72 OFFICE WORK OF A GARRISON BATTERY. 
cut where the chalk-marks are left. Some spare brass ornaments ought 
to be kept in hand in case of breakage; if Pimlico will not supply them, 
Haslett or Lyons, of Artillery Place, Woolwich, will do so. No expense 
to the public is allowed for fitting helmet ornaments, see Artillery 
Order 98 of 1878. Armourer Sergeants should do this work, see 
PXorse Guards General Order 60 of 1879. The covers for the helmets 
are demanded, and their receipt and issue recorded in the ledger as 
separate items. 
On receipt, helmets are treated as all other clothing, and are taken 
on charge in the ledger (page 4) and the stock book as new clothing. 
Before issue they are marked with the maw’s number, and that of 
the battery, as well as the date of issue, the marking being done on the 
inside of the helmet with a pen and marking ink, and on the outside of 
the cover with white paint and wooden stamps, the same used for the 
clothing. The issue to the man of a new helmet is recorded in the 
stock book, in the man’s account book, and in the detailed account 
(para. 171), the two last entries being certified by the Major. The 
issue is also recorded in the nominal roll in the clothing ledger by 
a “ | ” in the proper column against the man’s name. Part-worn 
helmets taken from men discharged, etc., are treated in the same 
manner as other P.W. clothing: their receipt into store is recorded 
in the stock book in the P.W. part, and in the detailed account; 
and their reissue to another man is recorded in the stock book, in 
the man’s account book, in the detailed account, and in the clothing 
ledger, under the heading P.W. (page 27) issues to the men, and 
in the nominal roll. In the roll, the detailed account, and the account 
book, the letters P.W. and the date of original issue are entered in the 
proper column, to show that the issue is not that of a new article. 
When unserviceable the helmets are condemned by a board of survey on 
W.O. Form 623, in whose proceedings the date of original issue should 
be recorded. See also para. 7 of Instructions A.C. 27 of 1877. Authority 
to return them is obtained from Pimlico, the helmets are withdrawn 
from the men, and recorded in the detailed account as withdrawn, and 
in the stock book, P.W., as received; packed and dispatched as 
directed, and they, and the case or barrel containing them, are struck 
off the ledger, pages 27 and 28, and off the stock book, the ordinary 
vouchers W.O. Form 1220 passing. 
For helmets for warm climates, see clause 27 of 1877, altered by 
84 of 1879; for helmets for India, see clause 193 of 1877, and 79 
of 1879. 
For price of helmets: see A.C. 239 of 1879. 
Transfers to and from batteries in England wearing helmets take 
theirs with them. It should be ascertained before sending the man 
what head-dress his new battery wears: see also para. 141. 
On discharge a man gives up his helmet: see para. 140. 
For marking helmets see Itoyal Artillery Order 94 of 1878, which 
directs them to be marked in a series as done with great-coats. This 
plan, however, is not suitable for coats or helmets, or indeed for any 
articles that are taken away by transfers, as each series involves a 
separate register. See also A.C. 15 of 1880. 
