MEMORANDUM, for the information of Officers commanding Her Majesty's Ships, of Places abroad where Coals may be obtained, from Established Depôts or under Local Contracts:-
Lisbon | Local Contract. |
Gibraltar | Naval Yard. |
Malta | Ditto. |
Corfu | Naval Store in charge of Ionian Government. |
Athens | Ditto of the Consul |
Alexandria | P. and O. Steam Company. |
Fayal | Local Contract. |
Madeira | Ditto. |
Teneriffe | Ditto. |
St. Vincent's | Local Agreement. |
Bathurst (Gambia) | Local Government. |
Sierra Leone | Naval Store in charge of Commissariat, and Depôt afloat. |
Fernando Po | Ditto Admiralty Agent. |
St. Paul de Loando | Naval Store in charge of British Commissioner. |
Ascension | Naval Store. |
St. Helena | Commissariat. |
Cape of Good Hope | Naval Yard and Depôt afloat. |
Mauritius | Local Contract |
Singapore | Naval Store, in charge of Local Government. |
Hong Kong | Naval Yard |
Shanghae | Paymaster in Charge. |
Trincomalee | Naval Yard. |
Halifax | Ditto. |
Bermuda | Ditto. |
Barbadoes | Naval Store in charge of Commissariat. |
Jamaica | Naval Yard. |
Antigua | Naval Yard. |
Rio de Janeiro | Local Contract. |
Callao | Floating Depôt. |
Valparaiso | Ditto. |
Sydney | Commissariat. |
Panama | Pacific Steam Company. |
Auckland, New Zealand | Commissariat. |
Wellington, New Zealand | Commissariat. |
Vancouver's | Naval Store |
At those Stations where there are no Commanders-in-Chief, the Consuls have copies of the Local Contracts for the information of the Captains of Her Majesty's Ships when in want of Coals; and where local agreements are in force the Officers are to request that the Admiralty authority for the supply may be produced from the Contractors, and where no depôts or agreements for supplies exist, purchases are to be made in accordance with the Admiralty Instructions.