64 OFFICE WORK OF A GARRISON BATTERY. 
in the actual presence of the board, the contents counted and carefully 
examined by a tailor and a shoemaker, and compared with the sealed 
patterns, one of which is generally sent with each large consignment. 
To insure the articles being the sizes marked on them, a certain number 
of each, say five per cent., are temporarily fitted on men of corresponding 
sizes. If there is any damage or deficiency, or if the articles do not 
come up to the sealed pattern, a report of the board on W.O. Form 620 
is made to the officer assembling the board, and forwarded to the 
Director of Clothing. The Commanding Officer forwards to the General 
Officer Commanding the District an extract on W.O. Form 223, with 
his observations (the extract is sometimes prepared by the battery); the 
General Officer forwards this with his opinion, after investigation, to the 
Adjutant-General (see A.C. 112 of 1875). Any damage or deficiency 
that may exist, and that is not now discovered and reported, has to 
be made good by the Major, so that it is for him to see that the board 
of survey do not pass lightly over the examination. If all is correct 
the proceedings of the board are entered on W.O. Form 620, in the 
War Office Book 106, kept for that purpose, and a separate Form 
620 is sent to Pimlico, countersigned by the officer convening the 
board. All the articles received, not only the clothing, but also the 
cases, barrels, canvas coverings of parcels, etc., are now brought on 
charge, and their receipt is duly entered on pages 3 and 4 of the clothing 
ledger (para. 149), care being taken that the details agree with the 
receipt voucher, except the garments received in material, the invoice of 
which enumerates all the little items making up each garment, while in 
the ledger they are only brought on as so many garments, “ tunics/’ 
etc., a note “in material” being added. The receipt voucher, W.O. 
Form 503, is compared with the delivery voucher, signed and returned 
to Pimlico. The delivery voucher, W.O. Form 505, is fastened by 
strong clips to the inside of the clothing ledger at the beginning. All 
the articles are now entered in the clothing stock book (para. 25 B) as 
“ received/’ except the cases and barrels, which can be accounted for 
satisfactorily in the ledger. The whole consignment is now in the 
charge of the Major, who has to answer for them until they are returned 
to Pimlico. For the nature and degree of his responsibility, see 
para. 145. 
108. The October issue of ankle-boots is made on and after 1st 
October by the men coming to the store, and, under due supervision, 
fitting themselves, as real or imaginary differences exist between boots 
nominally of the same size. Once the man is satisfied, the boots are 
marked by the storeman with the man’s number, that of the battery, 
and the date of issue, by means of iron stamps supplied by Pimlico (see 
A.C. 15 of 1880). The issue to the man is entered in the clothing 
stock book (para. 170), and in the man’s account book, and in the 
detailed account (para. 171) before the man leaves the store with the 
boots; the man signing the last two entries. The next pay day each 
man brings his book to the Major to have the entry signed by him, and 
compared with the stock book. This is a good time to have the issue 
also entered against each man’s name in the nominal roll in th§ 
