Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 48

<p>[Page 48]</p><p>[indecipherable] &nbsp;&pound; 1,149 14s 6p - &pound; 2,141 9s 5p<br />Cash register 20 10s 6p<br />Public bath, annexe 98 9s 0p<br />Fire insurance theatre 6 13s 4p<br />Diff. govt. admin. 1916 11 4s 8p - 1,286 12s 0p &nbsp;<br />&pound; 854 17s 5p<br />Reserves for depreciation 300 0s 0p<br />Balance &nbsp;&pound; 554 17s 5p</p><p>The turnover of almost 350,000 Mark by a crowd of 530 people is really quite astounding and suggests that some gentlemen have spent enormous amounts of money. I manage with about&nbsp;&pound;5 a month, including purchases, but I hardly allow myself any extras in food, etc. Everything is really expensive, and once you break a pound note it&#39;s all gone quite fast. The figures above don&#39;t even include the not inconsiderable amounts spent on bootleg booze like Whisky. You can&#39;t get a bottle for less than &nbsp;&pound;1 nowadays, and yet about 100 bottles a month find their way into camp. The Tommies, of course, are driving this business because they can</p>