Supplies in general have proved sufficient. 
In the experience of the writer, minor complaints are not in¬ 
frequent, hut they usually seem to be the result of delayed Requisi¬ 
tions, most often due to clerical inaccuracies, or from limited 
transportation during dismounted operations in the mountajjas* 
The frequent special requisitions for a certain class of sup- 
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plies, largely for surgical dressings and local treatment, would in- 
\ dicate that the allowance in the supply table require increase for 
this climate, especially under campaign conditions* 
It is most difficult to keep organizations, moving about in the 
fieldjsupplied with quinine,dressings, and local applications* 
The regular requisitions have to be pieced out with extra issues 
of surgical gauze,absorbent cotton, oarbolicboric^ and tannic acid. 
Vaseline, Salol,etc* 
SPECIAL _D III, 
In answer to inquiry coming from the Chief of Subsistence De¬ 
partment, statements were obtained from many of the medical officers 
in the Brigade. 
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The concensus of opinion, in which this office agrees, is that 
the small number fed in our average hospital, necessitates a common 
kitchen for detachments and special diets, and that the usual high 
price for invalid diet 4 with the necessity for varied,tempting and 
nutritious fare, prevents any material reduction in the W allowance. 
