Indian Expeditionary Force 'D', General Routine Orders (incomplete) [‎312v] (641/774)

Boxes, Gun cotton,
Wet
Equipment —
A. A. Section
E.F. Canteens
Rebate and Credit
Accounts
• ' •
Metal Polish
Railway Passes
Torches, Electric
Quartermaster General’s Branch
W | emntv Un lined boxes and cases for wet gun cotton are to be returned to
. . 58. Aleml with formations or to the nearest Ordnance Depot.
Ordnenc® 915117 be taken to see that Sockets and Plugs are returned with Cases, one
slab, field.—Q-21M. . I -
59 oval is given for the issue of the following stores to Anti-Aircraft
Sections armed with 13-pr and 12-pr A.A Equipments to the scale shown : -
Binoculars, prismatic. No 2, Mk. II
Clinometers, field, Mk IV or V
Instruments, measuring travel correction,
vertical
/ „ „ „ „ lateral
Lath, adjusting ar illery range finder, Mk. II
Range finder, artillery, No. 2. Mk II,
Barr & Stroud -
Telescope, garrison
,, observation, special
,. sighting. No 12
No 13
„ signalling, Mk IV
Watches, stop, 30 sec, No. 1
„ No. II
■ ‘
13-pr. A.A.
Mk I & II
Motor Lorry
Mountings
13-pr A.A.
Mk. III & IV
Motor Lorry
Mountings
12-pr. A.A
( a)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
—
1
1
—
1
1
1
1
1
1*
1
1
1
1
1
1*
1
1
—
1
1
—
I
1
1*
1
1
r
(a) In the event of the guns of this section being widely separated, the numbers
shown against the items marked with an asterisk may be doubled
Instruments in possession of A.A. Sections in excess of this scale are to be returned
to the Ordnance Department—Q-1194.
60 Fortnightly Credit Accounts and 5 °/o rebate will, after 20th January, 1918,
be given to all Presidents of Regimental Institutes, Mess Committees and Baghdad
Service Club Committees under the following conditions:—
Application should be made in writing to Officer i/c E.F. Canteens, BASRA, AMARAH,
or BAGHDAD, to participate in this scheme and the said
accompanied by :—
fa) A letter from applicant’s Commanding Officer
payment of the .account.
application should be
personally guaranteeing
b) Copies, in triplicate, of the signature of the Presidents in question.
All accounts must be paid fortnightly, otherwise credit and rebate will be stopped
Rebate will only be given on orders exceeding £5, and the method of claiming •
same will be as follows :—
The Presidents drawing stores from the Canteen must send.a written authorisation
with each order. Whether cash is paid with order or credit taken, in either case, the
N.( ’.0. i/c E.F. Canteen from which the goods are drawn will give the following voucher:—
This is to certify that (" P R.I, 1st Blankshires,” or “ P.M.C., Mess,” or
P.B S.C.C., Club) has this day purchased stores to the value of Rs
Ans from the E F. Canteen at on which 5°/o rebate will be refunded
at Depot on presentation of this voucher within fourteen days.
Date Signed
No claims for breakages will be entertained unless the goods are examined before
leay ing the Canteen, but all the goods that have deteriorated, or are unfit for consumption,
will be exchanged.
In order to facilitate E.F Canteen bookkeeping, payments on account cannot be
taken, and individual invoices should be settled.—Q-2113. /
61. Approval is given for the issue to units and formations having motor vehicles
on charge of one tin of metal polish per vehicle per month.
Metal polish will not be issued for motor cycles.
undents are to be submitted to Ordnance Officers concerned and issues will be
made as the polish becomes available -Q-24.
62. The provisions of the annexure to General Routine Order No. 679, of 1917, are
extended to include the following railway lines :
1. Advanced Base— Feluja | 2. Baqubah Road—Table Mountain .
.. . . —'Q-124.1
b. Approval is given for the issue of Torches, Electric, to Machine Gun Squadrons
and Machine Gun Sections as under :
Per Machine Gun Squadron
, „ ., Section (4 guns) with Cavalry Regiment not
Brigaded
Indents are to be submitted to Ordnance Officer
as the torches become available.—Q-1793.
4
1
rs concerned and issue will be made
Tools, Screwcutting,
Bolt and Nut,
Chests
Filled
64 Approval is given for the issue of one Chest " C,” l" to 5/16" filled (tool
screwcutting, bolt and nut, Mark III), to each Division for use by the first-aid MT • lorry •
Indents are to be submitted to Ordnance Officers concerned and chests will be
issued as they become available.—Q-2160.
R. STUART WORTLEY, Major-General,
Depu ly Quartermaster-General.