XIV. The expenses as regards this plan, would, for the West Indies, not be greater than for the present establishment in that quarter, the Mexican packets included; while the communications with several places would be doubled.
XV. The whole correspondence of the United States, with every quarter of America, to the south of these States, would be brought by the General Plan within the range of the Post Office of Great Britain. There would, moreover, be two mails each month between Great Britain and the eastern coast of South America.
XVI. A great and useful commercial correspondence, between the United States, British North America, and all the West Indies, would be opened up, but which at present does not exist.
RECAPITULATION.
In order to obtain a view of the Plan, brought into the narrowest possible compass, without wading through the minute and multifarious details, it is necessary to particularize the different stations and departments, to which the numbers affixed immediately and only relate, thus:—
| No. 1. | Falmouth to Terceira or Fayal. |
| 2. | Fayal to Halifax. |
| 3. | Halifax by New York to Havannah. |
| 4. | Fayal to Rio de Janeiro by Pernambuco, &c. |
| 5. | Fayal to Madeira and Teneriffe. |
| 6. | Fayal to Barbadoes. |
| 7. | West India Department, from Demerara to Vera Cruz, including Chagres, &c. |
| 8. | Expenses, depôts for coals, and repair boats. |
Cost of Plan by Steam.
| Number of Station. | Fixed Capital required. | Provisions, Wages, &c. Yearly. | Tons of Coals Yearly. | Price of Coals per ton. | Cost of Coals Yearly. | Total Expenditure Yearly. | Number of Steamers. | Number of Sailing Vessels. |
| £ | £ | s. | £ | £ | ||||
| 1 | 48,000 | 12,400 | 8,400 | 20 | 8,400 | 20,800 | 2 | " |
| 2 | 48,000 | 12,400 | 12,000 | 22 | 15,000 | 27,400 | 2 | " |
| 3 | 48,000 | 12,400 | 12,000 | 25 | 15,000 | 27,400 | 2 | " |
| 4 | 72,000 | 18,600 | 23,400 | " | 29,250 | 47,850 | 3 | " |
| 5 | 7,000 | 3,600 | " | " | " | 3,600 | " | 4 |
| 6 | 96,000 | 24,800 | 22,200 | " | 27,750 | 52,550 | 4 | " |
| 7 | 157,500 | 44,400 | 30,000 | " | 37,500 | 81,900 | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | " | " | " | " | " | 11,350 | " | " |
| ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ||
| [7] | 476,500 | 128,600 | 108,000 | 132,900 | 272,850 | 19 | 13 | |
| Sub. | 335,500 | 115,600 | 38,400 | 45,900 | 168,500 | 8 | 26 | |
| ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ||
| Diff. | 141,000 | 13,600 | 69,600 | 87,000 | 104,350 | 11 | 13 | |
| ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— | ——— |
N.B.—The latter sum shows the difference of capital and expenditure betwixt the work done by steam, and partly by steam and partly by sailing packets. The reduction in coals by the preceding estimate will be 33,250l.; and, allowing 10 per cent. wastage on the whole quantity, the real reduction in the expenditure will be 20,000l.