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Appendix No. 1.

Passages to the United States

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ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE, Public and Private, in 1849, on Emigration of

Steerage Passengers.

From Emigration Officers' Stations.

British North American Colonies

£

640,000

100,000

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Australian Colonies, viz.: Paid for by the Emigra- tion Commissioners out of Colonial Fund, &c., (including contributions from Emigrants of, say, 34,000/.)

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251,000

Unassisted Emigranta

157,000

408,000

Passages to the Cape of Good Hope, viz.: Paid, as above, by the Emigration Commissioners (including contributions from Emigrants of, say, 3,5001.)

Unassisted Emigrants

Passages to all other destinations

12,500

11,500

24,000

19,000

From remaining parts of the Kingdom.

Passages to all destinations

Total for Passages

75,000

1,266,000

Extra Provisions for 234,675 souls to North America, say 200,000

Adults, at 1. each Conveyance to Liverpool of nine-tenths of numbers emigrating thence,

say 110,000 Adults, at 73. 6d. Cost of Maintenance in Liverpool, at say 15. per Adult Outfit of 29,607 Australian Emigrants, at 47.

200,000

41,250

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82,500

118,428

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2,434 Cape Emigrants, at say 31,

Total

7,302

1,715,480

In the Return for 1849 from the Emigration Officer at Liverpool, the amount for which emigrant can victual himself is stated at 27.; but only half that rate has been taken in framing the above estimate.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

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Reference :-

C.O.

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PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

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