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ORIENTAL COMMERCE. 



[ Ceylon. 



Rdi. Fi. P. 



Ditto to Godowns in the town 4 6 0 



Ditto from the Inner Harbour to Godowns on the Beach 2 0 0 



Ditto to Godowns in the town 2 9 0 



Weighing rice, gram, or wheat, on the beach 2 9 0 



Unloading iron or iron hoops, per boat load of 70 bags of rice * 6 0 



From Back Bay or Dutch Bay, Inner Harbour 2 9 0 



Unloading of other goods, per boat load, from Back Bay and Dutch Bay 4 0 0 



From Inner Harbour 3 6 0 



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Unloading Sundries, as under : 



Chest of claret 0 8 0 



J aud \ chest in proportion. 



Pipe of Madeira 0 8 0 



3 and J pipe in proportion. 



Cask of beer 0 j 0 



Bag of saltpetre 0 10 



Ditto of sugar 0 1 0 



Tub of sugar candy 0 0 2 



Bale of cloth, large 0 4 0 



Leager of arrack 0 5 0 



From 6 A, M. till 3 P. M. 



ON SUORF.. ON BOA HI). 

 Bdt. F*. P* Afc. ft. P. 



Carpenter, i>er diem 0 10 0 1 0 0 



Smith 0 10 0 1 0 0 



Caulker o 8 o o 10 0 



Fainter - - - 1 9 o 



Workman under him - - - 0 10 0 



Coolies, each , - _ - 0 6 0 



Provisions and Refreshments. — There are several watering-places. 



The ships that take their water in Back Bay, fill it in the fort, where a 

 wooden pier is built to facilitate the landing ; and those who lie in the 

 harbour, must fill it at the well in the town, where they will have a quarter 

 of a mile to roll their casks. Refreshments for present use may be got 

 here, but in small quantities, and not more than sufficient to supply two 

 men of war. The only provisions to be had are beef, buffaloes, hogs, and 

 a few fowls ; little or no vegetables, and those very dear. 



JAFFNAPATAM. — The fort and town are situated in latitude 

 9 3 44/ N., and longitude 80° 15' E. The former is a regular pentagon, 

 with five bastions, furnished with broad ditches and an extensive glacis. It 

 appears to be the most modern, and is by far the neatest and best constructed 



