Chenery Rations Reports
Imperial War Museum

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Chenery, Captain D J, Collection of diaries, notes, and papers
Ref No 85/53/1 & Con Shelf, Imperial War Museum, London

APPENDIX VIA. – Sheet 2.
(UNDER LT. NORMI)

N.B. Early in Sep1944 (exact date not known), surface work parties started. Henceforward these parties will be referred to as Outside Workers.



ORDER No 64 dated 24th October 1944
The following scale of basic food is effective as from 25th October 1944:
1. Miners
2. Outside Workers, Cookhouse and Inside workers(camp)
3. Sick Men and Officers
810 gms
500 gms
370 gms

ORDER No 67 dated 11th December 1944
The following scale of basic food is effective as from 12th December 1944

1. Miners
2. Camp staff
    Camp Workers
    Outside Workers
3. Officers
    Sick
Work Days
800 gms
550 gms
550 gms
550 gms
420 gms
420 gms
Holidays
500 gms
420 gms
420 gms
420 gms
420 gms
420 gms

The above order was amended the following day, 12th Dec 1944, to:

Camp staff
W.O.'s (Class I)
Officers – Nos 8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 171 & 176
(Camp Staff includes 10 Cooks, 4 Medical Orderlies, and 3 Batmen)
Work Days
550 gms
550 gms
500 gms
Holidays
500 gms
420 gms
420 gms

ORDER No 68 dated 16th Feb 1945
A party of semi-fit men (Kyojakuhan) daily to mine – same rations as Miners

(UNDER LT. HYASHIDA)
ORDER No 74 dated 11th May 1945
The following scale of basic food is effective as from 12th May, 1945


1. Miners and Kyojakuhan
2. Outside Workers
3. Camp staff
     Officers – Nos 8, 9, 12, 16, 17 **
4. Camp Workers
5. Other officers and Sick
** N.B. No doctors
Work Days
800 gms
650 gms
570 gms
570 gms
570 gms
390 gms
Holidays
420 gms
300 gms
420 gms
420 gms
390 gms
390 gms

ORDER No 81 dated 14th June 1945
The following scale of basic food is effective as from today

1. Miners and Kyojakuhan
2. Outside Workers
3. Camp staff
4. Camp Workers & Officers – Nos 8, 9, 12, 16 and later 17
5. Remainder
Work Days
750 gms
570 gms
500 gms
500 gms

390 gms
Holidays
390 gms
390 gms
500 gms
390 gms

390 gms

VERBAL ORDER OF 1st August, 1945
The following scale of basic food is effective as from 2nd August 1945

1. Miners and Kyojakuhan
2. Outside Workers
3. Camp staff
4. Camp Workers & Officers – Nos 8, 9, 12, 16 & 17
5. Remainder
Work Days
710 gms
530 gms
460 gms
460 gms

360 gms
Holidays
360 gms
360 gms
460 gms
360 gms

360 gms

Effective until three days after cessation of hostilities (15th August 1945)