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Appendix XI.
RETURN showing the Quantities of Supplies required to provide for the Subsistence of the Garrison and Civil Population at Hong Kong, in the event of a Blockade, for a period of Six Months, with the proportion to be procured locally.
Nature of Supply.
Where obtained.
Quantity of Daily Ration.
Quantity required for Six Months' Consumption.
Proportion to be obtained locally, and Cost.
Remarks.
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Dol. c.
Beef
China
9,262 lbs.
180,000 lbs.
8 00 per 100 lbs.
+
Biscuit
Coffee
England Siam
241
Vide Return No. 5.
lbs.
Dholl
..
India and China
405 lbs...
43,481 lbs. 72,900 lbs.
9,310 lbs.
600 tons..
25 00 4.00
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Flour
Goat's flesh
America China
7,410 lbs.
1,333,200 lbs.
1,080 lbs. (3 days a-week)
32,880 lbs.
4,000,000 lbs. Nil.
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Lime juice
England
Pressed meat and vegetables
England
See Return No. 5. Ditto.
Pork
China
65,000 lbs. daily..
Rice
Salt
Siam, India, Japan China
118 tons
21,240 tons
4,561 lbs.
820,980 lbs.
Sugar
China, India, Siam
1,157 lbs.
208,260 lbs.
119,000 lbs.
7,000 tons 600 tons 600 tons
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500 head of cattle are always kept at the cattle depût, average
weight 360 lbs. each.
The 600 tons reserve at Hong Kong is for the most part
Chinese dholl.
Large stock of flour always on hand.
Would take a long time to collect the number of goats re-
quired.
Daily import from China.
Could be obtained in one month.
Large reserves always on hand in Hong Kong.
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Turmeric
India
270 lbs.
48,600 lbs.
Very little
Tobacco
America
167 lbs.
3,006 lbs.
Tea
China
4,300 lbs.
Vegetables
China
2,000 lbs.
150 tons 117,838 lbs.
104,994 lbs.
774,000 lbs. Will not keep
Could be obtained in two months.
Ditto.
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Could be obtained in one month.
Daily imports from China amount to this.
Hospital supplies and medical comforts can be obtained on the spot in any quantities at the present contract rates.
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Appendix XII.
QUANTITIES of Supplies to be provided from England.
Remarks.
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Calculated for Europeans only.
Calculated for the whole garrison and civil population, viz.,
Europeans, Asiatics, and Chinese.
Calculated for European troops, police, and volunteers. Two
months' supply only issued when porter is not. Calculated for European troops, police, and volunteers.
Calculated for the European troops and civilians.
For whom.
Numbers.
Daily Rations.
Six Months' Reserve.
Deduct present Reserve in Hong Kong.
Total required from England.
Garrison
Biscuit in tin-lined cases
2,421
2,421 lbs.
Civilians
4,989
4,989 lbs.
435,780 lbs. 898,020 lbs.
Nil
Garrison
Preserved meat
2,421
1,815 lbs.
326,835 lbs.
54,000
Civilians
4,989
3,741 lbs.
673,515 lbs.
Lime juice
Garrison
3,061
91 gallons
Civilians
136,622
427 gallons
Garrison
Rum
2,421
39 gallons
1,710 gallons.. 76,860 gallons.. *1,170 gallong..
Nil
Nil
Police and volunteers
237
4 gallons
Garrison
Porter
2,421
404 gallons
240 gallons.. 72,720 gallons..
Police and volunteers
237
39 gallons
7,020 gallons..
Garrison
Preserved vegetables
2,421
151 lbs.
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Civilians
4,989 312 lbs.
27,180 lbs. 56,160 lbs.
24,000 gallons
Nil
1,333,800 lbs.
946,350 lbs.
78,570 gallons
1,410 gallons
55,740 gallons
83,340 lbs.
Ditto.
*Two months' supply only.
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