Form of Receipt to be given for Oats supplied for Cavalry Horses in Cantonments or Quarters, by the Officer appointed to attend the delivery of them,

Referred to in Page 162.

County of

this

Day of

18

making

Rations for

Rations for
Regiment of

I hereby acknowledge to have received from

Pounds of good, sweet, dry, and clean Oats,

Officers' Horses, and

Troop Horses, belonging to the

under the Command of

from the

day of

both Days inclusive.

Form of Receipt to be given for Forage supplied for Horses in Barracks, by the Commissioned Officer who witnesses the Delivery of it.

Referred to in Page 162.

this

County of
Day of

Barrack,

18

I hereby acknowledge to have received from

the following Quantities of Forage, viz.

Pounds of good, sweet, dry, and clean Oats.
Pounds of good old Hay.

Pounds of good dry clean Straw,

Rations for

Officers' and

Troop Horses belonging to the

Making
Rations for

Regiment of

from the

Day of

under the Command of

Day of

to the

following, both days in

clusive.

REGULATIONS

To be observed in the Supplying of the Troops with the several Articles to be furnished to them, under the Direction of the Commissary in Chief, in the Home Encamp

.ments.

BREAD.

EACH Soldier is to receive, as his Allowance for Four Days, a well-baked Loaf, weighing Six Pounds, made of Flour prepared with a Twelve-Shilling seamed Cloth from good Wheat; for which Loaf the Soldier is to be charged Five Pence. Servants not being Soldiers, in the proportion of Two per Troop or Company, and Washer-women for each Troop or Company in the proportion of One to every Twenty Men, are permitted to receive Bread at the same Price, to be paid by the Regimental Pay-Master at every settlement to the Contractor, or to such other Person as the Commissary in Chief may appoint to receive it.

WOOD.

Each Soldier is to be allowed Three Pounds of Wood per Day, to be delivered in Rations of Twelve Pounds for every Four Days; and to prevent unnecessary Waste in this Article, it is to be delivered only for the Effectives present in the Field.

Servants and Bâtmen not being Soldiers, in the proportion of Two to each Troop or Company, and Washer-women for each Troop or Company, in the proportion of One to every Twenty Men, are permitted to draw Wood at the Rate of Twelve Pounds each for Four Days. The Sick in the Regimental Hospital are to be allowed Six Pounds each per Day, if required.

The Colonel or Commanding Officer of a Regiment, is to be allowed Eight Rations of Twelve Pounds each, for Four Days; the Field Officers, Four Rations each; the Pay-Master and Surgeon each Four; the Adjutant, Quarter-Master, Assistant-Surgeon, and Veterinary Surgeon each Two; and the Officers of each Troop or Company, Eight Rations for their own Use and for the supply of the Sutler.

General Officers are to draw what Wood they may have Occasion for, not exceeding One hundred Rations per Day of Three Pounds each for a General, Seventy for a Lieutenant-General, Fifty for a Major-General, and Forty for a Brigadier-General..

Other Officers of the Staff, when by Order attached to, and while resident at, the Camp, are allowed to draw Wood, if necessary, for their own bonâ fide Consumption, not exceeding the following Rates per Day, viz. Adjutant

Rations of
Three Pounds.

Adjutant-General and Quarter-Master Gen, each 50
(But if General Officers they may draw accord-
ing to their Rank.)

Deputy Adjutant-General and Deputy Quarter-
Master-General, each

.....

12

Assistant Adj.-Gen. and Ass. Q-M. G. each 6
Deputy Ass. Adj. Gen. & Dept. Ass. Q. M. G. each
Chaplain to the Forces

6

4

6

4

6

... 50

12

6

4

10

6

6

4

4

2

6

2

When Wood cannot be procured, Coal may be issued at the rate of One Pound for a Pound of Wood.