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1790
Norfolk Island
From this time to the latter end of April, we never let slip a single opportunity of working in the ship; and by the 10th of the above month had preserved the under-mentioned quantity of provisions, which was all we had to depend upon; and our sanguine Expectation of a relief given up until next Season, or, by supposition of the supply Ships from some European Settlement, which, within the Bounds of probability, could not be sooner than 6 months.
State of Provsions in the Public Store of Norfolk Island as per Survey April 10th 1790.
Flour - 27006 lbs. Rice 11496 lbs, Calavances [beans] 47 bushels. Beef 8375 lbs. Pork, 8077 lbs. Spirits 553 gallons. Being the whole of every specie saved from the wreck of the Simis, [possibly Sirius] including her own proportion, with that of the Settlement, to support 503 souls till some relief might occur.
Ration issued from April till the 15th of May, Flour 4 lbs, Rice 2 lbs, Pork 2½ lbs, Spirits 3½ pints per week.
Ration from May 15th till July 19th. Flour 3 lbs, Rice 1 lb, Beef 1½ lb, or 17 ozs of Pork. Children above 12 months old, half the above Ration, and under 1½ lbs of flour, & 1 lb Rice pr week. N.B. Spirits were issued till the 30th of May as above, when that Specie was exhausted.
Ration