Carried forward........................................21 1/2
Brought forward.................................................21 1/2 Bullet-mould, not a heavy one; bit of iron place for a ladle; gun-cleaning apparatus; turnscrews; nipple- wrench; bottle of fine oil; spare nipples; spare screw for cock (see chapter on Gun-Fittings).......................2 1/2 Two macintosh water-bags, shaped for the pack saddle, of one gallon each, with funnel-shaped necks, and having\ wide mouth (empty) (see chapter on Water for Drinking).......2 1/2 Composition for mending them, in two small bottles; and a spare piece of macintosh.....................................2 1/2 Spare leather, canvas, and webbing, for girths; rings and buckles.................................................20 Two small patrol-tents, poles, and pegs (see Chapter on Tents)......................................................
30 Small inflatable pontoon to hold one, or even two men (see chapter on Rafts and Boats).................................10 Small bags for packing the various articles, independently of the saddle bags.......................................... 4 Macintosh sheeting overall, to keep the pack dry.................4 _______
Total weight of various small stores...................95
Heavy Stores, various: —
Pack saddles, spare saddlery (see chapter on Harness);
bags for packing.........................................
Water-vessels (see chapter on Water for Drinking)...........
Heavy ammunition for sporting purposes. (1 lb. weight
gives 10 shots. Otherwise
each armed man is supposed
to carry a long double-barrelled
rifle of a very small
bore, say of 70, and ammunition
for these is allowed
for below)...............................................
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Total weight of various heavy stores...............
Stationery: —
Two ledgers; a dozen note-books (see chapter on
Memoranda and Log-Books);
paper..............................9
Ink; pens; pencils; sealing-wax; gum.............................2
1/2
Board to write upon...........................................2
Books to read, say equal to six vols. the ordinary
size
of novels; and maps..........................................7
1/2
Bags and cases..............................................
.....3
Sketching-books, colours, and pencils............................6
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Total weight of stationery............................30
Mapping: —
Two sextants; horizon and roof; lantern; two pints
of
oil; azimuth compass; small
aneroid; thermometers;
tin-pot for boiling thermometers;
watches (see
chapter on Surveying Instruments)...........................18
Protractors; ruler; compasses; measuring-tape, etc..............
3
Raper’s Navigation; Nautical Almanac; Carr’s
Synopsis,
published by Weale; small
tables, and small
almanacs; star maps..........................................4
Bags and baskets, well wadded....................................6
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