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Description of Supplies, (Meat, Bread-stuffs, Groceries, Vegetables, Hospital Supplies, Fuel and Forage, to be shown in groups).
1.)
Proposed Scale of Rations,
Reserve maintained (Contract or otherwise).
Further quantities available at 14 days' notice, and which would be laid in, in case of expected War.
Total available at 14 days' notice (Columns 4 and 5).
Further quantities (if any) which should be shipped from England
on alarm of War, to enable the Station to hold out for 2 months.
Approximate Total Cost
of providing the Supplies in Column 6 at present Contract
rates.
For Garrison.
For Followers.
(2.)
(3.)
(4.)
(5.)
(6.)
(1)
(8.)
Rations.
Rations.
Remarks, giving any general information which may
be useful, and showing clearly--
1. How storage accommodation will be provided,
how situated and protected.
2. Manner of obtaining the
Column 5.
supplies in
3. What other local resources, not mentioned in Coloumn 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 with- out assistance.
INDIANS AND ASIATICS OTHER
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1,112 17 10 180 9 4 15 12 0 15 12 6
39 1 3
39 I 3
529 7 G
60 3 1 41 7 2
1. Storage.
Same as for Europeans.
2. Manner of obtaining Supplies.
Atta.-Atta about 12,000 rations reserve in the
Colony. Flour would have to be substituted. Rice.-About 26,000,000 lb. available in Colony, Dhal.—About 40,000 lb., Indian, available in Colony,
same amount Chinese.
Ghee.-Sufficient probably procurable in Colony. Salt, fuel, rice, tea, sugar or ghoor, potatoes, vege-
tables. Same as for Europeans.
Onions, garlic, and masalas.--Onions sufficient in Colony. Masalas would have to be obtained from India.
3. Loval Reserves available in case of Necessity.
Meat.-Goats would have to be obtained from
Shanghai, Swatow, and Amoy.
All other kinds of food could be obtained from Calcutta in about three weeks' time, or Chinese provisions could be in some cases enbstituted,
1. Storage.
Same as for Europeans.
2. Manner of obtaining Supplies.
Pork, fresh and dried.-Can be obtained in Hong
Kong.
THAN CHINESE.
Garrison
Police
Followers
:::
3,259
350
300
Total
3,909
Say..
4,000
£
d.
Atta or Rice
J} ib.
Dhai..
7
Potatoes or other vegetables
Ghee
Onions or garlic
Salt..
Masalas (curry stuff)
Fuel for cooking only Hospital supplies
Chillies
Turnuric
Meat (twice weekly)
Tea.. Goor
པ ན ནད q%;
Fig F
1 lb.
66,000
174,000
66,000 174,000
541 8
1
1,155
9 5
4
0%.
240,000
240,000
375 0
0
4
**
21
*
240,000
240,000
21
240,000
240,000
+
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
1 lb.
:
Diets.
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
OZ.
48,000
48,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
240,000
:::::
CHINESE.
Garrison
70
Police and Fire Brigade
300
Coolies permanently
employed..
2,000
Total Say..
2,370
2,400
Meat-
Pork, fresh or dried.. Fish-
Fresh
Dried
Rice..
Tea..
Salt..
Oil or lard for cooking
Vegetables, fresh or salted Fuel for cooking
* ઇ.
2
:
:
::::::::
:
72,000
72,000
562 10
0
2,400
2,400
72,000
72,000
144,000
144,000
144,400
144,000
144,000
144,000
3 10 4
144,000
144,000
450 0 0
144,000
144,000
750 0 0
144,000
144,000
187 10 0
12 10 0 562 10 0 0
765 0
75 0 0
Fish.--An inexhaustible supply of fresh fish arrives
in Hong Kong daily, and would probably continue, Fish, dried.-Ample supplies in Hong Kong. Rice, salt, oil, fuel, &c.-Same as for Indians. Vegetables, fresh.-- Same as for Europeans and
Chinese. Vegetables, salted.-About one month's supply avail-
able; they are generally used by the Chinese.
3. Local Resources available in the Colony.
Same as for Europeans and Indians.
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