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Neiv Clothing. 
149. The first item at pages 3 to 10 will be the “ Remain" at the 
end of the last year, 30th June, 1879, taken from the last year's ledger, 
as proved by the Board of Survey then held on it; this remain will of 
course agree with that shown in the stock book (para. 170), “ new 93 part. 
Then come the receipts of all new clothing, uniform and plain clothes 
(see para. 140), and of cases and barrels, canvas, etc., at pages 3 to 10. 
Each entry of a receipt gives date of requisition, the date of Pimlico's 
letters in reply to demand, announcing supply will be made (see para. 105), 
that is, the P.C. number, and its correctness is proved by the delivery 
vouchers, W.O. Form 505, received with each lot, and clipped to the 
ledger. Against the total of these receipts will, at the endof the year, come 
the total of “ issues" from pages 11 to 18, mainly, of course, the issues 
of annual and biennial clothing for October and April to the men, and of 
the new clothing supplied to recruits, and of suits of plain clothes issued 
to discharged men (para. 140). When struck, at the end of the year, 
the total of the issues at page 5, etc., must agree with the total shown 
in the nominal roll, as issued to the men, of new clothing (see para. 163), 
remembering always that the articles thus struck off as issued do not pass 
out of the battery's charge, but are again brought on at page 19 of the 
ledger as part-worn. There may also be some issues on repayment 
“ sold," which will be shown in detail at page 53 of the ledger, where, 
in the battery copy, it is as well to insert, in red ink, the names of the 
men buying the articles, and the monthly amounts recovered and 
credited. Note that all the articles “sold" will eventually have to be 
given up by the men; they may not sell or make away with them. Some 
of the clothing may have been returned to Pimlico, or transferred to 
another battery as surplus, under due authority. Some, at least, of the 
cases, barrels, canvas wrappers, etc., will also have been returned, or 
sent off with some clothing to another battery. Each transaction will 
stand recorded at the time, duly supported by receipt vouchers. For 
handing over cases to Garrison Needlewomen's Association see clause 55, 
A.C. of 1876. The “ Remain " at pages 5 to 10 should be struck by 
31st March, and must agree with the remain of new clothing shown in the 
stock book. On the 31st March all the articles are counted by a Board 
of Survey, whose proceedings on W.O. Form 623 are attached to the 
ledger: see also para. 169. 
Part Worn. 
150. The account of the “ new " clothing is comparatively simple, 
that of “ part worn" is more complicated. Once a new article of 
clothing has been regularly issued to and worn by any man, it comes 
under another heading, and is described and accounted for separately 
as “ part worn." All clothing issued on and after 1st April, 1878, 
and new clothing issued to recruits on and after 1st January, 1878, 
never becomes the property of the soldier, but remains alwaj^s on charge 
as P.W., whether it be actually in wear, or taken back into the battery 
