Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 13

<p>[Page 13]</p><p>Cooperative 3750 oz<br />Main kitchen and officers&#39;mess 750 oz<br />Bakery 7962 oz<br />Rye bread, exchange 6234 oz<br />1010 oz. meat 6234 oz<br />24,930 oz</p><p>Savings from other rations in September:</p><p>Tea 150 oz exchanged for 14 ctns @ 24 tins of preserved fruit<br />Jam 1000 oz exchanged for&nbsp;112 oz dried apples<br />Peas and beans 1700 oz exchanged for 112 oz dried&nbsp;pears,&nbsp;150 oz dried&nbsp;prunes<br />Milk 820 oz exchanged for 700 oz shelled peas, 1100 oz macaroni, 220 oz sago, 400 oz cheese, 1 barrel of Worcester sauce</p><p>Purchases made in the canteen: about &nbsp;&pound;40 worth of spices, cheese, vinegar, etc.</p><p>There is no doubt that Mr Berblingen has shown great skills in negotiating these important outcomes for the camp, and great organisational talent in setting up cooperative, bakery, etc. But his egomania and despotism have increased proportionally. He cultivates his enemies and I fear</p>