Brandy. Gin.
Sherry.
Rum.
Vinegar.
Coal.
Wood.
Oil.
Cotton Wick.
Madeira.
ABSTRACT of Provisions, Fuel, and Light, issued by the Commissariat Department at Hong Kong, during the year commencing April, 1848, and ending March, 1849-continued.
Arrowroot.
Sago.
Mustard Seed.
Tamarinds.
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39 152 | 68
1 24 138 112 5 3,002 44 1,381 18 149 10 1 0 809,434 33,937
8 128 14 12
(Signed)
JNO. W. SMITH, A.C.G.
1848
April.
lbs. oz.
16 14
lbs. oz.
108 0:
lbs. oz.
48 4
lbs. oz. lbs.
189 0
lbs. oz.
lbs.
lbs. doz. bot. doz. doz. bot. galls.
galls,
tons, cwt.qr.lbs.
May.
47 7
0 96
49 13
557 0 1
4
11
5 17
4 4 1 14
June,
16 14
108 0
48 4
189 0
2
Q
July.
17 7
2017 108 0
869 0 1
49 13 190 9
198 0
C
10
IZ
August
•
47 5
201 2 107 2
49 8 265 0
496 10]
September
15 9
192 8
October
15 0
199 10
+
November.
62 14
December.
47 11
207 8 112 0 195 0
51 10 178 5 79 11 88 10
93 0
44 8
42 14
177 12 182 14 --
179 13 170 8
628 9 1,212 8
N
10
15
205 478 92,646 9
4
15 68 1 24 138 111 5
U
-
-
19 0
5 35
5 18
135 35
415 35
375 23
525 26
842 17
-
64 0
32 0
lbs. oz.
2,955 6
65,841 2,427 3
63,977 2,114 6
66,782 2,189 4
0 16 1 10 71,055 || 2,475 10||
0 6 3 14 67,389 2,082 7:
lbs. oz.dwt.
II
8 3
8 8 2
8
8
3 11
8 12
8 10 15
8
1 15
2 17 0 18
7
1 0 10
69,178 | 3,625 7 69,002 | 3,063 0
11 15 3
13 12 9
12 4 12
675 26 1,225 18 34 7 1 12 70,394 3,151 8
64,718 lbs.
1849
January
February
March
65 0
15 0 13 9
209 10 1
189 9
208 2
82 10
82 11
38 12
168 3 155 0 42 14 275 14 738 4
4
OF
0 26
42 14
184 13
5
5 26
34 17 1 12 69,496
3,575 5
12 12 2
0 9
-
5 26
33 15 0 14 69,140 3,296 9 31
4 2 8 62,464 2,981 7
11 10 14
12 13 10
Month.
Chillies.
Tobacco,
Fowl.
Coffee.
Salt.
Salt Fish.
Total.
380 10 2,405 31,257 6
588 13 2,954 14 4,444 878 92,646 9
Commissariat Office, Hong Kong, May 8, 1849.
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Enclosure 13.
Table of Duties performed by the Barrack Department at Hong Kong.
1. The Barrack Master.
2.
The Barrack Serjeants.
3.
The Barrack Clerk.
4. The Barrack Office Coolies.
1. The Barrack Master,
INSPECTS the barracks and hospitals at Victoria, Stanley, and Saiwan,
and assesses the damages once a month, examines and signs all official documents, is present at the receipt or issue of barrack-stores to the military, present at the meeting of respective officers, pays over to the store-keeper all monies received by him from the different corps, for rents, damages to buildings, deficiencies of stores, and washing sheets. Pays all bills for work performed for the Barrack department, under the sum of ten pounds, and attends the barrack from 9 A.M. till 3 P.M. to conduct the duties of the department.
2 One Barrack Serjeant, at Victoria,
One at Stanley,
Inspects all barracks and hospitals in Victoria once a day, and reports to the Barrack Master any accidents or irregularities that may come under his notice, keeps up a daily Report Book, certifying that he has visited the several barracks and hospitals, and notifying any irregularities, keeps the barrack-store in a proper order, the barrack-bedding separate from the hospital, and has the stores at all times neatly arranged, and the bedding properly aired. Keeps an account of all
the bedding given to the contractor to wash, and counts them when received into store. Opens all windows of unoccupied quarters, and has them kept in proper order for reoccupation, attends the Barrack Master at all his monthly inspections. Issues the oil daily to the contractor for lighting exterior lamps.
3.
One Clerk,
Makes out all cash vouchers belonging to the barrack department, and enters each item daily in cash-book, keeps an account of all stores received and expended, lost or destroyed, keeps up the barrack-store ledger, the letter books A and E, and the different guard books in a fit state, when called for by the respective officers or any other authority. Keeps duplicates of all returns forwarded home, or to any other office. Makes out the fair wear returns in triplicate, damages to buildings in quadruplicate, deficiencies in stores in quadruplicate, for each corps monthly, keeping a copy of each in the barrack-office.
4. Two Office Coolies.
They assist the Barrack Serjeant at the receipt or issue of stores, and airing and sorting bedding, carrying all correspondence, documents, &c., to the different offices, and keeping the barrack-office clean.
(Signed) J. R. LUGG, Lieut., R.A.
For Acting Barrack Master.
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