance of these instructions.

He will also, on mobilization, be responsible for the quartering of his men. In active operations he will, so far as is compatible with his responsibility, leave the working of the arms, other than his own, to the Senior Officers of those arms respectively.

Any officers and men of the Fortress Company and Submarine Mining Company who may be localized in the sections will be under his command, but subject to the supervision, for engineering and submarine mining purposes, of the Engineer officers in charge of the district and of submarine mining respec- tively.

Area. The area of this section is limited to North Point Battery and the immediate neighbourhood.

Composition. The troops allotted to this section are:-

Officers.

N.C.O.'s and Men.

Corps.

Remarks.

European. Indian, European. Indian.

Chinese.

Royal Artillery..

Royal Engineers-

S. Staff

Fortress

S.M.

Infantry

Medical Staff

Total

4

23

2

2 (a)

(a) Telegraphists.

i

8

24

32.

Armament.-The armament is as follows:-

Fixed.

Battery

B.L.

R.M.L.

or

Position.

North Point

:

10".

:

9 2"

:

6".

10".

*5

2

Movable.

Q.F. Q.F. Howitzers.

Mountain

Machine. Field. [(7-pr.).

61-pr.

6-pr.

3-pr.

8′′.

6.6".

Gardner.

Maxim.

9-pr.

R.A.

Vol.

Scope. The object of this battery is to bring, in conjunction with the batteries of No. XI Section, a cross fire to bear on ships which have succeeded in getting through the Lyemun Pass.

Distribution.-The troops will be distributed as follows:-

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