Machine gunners of New Army Battalions, other than 2nd Reserve Battalions, will not commence the course until authority is given to do so. Ammunition allotted to Machine Gun Sections is not to be expended for rifle firing. 3. GENERAL MACHINE GUN COURSE. PART I. Rounds allotted. Practice 1.— Grouping 10 „ 2.— Single shot, traversing 10 „ 3.— Application 20 „ 4.— Vertical searching 20 „ 5.— (Omitted). Additional Practice.— Swinging traverse 30 Repetition 20 ——— 110 ——— PART II. (Range 400 yards for all Practices except Practice 14.) Time. Rounds Seconds. allotted. Practice 7.— Ranging 20 „ 8.— (Omitted). „ [4]9.— Application 20 30 „ [4]10.— Traversing 50 60 „ 11.— (Omitted). „ 12.— (Omitted). „ 13.— Observation 20 „ 14.— Fire at successive positions (range 600 yds. to 200 yds.) 40 — Total 170 ——— Part I. 110 ——— Part II. 170 ——— Surplus for repetition of indifferent shots to be pooled and used at the discretion of the Commanding Officer 20 ——— Grand total 300 ——— Footnote 4: Classification practices. Notes. PART I.