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Passages Home.

First class return Intermediate P.& 0.tickets cost

£82. 10. Single ticket cost £55. Amah's ticket £16. 10.

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I returned from leave in December 20th., 1911. My wife and children returned on December 4th., 1912. I do not expect my wife

and children to be able to go home until April 1917, and myself that

or the next year. i. My wife and children will have been out four

years and four months and myself five years and four months or six

years and four months. On next leave the two boys will have to remain

in England for school.

The cost of passages will be:-

Self.

Wife......

Two Children.....£55.

Amah.

.£82. 10

..282. 10

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£16. 10

2236. 10.

At one shilling and ten pence to the dollar ■ $2,580.

Number of months savings at 866

saving of 8500 a year.

39 i... 34 years, or roughly a

As a general rule periodical passages should be once every

six years, for the officer and twice every six years for wife and

children i... cost for every six years would be 3 x 282. 10 ■ £247. 10

which would be equivalent to three years, five months savings plus

cost for children and amah. Of course expenses during voyage are not

much.