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25. Never carry stores without a way-bill, and 

 before starting take stock of their condition, and check 

 one with the other, to see they correspond. 



26. On arrival at destination act similarly, and get 

 a receipt for your stores prior to handing them over. 



27. Personally supervise every duty in connection 

 with your animals, because on the thoroughness of this 

 depends their welfare. 



28. Keep a diary, and enter daily the performance 

 of all duties, all casualties, changes, accidents, &c. 

 Everything that occurs in fact. 



When in cantonments, or in a standing camp, too Selection 



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much care cannot be taken as to its site and position, a camp 

 nor can too much attention be paid to the drainage 

 and general sanitary conditions. A well-sheltered place 

 is the best at any season of the year, and in a hot . 

 climate a tope of trees is the most suitable in every way, 

 Always utilise any walls or banks that may be con- 

 venient, and whenever and wherever you can shelter 

 your animals from damp and cold winds. The ground 

 you select should be dry or sandy, and as level as 

 possible, with a very gentle slope. 



Certainly in camp, and on the march when possible, sick lines 

 each transport unit should have a sick line. The most 

 suitable spot ought to be selected on the lee side of the 

 camp, in the most sheltered place, and on the softest 

 and most comfortable ground. In a standing camp 

 rough sheds should be improvised, especially when there 

 is no natural shade to protect the animals from the glare 

 and heat of the sun. And all available means should 

 be adopted to keep the flies off and the dirt from all 

 open sores and wounds. 



