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Table C.—Earnings, Homewards, with Passengers and Wheat. Tons. £ s. d. £ a. d. 2,109 tons wheat, at £2 5s 4,745 0 0 Dead weight capacity for coal 4,400 Passage-money (same as with 6,775 0 0 and cargo wool) Less coal ... ... 2,200 11,520 0 0 10 per cent, for commission, 1,152 0 0 Less estimated weight of pas- 91 return primage, &c. 10,368 0 0 sengers' stores and baggage "Victualling passengers 2,125 0 0 2,109 Net earnings homewards £8,243 0 0 Table D. £ s. d. £ s. d. New Zealand 2,200 £ <s. d. £ s. d. Insurance, hull £115,000 at 2,850 0 0 Less stock on 400 55/, less discount board ■ Freight and passage-money .. 325 0 0 1,800 t'ns at 335. 2,970 0 0. 3,175 0 0 Port Said, 300 tons, at 325. 480 0 0 London,— 3,450 0 0 Dock duos, lights, and towage 225 0 0 . 6,472 0 0 (out) Charges at St. Vincent ... ... 50 0 0 Loading .. ... 200 0 0 New Zealand,— Docking (including painting 500 0 0 Harbour charges, docking, &c. 450 0 0 of deck and engine-room Discharging cargo, 903 tons, 56 0 0 and general overhaul) at Is. 3d. Sails, ropes, &o. ... 250 0 0 Loading and dumping 1,174 880 0 0 Chandlery, engine and deck 570 0 0 tons wool (5 bales to the stores ton), at 3s. per bale Cabin and galley furnishings, 200 0 0 Storing 5,870 bales wool, at 293 0 0 hose, &c. Is. per bale 1,079 0 0 Officers'badges ... ... 25 0 0 Charges at Aden ... ... ... 50 0 0 Dock dues, lights, &c, (in) 210 0 0 Port Said, canal dues, &c. ... 1,570 0 0 Discharging ... ... 135 0 0 Victualling, — Advertising ... ... 300 0 0 12 officers at 7/6 per day for 675 0 0 _ _ 2,615 0 0 five months 90 crew at 1/3 per day for 843 0 0 * Coals, — five months ■ ■ 1,518 0 London, 2,250 tons at 21s. 2,362 0 0 Portage bill, per statement .. ... 2,342 0 0 St. Vincent, 400 tons at 335. 660 0 0 Board and harbour wages in ... 260 0 0 London for one month t „ a 3.022 0 0 £19731 0 0 Leaving a stock on board of ■ — 400 tons • With Australian coals homewards, the consumption will bo considerably in excess of that outwards with Welsh coals. Postage Bill. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1 captain per month... ... ... 50 0 0 1 second-class ... ... 3 10 0 4 officers, £14, £10, £8, £6 ... ... 38 0 0 3 saloon-waiters, 70s. 50s. 40s. ... ... 8 0 0 1 carpenter ... ... ... .. 7 0 0 1 second-class waiter ... ... ... 2 0 0 1 carpenter's mate ... ... ... 410 0 1 engineer's steward ... ... ... 3 0 0 1 boatswfiin ... ... ... 510 0 1 officer's steward ... ... ... 3 0 0 2 boatswain's mates, £4 ... ... 8 0 0 1 storekeeper ... ... ... 7 0 0 1 sailmaker .. ... ... ... 5 5 0 2 storekeeper's assistants, 60s. and Is. ... 3 10 4 quartermasters, £3 15s. .. ... 15 0 0 2 cooks, £9 and £5 ... ... ... 14 0 0 13 A.B.s, £3 10s. .. ... ... 45 10 0 1 ship's cook ... ... ... 5 0 0 7 A.B.s, Is. ... ... ... 0 7 0 1 scullion .. ... ... ... 0 10 3 ordinary seamen, 50s. 50s. 30s. ... 610 0 1 butcher .. ... ... ... 5 0 0 2 lamp-trimmers, £4 15s. and Is. ... 4 16 0 1 butcher's assistant ... ... ... 2 10 0 4 engineers, £20, £14, £12, £10 ... 56 0 0 2 pantrymen, 80s. and 60s ... ... 7 0 0 1 boiler-maker ... ... ... 8 0 0 1 boots ... ... ... ... 1 10 0 1 engineer's storekeeper ... ... 5 0 0 1 offieer'r, servant ... ... ... 10 0 1 engine-driver ... ... .. 5 0 0 1 bath-boy ... ... ... ... 10 0 14 firemen, 2at 90s. and 12 at 85s. ... 60 0 0 1 captain's servant ... ... ... 10 0 6 trimmers, 85s. ... ... ... 25 10 0 2 stewardesses, 17s. and 20s. ... ... 4 10 0 1 surgeon ... ... ... 0 10 1 barman ... ... ... ... 3 0 0 1 first steward and purser ... ... 10 0 0 1 baker .. ... ... ... 60 0 2 stewards, £7, £5 ... ... 12 0 0 — 4 saloon stewards, 70s. 70s. 50s. 40s. ... 11 10 0 £468 11 0 1 bedroom steward ... ... ... 4 0 0 5 months, £2,342 15s. ExPENDITUEE AND INCOME. £ s. d. £ s. d. Table D Expenditure in two voyages out 39,462 0 0 Table A.—Income in six voyages outwards, 62,520 0 0 and home with wool, at £19,731 per at £10,420 each voyage Table B.—lncome in six voyages home- 20,638 0 0 3 B wards with wool, £10,319 each Expenditure in four voyages out and home 74,760 0 0 Table C—lncome in four voyages home- 32,972 0 0 with wheat, at £18,690 per voyage (the wards with wheat, £8,243 each smaller amount being consequent in Freight on £800,000 gold, at i per cent.... 2,000 0 0 saving in expenses loading wheat cargo) h i £118,130 0 0 £114,222 0 0 Balance at credit ... £3,908 0 0

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