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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
Fourth Day's Firing ( continued .) 
Gen. No. 
of 
round. 
Nature of ord¬ 
nance. 
Charge. 
Elevation. 
Effects on target battery (shell burst, &c.) 
99 
40-pr. R.M.L. 
lbs. 
7 
O / 
2 35 
Interior crest of traverse; graze 1|' x 1' x 5" 
101 
/; 
deep. 
In battery; only a scoop. 
103 
n 
„ 
n 
Exterior slope of battery; crater 9' x 3' x 3' 
105 
a 
deep. 
60 yards over. 
107 
n 
„ 
n 
In battery; 3 men killed and 1 badly wounded. 
Exterior slope of battery; crater 12' x6'x 2i' 
109 
„ 
a 
n 
111 
a 
a 
ii 
deep. 
On splinter-proof, section b; crater 4 x V x 2' 
113 
a 
ii 
deep ; no damage inside. 
200 yds. over; in sea. 
115 
» 
i " 
li 
Exterior crest of battery; crater 6' x 6' x 1^' 
117 
„ 
100 yds. over. 
118 
„ 
2 
9 0 
40 yds. short. 
119 
a 
„ 
9 30 
100 yds. over. 
120 
„ 
n 
9 15 
50 yds. over. 
121 
a 
n 
9 0 
60 yards short. 
122 
n 
n 
a 
On splinter-proof; crater closed by falling 
123 
a 
n 
8 55 
shingle. 
On splinter-proof; blind. 
124 
n 
n 
8 50 
Exterior crest of splinter-proof; crater 
125 
a 
n 
8 40 
6' x 4^' x If' deep, at extreme end of 
section d ; interior not injured. 
75 yds. short. 
126 
a 
n 
8 45 
Foot of exterior slope of battery; blind. 
127 
n 
n 
ii 
In battery; scoop on superior slope 7' x 1'; 
cut down bannerol by splinter; Nos. 2, 3. 
and 5 of gun killed; 5 hits on targets in 
rear, and 1 sand-bag displaced. 
The week ending 14th November was occupied in repairing the damage 
done to the battery, &c., and also in erecting a short additional section of 
screen to cover the magazine in the right epaulment. Over part of splinter- 
proof 3 ft. more earth was placed, making in all 6 ft. above the rails, &c. 
On Tuesday, 17th November, the regular programme of common shell 
fire from the 8-in. B. howitzer was commenced, and excited much interest, 
as was evinced by the presence of the Director of Artillery, the Director- 
General of Fortifications, the Deputy-Adjutants-General of Artillery and 
Engineers, and a large gathering of officers, chiefly of the scientific arms. 
The weather during this week, however, was most unfavourable; a strong 
wind blew obliquely across the range on 18th and 19th, and rain fell on all 
three days. 
Fifth Day's Firing. 
(17th November, 1874.) 
From “B” battery, at 1713 yds. range; fuzes, E.L. percussion for high 
charges, sensitive percussion for low charges. (Bounds 139 to 143, inclusive, 
were fired from “ A" battery, 1793 yds.) 
