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[Issued with Army Circulars, October 1872.]
II E 0 U L A Tf 10 N S
FOR
GUNPO WDE R MAGAZINES
iNCLU1)1~(,
RULES
FOR TIIR
IIECEITION, CONVEYANCE, SIOIL\CE, CLASSIFICATION.
ANI)EX~MINAIlONOF CUNPO\VI)EIi ANI) AMMUNiTION.
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LONDON:PRiNTED FOR HER MAJESTYS SIATrONEIIV OFFICE,
By hA I~BISON AND SONS,J>rifl((rc in Oithnary to JIrr
~1TQ)(S/!/.
1872.
IN CIIARGI~
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LIST OF CONTENTS.
PAGZI. Charge of Magazines 3
XL Precautions against Fire 5
III. Ventilation of Magazines 0
IV. Care and Stowage of Gunpowder 8
V. Cooperage 9
VI. Examination and Classification of Gunpowder 10
VII. Laboratory Operations 15
VIII. Conveyance of Ammunition and Gunpowder by Land 17
IX. Conveyance of Ammunition and Gunpowder by
DepartmentalVessels 19
X. Gunpowder Vessels at Woolwich 21
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3~UNPO~1DER MAGAZINE REGULATIONS.1~kNTROLDEPARTMENT.
CHARGE OF MAGAZINES.
1. AtJIO~I~~~rationsthe premises in ~vhich G unpowder is
storedwill be watched by a warder and guard by day, aii(I by a
militaryguard with civil watchmen din jug the night. At li)reign
stationsthe civilian warders and watelinien arc not usually
icquil,e(l, thewatching being performed by military sentries.
2. rIllie guard will be visited by au Officer by day, mmd
also,when practicable, by night. A copy of time guard report will
1)0furnished every morning to the Control Officer in charge by
theOfficer commanding the troops.
3. The Control Oluicer in charge at home stations will
occa-sionally inspect time Police, \Varders, or Watchmen, to see
that theyare on the alert and doing their duty.
4. The Police, Warders, Watchmen, and Sentries will not per-mit
any 1)e1sOulS but such as are employed in the service of
theDcpartiiment to cuter the magazines or enclosures. All the
outergates will be kept shut, and 110 artificer, labourer, or other
personwill be allowed to I)ilSs during the working hours without
leavefrom the Control Ollicem in charge.
5. The Police, Warders, Watchmen, and Sentries will notallow any
smoking or fire near the magazine, laboratory, or shiftingrJOun,
nor will they suffer any l)C1~011 to come within the outergates who
has the least appearance of iuitoxicatiOll. They
wilLilmmImlcdiatCI% secure ammvonc gufl tv of any of these
oflences, andTCI)ort the circumstance to time Control Oflicer iii
charge.
6. Any pers~iiin the employ of the 1)cpartinent who may
l)Cdeteete(l sumiokimig in any part of time gulullowuler works,
uumagazilles,or laboratories, or l)riumging tobacco p pes, or
lucifer matches, intotIme prcmnises, will be iunniediatelv
dismissed.
7. ~fl1~ night sentinels will strike on their respective
bellsevery quarter of au hour; and every sentinel who does not
heartime bell next to him struck will re
1)ort the fiuct to his Non-Coni
missioned Officer, on being relieved.
S. No shrubs or cultivation wlma~ever will he allowed in or
nearmagazine yards, nor arc any animals to have access to them.
9. The Control Officer in charge will not absent himself for
anight from time Magazines without authority.
10. The Control Oflicer will superintend all operations
~vhmiehiarebeing carried on by time flireumiemi, labourers, amid
others under hisorders, and see that the whole of the (lutics arc
properly conducted.
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411. On no oeeasioui will strangers imave access to a
lmmagaziumc
without time attendance of a Control Ollicer, or foremnaum,
whose(inty it will be to take care tlmat all persoums entering have
attendedto time necessary precautions, and that they have no
articles of acombustible nature jim their l)0~c~iofl.
12. Time foreman ~vjhIl)e prcseumt when time labourers arrive
intime morning, lie will unlock time (loom of time magazine, opemi
timeshutters, aimd, wlmemm time weather pemnmits, opcmi time
wimmdows aimdairholes for time purpose of ventilation.
13. TIme foreman will keep a regular daily entry of all
receiptsand issumes, amid make the nceessamv alteratiomms in time
tallyboardsattacimed to time bays jul time magazine.
11. Time foreman will remain at time magazine duriuug time
workimig Imours, and on no account leave it, unless ordered to do
so bysuperior authority.
15. The foreman and labourers will always wear during
timeworking hours, in iilace of timeir ordinary clothing, time
dress p~escriber! and fuinisimed by tme War .Department, viz.,
Jacket ofLasting Cloth, r1~rouse1.sof Oxford Cloth, mmd Plain Blue
Glengarry, to be supplied by time Director of Clothing on
application.They will change their shoes in time shoehouse, mid
never appear attime magazine 1mm amiy otimer than those prescribed
by timese rcguhttiomis. LSee ~. is.]
16. Particular care will lie takemm timat time shutters to
timewindows or air-holes to time 1)o\m(leI magazilieS and
storehouses iieopened every fine day ; and, wimen tlmey are open, a
person willalways be in charge omm the spot. All tlme wiumdows amid
doors of timemagazines will be well secured every evening bcfcre
the iiightguard is set.
17. The forermian will cl6se amid bar time slmuttcrs amid
airholes;and on lcavimmg work he will see that everything is
secure, lock timedoors, and make his report to time Control Officer
ill charge, withwhom lie is to deposit tlme keys.
18. The several persons whose duty obliges them to go into
timemumagazines, will ilivariably cxcimaimge their shoes for
magazimmeslippers before they enter, or else enter without shoes.
Care willbe taken to provide a sufficicmmt supply of either
golosimes or SiiI)persof suitable sizes, fitted with straps amid
brass buckles to fasten overtime instep, so as to prevent sliding
or simuflling along time floors orplatforms.
19. Wlmen there is an outer wall to time magazine, time door
init, on any person entering, will be shut before that of the
magazineis opened; and time inner door of time magazine simut
before theouter one is opened on his going out.
20. The floors of time magazines, shifting rooms, and
passages,will be well swept, arid kept free from mmli gravel, sand,
or grit;mmd prcviolmsiy to time rcnmoval of powder, time
roilingways 811(1stages will also be carefully watered.
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S21. ~litefollow 11mg regulmmtioim eontaiumed in paragraph 4 of
timeenclosure to War 0111cc Circular No. 198, dated 7tii
November,1859, imas been extemmded to Ilommme Statioums :
Iii order to secure time best mmmutual intelhigeumee
betweendepartments wimieh in somne respects are depcmudemmt on
ommeaumotimcr, and a kumowiedge of each otimers wants and
resources, it
is desirable thuat time Olhicer Comnnmmumding time liovah
Artillery,time Comnmmmandiumg itoyal Emugiuecr, auud time
Coimtrohlcr simould,
Omm(C a year, or oltemmem if lmecessarv, make a conjoint
inspectioim of time works, ummgaziumcs, stores, workshops, &e.,
of mull timeir
departmnemmts, not as it board 01 with any view to a joiumt
rcI)ort, but timat iieitlmem should imave any excuse Im imot
imeimig 1memsommahly acquaimmtcd with amuytlmimmg that time
immtercst of tIme Service mcqmmiles
hmini to know jim time 1)epamtmemit of time mthuer. mmn(l for
time oppomtimmmitv that WO~ml thins 1)C afforded to each of c:mhhi
umg
attcmitiomm oim time spot to requirements whicim it may be time
dcpartmemital duty of time others to kumow.
22. Minutes recordiumg these immspectiomms, and mum~depart
nm(mmtalactiomm takeim in commsequemmee tiiemcof, will be entered
ill books tobe ke1)t for that Puml)oSe by time Officer
Counumuamuding RoyalAmtillcmv, time Commammdimmg Jtovai Emmgimmecr,
and tIme Controllerrespectively. Time Seumior Inspeetimig Olhiecr
will report to timeG encrmml Olhicer Comm.mmnanding, previous to
lmis mmmkimig his Auminm~mlInspection Report, that sueim
immspections hmave i)ecii ummade, stmmtilmgtime dates thereof, and
also time names of time Oflieers mmttemmdiumg.
II. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE.
23. Time Police, \Varders, \V atelminemm , amid Scumtrics, will
heparticularly attentive to time least :mppe;miaim(e of a st ormmm,
amid 0mmhmcari ng time first clap of thmumumder or seeing a Ilasim
of light mmimmg,thmommgim time stormmi may be at a great distance,
they will immmmmmediatelv give aim alarm by rimmgimmg time bells at
tlmeir imosts mummi timeCoumtrol Oflicer, or lumagaziume keeper, as
time case mmm:mv i)e, Ohimeariuug such aharm, will imme(iimmtel
cause all time magazine doorsamid ~viimdo~vsto be slmuit, amid rise
every lmrccautiolm necessary forthe safety of the mmmmmgaziume.
2-1. When sumcim mmlarmmm hmas becmm given, it will he time duty
ofevery peisouu in time e mum Imloy of time I)ci mart mmmcm it, wi
m (timer 011 01, tulIduty, immediately to repaim to the ofliec to
rendcu sumehu servicesas may be mequiierh of imimmm by time Coumt
mol Ohlicer iii clmamgc.
25. Time same preeammtioums will he adopted iii time cvcmmt of
mummyfire breaking out in time neigimbourimood ol time
ummmmgmmzimies.
26. All time lights on time premises occupied by the
forenmen,artifleers, and labourers attacimed to time statiouu will
be cxtinguisimemlat half-past teim P.M. ; except iii cases of
sickness, winch arc tobe reported to time Commtrol Officer in
charge.
27. No percussion caps will be kejmt iii auiy magazimme,
shmiltimighouse, or other bimildimmg where aim) ummmumi inml~mtiomm
(if gllmmlmow(i(rtakes place ; but all sumphms caps, either loose
ot in zinc cylinders,will be place(l in a secume store by
tlmcmmsclves.
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628. The fire-engines, engine hose, ladders, fimc-hmooks,
&e.,will be kept jim perfect repair, and so lodged that they
may at alltimes be ready and fit for use.
29. Time persorm in charge of time magazine shmoul(h
know-perfectly time arrangement amid whereabouts at each article so
as tohe able to fimmd it at ommec in time darkest imight.
30. The Comitrol Officer in charge will hue imel(l reS1)onSible
timattime cisterns are kept commstantly full of water, for time
security ofthe magazine, and thmat time several pumps amid
higimtning conductomsare kept in proper repair and time wells full.
Should any of thesetimings become defective, a requisition will
immediately be madeon time Royal Emmgimmeer Dcpartmeimt for time
repairs to be performed.
III. VENTILATION OF MAGAZINES.
31. Filled cannon cartridges hmavirug been destroyed by mildewin
a Imiagazimme whiich had been reported fmce from damp,
timeSecretary of State for War directs that particular attemition
mayinvariably be paid to time ventilation of all magazimmes.
32, A memorandum explanatory of time principics Oil wimicimtime
ventilation of magazines is to i)e regulated is printed intime
Appendix (see page 23). Local instructions based on
timeseprimmeiples, will l)e prepared for the guidance of time
subordinatesin immediate cimarge of time huildimmgs. Copies of any
suchminstructions will, in eaeim case, be forwarded to time War
Office.
33. Eaeim magazine used for time permanent storage of loose
gun-powder to time extent of 100 barrels and over, will be provided
with acommon thermometer to indicate time temperature of time
internalwalls.
31. At each station time Control Officer in cimarge will
besupplied with a pair of wet-and-dry-bulb thermometers, for
timepumpose of ohiservimug time dew-points. Timese thermometers
shouldbe placed, wlmemm used for observations, in some spot in time
open airprotected from time sun and wind, and not exposed to an
excep-tional influences. The scale attached to time dry bulb will
indicatetime temperature of time external air. Time scale attacimed
to time wetbulb will indicate a temperature more or less below
thmat of time air,in proportion to time quamitity of moisture
whicim the air contains;except in time case of its being completely
saturated, when bothscales will give simnihar meadimmgs. It is
necessary for time wet bulbto be always Suppiie(l with water, ami
its capillary timreads andmimslimm covermmmg kept in order.
35. By means of time annexed table time dew-point may be
as-certained for various degrees of temperature, arid when time air
isin different conditions withi regard to dampness.
36. Whenever, notwithstanding a careful attention to
ventila-tion, magazines are found to be damp, their condition may
beimproved by time muse of quick_lime, whmiehi has time property of
ab-sorbing from time air about one-third of its own weight of
water.
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737. ~ proper time for usimmg lime is wlmen time condition o
ftimcnimmgmmzimme would not ime improved by ventilation, and
w-hieiu, commscqumemmtly, time ventilatoms are closed. JjiflIC
would be of verylittle service wimile mm iapid curremmt of muir was
passimmg through timebuiiding.
38. LInme will be used mlmmrimug hue seasoims of time year
leastfavourable for vemmtilation in all immagazines tiuat show
signs oidaimipiiesS.
39. The lime shouhh be fresim from the kiln, broken into
lumpsnot larger timaim ai)out time size of a pigeomus egg, amid
exposed totime air of time immterior of time magazimme in simallow
vessels. Itshommid be kept in airtight casks ummtih spie:md omit
fom use.
~10. Time best limes for absorbing moisture are fat limes
(wimielmare least vahumable for bmuiimliimg pimmposcs), such as
tlmosc prodimeemifrom ~vhmitecimaik amid time umonlmydrammiic
hiuuestoumes.
Ii. TArn~r showing time Dewpoint of time Air mit thilleieimt
degrees ofteimmperaturc~~s Imeim time n-:mdimmg of time ~Vct Bmihi
ol time llmermmmonmeteris fmonm 1 to 30 degrees below that of tIme
1)my Bulb.
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DLS~-point,vlmen time \Vct 13,mlb sIDr~
nuis from 30 (Bulb.
a 10 10 wt.r (lit time
9 1O~Low-er. I.ower.
1Lower.
2Lower,
3 1Low-er. Ever.
5I ,00-er,
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31 314 2833(3 333 31 2Sias 353 334 304 28310 37h 353 333 303
2S312 394 373 353 ~l31 am 28241 I1~ 393 37( 3Sf 33 304 2S346 41 414
394 371 351 333 313 29118 4(3 433 413 :393 :373 3S1 :13.1 :mi4 29so
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62.3 603 584 57 551 533 511 -191 4-868 6(33 613 62-h 603 59 573 553
5:13 511 5070 683 6133 613 62~ (31 593 573 5s3 5:1~ 5272 704 683
(33)3 6(4 63 613 593 573 551 5-i74 723 703 694 674 (351 6:14 62 601
583 577(3 7-I 72 71 693 ~ ~5I 64 623 603 5978 7(33 711 7:1 713 (191
673 6(3 ~ui (.23 (IISO 783 7(33 73 733 71 .m~ 694 (38 ~6i 6(1 6382
803 783 77. 7.53 7:m3 714 70 (381 (,i;4 (1581 821 803 79 77.3 753
7:14 72 703 (.84 6786 8l~ 823 Si 791 77.1 75i 71- 7.21 7.04 6988
8(33 81-4 8:33 t113 80 783 7~i 753 733 7200 883 862 854 831 82 SOl
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8IV. CARE AND STOWAGE OF GUNPOWDER.
42. 0mm time arrival of powder time Control Officer will hook
totime distimmguishmiimg marks omi time heads of time l)arrels, and
wiilarrange tlmemn in time magazines so as to keep time barrels of
timesevemah lots together as far as praeticabie.
43. Every barrel, box, or case will be carefully examined,
iiiorder to discover wimetimer it he jmerfeetlv closed, so that mmo
I)ow~lemcan escape, amid whether any of time hoops he fastened
ivitim ironnails, or timere be amuy iroim or anything objectionable
on aimv partof time barrel, &e. Should any barrel, box, or case
be discoveredso circumstanced, it will not l)e received into time
magaziimcs, buttime powdcm will be immediately simifted into
ammotimer barrel or case,and a report made to time Commtrolier.
These pmeeammtions mustnever i)C mlispeimsed witim, as fatal
aecidemmts have imappeimed fmommmtheir bcimmg mmegleeted. A meeord
of time examination will be madeon every arrival of powder.
44. No barrel, l)oX, or case will omm any accouimt be opened
intime magazine, but, wimen required, will be taken to a simifting
moonu,which ougimt alw-ays to be pmovided for timat ~ pOse.
43. No barrels coimtainimmg powder or ammmmumuition will
besuffered to lie open in time magazine, and no powder will be
shiftedfmom omme bay to another, or otimeruvise, witimout a
sufficieimt nunuberof taimne(l hides or wadumiltilts being J)laeC(i
umider time barrels, immorder to keep the imow(lei as much as
possible from time floors;ammv ioose powder will be carefuhiv swept
lmj), aum(i not suflemcd toremaimm. Care mmmst also i)e takemm
tlmat all 1)0W(ler barrels areproperly mmd securc1~ stacked in time
several bays; and, in caseammy of time heads of time bamrcls start,
time) will immediately beremoved, amid time powder simifted into
serviceable barmels.
46. Iii time event of time issue of a less quantity thuamm a
wholebarrel, time paekmmge commt:mimiimmg it will be marked like
time hamrelfrom whiehi it is taken. In time journal of issue, time
marks,dates, &c., will he imoted as a matter of record.
47. iii stackimmg bamrels or cases of powder amid ammunitioim,
aspace will he left between them and time wail of time magazimme,to
allow of a free circulation of air amid prevent injury from
damp.
48. Oceasioimmml opportuiiities will i)e taken at all
stations,(especially where time magazines are liable to damp,) of
shiftingpowder from one bay to ammothmer, amud opening and
ie-Coopcring afew hamrels, imi order to aseertaimm if time powdem
is free from lumps,amid to keep time barrels in a serviceable and
good state. If iiiperfornmimug this work time powder should he
found in any waylumpy or seE, it will be shifted from omue barrel
to anotimer, timelunmims hieing broken down with time lmammd as
time powder is passedfrom time barrel to whmiehm it belongs, t~time
new one.
49. The practice of periodically rolling about barrels must
Imotbe resorted to, as it breaks time grains of powder into
dust.
50. Ammunition for breech-loading smahl-arms, which containsits
own means of ignition must not be stowed within time samemasonry
compartments of magazines as gunpowder, whether timehatter is loose
or in time shmape of filled gum cartridges.
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951. Commtrol Ollmccms xviii mmeeordiuuglv take time necessary
stepsfor piacimm~mimmmmmmummmtmomi of this class iii separate
mmmasommmv comnhmartmneimts.
3~4.Powder, time pmoiiumce of brokcimup i)iCeelmioadimmg
smallminim ammmmmmummitiomu, will hot be stomcd jim mmmag:mzimmes
om umseml for :mimyl)nmhmos~, on mmeemmmmmt of time (ia.igem
~vlmielmnmigimt arise fmommm aumuixtlmre of time detommatimmg
eomiupositiomm witlm it.
53. Such powmler will be camm.fimlly kept sep:mrate, wetted
amidreserved for extraetioim of time saltpetre.
5 1. Brceeimioadi mug sniahiammmu :immmumnmit ion shmommld mmot
imoweverhe i)rokdn up witimout time speei:mi order of tIme
SummvvvorG cmicmmml, -Oi)taimme(l thmmommgh time Commtmohler, Royal
A msemial.
53. Powder fmommm Pmilliser shells will lie tueatcml iii a
similarmanmier to thm:mt ohitaiimed fmomn B.L.
:mmmmmmmummitiomm.
~G. Pomidem fmommm simehis, immmhes.s it c:mmu he sold on time
spot, willbe stored iii a imm:mgazimme sepam:mte fmomuu ot lien
pomvdem, or ~vettedamid meseivemi Ior cxiuactjomm. Pomumlem,
:mitimouigim t:mihed ~hmmiI iiitime ieturmms, is umot to be
(ommdenmmied immmless it :tetmmahlv cammme omit ofshmeiis. A great
portion of time powmher iii lt.A. chm:mmgc for liiliimgshells was
imever iii shmehls at all, wluihe tIme iemmmaimmder was issuedin
fiammnci b:mgs as bmu~teis.
57. rfl1
(~ 1)o\mdem wlmicim Imas beemm loimgest imm stoic will alw:mysbe
issued first, (Xcept by sp~eiaiom(iei to time eommtiamy. All
newpo~vlerbarrels, wimeim propemiv seasommcd, mviii he romrccthy
tare(i,amid time weiglmt. of time tame umu:mmked oum time
b:mimei.
58. \Vhmemm aim) (if iTem Majestys shmi1ms are metmmnmmimmg
hmommmefrom foreign statiomms, Commt iol Ohhicems will :m~)plvto
time SemmiorNaval Officer for iwmImiissiomm to humid suieb
scivieeablc 1momrder ammdaimummmmmitiomm as imuav he remjuimed at
time st:mt ion, mumd to scud Imommueany uimmsemviecable pomvdem
amid aiummmmummmitiomu iii CxClm:mmmg(.
59. Ilpouu no mmccommmmt wimatevem are fmietiomu tiuhmes,
pei(ulssiomL fuzec, om fmmzes of mmmiv himmd that coumtain tlmcim
omvmm immeamms ofignitiomi, witlmimm timemmmselvcs, to i)e
I)lmmc(ml immside mmii) immag:mzilme.
V. COOPERAGE.GO. All tools, immstmmmmumeuits, or othuem
mmltieh(s used jim (lie uum:uguu
xi mm es ame to be mum mmdc of wooml om copper, am m 1 mm (;t
iiiumg commt muiiilm gimomu, om liable to cause igmmitiomu, will
lie mmdmmmitted.
(II. Time use of iroim rivets to colupem 1100115 (mf tlme
descmiimt ionused for 1mowdem barrels, wimethmem loose 01
othmemwise, is forhidmlimu,eveuu if those lmoojms should be
iuiteimde(l to be mmJ piied iii time iimstimmstammce to hiaireis
imot eommtaiiminmg powmicm, ;ms timmy ;mme liable tobe afterwards
tmamusfemred to sumehm as mummy cmmmtmuiim it.
(32. To prc~cntammy iimeomivcnieumcc to time scmmiee (limit
mightauisc from time ~mammtof pmohmer rivets mmeeessmmmy to
rcpl:mee thosewimicim ummmmv lmieak, Control Olhieems at mull
stmitiomms mu iii keep asmall store of cop1~errivets so fiiuicuut
fin I lm:mt P~~~~mumud umumuketi mumehy demumammds fin such as they
ummay I cmlumilc.
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63. Time pieces of wood formimig time hieads of powder
bamrelswill he put togethuer witim woodcut 1mifls, ammd imm no case
will iroumbe used.
6-1. In hmeading and uniucmiding powder barrels, time
personsemployed will never misc time bare amhze agaiimst time
copper imoops,but will invariably apply a wooden setter.
65. Whemmever it nmav be necessary to shift gunpowder fromone
barrel to ammotimer, time baircl immtemmded to receive suchm
powderwill first hmave all time marks, except time tare on it,
carefullyobliterated, amid will thmemm be remarked witim precisely
the samemarks as time barrel from whence time powder is
transferred, withtime exception of time tare marks.
66. Nails will oim no account be used to fastcn omm time
hmeopsjIm re-heading powder barrels.
67. Powder barrels, either for stowage or issue, will contain100
lbs. each, except in time ease of P powder, of whmicim eachbairel
contains 125 lbs. Time quantity of powder in cannon andsmall-arm
cartridges will be calculated accordingly.
VI. EXAMINATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF GUNPOWDER.
68, Time examination of gunpowder imm store will be conductedby
Imuspcctoms of Warlike Stores and other Pioof Officers, in
timefollowing manner
69. About onc-fiftim part of time wimole quantity in store
willbe tested ammmmuahly ; of timis fifthm, omme in every 20
barreis, selectedimmdisemimimmately, will be cxanuined. Iii the
second year time samecourse will be pursued withm refcremmce to
another fifthm of timestore, and so on until time wimole shmall
have been examined, wimemitime process will be repeated.
70. Time barrels actually examined will in each case be
marked,and otimer barrels will be selected whemm time same lot
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71. Time examination of powder will be conflimed to an
inspec-tion by sigimt and hmammd, for time purpose of testiimg its
qualitiesin time following points :-
1st. As respects the condition of time grain, wimicim should
1)0firm, crisp, and biighmt in colour.
2nd. As regards freedom from dust and foreign matters.This
latter point will be ascertained by pouring time powder
from a bowl held 2 or 3 feet above the barrel.72. The firing
proof, by means of the Eprouvette Mortar, ivill
cease.
73. If time examimmation be in all respects satisfactory,
andthere be no sign of deterioration, time powder may be placed
inClass I,
74. Any portion of Scrv~cepowder found on immspectiomm to
beunmistakeably dusty or broken in time grain, may at once
1)0reduced to an inferior class.
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75. Exceptions to this mule will, Imoivevem, be made imm time
caseof 11.. F.G. amid R.L.G. powders, wimiehm, if omuly dusty, will
1)0medumiste(i amid xcstomed to time 1st Cimmss.
76. lii cases that admmmit of dommbt, time report of tIme ex
anuimmatioum~vihl lii tmammsmmmittc4 thmroumgh time local
Comitroilem, to tIme Supemimu_temmdemut, Rovmul G umupowdem
Factory, i)efOme time 1)0\1(ler is me(hmee(lfmonu tIme Semvice
Class ; hut if mmmgeuutlv requiied for service itmay lie
iSSUe(l.
77. Service po~vdcis include all descui1utiomis used for
firimugpmojcctihes, whether from camiuiomm or smnall armums.powders
immelmmde service, biammk, amid such po~dcrs.
78. After examumimmmmtion, Ummmmpomvdei will lie classified
mudmarked mmecouding to time foliowimmg Imthhe ; ammd if repaired,
timeliarmelswill i)e specimmliy distiimguisiicd (see ~. 87), in
oidcr to euusumretheir beimmg issued l)etOmC gumupowder mm a less
tletcrioratculcomudition. Reexaumuimmatioum will be noted iii like
nuaummicr witim(late.
Class, Designation. 1)csemiptiomm.
I. Service 1 All hew2. All metimmmiett powder (including eannoum
cartridges) wiiielm
on ex:liiiination mtmav be ftiwiii tuiimijiiietI.11. l3lmnmk 1,
Ptuitlvi fmtnmi iiriti
1-rimump lamimtOmi ia lt Fitigis, unless specially
placed in Cln~iI.2. lowdem fromim broli in lii) S. A.
,kmnmniiimii ion.~3, Strvie ~wdei found diittv or li1oI~t1mjim I
lit grain imt-
ptiiodid ispirt ions, or on ret urn except in timeCises ot It,
L. Ii, miii It }. 0. 1iowtiers, Which if only(I 1151 V will
it&~i~t~~(l~l,d fum s,rv ice.
111, Shell , , . 1. Powder found too iii I v for Chiss 11.2. 1
oi,iivr tmu,pfcti front sh,ll.~.
IV. Doubtful . , All jioivti~i I itiviu (ticviii ul&w
tnvtier) nt urmicil intosuite, intl awlimiuig imunirit joim,
i,. (ondenutd lowti,r fitinti iii ,~:iiijm:lt iii to In too
nmucli deteijouitclfit ~iis to b
1 pity! in univ ot tl~ihovi ellsns.
VI. Coni,unntd I&iwtlii I~tiiuttto Is (Ito nit-li daiiagttl
timid unfit for tinyfor extrm.it ion tiling html txl rn-tiomm of
sali~i(re,
79. Powders found Oh examimmatiomi to be repairable, ~siilatonce
he marked with time class to wlmieli tlmey arc cmmjmmmhde of
beingconverted ; but will be crossed iii wlmite chalk, jim order to
iii(hcate that thmey ame ommly oquivahcmmt to a doubtful powder iii
anissuing poiumt of view.
* Powder obt mmcl by breaking imp breechioi ding eunill-mrnm
fluhlmi until ion ~liouhlbe at once t Itoroiiglily wetted, is il
iiulmy ttut,iiuu snitil lilt hits if iictitmiiting Coil11~sitiomm.
1mm this state it is use1cs~except for extract iou of siltpetre,
ill! willtherefore be placed 1mm Climsi VI,
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80. At home stations all powder rcturmmcd immto store will,
intime first instance, be placed in Class IV. ; it will be
removedto omie of time other five classes on the result of time
inspectionbeing determined. At stations wimeic conveniences for
localexamimmatiou may exist, a requisition will be trade by time
Con-troller to hmave thus inspeclicu made mvithmoumt delay. If
ciicmuustances simould render such a comurse imumpractmcable, time
gunpowderwill be retained as doubtful, amid a report of time
circumstancesmade to time Controller, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, whmo
mull conveythe orders of time Surveyor-General in the matter.
81. At foreign stations time cxamimmation of powder will be
eon-timieted by time Iroof Officer, on time requisitiomm of time
Contmol Officer.Time cxamiumatiomm will he made a~soon as
possibleafter delivem intostore, in order to enable time
Comnmiaissrmmy to assminme charge ot timegunpowder in accordance
with its existing state and coumdition.
82, At stations wimere no Ar~ilieryare located, time
Commissarywill personally examine all powder eoimtaimmed in time
origiumalpackages as soon as received into store. If no sign of
detcrioma-tion lmrescnt itself, lie may assume charge of the powder
umiderits original classification, and may re-issue it aceordimmgly
;siuould there be any reason for doubt, time powdem will be takenin
charge and marked as under Class j\T, and time
circumstancesreported to time Controller, Royal Arsenal,
~Voolwmchi,who wmllcommunicate time orders of time Surveyor
General.
83. Powder fromu broken up cartridges,and powderemptied
fromshells, will iim all cases be sifted before being returned into
stome,so timat all extraneous articles may be detected. Barrels
ofpowder emmiptied from shells arc to be distiumguished as
sucim.
84. Time sizes of sieves used in sifting powder before
returningit into store, will be as follows :
For It. L. (3. powder, a sieve of 3 meshes to time iimclm.L. G.
,, ,, 6 ,,
It. F. G. ,, ,, 8 ,,1?. (3. ,, ,, 12 ,,Pistol ,, ,, 16 ,,
85. On receiving powder, Commissaries will look to time
this-tinguisiming marks, slmowiimg the description of powder,
makersnamoc, and dates of stoving; and will arrange tiu~barrels in
timemagazimme accordingly, carefully keeping time powder of each
(lateof stoving together as far as practicable.
86. In issuing service powder, care will be taken to issue as
far aspossible, the powder of time same maker, and of the same date
ofstoving.
87. The annexed examples will show time manner in whmiclm
timeheads of barrels will be mamked in futuue.
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No. 1.
POWDER
125 hbs.
No. 33 5621.APRIL, 1871,
LOT 1-183,VII. 28.
No. 2.
POWDEIt100 11)5.
L. G:~-Examined 20. 5. 6~,
VII. 27.
No. 3.
PO\~J)Eit100 lbs.
R. L. G.*TIe-duistedf 17. 10, 69,
TR. 26i.
-~ Tltrac letters n iii be in red paint. f Or Rrputiiei!, is the
ease mnny lie,
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No. 4.
88. No. 1 applies to new powder.No. 2 applies to returned
powder, whiehm, after examination,
Imas been classed for service.No. 3 applies to returned powder,
mvhiehm, after examimuation,
hmas been re-dusted or otherwise rcpaiued for service,No. 4
applies to blank or exercise powder.No. 5 applies to simeil
powder.
Time 5th line in No. 1 commtains1. TIme brand of powder (No.
33).2. Time number of barrels in time i)riuul (56).3. Time number
of time barrel itself in time brand (24).
89, Gunpowder is thvidccl iimto lots for convenience of
storing;each of time 100 barrels comnposimmg a lot is marked witim
the sanmenumber, and the mmumnbems of time lots mmmli
commseemmtively for cachmmammufitctmuer, as powder is sum
pphmcd.
POWDER
100 lbs.
L.G.BLANK,
Til. 23.
POWDER
100 lbs.
L.G.Sil ELL,
TB, 28,
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90. Time fohlowiimg list simons time immmrposes for whicim
powders oftime se~claldcscmi~mtmommsarc to be mused ; and demaumds
and issueswill be ucgumlatcd iii aceordumncc timerewith,
p. For time but/eriny charges of all rifled gums of 7-inch
calibreamm(l umpwards, amid for all semvice clmnrges of ~10lb. amid
lul)wards. Whmen no P imomvdem is available, R. L. G. will
beuse(l.
Seiuice R. L. G. For service chmaiges, up to ~10 lb., of allM.
L. It. gimums above time 6-1-pr.; amid likewise for
batterimugcharges of all gumms whmen 1. powlem is not
available.
&rtice L. G. For all S. B. ordmm~ueeand B. L. It. guns,
forM. L. II. gmmns up to time 6-Ipr. immelmmsivc (except time7pr.
with which F. 0. is used), amid immay he used iiicases of necessity
witim M. L, II. guns imp to time 9immeimof 12 tomis
immclmmsive.
Seruicc I?. F. U. For rifled smnrtllarmus of every
descriptionexcept Mamtimmillcimrv mmmskct and pistols.
Sc,.rice F. G. For 7-pr. M. L. B. guns, fom all
smmmoothm-borcsmmmailamms, amid ibr time l)lirstimmg charges of
shmapimelsimells.
Scrviee !is(ol. For Colts, amid l)eamm and Adams camtridgcs,ammd
for burstiuig chmarges of all shmapumel shells.
Blank, or Eaercise B. L. U. awl L, G. For lmlaimk cimarges ofall
descriptions of rifleul amid smooth-bored orthmmammce.
Blank, or Ereietse B. F. G. Oflhl F. G. For blaimk
smallarmcartmidgcs of every description. flmcsc powdeus may, if
itbe commsidercd advisable, be mused jo~~blank charges forordnance
when theme is a surphims store.
S/ic/i Powder. L. (l. for time bursting ehmamges of all
slmchls,rifled, or smmmootlmbore, exeelmt simrapmmel (see above),
aimd6, 9, 12, amid 20pr. segnmemmt shmehls, (or which F. G. is tobe
mused. F. U. or L. (I. imm Class II. may be taken if noF. (3, om L.
(I. in Class 111. be available, amid s(rvice F. 0.or I~.(3, mt~ no
blammk F. (3. or L. U. be available.
91. Sermiie powder mviii never be issued for blank ci
emerczcecartridges, wimemi ammy powder classed ummmdeu time latter
head is mmmaiiable. This rule is immtemmmicd to .mimidv stmietlv to
time umommissue ofService It. L. (3. amid It. F. 0. powders for
blank charges. 1~xtrcisclmOn(ler will not be issimcd for lilhimmg
slmells, wimeum shielh lmowdcr isavaihable.
92. The Proof Officer will be eaicfmml to imote at his issuing
andreccivimmg exuuumiimatioims, time imummibers of time hots, as
also time immarksmmd dates tlmat Imave been place(1 0mm time
various barrels ~f powdersmmbmittcd for his immshmcctmoum, befbrc
being issmmcd to, or oim beingreceived from 11cr Najestys Land or
Naval Forces. All thmcseparticulars will be cmmtercd in time report
uumade to time Couummissamy,in order thmat tlmev mimumy be
available for fmmtimic refememice imm case ofnecessity.
VII. LABORATORY OPERATIONS.93. The fohlowimmg instmuctiouis will
ime. stricthv olmseived by all
persomis eumgmIgc(l imm work commmmcctcd with Combustible
Stomcs.
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~\~mm1any laboratory operation, such as makiug imp ani-munition,
rcnmovmumg fuzes and filling or emptying shuells, is requiredto be
perfornied, time Commissamy in charge will iumform time
Con-troller. Time Comutrohier mviii tlmcmm report time same to time
GeneralOfficer Commanding, mmimo will direct time Commanding
Officer oft1m~Royal Artillery to take steps for time performance of
this duty.
93. Timese opematioums wifl be camrie(l on in accordance witim
thefollowing extract from time Queens Regulations 1868 (Pama.
661).The detailed applicatiou of thme~eiimstrmtctions mmimmst
depend ujmommtime means available at each statiomm.
(it.) No laboratomy operatioum wimiehm involves risk of an
cxplosiomi is to be carried on withmin a distance of 400 yards fmom
amagazine in whmiehm large quantities of gummpowder arc stomed.
(b.) No accumulation of gmmmipowdem or othmer explosive material
is to be allowed 0mm mummy aceoummt in time womkslmops, or iii
close proximity to time laboratory buildings. A small expemuse
magazine in a safe position is to be provided, time stores arc
tobe drawn from timis mmmagmmzine in small qmmantities as required,
and
time fiumisimeci work is to be metmmimmed to time niagaziule in
time samue way. This is a most important poiumt, for
umotwithstrmumdimig every precaution an accident may occur.
(c.) All the arrangememmts slmommld timerefore be made with a~
view to reduce as far as practicable time amoummt of explosive or
combustible material imm a building at aumy one time, wimcre
laboratory operations arc being camricd 0mm. (d.) Time
destrmmctiomi of combiustihic stores by fire, or by
breaking up, is on no account to be effected witimin time
precinctsof a laboratory.
(e.) All persons engaged in work conumected with combustible
stores are to ehmaumge thmeir outer clothes, viz., coat,
waistcoat,
trousers, cap, and shoes, amid to wear suits specially provided
forthus ~
(f.) Time chmaumge of clotimes to be cflccted in a simifting
imouse, whmerc time omdimmary chothiiuig is to be deposited.
(g.) 0niy steady amid intelligent men arc to be employed
onlaboratory work, amid time preference is to be given to timose
mslmoimave passed tbronglm a comurse at Woolwieh.
96. In removing fuzes from shells only suchm toolsas arc
piovidedfor this purpose mviii be used, and with respect to time
pillar fmmzeespecial care will be takemm not to press unduly upon
the head outaccount of its very close proximity to time detoumating
composition.
97. To reduce time risk iii extracting pillar fuzes as far
aspossible, a special extractor will he supplied.
98. In cases in which time fuac will not yield to time
authorizedmeans of extraction, time shell, if not provided witim an
unloadinghole, will be placed under water, and in 1/mis condition,
namely underwater, a small hole mviii be bored through time side
for time admissionof water. TIme powdem will be timomouuglmiv sat
umrated before anyfurther steps arc taken to remove time fmuze.
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99. Wlmemm t1mi~ operation caumnot be coni-cimiemitly
performed,time site11 will be thimowmm into time sea, or otherwise
safely(hiSposed of,
100. If time shell has an ummloadimmg hole, time ummmloading
hmolepimig mviii be unscrewed, thm~ pa~)ier mn~1elit~waml forced
immto theimmtemior, aumd water pommmed itm ummtil time powder is
tlmorougimlysaturated.
101. Time opeiatiomm of removing time fmmze from time shell will
be
1merfommmued in a Se1)ammmte bmmildiimg, amid jim time abscmmce
of s1meciudmcasomms to time commtrary, ommly omme shell will be
o1memmmted upomi at atitmie.102. Whmeum flue fumze is renuoved a
service metal fuize hole plug
mviii be semewed in to secure time imoiviher, ammd time simell
thiemi coumveycd to aumotimer bmmildimmg to be emmiptied.
103. To empty time simehl a wooden fuammuc or cradle will he
musedto iest time such upoum, amid time greatest care will be
takemm thatevemy portloim of time bmmrstiimg chmamge is rcmmmoved
before time simehlis retmmmimed immto stome as enupty, water beimig
used to washm out ammytrace of powder whmielm it may be dithicimit
to meniove witim thecopper scraper.
10 1. Shells timmis cmi11)ticd will be ummmmrkecl on time imead
witlm anE imm wlmite paiumt at Woolwichm, ammd red paimmt at otlmer
statiomms, alsowitlm a letter to (lemmote time stations. Time
powder obtained willbe tmcate(l as (himeCt(d iii ~)aiimgrm1~)ii56,
amid in general any 1)omvchcrmvlmiclm, duiimmg laboratory
opcmatiomm, lmas beemi spilt Oh time floor, orotimemwisc expose~ito
a(limiixtmmme witim iron filings, grit, or dirt ofaumy
desemiptioum, will be mit oumec swept up, wetted amid reserved
forextraction.
VIII. CONVEYANCE OF AMMUNITION AND GUNPOWDER BYLAND.
105. No ammumuitiomm or gummpomvder will lie scmmt to any
stationat imommme, ummtii time officer wimo lm:ms to receive it
imas been commmnnuuicmmtid mvitlm by time ofhiecr wimo huts to
immakc time supply, amid timecommsigimee hums rc1mlied timat lie is
lmeimarmd to receive it.
106. At time timmme time issue is made mm Jmropcm iimvoice wuli
besent to time comisigmlce.
107. When smnahlamm ammmmmmition or gunpowder hmas to beremoved
by time troops, in their own wagons, or in time wagonsbciongiumg to
time War Dcpartnuent, a requuisitioim will he made ontime General
or othmcr Officer Commnandiimg time 1)istriet om (i:mrzison,by time
Officer jim clmauge of time 1)ep~t, statimmg lime uumimber
ofmvagoums meqtmircd, amuh time day oum whmiclm time
ammmunmmimition or powderwill be ready fou reimmoval. it will be
left to time Officer Cnmmmimmandmug time Troops to lix time day
amid Imour out whmieh time muimmmmmumitiouor gmmmipowder shall be
rcmnovcd.
108. At time time amid place appoummtcl, a Control Officer or
aSerjemmumt Coumductor will be iii attendance to hmaumd time
packagesov-r to tIme Officer Comnummaummhimmg time party, Simomml(h
wad,mij It iii s berequired foi time sccmmiitv of time
mmmummummtitioim time. w mIt Ime lent totime nmilitarv pamty, amid
time Commtiol Olhicer will tal~.ecare timcy are
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duly retm.mined wimen time service lies I)cefl completed. 1mm
order,imowevcr, that there may be mmo (iividcml responsibility, it
is to becleauly understood timat time Officer in Comumammd will be
respoumSih)Iefor time due dehveuy of time packages, as well as for
time wagonsbeing in cli respects suitable, 1)mopexly stowed, amid
not Oveuha(heim.
.100. When large quantities imavc to be fomwardcd,
otimerwisethan by nujhjtau~eouuvcvamicc, time Commtmol Ofiiecr
makimig time issuewmhl take care that time commtractor by wimommi
time packages areforwarded, provides ~ropcr convevammee for time
sanme; that tImecarts or wagomus arc not overiademm ; aum(h that
timey are ~uo~emlyscemucd botim froumm damuger and damp, amid for
this object wadmuuiltilts and luiuies may be but to time
commtraetou on time terms humiddown in ~ 108.
110. As all amnmuuuitioum mmd gmumpowmier sent by railway
isimIacc~iium properly couistmuctcd powder 1,amms (except when
securedin imoum safety eases, as alluded to in 113), no fmuthmer
precautioumsumgaimist danger are imeecssarv, time mailway
aiutiuomities amid commtmaetcarrier being responsible ; but time
coumtmact camriems will have tosee thmat time packages are hmaumded
over to time railway officials iiiproper order amid commditiomm.
Thuey ~viil Imave also to make allaurangemnents with each railway
compaumy for time due forwardingof time animnumuitiomi or
gmmmmpowder, without delay, after receipt attime statiomu, amid
will, tbmeuctoie, have to give (hue mmotice to suclmcompmmmmy of
time (lay amid lmommr cmi mvlmieim it is to be forwarded.Time
contract carriers will further be iCsl)oumsml)ie, that, wimen
theammunition reaeimcs time railway statioum, puoper convcyamiccs
are athmand to convey it to its fimmai destination.
111. ~ amid other corps may draw timeir own amnmuuitioum amid
convey it to thmeir own magmmzimues, time Officer iii chargeof time
Dep~ttakiiig care that time couvcyaumccs are iim all
respectssuitable, amid ame miot overiademm. Wacluniltilts may also
be iciut ontime terms lund dowmi imu 108.
112. In time absemmec of special orders from time War
Office,escorts mviii not be required to accourmpany ammmnmmmition
ou guuu.powder, unless time General or other Officer comniamudimig
theDistrict or Garrison considers it necessary, amid imi time
evemmt ofsuch being time case, lie uuill duly immformn time
Commtrol Officer, wimowill in such a case, invariably apply to such
officer for time properescort, stating in hit application time
quummutities of animumnition orgunpowder to be forwarded, by whiat
commvcvauee to he seumt, as alsotime day and hour fixed for its
departure. It will be for time OfficerCommanding time troops to
determine the strength and descriptionof time escort required.
113. In time conveyance of small qimantitics of
small-armammtmnitioum by railways in time United Kingdom, jim order
toexpedite issues to regiments au(l also to reduce time expense of
timeemploYment of powder vaums, metal cylinders adapted for
containimmgImahl and qmuarter barrels mviii be used.
I 14. These cyhindcus will be conspicuously marked with timename
of time statioum to whielm they belong, mmd .vitlm time lettcrs\\
.4~ 1), ami will be lucid oum chuaige as articles iii use,
mmotwithstanding timeir beimmg sent umwav from time to time witim
ammunition.
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0mmreceiving these cvhimmdems, emnpty amid retummm thmenu, witlm
timespammmmers ammd bags, to time Commtrol Ollicer at time statiomi
fmommiwimichi they are scuit, by time same mode of commveyauicc by
whichthuey arrived.
116. Every immstaumcc of umumlecessarv (lelay iii time return of
timecvhiumders, &c., will be immmmcdiateiy reported by time
Commissaryin chamge to time Controller.
IX. CONVEYANCE OF AMMUNITION AND GUNPOWDER BYDEPARTMENTAL
VESSELS.
117. 0mm arrival at any Control Statioum, time Master of
timevessel will imummediately mcport iminmsclf to time Comitrol
Officer, amid.if any stores are on bound, deliver time bills of
lading.
118. Time Master will keep a log book, inserting time
daihyocclmmrcumccs, and also time receipts amid deliveries. flue
tally of allstores passimmg immto or omit & the vessel will be
taken by time Masteror Mate, wimo will be Imeki strictl
accommntable for the delivery ofall time stoues accomdimmg to time
receipt tally, and ami~ deficiencymust be immmmnc.liatcly ieported
by thue Commtrol Officer to whmoiuu thuestomes aue commsigumed.
119. rj~ Master will attemmd daily at tIme Contuoi Office at
timestatiomm whmeie time vessel ama be hyimmg, to receive Mmcli
orders a~-thie Control Ofiiccr may finmI it mmecessary to give.
r1~1ue Mastemmviii receive his imistrmietiomus fiomn time Commtrol
Olliccr omily.
120, Time Master will frequently cxaimuiuuc time hold, miami
bepaiticulamiy careful that all iron bolts, nails, &c., are
covered withsimect lead or taummucd hide, arid that any defects iii
the vessel orstores arc imunucdia~e1yreported, in wmitiumg, to time
Control Officerat time Station.
121. Pmeviommsly to receivimig mummy gunpowder, ammummuition,
&c.,time Master or Mate will tumkc especial care to examine
time hold,and see that it is clean swept, free from grit or dust,
amid iii a fitstate to receive time stores, lie will report time
fact to time Coum- -trohier.
122. As a general rule no conibustible stores will be
comivevediii tluc same boy witlm powder amid anmumuimuuition. In
spcciuml eases,luowever, whmeme combustible stores of aim
uunexeeptiommaiule dcscriptioum are fouwarled witim proper
preeammtiomi as to tlmeim stowage andsecurity, thuis rcstuictioum
may be ommuitted,
123. On receiving gnnpoader, amuumnuumition, &c., time
Masterwill see that time pimmtlomiu jim time vessels hmold, tite
gauugwavs amidcomiumgs of time hatchmwavs are covered witim tanned
hides, thatthe bammcls or boxes are carefully stowed, time
hmitcimes properlysecured and locked, ammul tim.t time key
remmmaumms iim imis ouvumpossessiomm.
12l. A. cushioum (stuffed mvithm mvhmitc oakutn) covered
withleatimcr, will be mused for landing all poummlcm barrels om
cases upon,whuethmcr in time huoid of the vessel or on time
vmhuumrf, mvlucn loading ordischamgirug 1momvdei.
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125. In stowing powder in time hold of time vessel the
baruelswill be carried, armcl on umo aecoummt rolled over each
otlmer, unlesstanned hmmdcs arc laid down for time pmmrpose of
protection.
126. No leaky or badly coopered band will be received onboard,
and shmould sumclm be ofleucd, time Master will refmuse toreceive
it, and mviii report time ciucunistauice to the Control Officerin
charge at time station imnmediatcly.
127. After the vessel luas bccmm discharged, time bides,
haircloths, &c., will be removed, and time hold carefully
cleaned omit.
128. On delivery of time above mentioned stores time same
eammtioumwill be mused as iii loading, amid if any barrels or boxes
simould hmavebeen unavoidably broken, mummy powder wluich may have
becomeloose will be carefully swept imp, and time cimcumstaumecs
reportedby the Master to the Controller before dehivemy to time
Magaziime,
129. No fires, other than time engine-room fire, will be
lightedon board auuy vessel, barge, or craft convevimug gummpowdcr,
orcombmmstible stores, to any place iuu time River Timamimes within
onemile below Gravesend, or in citimer of time canals headmumg
toAldershmot or Wreedon; nor betweeui time Noue mind Chmatluam in
timeRiver ?~1edway; nor withmium two nmiies of time Spit, or outer
Buoy,leading to Ilarwichm Harbour.
130. When gunpowder or ammunition is shipped, and timevessel is
witlmin time limits of any port, uueitlmcr fimcs, highuts,
norsmoking will, under any circumstances, be permitted 0mm
board.
131, Fires will be provided in flue cook houses at time
severalstations when requisite, for cooking time provisions.
132. When at anchor at night, jum a roaclstcad, or jim time
trackof shipping, a masthmead light will be showim, and, when
underweigh time side lighmts, according to Admiralty
Regulation.
133. When time vessel, barge, or other craft is one mile
belowGrauescnd, amid not nearer than half-a-mile of any iumhabited
placeor magazine, a fmme may be ligImted on board for cooking
purposesonly, amid time Master will see it carefully extinguished
at sunset,and one hour previously to going alommgside mummy shuip
or magazine.The engine-room fires in time steamers must also be put
out onehour previously to going alongside any ship or magazine.
134. Smoking below is strictly prohibited.
135. When a vessel has received gunpowder, ammunition,
orcombustible stores on board, a red flag will be hoisted at time
mast-head, and kept flying until time cargo is discharged. The
masteror mate and all time crew will remain on board until all time
storesare discharged, uumiess it may be necessary to procure water
orprovisions, inwhich case notice will be given to time Control
Officer,but the vessel is not to be heft without either time master
or mateand one seaman.
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136. No lucifer nuatcimcs will at any time be used on board
anyof time WTar T)epaitmemit Vessels, and any person found to be
inpossession of time samne, will i)e imummediatelv dismissed. Time
usualtiml(ieri)OX, &c., uvihl be kept by time Master, mmd useul
for time lmur1)050 of strmkimmg a light whmeim actually
umeeessary.
137. At Priddys IIamd, Pmmrfleet, amid Tipnci, when in
consequcnee of waumt of water, a vessel lademm with I)oum(ler or
conubmistiblestores is unable to be unloaded Oh time day of
armivah, she will bemoored mum time safest position at time wimamf,
amid time hatchmwayssccmmred amid covered witim tarpammlimis ; amid
no other vessel mviii beallowed alongside of her. At all other
Stations time vessel riotumnioaded will Imaul into time stieamn a
distammee of 900 yards from timeMagazimme Wlmamf, but if cummlmty a
distammce of 100 yards is sulhiciermt.
138, No vessel havimg powdem or aumimumumitiomi on board will
beheft without a responsible \Vatclmniaim in ebamge.
X. GUNPOWDER VESSELS.139. Time follomvimmg icgmilatiOmms fom
ieceivimig Powder and Aiim
muumition, are for time gmmidauice of hmeisoums emmmplovcd oui
boamd timeStore l)epartmnent Vessels amid in time Luiboiatomv Cmaft
used forthe comiveyamice of time sauuie to mum(l frommu time
Receiving Vessels, &c.
110. All pcusomus cnupioyed ium time mcceivimmg vessels,
barges,boats amid mmlagazimucs, will change thmeir outer clothmes,
viz., coat,waistcoat, trousers, cap amid shoes, mud mvcar time
suits specially lrovided for timem.
1-1.1. Time chmauige of clotimcs will be cflectcd iii a
shmiftimug imouse,wimere time ordinary chotiming will be
deposited.
142. Smoking is stmictly proimibited, amid aumy mmmii found
witha lucifer match in imis ~~ossessioumwill be inmmncdiatehv
dismissed.
1-13. No fire is on mummy aecomuiut to be allowed either iii
timereceiving vessels, barges, or boats.
14-1. flue receiving vessels, barges, and boats, will be kept
serumiimmlommsiy cleaum, aii(l free frommm hoose gmmu1~mow(lcr.
1~15.In shmilmping or umnslmippimmg aimumnummitioum am
giiimpouvder,trimmed imides or wadnmiltilts will be hmud over timat
portiomi of thmevessel over which thue cases or humrmchs pass.
1-16. A red flag will be kept flvimmg u-lien tlmeme is
aiu~gummpowdcr.or aniimiuiition aim board time icccivimmg
mcssci.
1-1-7. At Woolwichm time gUmupOw(lci will i)e received daily
fromtime receivimug vessel at time hower causeway, and
trauisi)orte(l inrailway trmucks to time Royal Laboratory ; time
immadeup amumimmunitioumwill be trammspomte(l iii railway trucks
fuoni thuc East Laboratory, toNo. I Mmmgaziime, each truck being
Jamicim by the Laboratory andhanded over to time Control
Departnmcnt fom remnomah.
148. Gmmnpowder or animumnition required to be sent from
timeArsenal, by hand carriage, will he brought from No. 1 Magazine
jimtrucks to within time walls of time Auscnah, or if
immnc(liatehyrequired, will be lmaumdcd over by time lioyal
Laboratory to timeCoumtrol Dcpaitmimcnt aim the bank of time
canal.
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In Summer.CapLasting jacketCloth trousersWoollen shirtsShoes,
Magaziime.
The persons employedsimirts and drawers,
1mm Winter.CapLasting jacketCloth trousersWoohicii
simirtsWTooilen drawersGreat coatShoes, Magazine.
must provide thmemselvcs with woollen
The following Regulations and Instrmmctioes arc hereby
can-celled, viz.:
Clause 102, Army Circulars 1868.,, 57 ,, 1869.
,, 1869.,, 59 ,, 1870.,, 104 ,, 1870.,, 130 ,, 1870.,, 91 ,,
1871.,, 122 ,, 1871.,, 177 ,, 1871.
1,49. TIme suits of clotimimig provided for and icquiieul to be
wornby time peusons employed in time receiving vessel and
laboratorybarges are as follows
* ~,2031.
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A P P E N 1)1 X.
~1I(nmoran(lunmrecpecthmg time Ventilation of JIaqa:iimes.1.
lime dmmuimpmmess counplaimicd of in bumihdimmgs mviii frequently
be
fomiumd to anise tioun condeumsation of time watery mmmpoimr of
time air whichmenters time bumildinug. liurildimmgs with thick
walls anti vaulted roofs,mind e~pcciahiytimose eovereh mvith
cam-tim, are hmarmidumlarly liable to dammip.nuess frommi this
cause.
2. Air ahiv~iyscontains some piopOrtion of watery vumpour.
Wimeimtime 1)noj)ortioum is smumahl time air is said to be dry, and
when harge theair is said to be danmp ; when time propoimioum is
time greatest tiurit cmi beditflmsed thumoumghm air mit a giveim
temperature, time air is said to besaturated at thmtit
temperature.
~h. Time proportion of watery vapour which saturated air
coimtainsvaries Witim time temmiperatumue, being greater for high
timummi for howtemmmpermitures, Air commtmuinimig a particular
proportioim of moisture isreui(ler(I less capable of depositing
mumoisture by its teuimpcrature beimmgiaiscti, and time reverse
when it is lowemed.
1. Air may be bmoimghit to a state of saturatioum by reduciug
itstini
1~eratuue. If time air contain but little moisture, time
mcdmiction
of teum)1)cratmmre mmmst bc considemmmblc ; but if it coumtaimm
mucim a slightreduction mviii brimug it to a state of
satumatiomm.
5. If air be cooled below time degree of temperature at which
itwill be in a state of s:mtimratioui, a portion of time watery
vmmpouur commtainedtherein will be (l01)OSitCd 0mm mmmiv tOICI
substmmnmce mvithm which it immay conicin contact. Time degree of
temmmpemmmtmmrc mit wmicim air ui-ill thins begin todeposit
moisture is called its thu-point.
6. \Viucn warm aim emiters a comparatively cold bumildirug time
temperatumrc of time air is redmuced by coming iii contact witlm
tho ulterior wailsamid othici cold suifaces ; miad if its
temuipematiure be timmus iedmmced belowtime mlemmpoiimf,
comm(lenSatioim iiihl tuike ~iacc. In time latter case it isobvious
timat time adniissioum of fresim air will hot tend to dry a
buildirug,but to render it d:mmmuj).
7. If mu nimmgazimme 10 feet by 2-1 feet by 12 feet, time
tcnmpermutmmmcof whuose jntm-inmmi wails, &c. is 15 degrees,
were to 1)0 filled witimmaturated air himi~inig a teumiperutune of
50 degrees, amid time nmmmmgazimmesere thmemm closed, imeariy a
pimmt ci immoistume would be deposited duringthe cooiimmg of time
fucslm air to time temperature of time walls. Time ~mimutof
umoisture wommid result f,-onn time qnmaumtity of air sulilcient
merely to filltime mumagazimie ; limit if time vetitilatoms were
epeul, time air might beremiewed unmimmy timuics iii time course of
mu day, amid mcry much more tluan apint of miuoistumrc be
deposited.
8. Air cimlemilug a building whose temperature is higlmer than
it~omvum, i)ceomnes capable of mmbsorbimmg mnoistuue froumm danup
smmrIimces.
9. Time euiiciemmcy of time vcntiiatioim of a umuigrizumue will
depend Ui)Ouitime degree of drymiess which time fmeslm air
rmdmnitted into it posssscs, mmmdtime rapidity of lime emmirent of
dry air passing through time bmmiidimmg.
10. Time dryumess of air is immdie:mted by time mmmmmmubcn of
degrees byuvlmich its tempcrmmtmmre e~tccedsits dewpoint.
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Appendix--- conthmued.
11. Time ventilators of magazines should, in all cases, be
constructedso as to exclude or adnmmit the esteimmcmi aim at
discretion, and 1/meinstructions for their use should ic framed
with a u-mew to the exclusion ofthe external air, mv/men time
te~nperutule of its dewpoint is above i/matof/he inte,ior of the
building, 0)1(1 time admission of 1/ic air ut/men its dew-point is
below time tempera/ui-c of time interior of time building.
12. For time foregoing reasons, time common practice by which,
underArt, 491, Ordnance ltegmmlations, 1855, magazines are open for
purposeof yentilation on every ,flne day, is couisiderably
modified.
13. The interior of a bombproof magazine with thick walls rind
amaumlted roof, is comnmoumiy colder than the oumtsido air in
summer andwarmer in winter. \Vimiter is therefore time more
favomurable season forventilation ; but in time climate of En~1a
1r~~-exeeptionsto this ruleare numerous, owing to time prera of
warm dammmpwinds from the south amid west, and dry wiuidsfrom the
uiortim mind east.
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