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PRESIDENCY DIVISION, ADEN, AND BOMBAY MARINE.
The following is said to be the usual ration of a single man in the regiment. I place
beside it, the ration found to be sufficient for the prisoners in the Bombay Jail :—
M a h a r a t t a s . D e c c a n e e s . M a d r a s e e s .
S i k h s P u r d e s e e s . C h u t r e e s . B r a h m i n s .
C o k i n i s . H i n d o o s . P u r w a r e e s .
J e w s a n d M u s - s u l m a n s .
N a t i v e C h r i s - t i a n s .
Military.
Jail.
Military.
Jail.
Military.
Jail.
Military.
Jail.
Military.
Jail.
Flour, Wheaten or
Bajree . . .
lb,
1 lb. 1 oz. 8 lb.
1 lb. 1 oz. 8 lb.
1 lb. 1 oz.8
lb. 1
1
l b . 1 oz. 8 oz.
8 lb. 1 oz. 8
Rice . . .
oz.
8 . . .
oz.
8
. . .
oz.
8
. . .
oz.
8
. . .
lb.
1
. . .
Dhall . . .
"
4 oz.
5 "
4 oz.
5 "
4 oz.
5 "
4 oz.
5 oz.
4 oz.
5
Ghee . . .
drs.
4 . . .
"
1
. . .
"
½
. . .
"
1
. . .
"
½
. . .
Salt . . .
"
4 drs.
6 drs.
4 drs.
6 drs.
4 drs.
6 drs.
4 drs.
6 drs.
4 drs.
6
Mussalla . . .
"
4 "
8 "
4 "
8 oz.
1 oz.
8 oz.
½ "
8 oz.
1
"
8
Kokum or Tammarind . . .
"
4 "
8
. . .
"
8 "
½ drs.
8 "
½ "
8 "
½
"
8
Vegetable . . .
oz.
6 oz.
8 oz.
8 oz.
8 "
4 oz.
8 "
8 oz.
8 "
6 oz.
8
Oil, sweet . . .
"
1 "
1
. . .
"
1 "
1 oz.
1
. . .
"
1
. . .
"
1
Mutton . . .
4
oz. 5
oz.
. . .
5
oz. oz.
4 oz.
5 oz.
4 oz.
5 oz.
4 oz.
5
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Twice in
a week.
Fish . . .
Some-
times.
. . .
. . . . . .
oz.
6 . . .
Some-
times.
. . .
Some-
times.
. . .
Firewood . . .
lbs.
4 lb.
1 lbs.
4 lb.
1 lbs.
4 lb.
1 lbs.
4 lb.
1 lbs.
4 lb.
1
Average cost of diets
per head per diem,
Sepoy 3 annas and
1 pie . . .
For Prisoners 1 anna, 11
pies . . .
If they chose to eat sufficiently, a single man could live on his pay at the rate of 7 rupees
per mensem, and 4 rupees, 8 annas compensation, and save 5½ rupees; but when we see not
one-half the proper amount of food eaten which ought to be consumed, it necessarily hinders
recovery to a very great extent; besides which it is a frequent occurrence that they do not eat,
but starve themselves for the purpose of being sent away on sick certificate or invalided. A
case only the other day came before me.
A man after being seven weeks in hospital, suffering from nothing particular, determined to
go to his country (Hindustan), and had brought himself to a very weak state. I carefully had
his temperature taken, and not being able to detect anything wrong, I told him that, if he
wanted to die he had better die in Tanna, as he would soon be too sick to accompany the
regiment when it would leave for Malligam; and that I was determined not to let him go to
his country, so he had his choice. From that day he began to improve, and took his food as
well as any other man in the regiment.
The remarks I made last year in my annual report of the 10th Regiment N. L. I. on this
subject, are equally applicable to the wing of the 15th N. I.
This table shows the temperature and rainfall during the year 1872:—
1872.
Temperature.
Rainfall.
M a x i m u m . Mi
nimum.
Mean.
Inches. Cents.
J a n u a r y . . .
82.41
57.12
69.76
. . .
. . .
February . . .
89.20
63.62
76.41
. . .
. . .
March . . .
94.61
73.19
83.90
. . .
. . .
April . . .
95.3
76.86
83.8
. . .
. . .
May . . .
94.54
82.54
88.54
. . .
3
June . . .
90.5
81.5
86.0
29
55
July . . .
84.16
77.96
82.6
35
12
August . . .
83.58
76.70
80.14
12
30
September . . .
85.3
76.16
87.3
9
4
October . . .
88.67
74.06
81.36
. . .
2
November . . .
91.26
68.6
76.60
. . .
. . .
December . . .
88.25
71.0
79.62
. . .
. . .
Total . . .
86
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