A Full Load on the Way-bill both ways. £ s. d. 8 inside passengers 15 0 0 14 outside 25 4 0 Parcels 1 0 0 ----------- £ 41 4 0 ----------- Month's receipts 988 16 0 Deduct expenses 113 14 0 ----------- £875 2 0 ----------- PAYMENTS. Daily £ s. d. 15 toll-gates, at 3s.[3] 2 5 0 Hire of coach, per mile 2-1/2d. 1 0 10 Mileage duty, 2d.[4] 0 6 8 Washing and oiling coaches 0 2 0 ----------- 4 8 6 ----------- For 4 weeks 106 4 0 Monthly. 8 road booking-offices £ 4 0 0 2 end booking-offices 2 0 0 Making Share bills 1 0 0 Oil and trimming lamps, say 0 10 0 ----------- Total £113 14 0 ----------- [3] It was usual for coaches to come to terms with the pikers to pay for three horses instead of four. [4] There had also to be paid £5 licence duty yearly when the plates were taken out. This makes £8 15s. to be divided per mile, which, of course, would give a very handsome profit; but full loading could not be expected every day, and if it was reduced to half loads, it would not be such a very fat concern. The cost of each horse was usually put at 17s. 6d. a week, including blacksmith, and that, supposing a man to cover a ten-mile stage for which eight horses would be ample if not running on Sundays, would cost £7 a week, or £28 a month, leaving, at about half loading, say £20 profit. But from this has to be deducted saddler, veterinary surgeon, and wear and tear, the two latter of which depend, to a certain extent, on circumstances over which he has not much control, as it depends upon such things as sickness in the stables and accidents. [_APPENDIX._] His Majesty's Mails. [Illustration: V. R.] G. P. O. APPENDIX. LIST OF MAIL COACHES WHICH WORKED OUT OF LONDON.