54 Papers connected with the construction [No. 31 



In order to set this in a clear point of view, it is necessary to state the 

 various charges to which vessels are at present subject, in the midst of 

 the inconveniences under which they labor. Though boat hire in Mad- 

 ras roads on the average of the last three years, amounted to Pagodas 

 twenty-eight-thousand and eighty-seven, (28,087) of which, that on 

 account of the King's ships, amounted to Pagodas two-thousand and sixty, 

 seventeen fanams and forty cash, (2060 17 40) and that, on account 

 of the Company's to three-thousand two-hundred and forty-four and 

 fourteen fanams (8244 14 0) the expenses besides of watering, wooding, 

 ballasting, tarpaulin hire, anchorage &c. being considered, I am credibly 

 informed and from examining several bills of charges for landing and clear- 

 ing out, it appears, that a vessel of small burden cannot clear out from 

 the roads of Madras, under at least half as many Pagodas, as her tonage 

 amounts to, a considerable part of which would be actually saved, 

 compared with the assessment which I shall propose, as will appear 

 from the following statement, and the advantages will operate most in 

 favor of vessels under two-hundred tons, which now suffer the greatest 

 inconvenience, but which could then come alongside the Pier head and 

 do their business at once. 



Pgs. 



Landing and Transporting Rice 



Anchorage 



Clearance 



* Waterside cooly hire (half saved) 



12 

 3 

 1 

 12 



Weighing duty I 4 



2 

 3 

 8 

 2 



10 



Tarpaulin hire 



Watering (half saved) 



Ballasting do. 



•Occasional Boats 



Demurrage for delays (half t saved) 



Total charge Pagodas. 



58 



Fs. 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 22 

 0 

 0 



28 



C. 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 40 

 0 

 0 



40 



Now as some of those charges are not supposed to be relieved by the 

 proposed Pier, I shall argue only upon those charges marked *, which 

 would then be rendered unnecessary, and which in this case, amounts to 

 Pagodas thirty-two, thirty-ning fanams and forty cash, as by the conve- 

 nience of the Pier, a vessel of the above description could come along 

 side, and directly land her cargo without the medium of boats, her charges 

 then would probably be as follows, 



Carriage for one day Pagodas 121 0 



Coolies for Waggons > 



2 21 0 



Pagodas. 4 0. 0 



