✨ Emigration Financial Details
PROVINCE OF CANTERBURY.
Financial Details of Emigration from England by Assisted Passages for the Year ending 31st March, 1863.
| Ships | Total Statute Adults | Contract Price per Statute Adult | Emigrants sent for from the Colony by Bills | Funds selected in England, including those whose Passages have been Pre-paid in the Colony |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. Statute Adults | Passage Money being present cost to the Government | Proportion covered by Bills | Ultimate Cost to the Government | No. Statute Adults | Passage Money | Cash Paid by Emigrants | Promissory Notes given by Emigrants | Cash Paid per Statute Adult | Present Cost per Statute Adult | Ultimate Cost per Statute Adult | |||
| s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | s. d. | ||||
| Mercy | 200 | 13 0 0 | 12 | 156 0 0 | 136 0 0 | 1 13 4 | 188 | 2424 0 0 | 1017 10 0 | 1158 0 0 | 5 8 3 | 7 11 0 | 1 8 8 |
| Queen of the Mersey | 281 | 13 0 0 | 132 | 1716 0 0 | 153 0 0 | 1 13 4 | 268 | 3484 0 0 | 1721 0 0 | 1200 0 0 | 6 8 5.5 | 6 11 6 | 2 2 0 |
| Chrysolite (second voyage) | 243.5 | 12 0 0 | 38 | 494 0 0 | 436 6 8 | 1 10 4 | 205.5 | 2671 10 0 | 1182 0 0 | 1130 10 0 | 5 15 0 | 7 4 11 | 1 13 11 |
| Echunga | 248 | 13 0 0 (3225 0 0) | 34 | 442 0 0 | 391 0 0 | 1 10 0 | 214 | 2782 0 0 | 961 10 0 | 654 0 0 | 6 10 0 | 6 13 4 | 2 3 8 |
| Mermaid | 235 | 13 0 0 (3055 0 0) | 54.5 | 708 10 0 | 617 3 4 | 1 13 6 | 180.5 | 2346 10 0 | 1155 10 0 | 802 10 0 | 6 8 0 | 6 11 11.5 | 2 3 0.5 |
| Chariot of Fame | 314 | 13 0 0 (4082 0 0) | 86 | 1118 0 0 | 964 16 8 | 1 15 7 | 228 | 2964 0 0 | 1471 10 0 | 967 0 0 | 6 9 1 | 6 10 11 | 2 6 1 |
| Huntress | 220 | 13 0 0 (2860 0 0) | 28 | 364 0 0 | 283 8 0 | 1 13 0 | 192 | 2556 0 0 | 1318 10 0 | 779 0 0 | 6 13 7 | 6 6 4.5 | 2 7 11.5 |
| Sebastopol (second voyage) | 158.5 | 13 0 0 (2060 10 0) | 28 | 364 0 0 | 306 0 0 | 2 1 5 | 130.5 | 1696 10 0 | 480 10 0 | 686 0 0 | 6 14 11 | 6 5 0 | 2 14 9 |
| Metropolis | 157.5 | 13 0 0 (2047 10 0) | 88 | 1144 0 0 | 943 10 0 | 2 5 6 | 69.5 | 903 10 0 | 460 0 0 | 270 0 0 | 6 12 5 | 6 7 6 | 2 9 10 |
| Totals | 2058 | 36764 0 0 | 377 | 4901 0 0 | 4211 6 0 | | 1681 | 21853 0 0 | 10468 10 0 | 7730 5 0 | | | |
JOHN MARSHMAN, Emigration Agent.
Note.—The Schoolmasters and Matrons being provided by the ships with Free Passages are not included in the numbers, whence add to the total 17 adults—making 2075 statute adults as the total for the year.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1863, No 10
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🛂 Financial Details of Emigration from England by Assisted Passages for the Year ending 31st March, 1863
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- John Marshman, Emigration Agent