248 On Loiv Steam Power to Vessels^ instead of Sails. [Oct. 



75 days coal at 3h tons per day ..... 

 Water and provisions for 360 persons 



Engine and sundries 



Baggage, &c 



Total weight on board tons 580 



She woulA of course become lighter everyday, and towards the end of 

 the voyage would have a conr.iderably increased speed on that account, 

 while it would not be at all necessary to have any great weight in a ves- 

 sel not carrying any sails on a wind, and only very light ones when the 



wind was fair. Her expences would be ; 



£ 



Annual expences as before given, excepting coal 2610 



Bo. for no days 803 £ 



260 tons of coal taken in, in London at 18 231 



Total expences of voyage 1040 



Which for 360 persons would be per head 3 £ 



A sailing vessel of that tonnage would carry 240 persons, and occupy 

 4^ months in all on the voyage. 



£ 



Annual expences of a 600 ton ship as before 3240 



Do. for 4i months 1215 



or per head 5 £ 



Hence it appears that the cost would be 5£ a head in a sailing ves- 

 sel and only 3£ a head in the steamer, while the voyage would be 

 shortened 20 days, besides all the advantages of safety, comfort and 

 certainty already enumerated, thus giving the advantage to the steamer 

 in a great degree, and in every respect. 



The cost of provisions would also thus be reduced nearly one-fifth, 

 ca ising a further saving per head of 12s. The expence of ship and feed- 

 ing, would then be 6£ a head, or including sundries probably not more 

 than 8£ a head on an average. The expence in larger vessels would, 

 probably be still less, and there is there-'ore a fair prospect that the 

 colonies might get emigrants brought out at | of what they at present 

 pay for them ; which is further shown thus ; 



Tons 

 260 

 180 

 50 

 90 



