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Table F (iv).-SUMMARY of Arrangements as regards Food Supply in time of War with any Power other than China.
Strength.
Description of Supplies.
Proposed Scale of Rations.
EUROPEANS,
No. of Days' Reserve Maintained.
Further quantities procurable locally by special pur- chase at short notice.
Rations.
Rations.
Total quantities available to enable the Garrison to hold out for three months.
No.
of Days' Rations.
Rations,
British Garrison, including Hong Kong Volunteers (350), and allowing an addition of 10 per cent. thereto--about 2,000
Meat-
Fresh
Preserved
Bread-stuffs-
Bread
::
14 lb.
35,800*
60,200
96,000
48
13
55,000+
31,000
£6,000
43
Fuel and light-
14
Biscuit
23
flour
1
Fresh vegetables (or
1
potatoes)
Jams
2
0%.
Groceries-
Sugar
3
Salt
"
Tea
Coffee
Lime juice
gill
Sugar for ditto Rum
+ oz.
gill
Coal
1 lb.
Wood, C.
2
""
Wood, K.
Kerosene oil
1 pints per
week
9:::
རྦ ཾ རྒྱུ སྙ ོ ་ སློ
12,0001
12,000
6
120,000
50,000
170,000
122,000
122,000
61
60,000
60,000
30
182,000
182,000
91
182,000
182,000
91
وو
--
:::::
120,000
120,000
62,000
62,000
90,000
90,000
45
90,000
182,000
90,000 182,000
91
15 8 2087406
85
31
45
وو
::::
142,000
142,000
71
40,000
40,000
20
142,000
142,000
71
26,000
26,000
13
weeks
INDIANS.
Two regiments, H.K.S.B., R.G.A., Atta and rice
families, &c.-2,200
1 lb.
Goor or sugar
Dhall
Ghee
Onions
2421
ཤཱ སྦྱ ནི མ བ
Oz.
191,100
191,100 191,100
9,100 200,200 9,100
200,200
91
200,200
91
200,200
91
9,100
200,200
91
200,200
200,200
91
Salt
35
191,100
9,100
200,200
91
Chillies
(or masala
191,100
9,100
200,200
91
oz.)
Turmeric
191,100
9,100
200,200
91
Meat
8 oz. weekly
28,600
28,600
13
Fuel-
weeks
Wood
1 lb.
66,000
30
or
Coal
1
Rum
Tea
Goor or sugar Lime juice..
:::::
134,200
61
dram
oz.
When available, as
required.
27
CHINESE.
H.K. Co., R.E., Coolie Corps, Pork||
&c.-600
54,600
54,600
91
54,600
54,600
91
18,600
36,000
54,600
91
oz.
54,600
54,600
91
54,600
54,600
91
وو
54,600
54,600
91
54,600
54,600
91
6,000
6,000
10
48,600
48,600
81
Fish
Rice
Tea
Salt
Oil or lard
Vegetables
Wood
2
or
Coal
1
"
Hospital supplies
:
10,000 tins milk
25 doz. 2-oz. tins essence of mutton 25 doz. -lb. tins essence of beef 25 doz. 2-oz. pots extract of carnis
:
::
::
*
About one month's supply under normal peace conditions. Nearly ten days' supply for normal peace garrison.
+ Nearly two months' supply for normal peace garrison. § In lieu of preserved vegetables.
Dried or fresh.
EXPLANATORY REMARKS ON TABLE F (iv),
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(1.) Strength. The strength shown is for supply purposes only, in order that a practicable scheme may be adopted; the numbers include all likely to be rationed from military sources in case of war.
(2.) Local resources in case of necessity.-The table is based on the supposition that Hong Kong and Kowloon Peninsula are suddenly cut off from communication with outside ports other than Chinese.
In the event of diplomatic negotiations being conducted from which war would likely result, large supplies of meat and other food-stuffs could be purchased from Shanghai, Canton, Swatow, and even India.
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