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THE YOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Table showing the Scale of Victualling in Her Majesty’s Navy during the Expedition. 
When to be issued. 
Articles. 
£ £ i 
Scale of Substitutes. 
Daily, 
(See Note*) 
Weekly, 
J l 
) Daily, when procur- ( 
\ able, . . . ) 
When fresh provi- 
sions cannot be 
procured : — 
i r 
W Every other day, 
On one alternate day, 
On the other alternate 
day, 
J L 
> On two days a week, < 
Biscuits, 
or 
Soft bread, 
Biscuit powder or rui 
Spirit, 
Porter, 
Sugar, 
Chocolate, 
Tea, . 
Bice, . 
Milkjt 
Soup and bouilli 
essence of beef, oi 
mutton broth, suffi 
cient to make J 
Oatmeal, § 
Oatmeal, 
Mustard, 
Pepper, 
Salt, . 
Vinegar, 
Pickles (of various 
descriptions). 
Fresh meat, 
Vegetables, 
Salt pork. [ | 
Split peas, 
Compressed mixe 
vegetables, 
Celery seed, IT . 
Salt beef, . 
Flour, 
Suet, 
Currants or raisins, 
Sugar, 
Preserved potato, 
Rice, . 
Preserved potato, 
Preserved beef, . 
with either 
(1) Preserved potato, 
or 
(2) Rice, ... 
or 
Preserved potato, 
sks, 
( 3 ) 
and 
ltice, 
( Flour, . 
(4) < Suet, 
( Currants or raisins, 
Soup and bouilli, 
Rice, . 
pint 
pint 
pint 
oz. 
lb. 
pint 
lb 
4 
In case it should be necessary to issue 
substitutes for any of the articles in this 
scale of victualling, the following sub- 
stitution is to be adopted, viz. : — 
are to be con- 
sidered equal to 
each other. 
do. do. 
do. 
1 pound 
1 pound 
1 pound 
A pint 
| gill 
1 pint 
1 ounce 
1 ounce 
1 ounce 
j ounce 
The following, when issued with meat 
rations, are to be considered equal to each 
other : — 
Troops, 
Seamen. Women, and 
Biscuits, 
Flour, 
Rice, . 
Wine, 
Spirit, 
Porter, 
Coffee, 
Cocoa, 
Chocolate, 
Tea, 
do. do. 
r Split peas, . | 
j Peas (whole), . | 
pound . 
Children, 
f pound 
pint 
] Flour, . . I 
pound . 
b pound 
5 pint 
] Calavances, . J 
pint 
Dholl, . . | 
pint 
b pint 
i pound 
[Rice, . . | 
pound . 
f Vegetables, 
J pound 
J Compressed mixed vege- 
) tables, .... 
1 ounce 
[ Preserved potato, 
2 ounces 
r 
j Oatmeal, . 
( b pint 
< or 
i 
^ Split peas, 
( 2 ounces 
| pound 
NOTES. 
* Soft bread is to be issued to troops, women, and 
children four days in the week, and biscuits.(or oatmeal 
for children under five) the remaining three days. 
t When fresh milk is not procurable, preserved milk 
is to be issued, sufficient to make these quantities of milk. 
% These articles are to be provided in equal quantities, 
and are to be issued alternately. Soup and bouilli, 
5| ounces, cooked with J pint of water; essence of beef, 
J of a quarter pint canister, cooked with J pint of water; 
and mutton broth, 4 ounces, with a sufficient quantity of 
boiling water, will make the half pint required. 
§ When troops are on fresh meat victualling, a sufficient 
quantity of oatmeal may be issued for thickening their 
soup. 
|| Salt pork or salt beef are to be issued at the dis- 
cretion of the surgeon. 
IT Half an ounce to be issued with every eight pounds 
of split peas put into the coppers. 
Boys of ten and under fourteen years of age to receive 
the woman’s ration, but without porter. Boys of four- 
teen and under seventeen to receive the man’s ration, • 
but without porter. 
Girls of ten and under seventeen years of age to 
receive the woman’s ration, but without porter. 
Boys and girls of seventeen years of age or upwards 
are to be considered in all respects as adults. 
