In column of double companies the Colour party will be in rear of the centre of the second double company. 6. _Posts of staff officers, &c._--Posts of staff officers and staff serjeants, band and drams (or bugles), machine gun, regimental transport and stretcher bearers and cyclists, when present, are shown in PLATES IX and X. 7. _Officers’ swords, when to be drawn and returned._--On ceremonial parades, officers will draw their swords as they fall in; the commander of a parade will not draw his sword unless a senior officer be present on parade. Swords will be at the _Carry_ when colours are at the _Carry_, S. =189=, on other occasions they will be at the _Slope_. 8. _Marking points and markers._--Flags or posts may be set up to mark the line on which troops are to form, or the line may be picked out, or marked by whitewash. The section commanders of the inner sections of a company are available to act as markers, and one or both may be employed, if desired. The words ON MARKERS should precede the command given when it is required to dress on markers. Markers in giving points should turn towards the point of formation at arm’s length in front of the alignment, with arms at the slope on the shoulder furthest from the alignment. When the men approach they will extend their inner arm at right angles to the body with the fist clenched, on which the line will dress. When the dressing is completed markers will resume their positions on the command STEADY. =185.= _Sizing a Company._ Companies will be sized in the following manner. TALLEST } ON THE RIGHT, } The whole will break off and arrange SHORTEST ON } themselves according to their size in THE LEFT. } single rank, the tallest on the right and IN SINGLE } the shortest on the left, carrying their RANK.--SIZE. } rifles at the short trail, and take up } their dressing by the right. NUMBER. { From right to left of the whole company. SLOPE ARMS. } ODD NUMBERS } ONE PACE } The odd numbers will take one pace FORWARD. } forward, and the even numbers will step EVEN NUMBERS } back one pace. ONE PACE } STEP BACK.--MARCH. } NUMBER ONE } STAND FAST. } The odd numbers, with the exception of RANKS, } Number One, will turn to the right, the RIGHT AND LEFT--TURN. } even numbers to the left.