Yes I'm glad you didn't rush it too quickly lose the fun of the chase. I thought GE was going to pick up on my hint from his shrewd bit of observation.
The wastage rates are curious, for example it looks as if Drawers, cotton, long are either not issued in wartime or there is no allowance for wastage in wartime, although for varies reasons the wastage rates of other Drawers increases in wartime. Yet the wastage rate of Shoes, canvas, pairs is greater in peacetime.
The letters in brackets indicate different rates for a given theatre.