ld is
estimated by experienced captains of ships at 10_s._ sterling per day.
The charge made in steamers in the West Indies for cabin passage
money, by orders of the Admiralty, is 17_l._ sterling, Barbadoes to
Jamaica; 10_l._ sterling, Jamaica to St. Thomas; and 10_l._ sterling,
St. Thomas to Barbadoes.
_Income:--Parcels, Packages, and Fine Goods. Steamers to be (p. 125)
restricted to 40 tons Weight in all._
240 voyages on the four great lines yearly, 20 tons each, at
the rate of 10_l._ per ton over all L48,000
Second Class Lines, Barbadoes to Havannah, Havannah
to Vera Cruz; Jamaica to Chagre, &c; Barbadoes
to Demerara, 192 voyages yearly, 20 tons each,
average 10_l._ 38,400
Suppose Third Class Lines by Sailing-vessels everywhere--388
voyages, average 8 tons 31,040
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Total L117,440
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But Port Dues remain to be deducted--uncertain, say, 15,000_l._
APPENDIX, No. II.--EASTERN WORLD.
Places. Latitudes. Longitudes.
Falmouth 50 deg. 8' N. 5 deg. 1' W.
Lisbon 38 deg. 24' -- 9 deg. 12' --
Cadiz 36 deg. 31' -- 6 deg. 18' --
Gibraltar 36 deg. 6' 20" -- 5 deg. 20' 53" --
Malta 35 deg. 53' -- 14 deg. 30' E.
Zante 37 deg. 47' -- 20 deg. 54' --
Athens 37 deg. 57' -- 23 deg. 43' --
Smyrna 38 deg. 25' -- 27 deg. 6' 45" --
Constantinople 41 deg. 12' -- 28 deg. 59' --
Alexandria (light) Egypt 31 deg. 12' -- 29 deg. 52' --
Cairo 30 deg. 3' -- 31 deg. 18' --
Suez 30 deg. 0' -- 32 deg. 28' --
Mocha 13 deg. 20' -- 43 deg. 20' --
Babelmandel, Isle 12 deg. 38' -- 43 deg. 20' --
Cape Guardafui 11 deg. 41' 4" -- 51 deg. 12' 24" --
Socotora, Galanscea road
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