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(/). Upon the same day, or at latest the next day, the 
following will be sent to the I.G. at district head-quarters, for the 
information of the O.O. or G.O.C. It.A. 
By umpire :—original practice report, A.F., B 269 complete, with his 
own covering report, accompanied by R.O/s report; Table I) (of 
preventable errors); Table (new Form A); G.G.C’s report (B) ; 
G.G.C/s Form E. 
By 0.0. unit (to which the firing company belongs):—a memorandum 
covering ; the B.C/s report on the practice; and the ship diagrams, 
as worked out by the C.O/s officers. 
(g). The records, so completed, are filed in the I.G.’s office 
ready for eventual transmission and for the making up of the annual 
report for the year, Form A for all companies being kept by him up- 
to-date. 
No further correspondence of any sort will take place as to the 
practice unless, as before mentioned, the O.C. or G.O.C., R.A. wishes 
to send extracts of his own notes on the final critique to any officers 
for their information and retention. 
Critique on service practice (as a specimen). 
Date .. .. .. .. .. .. 21.11.98. 
Officers of Company Major C. H. Milward and Lieut. M. H. C. Bird. 
Company firing .. .. .. .. .. 17/E. 
11 series .. .. .. .. .. 15 practice. 
Work ... ... ... ... Garden Battery. 
Range instrument used, P.F Case II and D.R.F for dead water from P.F. 
Guns ... ... ... ... 1—9-2" B.L., 2—6" B.L. 
Time allowed for series, twelve minutes, 
Average range, yards 1,963. 
General Remarks. 
The weather fair but changeable, sunshine and cloud alternately; a 
fresh breeze from eastward cleared away the smoke quickly; on the 
whole a very favourable day. 
There was some bungling on the part of the range officer; he could 
not see signals* but should have come in closer to find out what they 
were. 
The eleventh round (No. 19) struck rear target and turned it over, 
so for the last nine rounds there was only one target to fire at. 
At round seventeen! (A/1 6" B.L.) the projectile broke up in the 
gun. 
As to adjuncts used. 
See reports on practices twelve to fourteen. 
The rear sighting steps of the 6" B.L. were fixed up out of the 
* It will be better for this work to have a second set of signals hoisted at Cambridge whence 
they can be more easily seen from the launch. 
f One splinter apparently reached to 160 yards of target, others struck water in different 
directions 300 and 600 yards from the work. 
