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and its ammunition from this fort to the site assigned for it in Lyemun section in Battery H1.

Small-arm Ammunition.-On marching out all ranks carry in their pouches 100 rounds per Lee-Metford rifle, 70 rounds per Martini-Henry rifle, and 20 rounds per carbine. An additional 100 rounds per rifle and carbine is dispatched by hired transport to the section as a first reserve.

This reserve should always be kept up, and requisitions on the Ordnance Store Department should be furnished accordingly.

Food.-Rations for Europeans will be issued daily from the Army Service Corps Head-quarters at 4 A.M., and will be escorted to the section by parties furnished from the Victoria Reserve. Rations for Asiatics are delivered under regimental arrangements.

A reserve of seven days' preserved meat and biscuits will also be stored in Stonecutter's Barracks.

Water. Obtained by pumping from the War Department wells, supple- mented by deliveries from Victoria.

Transport. There should be very little transport required within the section itself. In the event of any being required, intimation should be sent to the Officer Commanding Army Service Corps, Victoria Reserve.

Depôts.All stores will be accumulated in the barracks.

Medical Services and Dressing Stations.-The Schedule of Troops, &c., shows the number of Medical Staff allotted to this section, and the Schedule of Equipment indicates the hospital equipment furnished for the three dressing stations, which will be established at the West, Central, and East Batteries, and for each of which a ward coolie will be supplied.

In addition, the following surgical and medical equipment will be furnished to the Section Commander by the Principal Medical Officer, namely:----

Field companion and water-bottle

fracture box

tourniquets

First field dressings

Medical comforts as required.

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Coolies for carrying the dhoolies and stretchers will be indented for as required.

Modes of Attack.-The modes of attack that may be expected are:-

1. Bombardment of batteries.

2. Attack on mines by torpedo-boats. 3. Attempted landings.

A bombardment will be met by the fire of all or any of the batteries of this section, supplemented, if necessary, by that from Sections II, III, and XI.

Attack on the mines, raid on shore ends of cables, &c., will be met by the fire of the 64-prs., the quick-firing guns manned by artillery, the machine-guns manned by infantry, and, where effective, the rifle fire of infantry.

A landing will be resisted by the infantry with rifles and machine-guns-- supported by fire of quick-firing guns-and possibly a battery of 7-pr. machine- guns from Kowloon Reserve, and a company of Maxim guns from Victoria.

If a landing is effected, and an attempt made to storm the batteries, the gunners will man the parapets with their carbines.

Additional Works.-The additional works required are a few parapets for riflemen and quick-firing and machine-guns.

The cutting of trees and branches which may obscure fire, and constructing wire entanglements at the bays on the north and south shores.

The following is an estimate of the parties required for these works, and the time which will be taken in their construction :-

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