De MAINTENAsCE,HOUSING AND OPERATIONS.
1.
Warehousing,
The exphasis in this phase of the post opere
ation was more on normal function, as contrasted to construction and
Fewarehousing, than in previous monthes However, work of relnforcenent
of the "Sandstone" refrigerator bank was virtually completed, and
portions of this space were being utilised for storage spacee
Two
additional A frames were campleted in the open storage area, and are
‘Bow being weilised for storage of durable and heavy material,
Rewaree
housing slse continued on & redused scale,
.
Reaoval of material from daptan Tsland was nearly completed
éuring this period, and the program of inventory, repair, packing and
Grating, storage and reporting for disposition was oontinued with the
time and labor available.
2. Preservation and Cooconins,
This program oontinued on &
maintenance basis only during Farch and April.
Spot checks of*several
—
types of equipment, with satisfactory or better results in all casess ~
,
Somes signal equipment, notatly eight SCR-300's, was renoved
fron covconing. ala thig oquipmant was in excellent state of presere °
vations. Mention has already ‘been madovet the exoellext reaults ot:the! cee
prevention progran t ‘theagbile refrigerator‘unktes
aoieei
* §, Bower and Distiliation Plant.’ No difficulties ef umeul
nature were; experienced ” this operating equipment during the
report period.
:
‘The power and distilletion plant, operated by Holmes and
‘Barver, experienced two power failures during the period.e
One of these,
between 1700 and 1815 on 24 April, was caused by transformer trouble
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