Intimating in reply that the commissary General to whom the question was referred reports that he is not aware of any prohibition agt the use of Bengal Rum by European troops in India that contract have extanted from time immemorial with the Commissariat Department for its supply until a few months ago, when t he contract of messers was cancelled at their own requests in cosequence of loss sustained by them owing to tht rise on the price of molasses and that no fresh contract have since be en invited there any a surplus stock of Rum on land.

Ministry/ Department/ Residency Military
Branch Military
From Year / Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
1854-11
To Year / Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)
1854-11
Identifier PR_000002089249
File No./Reference No./Sheet No./Folio No. 290
Part No. C
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