Note 72 — CHAP. II.
Reading edition
Table, exhibiting the daily Allowance of Provisions for each Man in the Navy.
Biscuit. Beer. Beef. Pork. Pease. Oatmeal. Butter. Cheese.
lbs. galls. lbs. lbs. Pint. Pint. ozs. ozs.
Sunday 1 1 1 half
Monday 1 1 1 2 4
Tuesday 1 1 2
Wednesday 1 1 half 1 2 4
Thursday 1 1 1 half
Friday 1 1 half 1 2 4
Saturday 1 1 2
This has continued from the last century till the alterations above mentioned, all of which, except the introduction of vinegar, have been made in the three last years of this war. When the stock of small beer is exhausted, half a pint of spirits is allowed daily, diluted with four or five times its quantity of water. When wine is supplied, the daily allowance of it to a man is one pint.