| Geo. Miles. | Days | ||
| Cape of Good Hope to Mauritius | 2 | 280 | 12 |
| Stop at Mauritius | 2 | ||
| Mauritius to Cape of Good Hope | 2 | 280 | 12 |
| ——— | —— | ||
| Totals | 4 | 560 | 26 |
| ——— | —— | ||
Two boats would perform this service, giving two mails each month; each 24 days at sea each voyage = 48 monthly = 576 yearly. Coals, 25 tons daily, 14,300 tons yearly, at 40s. 28,600l.; other charges, 13,640l. yearly; cost boats, 48,000l.
4.
Mauritius, to Point de Galle and Trincomalee, Ceylon.
| Geo. Miles. | Days | |||
| Mauritius to Point de Galle | 2 | 080 | 11 | |
| Point de Galle to Trincomalee | 280 | 1 | ½ | |
| Trincomalee to Mauritius, same route | 2 | 360 | 12 | ½ |
| ——— | —— | |||
| Totals | 4 | 720 | 25 | |
| ——— | —— | |||
Two steam-boats, actively employed, would perform this work, giving two mails each month; but in the event of accidents, there would require to be a spare boat on this station, either at Trincomalee or Point de Galle, as may seem advisable, and as assistance may be required for the Mauritius, Bombay, &c. line. The two boats actively engaged would be at sea each on each voyage, 27 days = 54 monthly = 648 yearly. Coals daily, 25 tons = 16,200 tons yearly, at 40s., 32,400l. Three boats yearly, other expenses, 20,640l. This station will require three boats; and one for the Calcutta station—together four.[15]
5. Point de Galle to Bombay.
A steamer would proceed from Point de Galle to Bombay, calling at Mangalore, &c. and returning to Point de Galle by the same route with all the return mails. The route and time would be—
| Geo. Miles. | Days | |||
| Point de Galle to Bombay, by Mangalore | 880 | 4 | ½ | |
| Stop at Bombay, &c. | 3 | |||
| Bombay to Point de Galle | 880 | 4 | ½ | |
| ——— | —— | |||
| Totals | 1 | 760 | 12 | |
| ——— | —— | |||
One boat would do all this work, giving two mails each month. At sea each voyage 8 days = 16 monthly = 192 yearly. Coals 25 tons daily = 4,800 tons yearly, at 40s., 9,600l. Other charges, 6,820l.—together 16,400l.