FEEDING A SMALL ARMY

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2117, 7 April 1914, Page 6

FEEDING A SMALL ARMY

I'HREE IJEA-tS A. BAY Af ftA&APAfc CAilt.

Orders have now been issued that an adv-aoce party of Territorials siifl.ll. Jeare W Takapau by. sftecial traru oat Saturday, Aprif 25, 'flvoso men will Wβ a iot uf work to de in. preparing tho ea»p at .Taljapan, for it is estiniattd that on April 30 there irill fee §665 ai.en in tire Wellfp-gtoi? district csnip. llliere *fll also bo iaT'i. hcryos to be attended to, To provide foi , these ljieii ■and horses it is that thera wiU bo i'cqEi.r6i..Bl,2.ool'b., oi 'bread, 97,5001b; .ftesh»-ti)G3.t, 15,250tb, butter, 40601b. cheese, 3'OlOft. tea, .203011). ebk fee, 1d,250ib. eugai-, 66,pDO]t., potatoes 16,200 ft, OHJoiJSj J6 f ?S®b, 8130ib t ■(.latnieaij 4070 gattoes fresh milk (cqn■dwisca milk as .required if fresh railii not available, 1 tin por eittht ineii pei , d'iom), 203fflb, F.ait. 1131b. pep.per ; 480Ol : b. .floivor, Fod i. Six -tons coal, 238,0001b. woed, i3G!Mb, candles. Fet» age: tr.oQOfb. straw, S7W bushels oate.i 08 tons qsi-choiii; e.haff.j 48 teas liay, 12 e»cka bran. The'supplies for. the- other districteamps trill ho on -the sanvi? scale-, .tlio Auddafld ikkki cnnip will be held at ftautapu* and an est-i.fflated afctendanco is expected of 4540 men, HOO horses ; Otago district eiinp at fltaterao., M&i nieii/ IQQO horses; Caiitcrbur? district camp at Kovvai, 3490 mmi., 1030 houses. Casual camps twill , also bo held at tho end of the goiierai seampSi A.bosrt TSO mc-n will attend, tho I'akapeu casual cajrfjn . ..