Chapter IX: Appendix: (A)

As a guide to the cost of a berth, or cabin, it is only necessary to mention the rates at which passengers can be accommodated, according to the berth or cabin they occupy.

Key:
A-Aden.
B-Ceylon.
C-Madras.
D-Calcutta.
E-Penang.
F-Singapore.
G-Hong Kong.

+------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| FROM ENGLAND TO | A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
+------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
| | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | £ |
|_For a Gentleman_, occupying }| | | | | | | |
| a berth in one of the }| | | | | | | |
| general gentlemen's }| 77 |113 |118 |127 |134 |142 |165 |
| cabins }| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|_For a Lady_, occupying a }| | | | | | | |
| berth in one of the }| 82 |122 |127 |136 |143 |152 |175 |
| general ladies' cabins}| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|_For a Gentleman and his }| | | | | | | |
| Wife._ A whole cabin }|214 |290 |299 |317 |332 |350 |396 |
| throughout }| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
| Occupying one of }| | | | | | | |
| the best reserved }|259 |335 |344 |362 |377 |395 |441 |
| cabins throughout. }| | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
|_For a Child with the Parent_,| | | | | | | |
| 5 years and under 10 | 50 | 65 | 70 | 80 | 70 | 75 | 85 |
| 2 years and under 5 | 35 | 45 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 65 |
| Not exceeding 2 years |Free|Free|Free|Free|Free|Free|Free|
|_For Servants_--European-- | | | | | | | |
| Female| 37 | 46 | 52 | 62 | 52 | 57 | 67 |
| Male| 35 | 44 | 50 | 60 | 50 | 55 | 65 |
| Native--Female| 30 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Male| 26 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 35 | 40 | 45 |
+------------------------------+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

The above charges include every expense, except hotel expenses in Egypt, and wines, beer, and spirits, while passing between Alexandria and Suez. (See p. 38.)

For an estimate of the expense of proceeding from Suez to Bombay, the reader is referred to the East India Company's Regulations, p. 39; see also James Barber and Co.'s Circular.