Police Report 3

Comparative expence of the first and second 6 years of the above period of 12 years

4 N.S. Wales Dividing the total period of 12 years into two

equal periods of 6 years each, Your Committee

proceed to give a statement of the comparative

expence of such two periods

First period of 6 years ending in 1791 inclusive

Totals of expence of these 6 first

years (as per d o Account)

337,449:7:1 1/2

Add half the total of travel Expence

during the whole 12 years d o 166,361:4:11 ÷ 2

83,180:12:5 1/2

420,629:19:7

Grand total -----------

Average Expence for year 420,629:19:7 ÷ 6

70,104:2:5.

Divide by half the average number

of convicts shipped off

the course of the whole

period of 12 years 2883 ÷ 2 = 1442

Annual expence per head convict during

this first period -------

£ s d

48:12:3 3/4

Second Period of 6 years ending in 1797 inclusive

Totals of expence of these 6 last

years as per d o account ---

£ s d

533,439:6:7 1/4

Add half the total of travel Expence

during the whole 12 years

as above 166,361:4 s:11 d ./. 2 =

83,180:12:5 1/4

Grand total ---------

616,619:19:0 1/2

Average expence per year

of this second period (616,619:19:0 1/2 ÷ 6)

102,769:19:10

Divide by half of the whole

number of convicts shipped off

in the course of the whole 12

years as before (5765 ÷ 2 = 2883)

Annual expence per head during

this first second period upon that supposition

£ s d

35:13:2

Divide again by 3/4 of the whole number

of Convicts shipped off in the course

of the whole 12 years 5765 x 3/4 = 4324

Annual expence per head upon this supposition

£ s d

23:15:4