5. Officers Commanding should be very careful not to allow the larger sizes to be issued to small men.

6. The small size as a rule should be given to all men under 5ft 7in, the medium small size to men between 5ft 7in and 5ft 8in, the medium to men of 5ft 9in and 5ft 10in, the large size to men over 5ft 11in. Occasionally, very stout men may require a size larger than above stated, in which case braces of the large size should be tried, and if found not large enough a special requisition should be made for larger braces, giving the chest measurement as well as the height of the man for whom the braces are required.

7. It is however advisable that in all cases the man should wear the equipment a week or two before deciding whether an alteration of the braces is necessary, and if in cases of very small men, the braces of the small size are found too large, the only alteration necessary will be to rip out the stitches of the front brace straps where they pass through front ring, take up the straps to the required length, and then re-sew them without cutting off any portion of the straps. In cases where this alteration is necessary one penny will be allowed for each set of braces. The Officer Commanding will cover the expense by a voucher certifying the number of braces altered and attached to the Regimental Pay List, the amount being paid by the Regimental Paymaster.

Valise without the greatcoat	Front of a private 5ft.7in in drill order one pouch only	Front of a private 5ft.4in. in marching order, one pouch, water bottle, havresack, great coat, forage cap on the coat, valise	Back of a private 5ft.4in in marching order, one pouch, water bottle, havresack, greatcoat, forage cap between greatcoat straps and valise

8. On ordinary parades and fields days only one pouch should be carried, and that on the right side. (Fig VII)

9. On sentry when the valise is taken off the pouch may be slipped round to the back. (Fig I)

10. When the two pouches and the ammunition bag are worn, it is necessary that the braces should be worn to support the waist belt, as the weight of 60 or 70 rounds of ammunition is too great for the waist belt alone.

11. The back straps of braces are to be fastened to the buckles of the short strap from front brace ring under the arm, when the braces can be put on like a coat. The long straps on each front brace ring are then to be passed through the triangular loops on the waist belt and back to the buckle just below the brace ring. Fig II will show how this is done. It will be observed that the triangular brass loop can be pulled out farther at one end than the other, so as to give the proper obliquity for the strap. The ammunition bag, if required, is carried from the ring on the right side, the bag being brought up inside the waist belt as far as it will go to keep it steady.