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OFFICE WORK OF A GARRISON BATTERY. 
its wearer may outgrow it, be discharged, desert, etc. Its receipt 
into store is recorded in the detailed account and in the clothing 
stock book, P. W. part, and in the register of great-coats, where the 
cause is also entered (see para. £8). It is still shown in the 
clothing ledger as part worn, but as “In Store , -93 not “In Wear” 
(see para. 161). If it is re-issued to another man the date of re¬ 
issue is marked on it “lle-iss. 5, 9, ’ 7 9,” below the other marks. 
(See A. C. 15 of 1880). The issue is recorded in the stock book, 
and in the register of great-coats, the old number being retained, and 
the name of the man being entered in the register. In the man’s 
account book, in the detailed account (para. 171), and in the nominal 
roll of the ledger, the issue is recorded as for a new coat, except that 
the letters P.W. and the date of original issue are inserted in the proper 
column, thus : ..-.Ah. instead of a “ |.” 
122. On transfer to another garrison battery a man takes his coat 
and cape, leaving the numerals. The coats so received are not renum¬ 
bered. Full particulars of the coat, the name of its wearer, the date 
of his transfer, and from what battery, are entered in the register of 
great-coats, para. 28. For transfers see para. 141. 
123. Recruits sent from other districts unclothed will generally 
bring with them unserviceable great-coats issued to them at their Brigade 
Depot. The officer issuing the coat sends a regular receipt and delivery 
voucher, W.O. Form 1220, for these coats, the receipt is signed and 
returned, the delivery voucher is clipped to the ledger, and an entry is 
made of the receipt of the coat in the clothing ledger, part worn, at page 
20, “Condemned Coats .” These coats are dealt with under clause 64 
A.C. of 1875, that is, they are taken from the men, their receipt into 
store entered in the part-worn side of the stock book ; and authority for 
their return to Pimlico at once requested. When authority for their 
return is obtained, they are sent off with regular vouchers, and they, and 
the case containing them, are struck off the ledger, and off the stock 
book. They are generally very dirty, and should be carefully cleaned 
from vermin, and kept separate from all other clothing. Their issue to 
the men is not entered in the nominal roll, or in the account books, or 
the detailed account. 
124. Both coats and capes ought to be regularly examined at 
least once a year, say about end of July, when all the marks are 
compared with the register, and are renewed if faint; no charge is 
allowed for this, if they have become effaced from fair usage. This 
examination stops many irregularities that pass unobserved at w r eekly 
or muster-day inspections, besides being necessary to keep the register 
correct. 
125. Unserviceable great-coats and capes are condemned by a board 
of survey, on W.O. Form 130, which form also shows what coats are 
