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SPECIES.		To Male Con- victs and Male Settlers.	To Female Convicts and Female Settlers.	To Children, viz. Persons under Ten Years of Age.	To Surgeons and Guards over Convicts.
Bread	Pds.	⅔	⅔	½	1
Beer	Gal.	—	—	—	1
Fresh Meat	Pds.	⅔	⅔	½	1
Vegetables	Pds.	½	½	¼	½
Oatmeal	Pts.	—	—	—	Not more than ½ per week.
Sugar	Oz.	1	1½	1	1½
Cocoa	Oz.	1	½	¼	1
Tea	Oz.	—	¼	—	¼

When fresh meat and vegetables are not issued, there is allowed, in lieu thereof, viz:—

SPECIES.		To Male Con- victs and Male Settlers.	To Female Convicts and Female Settlers.	To Children, viz. Persons under Ten Years of Age.	To Surgeons and Guards over Convicts.
Salt Beef	Pds.	½	½	⅛	¾
Flour	Pds.	½	⅜	⅜	¾
Salt Pork	Pds.	½	⅓	⅓	¾
Peas	Pts.	½	½	¼	½
Flour	Pds.	—	¼	¼	—

And weekly, whether fresh or salt meat is issued, vinegar, not exceeding one quart for each mess of six persons, and to the guards, not exceeding one half pint per man a week.

The Master is required to supply the Surgeon (taking his receipts for the same) with lemon-juice and sugar, to be issued to the respective classes of persons on board, at his discretion, as medical comforts, not exceeding one ounce of each article, per day, to each individual.

And each convict, or settler, male or female, and children, is allowed two gallons of wine during the voyage.