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Sub-section 4.-Round-the-Island Steamers.

According to an agreement with the Ceylon Government, renewable every five years, the Ceylon Steamship Co., Ltd. (Managing Agents: Walker, Sons & Co., Ltd.), supplies a fortnightly service of steamers between the several ports of the Island. For the maintenance of this service, the Government pays annually a sum of £6,000 sterling by way of subsidy, and a sum of Rs. 6,000 by way of compensation for the Port and Harbour Dues payable by the Company.

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The steamers are Lady Blake or Lady McCallum.” dimensions are the same, each having a registered and gross tonnage of 531.46 and 1,097 08, respectively, and accommodation for 15 first class, 12 second class, and 200 deck passengers.

The ports at which these steamers call are :—

Rates and charges for conveyance of passengers and merchandise are as follows

Optional, subject to the approval of the Principal Collector of Customs.

Note.-Children under five years of age are allowed free, but charged Rs. 2.50 per day for messing, except infants of one year. Children over five years and under ten at one-half rates, messing inclusive. Servants of cabin passengers are allowed at one-half deck passage rates, with a charge of Re. 1 per day for messing. In the case of the deck passengers, children under five years are allowed free; over five and under ten half the full rate.

Scale of Freight on General Goods between any two Ports.