Stamps and Postal History of the German Marshall Islands
Passage costs on the German mail steamer
Germania in 1908

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Passage costs on the German mail steamer Germania, operated by the Jaluit Gesellschaft (1913)
Costs in German Imperial Marks (Reichsmark)

   Deck Passenger
 From Sydney toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Rabaul30012085
 Nauru375160110
 Jaluit400160110
 Kosrae500210135
 Pohnpei550240160
 Chuuk600260175
 Saipan650300200
 Ulial700310210
 Yap750320220
 Koror800350250
 Hongkong1000450300
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Rabaul toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Nauru1255030
 Jaluit1757040
 Kosrae25010070
 Pohnpei30012085
 Chuuk375160110
 Saipan450180120
 Ulial500210135
 Yap550240160
 Koror600260175
 Hongkong700310210
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Nauru toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Jaluit602515
 Kosrae1255030
 Pohnpei1757040
 Chuuk25010070
 Saipan32513595
 Ulial400160110
 Yap450180120
 Koror500210135
 Hongkong625280190
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Jaluit toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Kosrae602515
 Pohnpei1255030
 Chuuk2008050
 Saipan27511585
 Ulial350150100
 Yap400160110
 Koror450180120
 Hongkong575250165
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Kosrae toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Pohnpei602515
 Chuuk1506035
 Saipan2259055
 Ulial27511585
 Yap350150100
 Koror400160110
 Hongkong500210135
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Pohnpei toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Chuuk60?15
 Saipan150?35
 Ulial225?55
 Yap300?85
 Koror350?100
 Hongkong450?120
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Chuuk toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Saipan753015
 Ulial1255030
 Yap2008050
 Koror25010070
 Hongkong400160110
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Saipan toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Ulial753015
 Yap1506035
 Koror2008050
 Hongkong350150100
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Ulial toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Yap753015
 Koror1255030
 Hongkong30012085
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Yap toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Koror502010
 Hongkong25010070
     
   Deck Passenger
 From Koror toCabinWhitesnon-Whites
 Hongkong25010070
     

Freight tariff

From Sydney or Hongkong to the islandsMk 30.–per cubic metre or 1000kg
as determined by ship
From the islands to Sydney or HongkongMk 20.–
From one island to anotherMk 15.–
Minimal freight chargeMk 5.–
Kontanten from Sydney or Hongkong to the islands 1.5 %
Kontanten from one island to another0.75%

Source:

SourceJaluit Gesellschaft Hamburg. Passage- ud Frachttarif des Postdampfers "Germania". Reichskolonialamt file no 2731.




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Bibliographic citation for this document

Spennemann, Dirk H.R. (2002). Passage costs on the German mail steamer Germania in 1913 .
URL: http:/marshall.csu.edu.au/Marshalls/html/Stamps/Steamers/Germaniafares.html

CONTACT:
Dirk H.R. Spennemann, Institute of Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, P.O.Box 789, Albury NSW 2640, Australia.
e-mail: dspennemann@csu.edu.au

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