JUNE 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2415

APPENDIX*26
(Referred to in para. 244).

MATERIALS FOR PRESERVATION OF HARNESS, SADDLERY, AND PACK-SADDLERY.

(a) One pint per set for M.M.P.
(b) Half a bar of yellow soap may be drawn in lieu of 1 lb. soft-soap, but such an exchange not to exceed half the allowance. Soft-soap must not be drawn in lieu of yellow soap, as the excessive use of the former is detrimental to the leather.
(c) Three and a half bars per set for R.F.A. training brigades.

N.B.—The above quantities may be increased one-sixteenth for colonial stations, if found necessary, by order of the General Officer Commanding, except for mule harness, which has a special allowance.

APPENDIX 27
(Referred to in para. 206).

INSTRUCTIONS FOR MARKING VEHICLES AND BICYCLES.

1. THESE instructions are issued with the object that when required for use on mobilization every vehicle shall be marked so as to show the title of the unit to which it belongs and the formation to which the unit is allotted.

2. These marks, called “corps marks,” are to be on the same system for all vehicles, and for all branches of the service. The position of the marks will be as follows :—

Gun and howitzer carriages .. On trail, off side.
Limbers and ammunition-wagons—
Q.F. 13-pr. and 18-pr., and B.L.C. 15-pr. Centre of back of ammunition-boxes.
B.L. 60-pr.—
Gun limbers .. Back of off limber-box, close to top.

• Ammunition-wagons and limbers Back of ammunition-box, off side, close to top.
  B.L. 6 in. howitzer .. Back of limber-box, near side, close to top.
  B.L. 5 in. howitzer .. Back of ammunition or limber box, off side, close to top.
  Q.F. 4·5 in. howitzer .. Back of ammunition or limber box, off side, low down.
  Carts, cable .. .. Off side of front box.
  Carts, water-tank—
  Marks x and II .. .. On rear end of tank, off side.
  Marks IIA and IIB .. .. Off side of tank, low down, at front.
  Wagons—
  Air-line .. .. Off side of front box, low down.
  Cable .. .. Off side of futchel of body and off side of footboard of limber.
  G.S., Marks VII to IX .. On diagonal portion of body under the footboard, off side.
  Telephone .. .. On off block supporting drum-bearings of wagon body at front, and on off side of limber-box.
  Other vehicles (if construction admits) On body of vehicles, off side, as far to the front as possible and low enough to be clear of the cover. Limbered vehicles will be marked on both portions.
  Bicycles .. .. Across the rear mudguard, 4 in. above the bridge, and on the upper side of the bottom tube, commencing just clear of the bottom lug of the ball-head.

Mountain Artillery pack-saddlery—
Saddles .. .. In most convenient position, off side.

3. “Corps marks” generally require two lines: First line, title of unit (“17th Ruahine Regiment”); second line, formation to which unit is allotted (“1st Infantry Brigade”). Table 1 shows the abbreviations to be used for titles of units; Table 2 gives examples of first and second lines.

4. In addition to the above-named corps marks there are a number of details, chiefly for regimental convenience, marked on certain vehicles, such as the nature of gun, number or letter of subsection, number of wagon, &c. These details are not to be mixed up with the corps marks, and will be placed in Table 3. The general principles indicated in that table should be followed in marking any vehicles for which specific details are not given.

5. All vehicles in possession of medical units will be marked with the Geneva cross in addition to corps marks, &c.