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HONG KONG STATION.

SCHEDULE VI (6).—INDIANS.--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).

(1.)

Indians and Asiatics other than Chinese

Garrison

Police..

Civil population

Total

Atta or flour

Rico

**

Dhal or meat

Potatoes or other vegetables..

Ghee

Onions or garlic

Salt

**

**

Masalas (curry stuff) Fuel for cooking only Hospital supplies

**

[658]

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Strength of War Garrison

$,076

Numbers of Civil Population

230,656

Daily numbers (in rations) of Civil Population for whom provision must be made

108,625

1,454

218 1,328

Proposed Scale of Rations.

Reserve maintained

Further Quantities available at 14 days' notice,

(Contract

and which would

Total available at 14 days'

or otherwise).

be laid in in case

notice (Columns 4 and 5).

For Garrison.

For Civil Population.

of expected War,

(2.)

(3.)

(4.)

(5.)

(6.)

Rations,

3,000

13 lbs.

1 lbs.

4

02.

4 02.

4

"

4

2

ེསྒྲ རྣ རྨ ༢ ༢ ༢༠

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Diets

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May 31, 1894.

Further Quantities

(if any) which should be shipped from England on alarm of War, to enable the Station to hold out for 2 months,

Approximate Total Cost of providing the Supplies in Column 5.

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 supplies 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 out without assistance.

180,000

190,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

180,000

3,000

3,000

(7.)

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Graud Total

(8.)

1,700

299

329

60

785

128

14

304

160

84

(Signed)

1. STORAGE,

25

Same as for Europeans.

2. MANNER OF OBTAINING SUPPLIES.

Atta or Flour.-Indian flour about 15,000 rations reserve in the Colony. American flour in sufficient quantities to complete the requirements until more can be obtained from India is available in the Colony.

Rice.—About 7,000,000 lbs. always in reserve in Hong Kong.

Dhal. Two months' rations could be purchased in Hong Kong. Indian

dbal 2,500 rations, remainder Chinese dhai.

Potatoes, or other vegetables.--The same as for Europeans,

Ghee, Salt, Fuel, Hospital Supplies.-Could be purchased on the spot in

sufficient quantities.

Onions or Garlie and Masalas.—Reserve of about 30,000 ratious in the Colony; further supplies to be obtained from India. Chinese supplies of this nature could also be used.

3. LOCAL RESERVES AVAILABLE IN CASE OF NECESSITY.

Meat.--Goats' flesh in about 14 days the following additional number of goats could be landed; from Shanghae, 500; Swatow, 200; Amoy, 100; amounting to about 80,000 rations.

All kinds of food suitable to natives of India could be obtained from Calcutta in about three weeks, and, if necessary, Chinese supplies could in many cases be substituted in the meantime.

4. LENGTH OF TIME THE STATION COULD ROLD OUT.

3,863

4 months.

General Officer Commanding.

P

G. DIGBY BARKER, Major-General,

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