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HONG KONG STATION.
SCHEDULE VI (a).-EUROPEANS.-RETURN Summarizing the Arrangements at the above Station as regards its Supply in the event of War.
Description of Supplies
(Meat, Bread-stuffs, Groceries, Vegetables, Hospital
Supplies, Fuel, and Forage, to be
shown in groups).
Europeans-
Garrison
Police
Civil population«,
Total
Meat-
Fresh
Preserved
Bread-stuffs-
Bread.. Biscuits
Groceries-
Rice
Sugar
Salt
Tea
Vegetables--
Fresh ..
Preserved Porter
Fuel-
Coal
Wood
Light-
Oil
++
Hospital supplies
::
(1.)
:::
:
::
::
::::
::
:
[658]
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:
:
:::
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Strength of War Garrison
1,572
110
7,018
8,700
:
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::
44
3,076.
Daily numbers (in rations) of Civil Population for whom provision must be made
Numbers of Civil Population
108,625.
Proposed Scale of Rations.
Reserve maintained (Contract
Further Quantities available at 14 days' notice,
Further Quantities
Total available
and which would
or otherwise).
be laid in
in case
of expected War.
at 14 days'
nolice (Columns 4 and 5).
(if any) which should be shipped from England on alarm of War,
to enable the Station to hold out for 2 months.
For Garrison.
For Civil Population.
(2.)
(3.)
(4.)
(5.)
(6.)
Rations.
(7.)
::
1 lbs.
4 lb.
1 lbs.
1 lb.
::
1 lbs.
lb.
1 lbs.
1 lb.
2 ozs.
2
OZS.
2
1
07.
1
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ex
:
:
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47,130
474,870
522,000
31,250
133,333
164,583
47,130
474,870
$22,000
16,000
16,000
322,000
522,000
522,000
522,000
522,000
522,000
522,000
522,000
Daily
8,700
4:
200,000
7,020 gallons
8,700
200,000
14,040 gallons
:
::
2,225,000
448,000
2,225,000
448,000
50,000 8,000
50,000 8,000
1 lb.
2
DZ8.
gallons
1 lb.
2 lbs.
1 pints*
or
or
Diets
1 1b.
2 Oz8.
1 lb.
2 lbs.
14 pints
7,020 gallons
Per week per lamp.
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Approximate Total Cost of providing the Supplies in Column 5.
(8.)
£
6,386 1,543
3,303
540
269
596
60
440
587
204
877
1,201
403
485
333
236,656.
May 31, 1891.
Remarks, giving any general information which may be useful, and show-
ing clearly-
1. How storage accommodation will be provided, how situated,
and protected.
2. Manner of obtaining the supplios in Column 5.
3. What other local resources, not mentioned in Column 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 ont without assistance.
Grand T tal
•
16,727
(Signed)
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1. STORAGE.
Army Service Corps stores and hired stores, which can be obtained without difficulty. A few native watchmen, assisted by civil police, will give efficient protection.
2, MANNER OF OBTAINING SUPPLIES.
Meat.The reserve kept on the island by order of the Civil Government amounts to 600 head of cattle, or about 170,000 rations. About 500 head additional would be required to complete the 2 months" supply. These would be obtainable from Shanghae and Canton, Kwonsai, and W hamper.
Preserved Meat, Bread-stuffs, Biscuits, Preserved Vegetables, Groceries, Fuel, Light, and Hospital Supplies.-Can be purchased on the spot in sufficient quantities.
Vegetables.A fresh daily supply could be depended on to arrive from the inaioland of China, unless China was hostile, in which case the market gardens at British Kowloon and on the island would have to be depended on, and would probably be sufficient for half rations for I month.
3. LOCAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN CASE OF NECESSITY. Meaf.With the command of the sea large quantities of cattle and sheep could be landed from each of the coast ports, viz., about 1,000 head of catile and 2,300 head of sheep, or about 400,000 meat rations.
Flour and Fuel, Kerosene Oil-Hong Kong being a depôt for these
articles, unlimited supplies are obtainable.
Groceries.-4 months' supply obtainable locally.
Wood. About 1,200 tons can be purchased on the spot, and additional quantities obtained from Pak Kung and Tung Kong, close to Houg Kong, and in 10 days from Manilla, or three weeks from Borneo.
4. LENGTH OF TIME THE STATION COULD HOLD OUT.
4 mouths.
G. DIGBY BARKER, Major-General,
General Officer Commanding in China, Hong Kong,
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