PRÉCIS OF EXPENSES—TWO PERSONS
LONDON TO KARACHI (25 Days)
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Half-Return fares, 1st class, London to Trieste,
and thence by Austrian Lloyd (unaccelerated) 60 0 0
Hotels, sleeping-car, gratuities, wine bills, &c. 16 15 0
Baggage expenses 8 15 7
————— 85 10 7
BOMBAY TO LONDON (25 Days)
Share of fares 60 0 0
Hotel expenses and sundries, as before 10 6 8
Baggage expenses, dock dues, &c. 17 11 4
————— 87 18 0
KARACHI TO SRINAGAR (16 Days)
Rail and baggage expenses to Pindi 12 6 8
Landau and two ekkas to Srinagar, inclusive of
gratuities, tolls, &c. 10 10 8
Hotels, Dàk bungalows, &c. 13 18 9
Duty on firearms (repayable on leaving) 1 16 8
Resais, waterproof for luggage, kettles, &c. 1 19 3
Servant’s fare to Karachi, wages, &c. 2 12 8
————— 43 4 8
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Carry forward 216 13 3
EXPENSES IN KASHMIR (6 Months)
£ s. d. £ s. d.
Brought forward 216 13 3
Food, wine, washing, cigars, &c. 72 7 3
Wages, inclusive of various clothes 42 9 9
Amusements, golf and tennis subscriptions, &c. 11 7 2
Hire of boats, tents and equipment 17 6 5
Transport coolies and ponies 33 14 11
Hire of hut at Gulmarg 5 6 8
Sundry furniture, cooking gear, yakdans, &c. 9 0 8
—————- 191 12 10
BARAMULA TO BOMBAY (1 Month)
Landau and four ekkas, with gratuities and tolls. 13 14 0
Dâk bungalows, hotels, &c. 18 5 8
Wages, inclusive of gratuities 6 14 0
Rail, Pindi to Bombay (viâ Udaipur) 16 17 0
Baggage 5 2 8
Hire of carriages, &c. 1 4 11
————— 61 18 3
Loss by exchange on cheques. 5 19 7
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Total 476 3 11
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