1. Service Afloat.

1 lb. Bread (or �lb. Bread and � lb. Flour).
� lb. Fresh Meat.
1 lb. Fresh Vegetables.
� pt. Spirit.
4 oz. Sugar.v � oz. Tea (or 1 oz. Coffee for every � oz. Tea). (See Note i.)
� oz. Chocolate (or 1 oz. Coffee).
� oz. Condensed Milk.
1 oz. Jam, Marmalade, or Pickles.
4 oz. Preserved Meat on one day of the week in Harbour, or on two days at Sea. (See Note f.)
Mustard, Pepper, Vinegar and Salt, as required.


Substitute for Soft Bread when the latter is, not available:-
� lb. Biscuit or 1 lb. Flour.

Substitutes for the Fresh Meat and Fresh Vegetable Rations, when these are not available :

On alternative days.	Salt Pork Day :
	� lb. Salt Pork.
	� lb. Split Peas.
	Celery Seed, � oz. to every 8 lbs. of Split Peas put into the Coppers.
	� lb. potatoes.
	Preserved Meat Day:
	6 oz. Preserved Meat.
	8 oz. Flour.	Or 4 oz. Rice.
	� oz. Suet.
	2 oz. Raisins or 2 oz. Jam.
	� lb. Potatoes.
	Substitutes for Potatoes when the latter are not available :
	2 oz. Haricot Beans, or
	2 oz. Marrowfat Peas.

* In addition to the Daily Standard Ration above mentioned, persons included in (a) and (b) receive a Daily Messing Allowance a of 4d. a day. ( Vide Art. 1699, &c.)

NOTES.


1. For regulations in regard to payment of Grog Money in lieu of the Spirit Ration, vide Arts. 1695 and 1696.

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2. Sea-going Ships, when alongside or in the Basins, are allowed to draw Fresh Milk (� pt.) in lieu of the Condensed Milk Ration, subject to reasonable notice being given.
3. Calavances � pt., or Dholl � pt., may be issued in lieu of the Ration of Split Peas or Rice.
4. For regulations as to obtaining, on repayment, extra, quantities of the various articles included in the Standard Ration, see Art. 1700.
5. For regulations as to extra issues, see Art. 1690.
6. 4 oz. Salmon or Rabbit, as desired, may be substituted for Preserved Meat on alternate issues of Breakfast or Supper ration.
7. One tin (� lb.) of Condensed Milk or 1 quart of Fresh Milk may, at the option of the Messes, be drawn in lieu of 2 lbs. of Sugar or 1 lb. of Jam.
8. Boy Artificers and Service Boys formed into separate Messes are to receive the Daily Standard Ration for the Service Afloat with the addition of � lb. Fresh Meat Daily, or, when Fresh Meat is not available, an additional � lb. Salt Pork or 3 ozs. Preserved Meat.
9. Tea or Coffee Ration for Boys :

Service Boys formed into separate Messes are allowed the ordinary ration of � oz. Tea or 2 ozs. Coffee, subject to the proviso that Coffee is to be the breakfast ration on at least three days a week.

Boy Artificers are allowed a daily ration of 3/8th oz. Tea only and � oz. Coffee, or, in lieu of the latter, such substitutes as may be authorised by the Admiralty from time to time.

2. Shore Establishments and Stationary Depôt Ships.

The same Ration as for the Service Afloat, except:

1. � pint Fresh Milk is to be issued in lieu of � oz. Condensed Milk.
2. The Weekly Ration of Preserved Meat is not to be issued.
3. Men in Cells.

Men in Cells are to receive the following Dietary:

a,	Low Diet	1 lb. of Biscuit.
or
b.	Full Diet	10 oz Biscuit.
		8 oz. Fresh Vegetables or 1 oz. Preserved Vegetables.
		1/8th oz. Tea.
		� oz. Chocolate.
		1� oz. Sugar.

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Part II.-Scale of Grog Money in Lieu of Spirit Ration.

Part III.-Stocks of Provisions and Medical Comforts to be Carried in Seagoing Ships.

Note A.-In Ships fitted with refrigerators, the minimum stock of sea victualling is to be kept entirely in the form of Preserved Meats and accompaniments. Salt Pork should only be carried to meet actual requirements.

Note B.-In seagoing Ships with Nucleus Crews, the minimum stock is to be calculated on the basis of the full complement. The stock of meats kept on board these Ships is to consist of Preserved Meats only, but a small quantity of Salt Pork may be drawn from the Victualling Yards when leaving Harbour for the periodical cruises, if the meat is likely to be issued. An exchange of provisions is to take place once a year, when all Biscuit which has been on board over two years, and other provisions which have been on board over one year, are to be returned to the Victualling Yard, similar quantities being drawn in replacement.

Note C.-The following quantities of Medical Comforts are to be regarded as representing 30 days' requirements for 100 men at the War rate of consumption :

Note D.-The minimum stock is to be maintained entirely in jam, only sufficient stocks of raisins (within the maximum of 90 days average expenditure) being kept to meet current requirements.

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