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Article XVI.

Annual Expenditure, on an average of ten years,from 1779 to 1788.

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Maltese Money. English Money.

Crowns. T. G. £. s. d.

Guard. Galliots.

There were always two to guard the port, incase of any extraordinary event. The expence

amounted to. 4,915 6 10 . . 491 11 1

Article XVII.

Office of Health.

The expence of this office was more than usualin 1785; assistance being nnt only sent to theinhabitants of Lampedosa, but to the crew of aFrench vessel which was at that time attacked

by the plague. 1,253 9 18 . . 125 0 2

Article XVIII.

Basins for holding Timber.

The timber for ship-building was always keptin water, as the best method of preserving it.

The wet-docks employed for that purpose weretermed basins; which, being in a ruinous condi-tion, required repairs, estimated to cost . . 864 0 18 .. 86 0 2

Article XIX.

Cleansing the Port,

Amounted to ...... 4,680 5 2 .. 468 0 10

Article XX.

The Lighthouse of St. Elmo.

Placed at St. Elmo Point, for the purpose of di-recting vessels, and shewing them the entranceinto the port. It was only lighted from the 1st

of October to the 1st of May. .... 269 3 9 . . 26 18 7

Total amount of the expences of the navy . . 474,942 9 13 . 47,494 5 T