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LIST of Stores in possession of the Commissariat Department at Victoria, Hong Kong,
Government building.
Attached to
the hired building.
Description of building.
One store measuring 100 x 75 feet (temporary and inconvenient)
One ditto 49 × 40
One ditto 49 × 40
One ditto 58 × 27
One ditto 29 × 27
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Contents, &c.
Storage of empty packages, &c. of which there are a great number
Storage of salt meat, ghee, Turmeric, and rum. Might store, in case of emergency, about four times the present quantity for a short period. A large consignment of salt provisions is expected shortly. Coal store, capable of containing about twice the present quantity. 150 tons expected from England in October next.
Implement store; also vinegar, and hospital supplies. Might be made to hold three times the present quantity.
Used as a cooperage.
Commissariat Office, Hong Kong,
April 10, 1849.
(Signed)
JNO. W. SMITH, A.C.G.
Enclosure 12.
ESTIMATED Cost of the several Articles included in the annexed Abstract, as issued by the Commissariat Department at Hong Kong during the year ending March 31, 1849.
Articles. Quantity. Rate. Amount in Sterling. Biscuit 6,692 lbs. 7 oz. or 59 bags 0 1.87 per pound £52 2 11 Broad Beef, fresh 205,290 » 5 " £1334 7 9 Beef, salt 10,022 5 or 33 tierces 9. 0 £250 11 2 Pork, salt 14,096 5 or 44 do. 21 Sugar 17,785 9 12 Tea 3,721 5 77 Rice 150,947 13 23 27 Peas 13,186 14 21 Dholl 7,725, 15 Ghee 3,929 7 0.90 £126 11 5 Pepper 0.750 £2 12 22 Turmeric 480 27 £77 12 12 Chillies 380 10 0 5 7 £11 17 10 Tobacco 2,405 3 0.750 £75 3 3 Fowl 1,257 9 3 100 £19 7 7 Coffee 588 13 6 14 14 £5 27 23 Salt 2,954, 14 0.25 £3 1 100 Salt fish. 4,444 8 2.34 £43 6 8 Tamarinds 78 6 0 5 7 £0 9 21 Mustard seed 2,646 9 1 £11 0 21 Arrow root 39 0 2 £1 4 1 3 Sago 152 0 2-50 £1 11 8 Brandy 68 doz. 1 bot. 17 per dozen £57 17 5 Gin 24 0 25 0 £138 0 Madeira 25 0 £172 10 0 Sherry 112 5 25 0 Rum 3,002 gals. 44 qts. 1 10 per gallon £1,381 18 Vinegar 275 5 4 £224 9 5 Coal 149 tons 10 cwt. 1 qr, 0 lb. 809,434 lbs. 0 oz. 37 6 per ton £280 6 Wood 0.23 £258 11 Oil 33,937 " 128 " 10 per 3 pounds £397 7 Cotton wick 8 " 14 " 12 dwts. £2 13 21 2.81 TOO per pound £352 8 2 £1,89% 6 £125 4 94 93 0 B £566 ] 1 £41 4 2 £128 15 4 £16 £7335 4 8Amounting to seven thousand three hundred and thirty-five pounds four shillings and eightpence sterling.
(Signed) JNO. W. SMITH, A.C.G.
Commissariat, China, Hong Kong,
May 22, 1849.
*BOL
Rice.
Peas.
Dholl.
Ghee.
Pepper.
Turmeric.
ABSTRACT of Provisions, Fuel, and Light issued by the Commissariat Department at Hong Kong, during the year commencing April, 1848, and ending March, 1849.
Month. Salt Beef Salt Pork Sugar Tea Rice Peas Dholl Ghee Pepper Turmeric April 1,698 14 14,772 13 2,275 3 May 17,363 0 4,716 June 274 8 17,070 7 July. 222 12 16,593 12 August 18,250 11 14,297 0 September. 4,496 5 15,763 14,328 0 October 17,309 8 15,853 November. 16,521 14,430 13 December. 18,120 7 15,792 15 January 1,799 13 February 1,822 10 March 1,077 3Page 44
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