them.

1. _Falmouth to Cape Verde._

The steam-boat with all the Indian mails would go from Falmouth by
Madeira to Cape Verde, thus:--

Geo. Miles. Days.
Falmouth to Madeira 1170 6
Stop at Madeira, coals 1
Madeira to Cape Verde 1130 6
Stop at Cape Verde, coals 2
Cape Verde to Falmouth 2300 12
Stop at Madeira, returning, coals 1
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Totals 4600 28
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Two steam-boats, actively employed, would perform this work, (p. 074)
giving two mails each month. Each boat would be at sea 24 days each
voyage = 48 monthly = 576 yearly:--coals, at 25 tons daily = 14,400
tons yearly, at 20_s._ 14,400_l._

2. _Cape Verde to the Cape of Good Hope._

The route and time from Cape Verde to the Cape of Good Hope will be--

Geo. Miles. Days.
Cape Verde to Ascension 1530 8
Ascension to St. Helena 655 3
St. Helena to Cape of Good Hope 1720 9
Stop at Ascension and St. Helena twice 4
Cape of Good Hope to Cape Verde 3905 20
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7810 44
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Three boats, actively employed, would perform this work, giving two
mails each month; but in case of accidents, it would be advisable to
have one spare boat at St. Helena, or Cape Verde, making four at this
station, or six in all between Falmouth and the Cape of Good Hope. The
three boats actively employed would be at sea 40 days each voyage = 80
monthly = 960 yearly. Coals at 25 tons daily = 24,000 tons yearly, at
25_s._, 30,000_l._

3. _Cape of Good Hope to the Mauritius._

From the Cape, the steamers will proceed with all the mails to the
eastward, calling at Algoa Bay and Bourbon, and next to the Mauritius.
From the Mauritius it will proceed to Point de Galle, where it will
deposit the mails for Bombay, and afterwards proceed to Trincomalee,
from whence it will retu