Complex sentence: A warrant was issued to the Royal Dockyards to reduce the quantity of chips by ordering shipwrights to carry their bundles under their arms instead of on their shoulders, as one could not carry as much timber in this fashion.
Split into simpler sentences: A warrant was issued to the Royal Dockyards to reduce the amount of chips by ordering shipwrights to carry their bundles under their arms instead of on their shoulders. One could not carry as much timber in this fashion.