OBSERVATIONS. 
483 
Twelve Months' Expenses, 
Stores. 
1. This item was in the estimate 
already laid before Parliament 
2. It is indispensable to complete 
the estimate for this item of supply. 
Captain Trotter states, that the esti- 
mate first made of these stores is 
rather under the average of those 
supplied for six months, to vessels 
of the same size as the vessels here 
in question. But that the additional 
sum will be sufficient to cover the 
deficiency of the first estimate, and 
to complete the supply for such 
period as may bo expected to elapse 
before the return of the Expedition. 
3. The engineers’ stores, it ap- 
pears, were overlooked in the esti- 
mate first made. This estimate is 
drawn up according to supplies al- 
lowed under Admiralty regulations 
to vessels of the same size as these ; 
and Sir Edward Parry approves of 
the estimate. 
4. In order that the steam-vessels 
may not be overloaded in their pas- 
sage across the Atlantic, it appears 
desirable that the spare stores should 
be sent to Africa in other vessels. 
The estimate of the expense has been 
made at the Admiralty. 
Captain Trotter repre- 
sents at the same time, 
that for felling wood for 
fuel, he will require ad- 
ditional axes and cross- 
saws ; the expense of 
which, he finds on in- 
quiry, will be £150 
And he requires 
some more spades, 
plug -bolts, and 
tools of that de- 
scription, as by 
List marked E, 
amounting to . 90 
The provision 
for this expense is 
accordingly made 
under Item 16, £240 
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