DCHP-3

voyage allowance

Fur Trade, Hist.
DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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in the Hudson's Bay Company, a specified amount of goods allowed to certain employees in addition to their salary.

Quotations

1913
'Luxuries' -- in the ante-steam transport days this fur-trade term was applied to the voyaging and wintering allowances given to the officers and missionaries, and consisted of mustard, pepper, pimento, Hyson and Souchong tea, sugar, rice, raisins, currants, vinegar and flour, also of wine and spirits in non-interdicted districts.
1929
This was the winter allowance, but in addition, the officer in charge of the brigade on the annual trip to York Factory, with the clerks who accompanied him, was made a voyage allowance.