396 WHALE-FISHERY. 



Hence tlie balance in favour of the owners of 

 the Ilesolution, for fifteen voyages, appears to be 

 19,473/. 106'. 2d., besides the vahie of the ship, 

 and the value of the outfit for the sixteenth voyage. 

 If we reckon these at 6500 /. the profit derived from 

 8000/., originally advanced, in addition to the inte- 

 rest of the capital embarked, will amount to about 

 26,000 /., notwithstanding the last three voyages 

 were but indifferent ; of which sum, 25,200 /. has 

 actually been divided. To present this statement 

 without some qualification, however, would give a 

 very erroneous view of the general advantages of 

 the fishery to individuals ; it is therefore necessary 

 to mention, that'^the Resolution, in her first ten 

 voyages, procured 600 or TOO tons of oil, above the 

 average of the fishery, during that period, if not 

 more. 



The usual expences of a Greenland voyage, in- 

 cluding outfit, when no cargo is obtained, may be 

 stated at 2200 /. exclusive of interest of capital, and 

 wear and tear. For every ten tons of oil procured, 

 there will be an additional expence of 80 /. or 90 /. 

 for discharging and boiling the cargo, for oil-money 

 and fish-money, and for other extraordinaries con- 

 nected with a successful fishing. Thus the expence 

 of a sliip, with a cargo of 200 tons of oil, will be 

 at least, 4000 /. These expences, however, will vary 

 with the kind of wages paid to the captain and 

 crew, — with the nature of the equipment, — and, in 

 ,«:ome measure, with the price of oil. 



