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size may be in store, and some is borrowed, if practicable, while a 
demand is sent in, garments W.O. Form 81 in duplicate, 1314 in triplicate, 
boots 305 in duplicate. Its issue is shown in the ledger, small account 
book, detailed account, and stock book, as for duty men, except that 
in the ledger a separate list of recruits is made at the end of the 
nominal roll. It is well to have two witnesses besides the Pay- 
Sergeant, who all sign the entry of the issue of the clothing in the 
stock book or in the detailed account, and that of the necessaries in 
the necessaries ledger, so that when the recruit is tried for fraudulent 
enlistment it may not be necessary to send the Pay-Sergeant away, as the 
sole witness, to the place at which the court is held. Some care should 
be taken with these entries, as it will be seen that the collusion of one 
or two persons would make it easy to record issues against recruits who 
deserted really unkitted or unclothed. 
139. The issue of a tunic to recruits, especially when they are young 
lads, about to go through a gymnastic course, should be delayed as long 
as the local authorities permit. The tunic ought not to be fitted, if the 
regulations only allowed it, till the man has been six months in the 
service. Great care has to be taken that recruits do not wear their good 
clothing on fatigue. 
The cost of marking a recruit's regimental necessaries, Is. Id., is 
recovered on W. O. Form 857, sent to Pimlico for pre-audit, and then 
inserted in the Pay List, supported by the form. 
The supply of a Bible and a Prayer Book to a recruit is made by the 
battery, who obtain them from the War Office as prescribed in clause 
157 of 1876, articles 27 to 29, that is by annual requisition on W.O. 
Form 681, on 1st January. 
The helmet, great-coat and cape, and leggings issued to a recruit will 
generally all be part-worn. Such issues are treated as any other part-worn 
issues, that is, recorded, not by inserting a “ | ” in the proper column 
in the various books, but by putting in the letters P.W., with the 
original date of issue of the article below. The date of its re-issue to 
the recruit is marked on the coat, see A.C. 15 of 1880. 
Discharged Men. 
140. The case of men discharged time-expired or at their own 
request, by purchase, or invalided, etc., or transferred to Army Reserve, 
is governed by paragraphs 4, 22, 23, 24, and 25 of Letter GeD ^T N - 
of 1st February, 1879. Such men retain all their necessaries, but give 
up every article of clothing, however old, except one pair of ankle 
boots. They receive on the day they leave a suit of plain clothes : that 
is, a cap, neckerchief, jacket, waistcoat, and a pair of trousers. This 
suit (not articles) is demanded from Pimlico about a month before the 
date of discharge, on W.O. Form 310 in duplicate, size roll thereon, 
and is received with the usual vouchers, and taken on charge in the 
ledger and stock book (new part) just as any other articles, but 
