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to say, a house with a garden, standing in the suburbs of the 

 town. The price asked for the season of six months varies 

 according to their size, from £50 to £200. In such cases the 

 tenant is supplied with everything but plate * and house 

 linen. For single persons the boarding-houses are least trou- 

 blesome, as well as most economical : a bed-room, sitting- 

 room, attendance, and board are obtained there for fifty 

 dollars, or £10 8s. Ad. a month. These houses are con- 

 ducted on a liberal scale, and every English comfort is pro- 

 vided. If a Quinta is taken, a supply of servants, board, 

 plate, and linen, may be procured at a given ratef. It is 

 inconceivable what annoyances you are saved by such an 

 arrangement ; besides the endless impositions practised upon 

 the ignorance of foreigners by servants and tradesmen, it is 

 no small luxury to be able to pay a given sum down monthly, 

 instead of the interminable daily payments which the ready 

 money system of Madeira requires. 



SEEVANTS. 



Portuguese servants may be hired for house and kitchen 

 work at the rate of about from four to six dollars per month 

 for the former, and from six to eight dollars for the latter ser- 

 vice. Those who are content with a plain table, average 

 honesty, and moderate attention, have no reason to be dis- 

 satisfied. 



* Plate, furniture, pianofortes, saddles, guns, and, in fact, any things that 

 are brought out as luggage, are allowed to pass through the Custom House 

 free of charge, on the bond of some resident householder being given that 

 the owner of the property will export it in eighteen months. 



f Mr. "William Wilkinson was the first to undertake arrangements of this 

 description, and Mr. Reid is also willing to supply families visiting Madeira 

 for the winter in the same manner. 



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