68 ' OFFICE WORK OF A GARRISON BATTERY. 
should, however, all be called in, examined, those that the men wish to 
keep given back, and the others entered as received in the clothing 
stock book (para. 25 B), struck off the men’s detailed account (para. 171), 
and placed in store. The boots will generally be all useless. In April 
1880 the men will presumably have to give up their annual ankle-boots 
issued in April 1879, and their biennial ‘Wellingtons issued in April 
1878; as well as any other boots of previous issue not yet taken from 
them. The October 1879 boots will, of course, remain in their possession. 
The tunics of April 1878, the patrol jackets and annual trousers of 
April 1879 have completed their time, but they probably will be of 
use if left with the men. The biennial trousers issued in April 1878 
have completed their time, and will probably be useless. The men have 
most likely still got in their possession tunics of April 1877, some of 
which, being P.W. issues, are not their own property, and patrols 
of April 1878, and some trousers of April 1878; these will probably 
be given up. It is no good to let men keep articles that have become 
bundles of rags; but, on the other hand, no consideration as to 
simplifying accounts, etc., should lead to the withdrawal of articles 
that may be useful for dirty work, or to depriving a careful man 
of the advantage he has fairly won by preserving his clothes. This 
is a point that for several reasons requires the Major’s personal at¬ 
tention, as there are great temptations to simplify the ledger by 
taking into store the whole of a time-expired issue. As to the 
simplest method of recording the issues and withdrawals of clothing see 
para. 171. Before these withdrawn garments are placed in store they 
have to be carefully searched to see that no matches, etc., are left in 
them, and that they are free from moth and vermin. The receipt of all 
these articles is duly entered from day to day in the stock book, part- 
worn portion, but not in the ledger. If the detailed account recom¬ 
mended in para. 171 is used, they are also entered there as taken from 
the men. As they will all be useless, and be in fact a mass of dirty 
rags and clouts, which will be kept as short a time as practicable, they 
are stored separately and according to dates of issue, the annual and 
biennial issues being kept distinct from one another. They are then got 
rid of as soon as possible, for which see para. 130, “ Surplus.” If any 
are fit for real use, a label is attached to them showing from whom they 
were taken, etc., and they are dealt with as laid down in para. 152. 
118. The prices of all articles of clothing and necessaries are given 
in the list published, generally annually, in Army Circulars. At present 
they will be found in the Appendix to clause 133, A. C. of June 1879. 
For brass numerals, initials, etc., see clause 121 of 1877; helmets, 239 
of 1879. The price or value of a part-worn article is found by deducting 
from its full value a proportionate part for each month of its full term 
for which it has been worn. The prices for purposes of compensation for 
clothing not issued will be found in A. C. 2 of 1874, except the patrols, 
the monthly rate for which is sergeants 2s. lid., rank and file Is. 2d. 
The price put on articles worn their full time is as follows, but three 
times that price is to be charged for any such article made away with: 
the legal question as to how a man sentenced to make good the value 
