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157. Next comes “ From P.W. Clothing 99 (inserted in manuscript), 
tliat is, all the P.W. articles shown as issued in the nominal roll (para. 
163) to the men during the year. This is a mere entry of account to 
balance the same entry shown later (para. 160) on the other side. Some 
batteries do not show the issue of P.W. articles in the nominal roll, and 
they, of course, neither take them up here, nor strike them off on 
the other side; but in the prevailing uncertainty, it seems to be better to 
adhere to a system which records all transactions. 
158. Next comes the total “received with transfers 33 carried back 
from page 52, and being the total of the transfer clothing returns as 
carried into the columns with that heading, “ received with transfers,^ in 
the nominal roll (para. 164). The words in the heading “and given 
up by casualties 33 are now obsolete, and refer to the old regulations. 
159. Lastly comes all other receipts, from Pimlico, from other 
batteries, etc. (see para. 151), each item supported by a delivery voucher, 
W.O. Form 1220, attached to the ledger. 
The total of all these receipts is carried to page 21. 
160. The issues are shown at page 27, and need not be described in 
detail. The item “issues to the men 33 will not be used by batteries 
that do not show such issues in the nominal roll. The words in the 
second printed item “and become the property of the men 33 will cease 
to be used shortly, and do not apply to any article issued in or after 
April 1878, in Great Britain and Ireland, as they are always public 
property. 
161. The total issues, struck at the foot of page 29, etc., is on 
31st March carried back to the foot of page 21, and then deducted from 
the receipts ; the “ remain ” being composed of two items (see para. 
155)., the P.W. articles in wear on 31st March, checked by the nominal 
roll (para. 167), and by the detailed account (para. 171), if necessary, 
and the P.W. articles in store, checked by the stock book, and actually 
counted by a Board of Survey on 31st March, 1880. 
Nominal Roll. 
162. The nominal roll at pages 35 to 51 is the part of the ledger 
that requires the most care. It is opened so as to be ready by the 
1st April, by entering the names of every man in the battery, in 
alphabetical order by ranks, as they stood on 30th June in the last 
ledger, except that the transfers and recruits that joined during the last 
clothing year, and that were then shown separately, are now inserted in 
their proper places alphabetically. At least one blank line is left 
between each name to give space for the red-ink entries of P.W. 
clothing in possession, described later (para. 167). Men joining during 
