A table attached here shows the decline very clearly. According to
Parkes ("Practical Hygiene," p. 516), the usual food of the soldier may
be expressed as follows:--
Articles. Daily quantity in
oz. av.
Meat 12.0
Bread 24.0
Potatoes 16.0
Other vegetables 8.0
Milk 3.25
Sugar 1.33
Salt 0.25
Coffee 0.33
Tea 0.16
Total 65.32
Butter 2.4--(Moleschott.)
[Illustration]
The New Zealand Official Year Book gives the following as the average
prices of food for the years mentioned:--
1877 1887 1897 1901
s d. s d. s d. s d.
Bread per lb. 0 21/4 0 13/4 0 11/2 0 11/2
Beef per lb. 0 51/4 0 31/2 0 3 0 5
Mutton per lb. 0 4 0 23/4 0 2 0 41/2
Sugar per lb. 0 53/4 0 3 0 21/2 0 23/4
Tea per lb.
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