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1916. NEW ZEALAND

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. REPORT OF THE QUARTERMASTER, H.M.N.Z.T. No. 46, ON THE FOOD SUPPLIED TO TROOPS EN ROUTE TO SUEZ.

Laid on the Table of the House of Bepresetitatives by Leave.

H.M.N.Z.T. No. 46. —Wellington to Suez.—Food Report. The food generally was excellent, not one complaint being received as to quantity and quality ; it was also splendidly cooked, and served out in a businesslike manner. The potatoes, flour, and meat were of an excellent quality; in fact, the food the troops received on the voyage was better in every way than the camp fare. To give an idea of the variety of the food I enclose a week's menu of the men's meals. R. P. Martin, Lieut., Port Suez, sth April, 1916. Ship's Q.M., H.M.N.Z.T. No. 46. H.M.N.Z.T. No. 46. —Copy of Bill op Fare given to Troops for One Week on Trip Wellington to Suez. 28/3/1916. Breakfast: Oatmeal porridge; grilled steak and onions ; Irish stew ; tea; bread; jam. Dinner: Barley-broth; boiled mutton and onion sauce; cabbage; potatoes; rice pudding. Tea: Haricot mutton ; cold meats; bread; jam; tea; pickles. 29/3/1916. Breakfast : Boiled rice ; grilled mutton chops ; curry and rice ; boiled potatoes ; bread ; tea ; jam. Dinner: Vegetable soup; roast beef; boiled pumpkin ; potatoes; plum-pudding and sweet sauce. Tea: Stewed rabbit ; cold meats ; boiled potatoes ; bread; jam; tea; cheese. 30/3/1916. Breakfast: Baked hapuku ; filed sausages; boiled potatoes ; bread; tea; jam. Dinner: Pea soup; corned beef; cabbage; potatoes; vermicelli pudding. Tea : Stewed tripe ; cold meats; boiled potatoes ; cheese; pickles ; jam ; rock cakes. 31/3/1916. Breakfast: Porridge; grilled mutton chops; Irish stew; bread; tea; jam. Dinner : Vegetable soup; boiled and roast mutton ; vegetable marrow ; potatoes ; baked apples and rice. Tea: Dry hash; cold meats ; bread; tea; jam; pickles. 1/4/1916. Breakfast : Porridge; baked fish ; grilled steak and onions ; boiled potatoes; bread ; tea ; jam. Dinner: Barley-broth; roast pork and seasoning ; cabbage; potatoes; plum-pudding' and sweet sauce. Tea : Cold meat; boiled potatoes ; steamed prunes and rice ; cheese ; pickles ; jam ; cake. 2/4/1916. Breakfast: Oatmeal porridge ; fried sausages; Irish stew; bread; tea; jam. -Dinner : Vegetable soup ; roast mutton ; swede turnips ; potatoes ; sago pudding. Tea: Haricot mutton; cold meats ; boiled potatoes ; bread; tea; jam; cheese. 3/4/1916. Breakfast : Oatmeal porridge ; grilled mutton chops ; curry and rice; boiled potatoes ; bread ; tea; jam. Dinner : Pea soup; corned beef; cabbage ; potatoes ; rice pudding. Tea: Vegetable stew; cold meats; boiled potatoes; bread; tea; jam; cheese; scones. R. P. Martin, Lieut., Port Suez, 4th April, 1916. Ship's Q.M., H.M.N.Z.T. No. 46.

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