cannot reply to their
letters by the same packet by which they receive them. Also Nassau,
Havannah, Tampico, Vera Cruz, Honduras, Chagres, Carthagena, Santa
Martha, and Laguayra, have only ONE mail each month; while all Porto
Rico, all the north side (the most important part) of Hayti, and all
the south side of Cuba, are wholly left out; while in all parts the
system is imperfect, irregular, and uncertain.

By the new plan, Nassau, Havannah, Tampico, Vera Cruz, Honduras,
Chagres, Santa Martha, and Laguayra, would have two mails each month;
all Porto Rico, the north side of Hayti, and the south side of Cuba,
would be included, and have two mails each month also; and all
Jamaica, Trinidad, and Demerara, would have time to reply to their
letters by the same packet which brought them. Time would everywhere
be saved, and the whole system would be regular and certain, and
properly combined.

II. (p. 050)

The General Plan for the Western World:--

Capital required by new plan L476,500
By present system:--
28 sailing-packets,[11] at L9500 L266,000
2 do. vessels, S. America, L5,000 10,000
4 steamers, _above_ L20,000 86,000
10 mail-vessels, Barbadoes, L1500 15,000
Mail vessels, other stations, at least 8,000
Aid navy, as already stated 7,500
-------- 392,500
--------
Difference: increase L84,000
--------

Cost yearly by new plan L272,850
By present system:--
28 sailing-packets, at L4200 L126,000
4 steamers, and coals 39,000
2 vessels, Rio de Janeiro, &c. 4,500
10 mail vessels, Barbadoes station 6,000
Bermuda, Halifax, Nassau, &c. &c.
say 5,500
Aid navy, equal to 3,000
-------- 184,000
--------
Apparent increase L88,850

But against this is to be placed, first, the coals saved
by the use of sails, 20,000_l._; secondly, the sum
of 11,350_l._ allowed i