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could have been booked at in the previous mouth of June.
It is true, that by the Company's Circular, the reduced rates only applied to the mouths August to Deccluber both inclusive, but this was I presume fixed in hugland with reference to the departures
from Media, and in order to assimilate
India
the rates of passage moncy from and China, on to prevent passengers travelling from balle in the came Steamer different terms, the agent of the Company here made the lower Tariff apply to the Steamer of the 2500 duly meeting at bulle that of the 32 August from Calcutta.
The charge for an ordinary passage from Houghing to Southampton by the
Steamer of the 23rd July 1852 was $624 and that if a contract passenger payable by the Almiralty in England would therefore be £91, provided there was no special anangement between the Admiralty and the Company as to the Mouths to which the reduced rates were
to apply.
I am, te..
(Signed) Rob. S. Walker,
Supt
(True Copy)
Macie
Solonial
borish Secretary