RELIEF SUPPLIES 



constituents of fresh milk, was a valuable addition 

 to our food-stuffs. The same firm presented us with 

 192 lb. of New Zealand butter and two cases of New 

 Zealand cheese. Some farmers generously provided 

 thirty-two live sheep, which were killed in the Antarctic 

 and allowed to freeze for winter consumption. Several 

 other acceptable gifts were made to us before the Nimrod 

 left Lyttelton. 



It was arranged that supplies for thirty-eight men for 

 one year should be carried by the Nimrod when the 

 vessel went south for the second time to bring back 

 the shore party. This was a precautionary measure 

 in case the Nimrod should get caught in the ice and 

 compelled to spend a winter in the Antarctic, in which 

 case we would still have had one year's provisions in 

 hand. I append a list showing the principal items of the 

 relief supplies. 



Relief Food-supplies, Thirty-eight Men for One Year 



3800 lb. assorted New Zealand tinned meats. 

 1300 lb. New Zealand butter. 

 100 lb. tea. 

 50 lb. coffee. 



1000 lb. Rowntree's elect cocoa. 



60 doz. bottles bottled fruit. 



16 doz. jars jam. 



220 lb. assorted tinned fish. 



540 lb. sardines. 



280 lb. New Zealand cheese. 



1440 fresh New Zealand eggs packed in salt. 



250 lb. dried figs. 



11,200 lb. Colman's wheat flour. 



560 lb. Colman's wheat meal. 



28 lb. Colman's mustard. 



1 gross Colman's mixed mustard. 



800 lb. assorted meats. 



1600 lb. York hams. 



2600 lb. bacon. 



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