Passage costs on the German mail steamer OCEANA in 1903

Marshall Islands History Sources No. 5
Passage costs on the German mail steamer
Oceana in 1903

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Passage costs on the German mail steamer Oceana, operated by the Jaluit Gesellschaft (1903)
Costs in German Imperial Marks (Reichsmark)

			Deck Passenger
	From Sydney to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Jaluit	300	120	80
	Kosrae	350	150	100
	Pohnpei	400	160	110
	Chuuk	450	180	140
	Yap	525	200	150
	Palau	550	210	160

			Deck Passenger
	From Jaluit to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Kosrae	50	15	10
	Pohnpei	100	25	20
	Chuuk	150	45	30
	Yap	250	60	45
	Palau	300	75	60
	Sydney	300	120	80

			Deck Passenger
	From Kosrae to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Pohnpei	50	15	10
	Chuuk	100	35	25
	Yap	200	50	35
	Palau *)	250	65	50
	Jaluit *)	400	130	100
	Sydney *)	700	250	185
	*) via Pohnpei--Yap--Pohnpei

			Deck Passenger
	From Pohnpei to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Chuuk	50	15	10
	Yap	150	55	25
	Palau	200	50	40
	Jaluit	100	25	20
	Sydney	400	160	110

			Deck Passenger
	From Chuuk to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Yap	100	20	15
	Palau	150	35	25
	Pohnpei **)	300	65	45
	Jaluit **)	350	90	15
	Sydney **)	650	210	160
	**) via Palau

			Deck Passenger
	From Yap to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Palau	50	15	10
	Pohnpei **)	200	40	30
	Jaluit **)	250	70	45
	Sydney **)	550	190	150
	**) via Palau

			Deck Passenger
	From Palau to	Cabin	Whites	non-Whites
	Pohnpei	150	50	20
	Jaluit	250	55	40
	Sydney	535	180	140

Source:
Kaiserliches Gouvernment von Deutsch Neu Guinea, Handel und Schiffahrt in den Karolinen (1899-1908). Australian Archives, ACT Record Depository Series CRS G1 file 171

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