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Equipment.—2 machine guns with tripods on 1 limbered G.S. wagon drawn by 2 horses.

Ammunition.—3,500 rounds with each gun; 8,000 with regimental reserve; 10,000 with brigade ammunition column; 10,000 with divisional ammunition column for each gun respectively.

TERRITORIAL FORCE: SECTION WITH AN INFANTRY BATTALION

+-+-      Personnel. | Riding horses. | Draught horses. +-+-                     |                 |    Subaltern   1     |          1      |        — Sergeant   1     |         —      |        — Rank and         |                 | File     15     |         —      |         2 +-+-                     |                 | Total 17 (1 officer) |          1      |         2 +-+-

Equipment.—2 machine guns on field carriages each drawn by 1 horse.

Ammunition.—4,000 with the guns; 6,000 with regimental reserve; 10,000 with brigade ammunition column.

SECTION WITH A YEOMANRY REGIMENT

++     Personnel. | Riding horses. | Draught horses. ++   Subaltern  1      |          2       |        — Sergeant  1      |          1       |        — Corporal  1      |          1       |        — Privates 12      |         12       |        — Drivers   4      |         —       |         8 Bâtman    2      |         —       |        — ++   Total     21      |         16       |         8 ++

Equipment.—2 carts for guns, tripods, and 2 sets of pack-saddlery; and 2 carts for