THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
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Colonel Wodehouse, C.B., Commanding Royal Artillery, and 
30 / 7 / 69 . Colonel Hadden, Commanding Royal Engineer, in forwarding the 
above, concur in the same, with the following additions and excep¬ 
tions :— 
“ Recommended, that a side-arm 
shed for each of the 23-ton guns 
should be constructed under the 
parapet, close to the guns. 
“ Emplacement for one gun only 
at present made.” 
Expense Shell Store. 
“That a hatch for the issue of 
shells for the 13-inch guns be con¬ 
structed in the wall of expense shell 
rooms, with lifts, shot rails, &c. 
“ Shot rails to be flush with the 
ground and carried round the muzzle 
and back to the starting point, 
crossing the racers, a gap being left 
wide enough for traversing.” 
“ In regard to par. 2, page 4, the 
Commanding Royal Engineer states 
that the gravel will, if rolled, con¬ 
solidate and render the tackle un¬ 
necessary.” 
“ Adverting to the suggestion for 
shot rails, the Commanding Royal 
Engineer states that any alteration 
required can be effected by his 
Department, and that he does not 
concur in the issue of rails to the 
Royal Artillery as necessary.” 
Remarks made by Col. Jervois , C.B., 
Deputy Director of Works :— 
“ This was intended to he done.” 
Ditto . 
“ Cunningham’s gear is applied to 
the gun in question , and the chain 
will prevent the shell being brought 
up on rails nearer than the end of 
the platform. 
e< The supply of shot rails was 
suggested with a view of testing the 
practicability of this proposition in 
the case of guns worked by tackle.” 
“ If chalk is added , and the gravel 
well rolled , the surface will be much 
improved , but not sufficiently so to 
dispense with shot rails or planking.” 
Major-General Lefroy, in transmitting the foregoing to the 
' ' Deputy Director of Works, observed that the substantial sug¬ 
gestions of this report, in which he concurred, were :— 
1. That twelve guns are too many to be supplied from one side-arm 
store : eight should be the limit. 
2. That the same remark applies to artillery small store. 
3. That, if possible, the stores of 7-inch and 9-inch guns should not be 
mixed in the same sheds. 
