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DINNER. BREAKFAST. SCALE OF DIET FOR PRISONERS. DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. FULL DIET.

Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Bread,....6 oz. Gruel,.1 pint Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Bread, Cocoa,.. Bread, Potatoes, Soup, ..6 oz. ..1 pint .4 oz. 10 oz. Meat,.............6 oz.

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Bread............................................4 oz. Soup, 1 pint Suet Pudding,....1 lb.

Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Bread, .........................................4 oz. Rice, (common),.......8 oz.

Sunday: Fish, .12 oz. Curry Stuff, ......7 drs. Bread.... .....6 oz.

Daily: SUPPER. 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 1 oz. flake cocoa or uiba, 1 oz. molasses or sugar.

Suet Pudding. To every pound: 14 oz. suet, 6½ oz. flour, 8 oz. water.

CURRY STUFF.-Chillies 3¼ drs., pepper 1¼ drs., turmeric ¼ dr., coriander seed ¼ dr., cumin seed ¼ dr., and oil ½ oz.

TEA-Each pint to contain 4 oz. tea, ½ oz. sugar.

DAILY RATION FOR EUROPEAN DEBTORS AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANTS:

Bread......1 lb. 4 oz. Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days a week)..6 oz. Fresh Fish (once a week), 8 oz. Beef for Soup,.. 8 oz. Potatoes (3 days a week),.8 oz. Vegetables (3 days a week), 8 oz. White Rice (1 day), 8 oz. Suet Pudding (once a week), 1 lb. Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week), 2 oz. Tea,.....1 oz. Sugar, 2 oz. Salt (fine), ¼ oz. Curry Stuff (once a week), 7 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.

ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

BREAKFAST.-Bread, 8 oz. DINNER. - Rice (common), 8 oz. Salt (fine), ¼ oz.

SUPPER.-Bread, 8 oz.

NOTE: Any prisoner sentenced to more than 5 days' penal diet has one pint of gruel at breakfast and supper.

PUNISHMENT DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

Bread divided into two meals,.........1 lb. per diem.

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DINNER. BREAKFAST. SCALE OF DIET FOR PRISONERS. DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. FULL DIET. Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Bread,....6 oz. Gruel,.1 pint Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Bread, Cocoa,.. Bread, Potatoes, Soup, ..6 oz. ..1 pint .4 oz. 10 oz. Meat,.............6 oz. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Bread............................................4 oz. Soup, 1 pint Suet Pudding,....1 lb. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday: Bread, .........................................4 oz. Rice, (common),.......8 oz. Sunday: Fish, .12 oz. Curry Stuff, ......7 drs. Bread.... .....6 oz. Daily: SUPPER. 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 1 oz. flake cocoa or uiba, 1 oz. molasses or sugar. Suet Pudding. To every pound: 14 oz. suet, 6½ oz. flour, 8 oz. water. CURRY STUFF.-Chillies 3¼ drs., pepper 1¼ drs., turmeric ¼ dr., coriander seed ¼ dr., cumin seed ¼ dr., and oil ½ oz. TEA-Each pint to contain 4 oz. tea, ½ oz. sugar. DAILY RATION FOR EUROPEAN DEBTORS AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANTS: Bread......1 lb. 4 oz. Beef, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days a week)..6 oz. Fresh Fish (once a week), 8 oz. Beef for Soup,.. 8 oz. Potatoes (3 days a week),.8 oz. Vegetables (3 days a week), 8 oz. White Rice (1 day), 8 oz. Suet Pudding (once a week), 1 lb. Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week), 2 oz. Tea,.....1 oz. Sugar, 2 oz. Salt (fine), ¼ oz. Curry Stuff (once a week), 7 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. ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. BREAKFAST.-Bread, 8 oz. DINNER. - Rice (common), 8 oz. Salt (fine), ¼ oz. SUPPER.-Bread, 8 oz. NOTE: Any prisoner sentenced to more than 5 days' penal diet has one pint of gruel at breakfast and supper. PUNISHMENT DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. Bread divided into two meals,.........1 lb. per diem. 35 536

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( DINNER. BREAKFAST. SCALE OF DIET FOR PRISONERS. DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. FULL DIET. ....6 oz. { Sunday, Tuesday, Thura- Bread,... Gruel,. Bread, Cocoa,.. Bread, Potatoes, Soup, .1 pint .6 oz. ..I pint .4 oz. 10 oz. Meat,.............✪ 6%. .....1 pint day, and Saturday. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Monday, Wednesday, Breed............................................4 oz. Soup, 1 pint Snet Pudding,....1 lb. and Friday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Bread, .........................................4 02. Rice, (common),.......8 oz. Sunday: Fish, .12 03. Curry Stuff, ......7 drs. Bread.... .....6.02. Daily.. SUPPEH. Gruel.... ...1 pint These measures are for uncooked provisions, except in the case of made up articles of diet; and meat meaus boned meat. Sour-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. mo. lasses, and sufficient salt. Cocoa. Each pint to contain oz. flake cocoa or uiba, 1 oz. molasses or sugar. Svet Pudding. To every pound 14 oz. sust, 61⁄2 oz. flour, 8 oz. water, CURRY STUFF.-Chillies 34 drs., pepper 14 drs., turmeric dr., coriander seed dr., eummin seed dr., and oil oz. TEA-Each pint to coutain 4 oz, tea, ž oz. sugar, DAILY RATION FOR EUROPEAN DEBTORS: AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANTS, Broad...... 1 fb. 4 UZ. Bref, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days a Ꭶ 02. week).. Fresh Fish (onec a week), Beef for Soup, .. Potatoes (3 days a week),. .14 oz. 8 DZ. 8 02. Vegetables (3 days a week), 8 oz. White Rice (1 day), 8 Oz. Suet Pudding (once a week), 1 ib. Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week), 2 02: 1 OZ Tea,..... 2 02. Sugar, Salt (fiue), oz. Curry Stuff (once a week), 7 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. ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. BREAKFAST.-Bread, DINNER. - Rico (common), Salt (fine), SUPPER.Bread, ..8 oz. .8 oz. 02. QZ. NOTE Any prisoner sentenced to more than 5 days' penal diet has one pint of gruel at breakfast and supper. PUNISHMENT DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS. Broad divided into two meals,.. ........1 b. per diem. 35 536

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DINNER.

BREAKFAST.

SCALE OF DIET FOR PRISONERS.

DIETARY FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

FULL DIET.

....6 oz. { Sunday, Tuesday, Thura-

Bread,...

Gruel,.

Bread,

Cocoa,.. Bread,

Potatoes,

Soup,

.1 pint .6 oz. ..I pint .4 oz. 10 oz. Meat,.............✪ 6%.

.....1 pint

day, and Saturday.

Monday, Wednesday,

and Friday.

Monday, Wednesday,

Breed............................................4 oz.

Soup,

1 pint

Snet Pudding,....1 lb.

and Friday.

Tuesday, Thursday, and

Saturday.

Bread, .........................................4 02. Rice, (common),.......8 oz.

Sunday:

Fish,

.12 03.

Curry Stuff, ......7 drs.

Bread....

.....6.02.

Daily..

SUPPEH.

Gruel....

...1 pint

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

Sour-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. mo.

lasses, and sufficient salt.

Cocoa. Each pint to contain oz. flake cocoa or uiba,

1 oz. molasses or sugar.

Svet Pudding. To every pound 14 oz. sust, 61⁄2 oz. flour,

8 oz. water,

CURRY STUFF.-Chillies 34 drs., pepper 14 drs., turmeric dr., coriander seed dr., eummin seed dr., and oil oz.

TEA-Each pint to coutain 4 oz, tea, ž oz. sugar,

DAILY RATION FOR EUROPEAN DEBTORS: AND FIRST-CLASS MISDEMEANANTS,

Broad......

1 fb. 4 UZ.

Bref, Mutton or Pork, without bone (6 days a Ꭶ 02.

week)..

Fresh Fish (onec a week),

Beef for Soup, ..

Potatoes (3 days a week),.

.14 oz.

8 DZ.

8 02.

Vegetables (3 days a week),

8 oz.

White Rice (1 day),

8 Oz.

Suet Pudding (once a week),

1 ib.

Oatmeal for Gruel (once a week),

2 02:

1 OZ

Tea,.....

2 02.

Sugar,

Salt (fiue),

oz.

Curry Stuff (once a week),

7 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.

ORDINARY PENAL DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

BREAKFAST.-Bread,

DINNER. - Rico (common),

Salt (fine),

SUPPER.Bread,

..8 oz.

.8 oz.

02.

QZ.

NOTE Any prisoner sentenced to more than 5 days' penal diet has one pint of gruel at breakfast and supper.

PUNISHMENT DIET FOR EUROPEAN PRISONERS.

Broad divided into two meals,..

........1 b. per diem.

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