In resorting to this mode of disposing of Convicts, which at the time must be considered as a choice of difficulties, a very large sum of money has been expended.--Certainly much more than could have been foreseen at the commencement: Since it appears from the 28th Report of the Select Committee on Finance, who certainly have bestowed infinite pains in the investigation, that the total amount exceeds _One Million Sterling_, as will be seen from the following Statement, extracted from page 120 of that 28th Report, viz: Disbursed for 5858 Convicts including 93 Children, transported to New South Wales £. _s._ _d._ In 1786 28,346 3 6 -- 1787 29,242 11 10-1/2 -- 1788 18,008 9 2 -- 1789 88,057 18 2 -- 1790 44,774 4 6-1/4 -- 1791 129,019 19 10-3/4 -- 1792 104,588 2 3-3/4 -- 1793 69,961 16 6-1/2 -- 1794 79,381 13 11-1/2 -- 1795 75,280 19 0-3/4 -- 1796 83,854 18 0 -- 1797 120,372 4 8-3/4 To which add the total Naval Expences 166,341 4 11 ------------------------ Total Expences in 12 Years £.1,037,230 6 7-3/4 Specification of the heads of Expences above stated-- Expences of the first Establishment of the Settlement and Transportation of Convicts 264,433 11 0 Expences of Victualing Convicts and the Settlement from hence 186,270 1 3-1/4 Expences of Cloathing, Tools, and Sundry Articles 116,658 15 3 Bills drawn for the purchase of Provisions, &c. for the use of the Colony 138,225 9 8-3/4 Expence of the Civil Establishment 48,134 0 2-1/4 Expence of the Military Establishment 94,993 11 3 Expence of the Marine Establishment 22,173 13 0-1/2 Naval Expences as above 166,341 4 11 ---------------------- Total £.1,037,230 6 7-3/4 ----------------------