[279] The following is a return of the vessels which were added to the fleet of the Company between 1851 and 1860 inclusive:
| Number of Vessels. | Tonnage. | Horse-power. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1851. | 1860. | 1851. | 1860. | 1851. | 1860. | |
| Under 1,000 tons | 5 | 4 | 2,949 | 2,838 | 1,030 | 900 |
| 1,000 to 1,500 tons | Nil | 2 | .. | 2,371 | .. | 680 |
| 1,500 to 2,000 tons | 9 | 6 | 16,593 | 11,057 | 3,900 | 2,510 |
| 2,000 to 3,000 tons | 1 | 6 | 2,069 | 14,683 | 440 | 4,120 |
| Over 3,000 tons | Nil | 3 | .. | 10,070 | .. | 2,400 |
| 15 | 21 | 21,611 | 41,019 | 5,370 | 10,610 | |
[280] See [Appendix No. 19, p. 634].
[281] These services from Southampton with mails, passengers, and cargo, are as follows:
2nd of each month—for West Indies, Cuba and Mexico, Colon (Aspinwall), Savanilla, Panama, Central America, South and North Pacific, San Francisco.
9th and 24th of each month—for Brazil and River Plate Routes, viz. Lisbon, St. Vincent (Cape de Verde), Pernambuco, Bahia,[282] Rio de Janeiro, Monte Video, Buenos Ayres.
17th of each month—for West Indies, Belize, Grey Town, Colon (Aspinwall), Savanilla, Panama, Central America, South Pacific, Acapulco, Mazanillo, San Francisco, British Columbia, Japan, China.
An additional steamer also leaves Southampton the 10th of each month for Barbadoes, Trinidad, La Guayra, Porto Cabellos, Curaçoa, Santa Marta, Savanilla, and Colon.
[282] The steamers of the 24th of each month do not call at Pernambuco or Bahia.