Statement
of Stores supplied by the War Department for Service of the
Royal Engineers, British Columbia, on requisition from Secretary of
State for the Colonies, dated 20th May 1859.
Date of Issue - 2 September,
1859.
Articles to Replace Stores lost in the Briseis
Hemp - shoemakers - coarse - lbs - 81
Hemp - shoemakers - fine - lbs - 12 1/2
Thread - hemp - coarse - lbs - 28
Dishes - tin - meat - 18 inch - 16
Dishes - tin - meat - 13 1/2 inch - 16
Ladles - iron - soup - 20
Knives - dinner - whitehandled - 175
Forks - dinner - whitehandled - 175
Spoons - iron - table - small - 175
Plates - pewter - dinner - 175
Kettles - cooking - round - 8 to a set - sets - 9
Kettles - cooking - square - containing 3 cooking and 1 tea - sets - 9
Heads - long - scrubbing - 20
Handles - long - scrubbing - 50
Handles - long - sweeping - 50
Heads - long - sweeping - 75
Brushes - whitewash - 9 onzs - 36
Scuttles - copper - coal - 7
Lines - tracing - 10
Lines - hambro - 10
Brushes - hand - scrubing - 60
Candlesticks - iron - flat - 30
Clamps - long - scrubbing - 10
Bellows - Officers - 7
Hooks - iron - pot - 30
Lids - iron - pot - round - 6 inch - 15
Pots Iron - round - 6 inch - 15
Shovels - Officers - fire-irons - 7
Pokers - Officers - fire-irons - 7
Tongs - Officers - fire-irons - 7
Fenders - Officers - fire-irons - 7
Shovels - soldiers - fire-irons - 20
Pokers - soldiers - fire-irons - 20
Tongs - soldiers - fire-irons - 20
Steelyards to weight lbs - 422 - 1
Steelyards to weight lbs - 107 - 1
Steelyards to weight lbs - 108 - 1
Steelyards to weight lbs - 56 - 1
Lamps - passage - men's - 10
Burners - tin - single - wick - 10
Cotton wick - lbs - 20
Lanterns - Bullseye - police - 25
Spits - iron - meat - with wheels - 2
Thread - packing - small - lbs - 28
Thread - whited brown - small - lbs - 15
Thread - black - small - lbs - 15
Pots - tin - drinking - 1 pint - 175
Pots - tin - coffee - 3 pint - 25
Pans - iron - frying - round - 14 onz - 10
Trivets - iron - for pots - 15
Beams - iron - scale to weigh lbs - 5 sets - 1
Chassis - scale to weigh lbs - 5 sets - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 56 - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 28 - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 14 - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 7 - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 4 - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 2 - 1
Weights - iron - ringed - lbs - 1 - 1
Boards - scale to weigh - 5 sets - 1
Sideboard - scale to weigh - mahogony - 1
Table - messroom - 15 ft. consisting of 1 frame and 7 flaps - 1
Colours - union - 24 x 12 - 1
Colours - union - 12 x 6 - 1
Heads - mop with nails - 70
Handles - mop with nails - 50
Tables - Officers - 5
Chairs - Officers - 36
Pails - wood - water - 30
Tubs - urine - 20
Tubs - washing 0 25
Boards - table - 6 ft. - 16
Trestles - table - iron - 36
Tops - form - 6 ft. - 12
Iron work for above - sets - 12
Screw drivers - notched - 3
Needles - sewing - tailors - of sizes - 1500
Thimbles - tailors - 90
Scissors - tailors - 9 1/2 inch - 8
Wax - bees - lbs - 22
Bristles - shoemakers - 2
Blades - awl - shoemakers - sewing - 80
Blades - awl - shoemakers - peg - 10
Handles - awl - harness - 25
Handles - awl - brad - 5
Borax - lbs - 5
Glue - lbs - 56
Augers - shell - 1/4" - 4
Augers - shell - 1 1/2" - 4
Augers - shell - 1 3/4" - 4
Augers - shell - 2" - 4
Augers - shell - 2 1/4" - 4
Handles - augers - 41
Plumb bobs - lead - 5
Lines - chalk - single knots - 48
Reels - for ditto - wood - 9
Augers - screw - 5/8" - 2
Augers - screw - 3/4 " - 2
Augers - screw - 7/8" - 2
Augers - screw - 1" - 6
Augers - screw - 1 1/8" - 6
Augers - screw - 1 1/4" - 6
Augers - screw - 1 1/2" - 4
Augers - screw - 1 3/4" - 1
Augers - screw - 2" - 1
Handles for ditto - 30
Axes - pick - 5 lbs - 48
Handles for ditto - 78
Axes - falling - C.P. 4 1/2 lbs - 44
Handles for ditto - 44
Hatchets - hand - American - 1 1/2" - 50
Hatchets - hand - Carpenters - 3 1/2 " - 36
Handles for ditto - 36
Handles for axes - topping - 44
Handles for hatchets - hand - 47
Saws - hand - 26 inch - 14
Saws - hand - coarse - 3
Blades - saw - pit - m7 ft - 4
tillers for ditto - 4
Handles for ditto - 4
Boxes for pit saws - 4
Blades - saw - C.P. 4 ft - 8
Frames for ditto - 8
Lines for ditto - 8
Pins for ditto - 16
Blades - saw - cross cur 6' 6" - 5
Handles for ditto - 10
Saws - tenor - iron back - 10
Saws - sash - brass(?) - 4
Files - saw - pit - 5 1/2" - 12
Files - saw - hand - 5 1/2" - 164
Knives - gabion - 100
Dogs - sawyers - 20
Hammers - hand - smiths - 3 1/2" - 26 lbs - 19
Handles for ditto - 19
Hooks - reaping - 14
Trowels - masons - 10 inch - 6
Trowels - brick - 12 inch - 6
Trowels - setting - 8
Trowels - guaging - 2
Locks - hand - iron -middle sized - 20
Locks hand - iron - small - 5
nails - iron - tacks 3/4" lbs - 2 1'2
Gum - arabic - best - lbs - 1
Hammers - wrench - large - 5
Screws - iron - flat head - middling - gross - 1 3/4" - 20
Screws - iron - flat head - middling - gross - 1" - 20
Screws - iron - flat head - middling - gross - 3" - 20
Hammers - wrench - small - 5
Hammers - sledge - smiths - lbs - 10 - 4
Hammers - sledge - smiths - lbs - 12 - 2
Hammers - sledge - smiths - lbs - 14 - 2
hammers - uphand - smiths - 7lbs - 4
Handles - hammer - sledge - 8
Handles - hammer - up hand - 8
Hinges - butt cast - iron - 2 1/2" - 50
Hinges - butt cast - iron - 3" - 50
Hinges - butt cast - iron - 3 1/2" - 50
Rivets - iron - hand - No. 2 - 2400
Rivets - iron - hand - No. 3 - 3600
Rivets - iron - hand - No. 4 - 2400
Rivets - iron - hand - No. 7 - 1200
Hinges and garnet - wroght iron - 16" - 20
nails - iron - tacks 5/8" - lbs - 20
Wedges - iron - for split - 8 1/2" - 24
Wedges - wood - 10" - 24
Wax - shoemakers - lbs - 28
Levels - 4 ft long - 10
Rules - 4 ft. long - plumb - 20
Bobs - lead for ditto - 20
Blades - sythe - 10
Handles for ditto - 10
Rings for ditto - 10
Wedges for ditto - 30
Stones - rub - 32
Latches - iron - thumb 4" - 50
Screws - iron round head - 1" - gross - 5
Fastenings - screw - sash - iron - 288
Screws - iron - flat head - middling - 5/8" gross - 8
Spethe - brass - lbs - 6
Cleavers - butchers - 6
Choppers - meat - 12
Steels - butchers - 12
Axes - pole - 6
Handles - axe - pick - 6
Knives - butchers - 10 inch - 12
Knives - butchers - 9 inch - 12
Knives - dressing - 12
Knives - jointing - 12
Knives - flagging - 12
Hooks - gamble - 36
Hooks - breaking - 6
Hooks - dressing "S" - 18" - 12
Hooks - round - "S" - 8 1/2 " - 18
Hooks - flat - "S" - 24
Hooks - swivel - 6
Stones - grind - 3
Chests - tool - farrier - 2
Locks - pad - iron - middling - 2
Tools - farriers - complete -sets of - 2
Chests - tool - coopers - 1
Locks - pad - iron - middling - 1
Tools - coopers - sets of - 1
Sheets - tin Dxx - 97
Sheets - tin Dx - 53
Sheets - tin Dxxxx - 54
Sheets - tin Sxx - 336
Sheets - tin Sxxx - 25
Sheets - tin Sx - 89
candles - stearmie ? - lbs - 883
Stoves - Crimean - soldiers - 10
Pipe - wroght iron - dor ditto - in 50 lengths each 2 ft. ft - 100
cowls ? - dor ditto with 2 ft of pipe attached to each - 10
Grates - Officers - 2 foot 9 inch - 25
Fenders - soldiers - wrought iron - 4foot 6 inch - 10
Glass - large - squares - 200
Stools - serjeants - 6
Steelyards to weigh 400 lbs - 1
Knives - carving - buckhandled - 8
Forks - carving - buckhandled - 8
Stones - 34
Solder - tinman's - lbs - 112
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - men's - No. 7 - 1
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - men's - No. 8 - 2
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - men's - No. 10 - 1
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - women's - No. 1 - 1
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - women's - No. 2 -1
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - women's - No. 3 -1
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - women's - No. 5 -1
Lasts - shoemaker's - Rights and Lefts - pairs - women's - No. 6 - 1
Chest with tools - tinman's - 1
Chest with tools - wheelers - 3
Chest with tools - Collar maker's - 1
Chest with tools - carpenter's - sets - 4
Tools - earthboring - for water complete - 3
Oil - cocoanut - gallons - 100
Bottles - tin - for ditto - 5 gallon - 20
needles - collar - 100
Lasts - shoemakers - women's - No. 4 Right and Left - pairs - 1
Glaziers tools - viz
Knives - putty - 6
Diamonds - glaziers - 3
"T" squares - 36 inch - 3
Knives - kack - 6
Rules - 2 foot - 3
Frames - 2
Pumps - force - double action - complete - 2
Plungers - (spare) for force pumps - 2
Bolts and nuts for flanged pipes - 48
Flanges - leather - 12
Strainers - iron - 2
Bonds - gun metal - square - 2
Swan-necks - gun metal - square - 2
Wire - copper - tinned - No. 16 guage - lbs - 4
Pipe - gutta-percah - 2" lengths of 40 feet each - 2
Pipe - flanged - cast iron - 1 1/2" lengths of 6 feet each - 10
Pumps - pillar - Regimental pattern 4647 consisting of the following
parts - viz
Working barrels - brass - 3
Valves or bottom boxes - 3
Taper pieces - cast iron - 3
Buckets - brass with rod and slings - 3
Lever with bolt and key - 3
Bolts and nuts - 24
Bolts for flanged pipes - 51
Elm plugs for flanged pipes - 3
Flanges - gutta-percha - 4" - 9
Flanges - gutta-percah - 2 1/2" - 13
Bucket rod - lengths of 3 foot each with joints and brass collars - 3
Pillar pumps - cast iron - non-Regimental - 3
Sinks - cast iron - non-Regimental - 3
Pipe - flanged - cast iron - 2 1/2" lenghts of 6 ft. - 7
Pipe flanged - cast iron 2 1/2" lengths of 6 ft. each - drilled - 3
Pipe - ditto - of 3 ft. each - 3
Pots - tin - 3 pints - 20
Pipe - flanged - cast iron - 2 1/2" - lengths of 4 ft. - 3
In Full of Demand - dated 17th June 1859
To replace Stores lost in the Briseis
2 Sept. 1859
Crown Columbian Press - No. 857 - 1
Long primer No. 19 B. type - lbs - 97
Brevier - No. 19 B. type - lbs. - 12 1/2
Pica - 6 onze - B. type - lbs - 21
Long primer - 1 onze - lbs - 5
and to pica 26 ? - type 25
Quotations and Quote type - 50
Table - inking - small size - wood - 1
Spring - points - pair - 1
Blankets - crown - fine - pair - 2
Parchments - fine - pairs - 1
Roller - dry - 1
Box for ditto - 1
cases or type trays - wood - pais - 6
Shears - 1
mallet - 1
Planer - 1
Saw and saw block each - 1
Crowns - wood - 500
and to pica - brass rules - dozen - 6
and to pica - waved brass - dozen - 1
Long primer and pica - wooden - 3 dozen each - dozen - 6
Double broad, broad and narrow - 1 dozen - dozen - 3
Composing stick - 10 inch - 1
Side sticks - 10 inch - wood - dozen - 4
Red ink in tin can - lbs - 5
Black ink in iron can - lbs - 24
Pearlash in tin box - 12
Galley tea brush - 1
basins - wrought iron - enamelled and glazed - 7 1/2" - 200
locks - iron rim - 2 bolt - 6" with brass furniture - 50
Wax - black - lbs - 20
Jacks - roasting - brass with wheels, locks, etc. complete - 2
Spitits of salt - gallon - 1/2
Sponges - 1 1/2 onz - 1
Bottles - surveyor's ink - 20
Axes - belt and handle - 18
Grindstones - Newcastle 12" - 6
Spindles and handles - iron forged - sets - 3
Chalk - white - lbs - 20
Chalk - red - lbs - 20
Locks - cupboard - spring and tumbler - 3 1/2" - 50
Hammers - spalling - 8 lbs - 12
Rivets - tinned - No. 4 - 1000
Rivets - tinned - No. 5 - 1000
Rivets - tinned - No. 6 - 1000
Rivets - tinned - No. 7 - 1000
Rivets - tinned - No. 8 - 1000
Rivets - tinned - No. 9 - 1000
mauls - iron bound with handles - 25
Oil - Colza - pints - 561
Bars - furnace - lime kiln with 10 cwt - 24
Miners tools - complete - sets - 3
War Office
Pall Mall
14 December 1859
Signed
RL Kirby
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