original_query: What was Filder's role in transporting supplies to the Crimea in October?
query: What was Filder's role in transporting supplies to the Crimea in October 1854?
answer: In October 1854, Filder adopted a policy of purchasing hay from London and having it pressed for land transport, even though cheaper chopped hay was readily available near the Dardanelles.  The Commissariat was supposed to inspect and accept it at Salonica, but the presses were in the wrong location, leading to spoilage and non-acceptance of the hay.