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(G.P.)
Return showing rations forwarded to New Guinea for the use of the Naval and Military Expeditionary Force.
(Note: Return compiled on the assumption that Garrison came on to Shore rations from 15th September 1914)
| Article | Daily scale per man |
1000 rations lbs |
Supplied | Date when further supplies will be needed |
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| S.S. Berrima | S.S. Moresby | |||||
| Biscuits or Bread or Flour or Rice xx |
1 lb | 1000 | 57,590 | 72,050 | 23rd. March 1915. | |
| 1 ¼ lbs | 1250x | - | - | |||
| 1 lb | 1000 | 24,150 | 23,700 | |||
| 1 lb | 1000 | 3,752 | 5,656 | |||
| Meat Fresh or Meat preserved or Salt Fish |
1 ½ lbs | 1500 | - | - | 25th February 1915. | |
| 1 lb | 1000 | 66,000 | 94.500 | |||
| 1 lb | 1000 | - | - | |||
| Coffee | ¾ oz | 46 7/8 | 4,219 | 4,450 | 20th March 1915. | |
| Pepper | 1/32 oz | 2 | 175 ¼ | 184 | 15th March 1915. | |
| Vegetables or | ½ lb | 500 | 19664 800 o 3827 |
25,430 1200 o 6,022 |
8th March 1915. | |
| Cheese | 2 ozs | 125 | ||||
| Potatoes | 1 lb | 1000 | 79,558 | 101,876 | 19th March 1915. | |
| Sugar | 3 ozs | 187 ½ | 17,375 | 17,920 | 25th March 1915. | |
| Salt | ½ oz | 31 ¼ | 2,812 | 3,024 | 25th March 1915. | |
| Tea | ¼ oz | 15 5/8 | 1.406 ¼ | 1.500 | 25th March 1915. | |
| Jam or Preserved Fruit * |
¼ lb | 250 | 22,518 | 24,138 | 11th April 1915. | |
| ¼ lb | 250 | 5,098 | - | |||
| Kerosene | 7 gals. per lamp from 1/10/14 to 31/3/15. |
83 ½ gals | 250 gals. | This gives enough kerosene for 47 lamps for the period stated. |
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| Extras issued at discretion of General Officer Commmanding on the recommendation of the Medical officer |
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| Lime juice oo | 1/320 gal | 31/8 gals | 215 gals | - | 69 days supply | |
| Rum | 1/64 gal | 155/8 gals | 1000 gals | 1789 gals | 178 ½ " " | |
| Tobacco | 2 ozs per week |
1251 lbs per week |
1125 | 2210 | 26 ½ weeks (21st march 1915) |
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