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working good horses. The existing short stages were,
doubtless, adapted to the old steep inferior roads.
An important element of Norwegian travelling expenses
is now materially reduced, viz. that on the fjords and
lakes. This reduction is effected by the steam-packet
navigation replacing the old rowing stages. The
steam-packet fares vary from lcZ. to 1 \d. per English mile for
1st class, and from rather less than three farthings per
mile, to not quite one penny per mile for 2nd class; the
difference depending on the distance—the rate per mile
diminishing: as the distance increases. This is about
one-third of the cost of boating, and, of course, the saving of
time diminishes the other expenses of covering a given
distance.
Fares by coasting steamers are: 1st class, 12 skillings
per Norsk mile; 2nd class, 8 skillings; 3rd class, 4
skillings. A Norsk mile is rather more than 7 English miles ;
a skilling, not quite one halfpenny.
Married people are especially favoured, being counted
as one and a half on the coasting packets, and
considerable reductions are made on bona fide family tickets, but a
party like ours was not accepted as a family.
The rates of passage from England to Sweden and
Norway are as follows, by the Wilson line of steamers:
Hull to i Gothenburg.
£ s. d.
Single, 1st class .. .. 3 3 0 \ Victuallin
Return, „ „ ..5 o
Single, 2nd „ .. .. 2 2 0 \
Return, „ „ .. .. 3 3 0/
4:8. Gd.
Return Tickets, if available by any of the Company’s routes (Drontheim
excepted), Gl. and 41.
Deck Fare, 30«., victualling included.
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