Footnote 298: Para. 10A, "Instructions regarding Regimental Transport, South African Field Force," issued October, 1899.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 299: A scheme for this existed and regulations had been issued, but prior to Lord Roberts' arrival there had been no excess transport to enable the scheme to be put into operation.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 300: Excepting for the last-named, transport for each of these units had been issued in Cape Town, October, 1899.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 301: The "regimental" system was, however, retained by the force under Sir R. Buller until the break up of the Natal army, in October, 1900.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 302: Mule companies had 520 mules; ox companies, 1,600 oxen.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 303: The cavalry division was accompanied by a supply park on the old system.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 304: As will be seen in the account of the siege of Ladysmith (Vol. II.), these howitzers arrived in time and proved most useful.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 305: It was known before the war that the Boers had purchased a considerable number of "pom-poms." The artillery authorities of the army did not at that time attach much importance to them, but, as their fire was found to produce great moral effect, guns of this type were sent out at Sir R. Buller's request.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 306: General Report on Military Railways, South Africa, by Lieut.-Col. Sir E. P. C. Girouard.[Back to Main Text]
Footnote 307: The conditions in Natal differed considerably from those in Cape Colony, and the system of railway administration was modified accordingly, but here, too, the military staff received the most loyal assistance in every way from Sir David Hunter and the rest of the civil staff.[Back to Main Text]