Capital required by new plan this way L335,500 Ditto employed under the present system 392,500 -------- Difference LESS L57,000 -------- Yearly cost by present system L184,000 Ditto by new plan 168,500 -------- Difference LESS L15,500 But to this difference ought to be added the sum of 6885_l._ saved in coals by using sails, and the sum of 7600_l._ allowed in new plan but not taken into account in the present, for the expense of coal depots, and places for repairs, 7600_l._ together 14,485 -------- True difference LESS L29,985 IV.--_Income._ Profit on passengers in all quarters (see Appendix, No. 1.) L132,274 Freights, parcels, packages, fine goods (see do.) 117,440 Ditto specie, 24,000,000 dollars, at 1 per cent. dollar 4_s._ 2_d._ 51,125 [12]Transport troops, stores, &c. for Government, say 30,705 Saving coals, as before, by use of sails 20,000 -------- Total L351,544 Yearly charges of whole done by Steam L252,850 (p. 053) [13]10 per cent. yearly to replace capital, or 50,000 Port charges, say foreign ports, &c. 15,000 Sundry small charges for Steamers, at 600_l._ yearly 11,400 -------- 329,250 -------- Gain besides clear post-office revenue L22,294 -------- [Footnote 12: Cost transport troops to Government yearly-- Jamaica command L4,314 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.]