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depression, and the last years of slavery: and fourthly, the years 1835-7, being those of apprenticeship. They stand thus—
| Year. | Quantity, in Tons. |
Gazette Average Price per Cwt. |
Gross Proceeds. | ||
| 1st. | 1814 | 196,200 | 73s. 4¼d. | £.12,484,000 | |
| 2d. | 1816 | 185,000 | 43s. 6¾d. | £.8,354,000 | |
| 1817 | 190,4000 | 49 8 | 8,850,000 | ||
| 1818 | 196,100 | 50 0 | 9,163,000 | ||
| 3 ) 571,500 | 3 ) 26,367,000 | ||||
| Average | 190,500 | £.8,789,000 | |||
| 3d. | 1832 | 211,300 | 27s. 8½d. | £.5,855,000 | |
| 1833 | 209,000 | 29 7½ | 6,196,300 | ||
| 1834 | 214,000 | 29 5 | 6,209,500 | ||
| 3 ) 634,000 | 3 ) 18,351,800 | ||||
| 211,300 | £6,117,260 | ||||
| 4th. | 1835 | 200,000 | 33s. 6d. | £.6,700,000 | |
| 1836 | 197,000 | 40 10 | 8,045,000 | ||
| 1837 | 184,000 | 34 7½ | 6,366,000 | ||
| 3 ) 581,000 | 3 ) 21,111,000 | ||||
| Average | 193,660 | £.7,037,000 |
If then we compare the annual proceeds under the apprenticeship, favoured as they have been by high prices, with the three last years of slavery, we have an increased return of £.920,000 annually: but if with the highest returns which the West Indies have made,
