OFFICE WORK OF A GARRISON BATTERY, 
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badges, skill-at-arms badges, artificers'’ badges, brass numerals, pins, plates 
and grenades, required not only for the April issue, but for the whole 
year. The laces for the ankle-boots are not demanded separately, but 
are included as part of the boots. The brass belt hooks for tunics and 
jackets are supplied on the garment as part of it. 
105. The demand for boots is prepared on W.O. Form 305 in 
duplicate. On the front is a size roll, but this does not give all the 
minor variations, of which there are four of e$ch “size ” ; thus, 7 1 7 2 7 3 7 4 , 
the “fours” being largest; but for some reason these minor sizes may 
not be specified. The demand is sent in to Pimlico and a copy filed by 
the battery. The receipt of the demand is acknowledged from Pimlico, 
otherwise inquiry must be made. Particular attention must be paid 
to the number, called the P.C. number, inserted by Pimlico on their ac¬ 
knowledgment, as this has to be quoted in all after references to the 
batch of clothing supplied under its authority: for example, the claims 
for marking and altering all this consignment are only passed on the 
P.C. number being given: see paras. 116 and 145. 
106. The demand for garments for the April issue is prepared on 
W.O. Form 81, in duplicate, with a size roll, W.O. Form 1314 in 
triplicate: separate size rolls (1314) are required for material suits. 
The boots, Wellington and ankle, for the April issue are demanded 
on W.O. Form 305, in duplicate, as for October. Copies of all the forms 
are kept by the battery, and the demand is sent in, and its receipt ac¬ 
knowledged as for that for October. 
Demands for plain clothes for men about to be discharged, except for 
those discharged as bad and worthless characters, with ignominy, or for 
fraudulent enlistment, are made out on W.O. Form 310 in duplicate, 
and sent in a month or so before the date of discharge. See para, 140. 
Demands for “Material and Garniture” (cloth, etc.) that may be 
required on payment, for any purpose, are made on W.O. Form 308, 
but when the goods are received they are not brought on charge or 
accounted for : payment for them being made, in the same quarter, in 
the Pay List. 
107. In due time the packages containing the clothing arrive. 
No charge is made for delivery: when any charge is made for other 
stores delivered, the amount is paid out of the battery cash, and 
recovered in the postage account. The packages are carefully examined 
to see that there are no signs of their having been opened. The weight 
is usually marked on the cases, so that if they are weighed and found 
to be light, the fact of their having been tampered with may be 
discovered. The “ carriers note,” W r .O. Form special 138, a mere 
acknowledgment of the receipt of a certain number of cases, generally 
received from Pimlico before the cases themselves arrive, is signed, if all 
is correct, and sent to the address of the carrier given on it (see para. 
130, end). As soon as the regular vouchers, Receipt W.O. Form special 
503, and Delivery W.O, Form* special 505, arrive from Pimlico, 
application is made for a board of survey, and the cases are only opened 
