La civilisation et le choléra / par Jules Girette.

  • Girette, Jules.
Date:
1867
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Credit: La civilisation et le choléra / par Jules Girette. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a generally well Known ihing that coal deteriorates very much indeed in hot climates; it is difficult to Iveep it so use fui and so good as in Europe ; and I hâve made an allowance that you must require one fourth more coal to do the same quantity of work in India. The figures given to me by the Peninsular and Oriental Company, of what tliey actually fmd is the case, exceeds that one fourth; but I think you must not attempt to get those différences quite exact, for this reason : that there is a very great différence between using Welsh coal, and using Newcastle coal ; the différence is as much, probably, as 25 per cent. In the case of the vessels on their near home service, they no doubt are ail supplied with Welsh coal, but I should imagine (I do not know it for a fact) that on the Indian station they, occasionally, are obliged to take ships with North country coal. and that may quite sufficiently account for the fact being, as given to me, that it now exceeds the allowance winch I bave made on the Indian station. “ 2950. M. Marsh. — Do you know that at Ceylon they hâve almost entirely north country coal ? — 1 do not know what they use there. It would certainlybe wiserifthey coukl get it, to use ail Welsh coal, but I can imagine that it is almost an impossibility ; they are obliged to take ships from different parts, just as they are able to get them, because they vvant such a large quantity. “ 2961. Chairman. — You mean that if four tons of coal will do the service of four tons of coaï here, four tons ol coal in the East will only do the service of three tons? — Exactly. I hâve looked at the matter in this way : What are the présent speeds, and what could be obtained ; and when I hâve suggested what could be obtained, what would be the means that would be necessary to call upon a company to provide to obtain those results, and the expense conséquent uponit, of vessels and everything of the sort. I should propose, not only as a good service, but as the greaslet that you cou17 pos- 21