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Nature of Stores. 
The load of the baggage mules is divided between two 
packing bags, so as to be of equal weight. In packing 
each packing bag, the following articles are made use of:— 
Two packing splints and 2 pack girths with lashing lines 
rove through the rear ends. The fore-ring ends of the 
packing girths are passed through the leather runners on 
the splint which is eventually to be next the mule, the 
splint being above the girths as they lie on the ground; 
the packing-bag filled is then laid on the splint; on the 
top of the bag the second splint is laid, its runners out¬ 
ward. The triangular packing rings are now run on to 
the packing girths and the latter passed through the 
runners of the upper splint; the lashing lines are then 
brought round the outside of the bag, passed through the 
fore end-ring of one pack girth, then back through the 
other; this is repeated several times, and finally the ends 
of the lashing line are knotted together. 
The side-loads thus prepared are hung on the hooks on 
either side of the pack-saddle by means of the chain-links 
attached to the triangular packing rings. 
The cooking utensils and stew-pan are hung over the 
horns of the saddle by a special girth strap. 
Weight. 
lbs. 
1 ammunition and baggage pack-saddle, with head gear, 
horse-cloth, 4 pack girths and lines, and 4 packing 
rings . 49*4 
Baggage for 2 officers, weight of package included. 86*4 
Office papers and ration money, weight of package 
included . . ..... 61*7 
Total 197‘8 
q , i q ( 4 small horse pickets . 4'0 
> ui oac | g j ia > r j^gg^ ( TT ). 14'8 
18-8 
Load of mule No. 44 ....216-6 
2 of the horse pickets and hair bag filled (tt) are for 
the two non-commissioned officers riding horses.* 
* The totals of the above table (pp. 356-363) will often be found not to coincide exactly with 
the addition of the items: this is due to decimals lost in conversion from Austrian to British 
weights. All the figures are given to the nearest decimals— Ty\ 
