Artificers’ tools and stores and miscellaneous stores, including two light forges for pack saddles, will be issued free by Ordnance Department.
Signalling.—Signalling equipment will be issued free on the field service scale for a British Cavalry regiment.
Ammunition.—Small-arm ammunition will be issued at the rate of 650 rounds per rifle, calculated according to the following scale:
| On soldier | 100 | rounds | per rifles |
| 1st Reserve (34 boxes) | 132 | ” | ” |
| 2nd ” (Ammunition Column and Park) | 268 | ” | ” |
| Practice ammunition | 150 | ” | ” |
Mark II. ·303 ammunition only will be taken for use in South Africa. The practice ammunition may be black powder ammunition.
Revolver ammunition will be issued at the rate of 150 rounds per officer’s revolver calculated as under:
| On person | 24 | rounds | per revolver |
| 1st Reserve | 26 | ” | ” |
| 2nd ” (Ammunition Column and Park) | 50 | ” | ” |
| Practice ammunition | 50 | ” | ” |
| Total | 150 |
Two boxes of revolver ammunition will be carried with the 1st reserve rifle ammunition. All the above ammunition will be issued at Calcutta.
The 2nd reserve of rifle and revolver ammunition will on arrival of the corps in South Africa be handed over to the Ordnance Department as may be directed by the local military authorities.
Cooking Utensils.—Cooking utensils will be provided free by the Commissariat Department if required—viz., five sets of three oval camp kettles (with one gridiron, chopper, and ladle for each kettle) per company; one set weighs 39½ lb.