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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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SCHEDULE C.
The subjoined medical comforts are also to be placed on board, in the following proportions to
every 100 statute adults. A list of these articles, signed by the captain, is to be supplied to the
Agent-General, and they are to be issued by the captain on the requisition of the surgeon, viz.:—
28 lb. Carolina rice.
20 1-lb. packets of best prepared oatmeal grits.
35 lb. West India arrowroot.
30 lb. Scotch barley.
25 lb. sago.
10 lb. tapioca.
50 lb. best preserved meat soup
(half of this to consist of
Edward's desiccated soup), in 1-lb. tins.
50 lb. preserved beef tea,
50 lb. preserved broth,
50 tins of condensed milk,
20 lb. preserved chicken broth, in 1-lb. tins.
40 lb. preserved boiled mutton and beef, in 1-lb.
and -lb. tins, half and half.
5 lb. extract of meat.
18 bottles sherry.
1 gallon gin.
1 gallon methylated spirits of wine.
36 quart bottles port wine.
4 gallons brandy, of finest quality, approved
brand.
3 gallons whiskey.
1 gallon vinegar.
48 dozen imperial pints approved stout.
Malt and hops, or other approved materials
for leavening bread.
2 bushels quicklime, in air-tight casks, con-
taining 1 bushel each.
3½ cwt. best yellow soap.
400 lb. loaf sugar.
50 lb. flour.
SCHEDULE D.
LIST OF MEDICINES, ETC., REQUIRED FOR EVERY 100 PASSENGERS.
N.B. -The medicines, &c., are to be procured from the Apothecaries' Hall, or from some duly
qualified chemists and druggists, and be approved by the Agent-General. All medicines are to be put
in stopper-bottles, and the ointment in tins. All the poisonous articles in are to be legibly marked
"poisons." Where more than 16 oz. of an article are required, it is to be supplied in two vessels-one
for use and the other for store.
| lb. oz. dr. | Item | lb. oz. dr. | Item | lb. oz. dr. | Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 6 0 | acid acetic. | 0 0 4 | ferri sulph. | 0 0 4 | pil. subchlor. comp. |
| 0 1 0 | carbolic, B.P. * | 0 6 0 | glycerine. | 0 1 0 | plumbi acetatis. |
| 8 0 0 | " ** | 0 4 0 | " acid tannit. | 0 12 0 | pulv. acaciæ gummi. |
| 16 0 0 | " *** | 0 2 0 | hydrat. chloral. | 0 4 0 | potassii iodia. |
| 112 0 0 | " | 0 1 0 | hydrag. cum cretâ. | 0 8 0 | " aluminis. |
| 0 3 0 | citric. | 0 0 4 | subchlorid. | 0 0 3 | " antimonalis. |
| 0 1 0 | gallic. | 1 0 0 | lard. | 0 1 0 | " aromat. |
| 0 2 0 | hydrochlor. | 14 0 0 | linseed meal. | 1 0 0 | " astringens. |
| 0 0 8 | hydroceanic dil. | 0 8 0 | liniment: camph. | 0 2 0 | borax. |
| 0 1 8 | nitric. | 0 6 0 | " opii. | 0 1 0 | catechu comp. |
| 0 6 0 | sulphur dil. | 2 0 0 | liniment: saponis. | 0 2 0 | " cretæ aromat. |
| 1 gall. | alkaline per- | 0 3 0 | liquor ammoniæ. | 0 2 0 | " cum opio. |
| manganatis (Con- | 0 0 1 | atropiæ. | 0 2 0 | ipecac. | |
| dy's preparation). | 1 0 0 | calcis. | 0 4 0 | jalapæ co. | |
| 0 1 0 | æther. | 0 1 0 | morphiæ ace- | 0 1 8 | kino c. opio. |
| 0 1 0 | alumen. | tatis. | 0 0 8 | opii. | |
| 0 6 0 | ammon. carb. | 0 2 0 | plumbi subacet. | 0 8 0 | potassæ bicarb. |
| 1 0 0 | amylum. | 0 2 0 | potassæ. | 0 6 0 | " nitratis. |
| 0 1 0 | antimon. tart. | 3 0 0 | " permang.§ | 0 6 0 | " tart. acid. |
| 0 1 0 | argenti nitras. | 0 4 0 | magnesiæ carb. | 0 1 0 | rhei co. |
| 14 0 0 | calx chlorate. | 14 0 0 | " sulph. | 0 1 0 | scammon co. |
| 0 2 0 | calx (recens) in stop. | 3 0 0 | mist. sennæ co. | 0 3 0 | zingiberis. |
| bottle. | 0 0 4 | ol. anethi. | 0 4 0 | quassiæ. | |
| 0 6 0 | camphor. | 0 0 4 | anisi. | 0 1 4 | quinæ sulph. |
| Charta epispastica (6 | 0 0 2 | croton. | 0 0 4 | santonine. | |
| sq. feet in case). | 2 0 0 | lini. | 0 0 4 | saponis dur. | |
| 16 0 0 | chloride of zinc (Bur- | 0 1 0 | menth. pip. | 0 8 0 | sennæ fol. |
| nett's solution of). | 4 0 0 | morrhuæ. | 3 0 0 | sodæ bicarbonas. | |
| 0 8 0 | chloroform. | 1 0 0 | olivæ. | 0 4 0 | sp. ætheris. |
| 0 6 0 | conf. sennæ. | 4 0 0 | ricini. | 1 0 0 | nitrosi. |
| 0 8 0 | copaiba. | 1 0 0 | terebinth. | 1 0 0 | ammoniæ arom. |
| 0 0 2 | creosote. | 0 0 1 | opium. | 0 10 0 | rectif. |
| 1 0 0 | creta præp. | 2 0 0 | oxymel scilla. | 3 0 0 | sulph. sublimatum. |
| 0 1 0 | cupri sulph. | 6 doz. | pil. aloes cum myrrha. | 0 6 0 | syr. ferri iodid. |
| 0 1 0 | empl. cantharidis. | 4 | col. co. | 0 0 4 | sol. morph. acetat. |
| 0 0 8 | extr. aloes aquos. | 6 | col. co. hyosc. | 0 8 0 | " camph. co. |
| 0 0 4 | belladonna. | 3 | hydrarg. | 1 4 0 | " card. co. |
| 0 2 0 | coloc. comp. | 3 | chlorid.co. | 0 12 0 | " catechu. |
| 0 0 4 | conii. | 5 | ipec. c. scilla. | 0 0 8 | " digitalis. |
| 0 0 4 | hyoscyam. | 6 | quinæ. | 0 6 0 | " ergotæ. |
| 0 2 0 | opii. | 6 | rhei co. | ||
| 0 2 0 | ferri et quinæ citr. | 6 | saphon co. |
The pills to be silvered and
packed in stoppered bottles.
- Pale fluid: a mixture containing in each 100 parts not less than 80 parts of carbolic (or phenic) and cresylic acids,
and their homologues, and not more than 20 parts of water.
** Crude liquid acid.
*** A powder containing not less than 20 per cent. of pure carbolic or cresylic acid.
§ B.P. or Condy's fluid (crimson).
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