Footnote 9: Men-of-war frequently carry the mails from Barbadoes to Jamaica; also in other places.[(Back)]
Footnote 10: This assistance is worth more in capital than this sum.[(Back)]
Footnote 11: According to Parl. Pap. No. 251, of 1835, the following are the names and the number of the packets:—
| Eclipse | Lyra | Tyrian | Stanmer |
| Plover | Renard | Seagull | Nautilus |
| Swallow | Briseis | Cockatrice | Scorpion |
| Goldfinch | Reindeer | Hornet | Espoir |
| Mutine | Nightingale | Camden | Pike |
| Lapwing | Skylark | Duke of York | Sheldrake |
| Pigeon | Spey | Lady Mary Pelham | |
| Opossum | Pandora | Lord Melville |
Astrea, stationary ship at Falmouth, 956 tons. The Express, the Star, the Alert, new, have since replaced some of the above.[(Back)]
Footnote 12: Cost transport troops to Government yearly—
| Jamaica command | £4,314 | 4 | 5 | |
| Windward and Leeward Islands | 14,149 | 17 | 9 | |
| Bermuda command | 3,982 | 18 | 10 | |
| British North America | 6,259 | 13 | 8 | |
| Army vessels West Indies | 1,998 | 13 | 10 | |
| ——— | —— | —— | ||
| 30,705 | 8 | 1 |
Parliamentary Papers, No. 598 of 1836.[(Back)]