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XXI. What are, shortly, the rules as to diet?

With the exception of debtors and first-class misdemeanants and prisoners on remand or committal for trial, all prisoners are placed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water on two days of each week (Saturday and Sunday) for the first six months of their imprisonment.

At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows:

DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS

Day	Breakfast	Dinner	Supper
Sunday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Cocoa...1 pint	Bread...10 oz.<br>Meat...4 oz.<br>Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz.<br>Soup...1 pint	Bread...4 oz.<br>Rice (Common)...8 oz.<br>Fish...12 oz.<br>Curry Stuff...7¼ drs.<br>Bread...6 oz.
Monday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Meat...4 oz.<br>Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz.<br>Soup...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint
Tuesday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Cocoa...1 pint	Suet Pudding...1 lb.<br>Bread...6 oz.	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint
Wednesday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Meat...4 oz.<br>Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz.<br>Soup...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint
Thursday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Cocoa...1 pint	Suet Pudding...1 lb.<br>Bread...6 oz.	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint
Friday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Meat...4 oz.<br>Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz.<br>Soup...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint
Saturday	Bread...6 oz.<br>Cocoa...1 pint	Bread...10 oz.<br>Meat...4 oz.<br>Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz.<br>Soup...1 pint	Bread...6 oz.<br>Gruel...1 pint

These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made-up articles of diet; and meat means boned meat.

Soup: Each pint to contain 4 oz. meat without bone, 1 oz. onions, 1 oz. barley, 4 oz. greens, yams, sweet potatoes or taro, with pepper and salt.

Gruel: Each pint to contain 2 oz. oatmeal, 1 oz. molasses, and sufficient salt.

Cocoa: Each pint to contain ¾ oz. flake cocoa or nibs, ½ oz. molasses or sugar.

Suet Pudding: To every pound ¼ oz. suet, 6½ oz. flour, 8 oz. water.

Curry Stuff: Chillies 3½ drs., pepper 1¼ drs., turmeric ¾ dr., coriander seed ¼ dr., cumin seed ¼ dr., and oil ¼ oz.

Tea: Each pint to contain ¼ oz. tea, ½ oz. sugar.

DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT

Bread: 12 oz. daily
Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone: 8 oz. (6 days a week)
Fresh Fish: 14 oz. (once a week)
Beef for Soup: 8 oz.
Potatoes: 8 oz. (3 days a week)
Vegetables: 8 oz. (3 days a week)
White Rice: 8 oz. (1 day)
Suet Pudding: 1 lb. (once a week)
Oatmeal for Gruel: 2 oz. (once a week)
Tea: ¼ oz.
Sugar: 1 oz.
Salt (fine): ¼ oz.
Curry Stuff: 7¼ drs. (once a week)

Soup, suet pudding, and curry stuff to be made as in recipe for other prisoners, except that beef, 8 oz., is allowed in this class.

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XXI. What are, shortly, the rules as to diet? With the exception of debtors and first-class misdemeanants and prisoners on remand or committal for trial, all prisoners are placed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water on two days of each week (Saturday and Sunday) for the first six months of their imprisonment. At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows: DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS Day Breakfast Dinner Supper Sunday Bread...6 oz. Cocoa...1 pint Bread...10 oz. Meat...4 oz. Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz. Soup...1 pint Bread...4 oz. Rice (Common)...8 oz. Fish...12 oz. Curry Stuff...7¼ drs. Bread...6 oz. Monday Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Meat...4 oz. Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz. Soup...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Tuesday Bread...6 oz. Cocoa...1 pint Suet Pudding...1 lb. Bread...6 oz. Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Wednesday Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Meat...4 oz. Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz. Soup...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Thursday Bread...6 oz. Cocoa...1 pint Suet Pudding...1 lb. Bread...6 oz. Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Friday Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Meat...4 oz. Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz. Soup...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint Saturday Bread...6 oz. Cocoa...1 pint Bread...10 oz. Meat...4 oz. Potatoes or Vegetables...8 oz. Soup...1 pint Bread...6 oz. Gruel...1 pint These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made-up articles of diet; and meat means boned meat. Soup: Each pint to contain 4 oz. meat without bone, 1 oz. onions, 1 oz. barley, 4 oz. greens, yams, sweet potatoes or taro, with pepper and salt. Gruel: Each pint to contain 2 oz. oatmeal, 1 oz. molasses, and sufficient salt. Cocoa: Each pint to contain ¾ oz. flake cocoa or nibs, ½ oz. molasses or sugar. Suet Pudding: To every pound ¼ oz. suet, 6½ oz. flour, 8 oz. water. Curry Stuff: Chillies 3½ drs., pepper 1¼ drs., turmeric ¾ dr., coriander seed ¼ dr., cumin seed ¼ dr., and oil ¼ oz. Tea: Each pint to contain ¼ oz. tea, ½ oz. sugar. DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT Bread: 12 oz. daily Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone: 8 oz. (6 days a week) Fresh Fish: 14 oz. (once a week) Beef for Soup: 8 oz. Potatoes: 8 oz. (3 days a week) Vegetables: 8 oz. (3 days a week) White Rice: 8 oz. (1 day) Suet Pudding: 1 lb. (once a week) Oatmeal for Gruel: 2 oz. (once a week) Tea: ¼ oz. Sugar: 1 oz. Salt (fine): ¼ oz. Curry Stuff: 7¼ drs. (once a week) Soup, suet pudding, and curry stuff to be made as in recipe for other prisoners, except that beef, 8 oz., is allowed in this class.

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(X5) Questions. XXI. What are, shortly, the rules as to diet? BREAKFAST. Answers. With the exception of debtors and first-class misile- meanants and prisoners on remand or committal for trial, all prisoners are placed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water on two days of ench week (Saturday and Sunday) for the first six months of their imprison- ment. At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows ;- DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. DINNER FULL DIET. .6 oz. | Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs- ..1 pint į day, and Saturday. Monday, Wednesday, .1 pint j .40%. 10 oz. and Friday. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Bread..... Gruel,. Bread.. ...6 oz. Cocoa.. Brend, Potatoes, Meat, Soup, .......6 oz. .1 pint Brend, 4 oz. Soup, 1 pint Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, Suet Pudding, ..........1 lb. SUFFER. Brend, 4 oz. Riec, (Common),.8 oz. Sunday. Fish, 12.0%. | Curry Stuff, .7A drs. Brend,.. .6 oz. Daily. 1 pint Gruel, These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the ease of made up articles of diet ; and meat means boned meat. Sorr.-Each pint to contain 4 oz, meat without bone, 1 oz. onions, 1 oz. barley, 4 oz. greens, yætns, sweet potatoes or taro, with pepper and salt, GRUEL-Each pint to contain 2 oz. oatmeal, 1 oz. molasses, and sufficient salt. Cocoa. Each pint to contain oz. flake coena or nibs, Poz. molasses or sugar. SUET PUDDING.-To every pound 14 oz. suet, 61 oz, flour, 8 oz. water. CURRY STUFF.—Chillies 31⁄2 drs.. pepper 14 dis., tur- merie 3 dr., coriander seed ? dr., emmin seed dr., and oil oz. TEA.-Each pint to contain oz, tea, ‡ oz, sugar. DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT. 1 b. d Bread............. 07.. a week), Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days į Fresh Fish (onco a week), 8 uz. 14 OZ. Beef for Soup, N 0%. Potatoes (3 days a week),...... 8 OZ. Vegetables (3 days a week), ४ OZ. White Rice (1 day), * 07. Suet Pudding (once a week), 1 Oatmeal for Gruel (once a werk), → IVZ. Oz. Tea,. * Sugar, Dz. Salt (fine), A oz. Curry Stuff (once a week), *drs. Soup, suet pudding, and curry stuff to be made as in recipe for other prisoners, except that beef, 8 oz., is allowed in this class.

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Questions.

XXI. What are, shortly, the rules as to diet?

BREAKFAST.

Answers.

With the exception of debtors and first-class misile- meanants and prisoners on remand or committal for trial, all prisoners are placed on penal diet of bread (or rice) and water on two days of ench week (Saturday and Sunday) for the first six months of their imprison-

ment.

At other times, except when under punishment for Prison offences, the diet of each prisoner is as follows ;- DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

DINNER

FULL DIET.

.6 oz. | Sunday, Tuesday, Thurs- ..1 pint į day, and Saturday.

Monday, Wednesday,

.1 pint j

.40%.

10 oz.

and Friday.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Bread.....

Gruel,.

Bread..

...6 oz.

Cocoa..

Brend,

Potatoes,

Meat,

Soup,

.......6 oz.

.1 pint

Brend,

4 oz.

Soup,

1 pint

Tuesday, Thursday, and

Saturday,

Suet Pudding, ..........1 lb.

SUFFER.

Brend,

4 oz.

Riec, (Common),.8 oz.

Sunday.

Fish,

12.0%.

| Curry Stuff,

.7A drs.

Brend,..

.6 oz.

Daily.

1 pint

Gruel,

These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the ease of made up articles of diet ; and meat means boned meat.

Sorr.-Each pint to contain 4 oz, meat without bone, 1 oz. onions, 1 oz. barley, 4 oz. greens, yætns, sweet potatoes or taro, with pepper and salt, GRUEL-Each pint to contain 2 oz. oatmeal, 1 oz.

molasses, and sufficient salt.

Cocoa. Each pint to contain oz. flake coena or

nibs, Poz. molasses or sugar.

SUET PUDDING.-To every pound 14 oz. suet, 61 oz,

flour, 8 oz. water.

CURRY STUFF.—Chillies 31⁄2 drs.. pepper 14 dis., tur- merie 3 dr., coriander seed ? dr., emmin seed

dr., and oil oz.

TEA.-Each pint to contain oz, tea, ‡ oz, sugar.

DAILY RATION FOR EACH EUROPEAN DEBTOR AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANT.

1 b. d

Bread.............

07..

a week),

Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days į

Fresh Fish (onco a week),

uz.

OZ.

Beef for Soup,

0%.

Potatoes (3 days a week),......

OZ.

Vegetables (3 days a week),

४

OZ.

White Rice (1 day),

07.

Suet Pudding (once a week),

Oatmeal for Gruel (once a werk),

→

IVZ.

Oz.

Tea,.

Sugar,

Dz.

Salt (fine),

A oz.

Curry Stuff (once a week),

*drs.

Soup, suet pudding, and curry stuff to be made as

in recipe for other prisoners, except that beef, 8 oz.,

is allowed in this class.

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