OFFICERS' ALLOWANCES. 71 



post, but was generally a long service laborer, 

 who could supervise the general work about the 

 post and act as interpreter if required. He also 

 received a minimum allowance from headquar- 

 ters, but of fewer articles than that of clerks 

 and officers. A Chief Factor, being of the high 

 est grade in the service, received the largest 

 allowance, which was as follows : 



Three hundred pounds flour, 336 Ibs. sugar, 

 18 Ibs. black tea, 9 Ibs. green tea, 42 Ibs. raisins, 

 60 Ibs. butter, 30 Ibs. tallow candles, 3 Ibs. mus- 

 tard, 6f gal. port wine, 6f sherry wine, 3 gal. 

 brandy. 



Exactly one-half of the Factor's allowance 

 was the share of the Chief Trader, and a half 

 of the latter's portion was the scale for a Chief 

 Clerk or Apprentice Clerk. A Post Master 

 however, not receiving the full list, I will give 

 in detail. 



Fifty-six pounds sugar, 3 Ibs. black tea, 1 

 Ibs. green tea, 7 Ibs. rice, Ib. pepper, | Ib. 

 pimento. 



At every post where it was possible to grow 

 potatoes they were given the greatest attention, 

 as they constituted a very material place in the 

 feeding of the post people. They were, how- 

 ever, kept under lock and key, and a weekly 

 allowance given out by the Post Master. At 

 posts where cattle were kept the allowance of 



