The Archive · 1873

BUILT OF WOOD, IRON OR STEEL

50 feet long seats for 14 persons 23 feot long seats for 8 persons complete from £160 to £226 complete from £216 to £208 complete from £270 to £300 43 feet long seats for 30 persons 37 feet long seat persons complete from £396 to £506 50 feet long eats for 60 persons ce. complete fom 2715 to £800 Steamers up to 45 feet in length can be transported on a ship's deck entire, and ready for immediate use on arrival, or shipped in 8 or more sections.

The above may be used for conveying passengers, carrying cargo or as tugs.

The total working expenses of a steiner 43 feet long, amount to 15 shillings day in England; the consumption of fuel being about 6 cwt. and a man and a boy the crew required. Paddle and Screw Steamers constructed specially for river navigation, ving a very shallow araught of water.

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