. History of the Indian Archipelago. Containing an account of the manners, arts, languages, religions, institutions, and commerce of its inhabitants . e course of a free trade. Ifblack tea could be laid in at one of the emporiumsof the Archipelago at 6d. per pound, it would beno exaggeration to state the cost of the best hysonat only Is. 7d. a pound. The sketch of the voyagewill then be as follows : For a ship-t)f 1-00 tons burden. Hyson, 8Sf tons, or TpjG^i^ lbs. at Is. 7d. per lb., is - - - - ,305 3 8^ Black tea, 311^ tons, or 357,155| lbs., at ., - - - - 8,928 17 9 Freight at L.

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. History of the Indian Archipelago. Containing an account of the manners, arts, languages, religions, institutions, and commerce of its inhabitants . e course of a free trade. Ifblack tea could be laid in at one of the emporiumsof the Archipelago at 6d. per pound, it would beno exaggeration to state the cost of the best hysonat only Is. 7d. a pound. The sketch of the voyagewill then be as follows : For a ship-t)f 1-00 tons burden. Hyson, 8Sf tons, or TpjG^i^ lbs. at Is. 7d. per lb., is - - - - ,305 3 8^ Black tea, 311^ tons, or 357,155| lbs., at ., - - - - 8,928 17 9 Freight at per ton, - - - 3,200 0 0 Insurance at 4 per cent., - - - 612 0 0 Export duties and port charges, say 5 per cent,, 761 14 1 Profit, 20 per cent., , . - - 3,046 16 3| Total, ,854 11 10 By this calculation, hyson tea might be imported intoEngland at 2s. 2id. per and black tea at 9^d. 53^2 DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES, &C. These prices, exclusive of duties, are, for blacktea 25 per cent, cheaper than teas imported in thefree trade of the Dutch, and no less than percent, cheaper than the same commodity importedthrough our own

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