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HONG KONG STATION.
SCHEDULE VI (c).-CHINESE-RETURN summarizing the Arrangements at the above Station as regards its Supply in the event of War.
Description of Supplies
(Meat, Breadstuffs, Groceries, Vegetables, Hospital
Supplies, Fuel, and Forage, to be
shown in groups).
(1.)
Chinese-
Garrison
Policc..
Civil population--
Meat
Land
Water
Total
Fork, fresh or dried
Fish-
Fresh
or
Dried
Rice
Tea
Salt
:
::
:
*:::::
Oil or lard, for cooking
Vegetables, fresh or salted
Fuel, for cooking ..
::
:
Strength of War Garrison
3,076.
Numbers of Civil Population
236,650.
Daily numbers (in rations) of Civil Population for whom provision must be made
108,625.
May 31, 1894.
26
be laid in
in case
notice (Columns 4 and 5).
Proposed Scale of Rations,
Further Quantities available at 14
Reserve maintained (Contract
days' notice,
and which would
Total available at 14 days'
or otherwise).
For Garrison,
For Civll Population.
(2.)
(3.)
(4.)
(5.)
(6.)
of expected War.
Further Quantities (if any) which should be shipped from England on alarm of War, to enable the Station to hold out for 2 months,
(7.)
Approximate Total Coat of providing the Supplies in Column 5.
(8.)
+4
Remarks, giving any general information which may be useful, and show.
ing clearly-
1. How storage accommodation will be provided, how situated,
and protected.
2. Manner of obtaining the supplies in Column 5.
3. What other local resources, not mentioned in Column 5, could
be made available in case of necessity.
4. How long the local supplies usually available, together with those shown under Remark 3, would enable the Station to hold out without assistance.
50
319
90,000
9,631
100,000
lb.
::::::
[658]
:
:
Ih.
+
::::::
1 lbs.
1 lbs,
02.
Oz.
"3
,,
3
"
23
4 lb.
lb.
2 lbs.
2 lbs.
:
*:::::
Rations.
3,000,000
9,000,000
Daily.
100,000
100,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
3,000,000
3,000,000
6,000,000
6,000,000
:
10,125
1. STORAGE.
Same as for Europeana.
7,593 27,844
1,582
158 12,656
3,374
5,400
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2. MANNER OF OBTAINING SUPPLIES.
Pork, Fresh and Dried.-About 400,000 rations fresh and dried pork can be obtained in Hong Kong and the immediate vicinity. The quantity sufficient for two months' supply could be obtained in 14 days from Fakhoi, Holhow, and Shanghae.
Fish. A daily and almost inexhaustible supply of fresh fish arrives in
Hong Kong, and would in all probability continue.
Fish, Dried.About 1,000,000 rations could be purchased in Hong Kong;
the remainder obtainable from Macao and neighbourhood.
Rice, Salt, Oil, Fuel-Obtainable ou the spot without difficulty.
Tea.-One month's rations procurable at short notice. A further supply
procurable in three weeks from Shanghae and Foochow.
Vegetables, Fresh and Salted.-Fresh vegetables for Chinese could not be depended on in large quantities; but one month's reserve of salted vegetables, which are in general use amongst the Chinese, can be procured at short notice.
3. LOCAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN CASE OF NECESSITY.
With the command of the sea, and China friendly, all kinds of Chinese
supplies could be obtained in sufficient quantities.
4. LENGTH OF TIME THE STATION COULD HOLD OUT.
2 months,
Grand Tetal
**
08,732
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(Signed)
G. DIGBY BARKER, Major-General,
General Officer Commanding.
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