SUPPLIES TAKEN 



It may be interesting to compare this allowance 

 with the scale used on the Discovery sledging journey 

 over the Barrier. The daily allowance of food for each 



man on that journey was as follows: 



Oz. 



Pemmican ........ 7.6 



Red ration (corresponding to emergency ration) . 1.1 



Biscuit 12.0 



Cheese ......... 2.0 



Chocolate 1-1 



Cocoa . . . . • • • • • *7 



Plasmon . 2.0 



Sugar ......... 3.8 



Oatmeal M 



Pea flour . 1-5 



33.3 



The following list shows the provisions taken for the 

 southern journey, tea, salt and pepper being omitted: 



Pemmican 

 Emergency ration 

 Biscuit 

 Cheese 

 Chocolate 

 Cocoa 

 Plasmon . 

 Sugar 



Quaker Oats 



Lb. 

 170 



34 

 364 

 22 

 22 

 15 

 22 

 97 

 22 



Oz. 

 10 



2 



0 

 12 

 12 

 14.8 

 12 

 13.2 

 12 



773 8 



We left the winter quarters with ten pounds of tea, 

 but took an additional pound from the Discovery hut 

 before we moved on to the Barrier. The allowance of 

 salt amounted to two ounces per week per man, and 

 that of pepper to two ounces per fortnight for the four 

 men. 



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