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boats, and the same system of signals will be employed.

The same precautions must be used with them as are laid down for use with scout-

Appendix VIII.

STRENGTH to be provided for Garrison and Civil Population.

Garrison

..

Volunteers Police ..

Civil population ..

..

..

Europeana Asiatica.

Chinese

Total.

Appendix IX.

3,061

*200

129.913

135,837

130,113

139,683

DAILY Ration for Garrison.

European troops

..

14 lb. bread or 1 lb. biscuit.

14 lb. beef, or 4 lb. preserved mest.

1 lb. vegetables, or 1 oz. preserved vegetables.

2 oz. rice.

2 oz. sugar.

1 or, salt.

ox, coffee.

į or. tom.

Asiatic troops

** os. dhoil.

2 os. ghee.

oz. farmeric.

Europeans..

Chinese Asiatica

Chinese

Asiatic

European..

:::

..

1 rall. of porter or gill of ram.

gill lime juice when fresh vegetables are not issued.

2 lbs. rice.

tobacco.

ios. Cavendish to a week.

1 lb. goat's when considered necessary by P.M.O.

Ta gill lime juice

Appendix X.

DAILY Ration for Civil Population.

The same as the troops, with the exception of the porter or

rum ration.

oz. tea

tos, salt.

1 oz. oil.

b. pork

+ lb. fish.

..2 lba. rios.

lb. vegetables.

.. Benie as for troops.

POLICE.

Same as troops.

Titen

As above for Chinese population.

VOLUNTHERS.

Same as for European troops.

Women of all nationalities, half a ration.

Children under 14 years of age, quarter ration.

Remarks

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Remarks.

Calculated for Europeans only.

Calculated for the whole garrison and civil population, viz., Europeans, Asiatica, 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.

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.

Remarks.

Proportion to be obtained locally, and Cost.

Dol. c.

Boof

Biscuit

Chine

9,262+ ibe.

180,000 lbs...

8 00 per 100 lbs.

·

..

..

England

Vide Return No. 5.

Cullen

83

241 lbs.

43,481 Iba.

Dholl ..

India and China,

405 lbs...

72,900 lbs.

Flour ..

America

Gost's fash

Chion

7,410 lbs.

...... 1,080 Tậk. (3 days a-week) ..|

..

1,333,800 lbs. 32,880 lbs.

9,310 lbs... 600 tons..

4,000,000 lbs.

Nil.

26 00

"

4 00

נן

3 75

"

14.00

Lime juice

England

Pressed meat and vegetables

England

See Return To. 5. Ditto.

Pork

China

65,000 Iba, daily..

Rice

Siam, India, Japan

118 tons

21,240 tons

Salt

China

4,561 lbs.

820,980 lbs.

་

Sugar ..

Chine, India, Sam

1,157 lbs.

209,260 lbs.

Turmeric

India

270 lbs.

Tobadoo

America

167 lbs.

Tes

China

4,300 Ibs.

Vegetables

China

104,994 lbs.

48,600 lbs.

3,006 lbs.

774,000 lbs.

Will not keep

Hospital supplies and medical comforts can be obtained on the spot in any quantities at the present contract rates.

Appendix XII

QUANTITIES of Supplies to be provided from England.

Very little

119,000 lbs.

10 00

..

7,000 tons

2 65

•

600 ton

..

0 90

609 tona

4 75

3 00

2,000 lbs.

25 00

Ditto.

150 tons

14 00

"

Could be obtained in one month.

117,838 lbs.

1 00

"

*

"

Daily imports from China amount to this.

500 head of cattle are always kept at the cattle depôt, average weight 360 lbs. each.

The 600 tons reserve at Hong Kong is for the most part Chinese dhell.

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.

Could be obtained in two months.

For whom.

Numbers.

Daily Rationa.

Six Months'

Reserve.

Deduct present Reserve

Total required from England.

in Hong Kong.

Garrison

Biscuit in tin-lined cases

Civilians

Garrison

Preserved meat

..

Civilians

2,421

4,989

2,421 2,421 lbs. 4,989 4,989 lbs. 1,815 lbs.

3,7411 lbs.

Garrison

3,061

Lime juice

91 gallons

435,780 lbs. 898,020 lbs.

326,835 lbs. 673,515 lbs. 1,710 gallons..

Nil ..

54,000

Nil..

Civilians

136,622

427 gallons

76,860 gallons..

1,333,800 lbs.

946,350 lbs.

78,570 gallons

Ditto.

Rum

Garrison

2,421

39 galiona

1,170 gallons.Na

..

Police and volunteers

237

4 gallons

240 gallons..

Forter

Garrison

2,421

404 gallons

72,720 gallons..

Police and volunteers

237

39 gallons

7,020 gallons.

Garrison

2,421

151 lbs.

27,180 lbs.

24,000 gallons

Nil

1,410 gallons

55,740 gallons

83,340 lbs.

Preserved vegetables

Civilians

4,989

312 lbs.

56,160 lbs.

* Two months' supply only.

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