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TRAVELLING EXPENSES.
The following scale shows the average charge for the several items
which enter into the traveller’s bill. The prices in the first division
of the scale are rarely exceeded in any of the Inns in the smaller
towns in Scotland; while in some villages, charges even more mode¬
rate may sometimes be met with. The prices in the second division
show the charges in Hotels of the highest class in such towns as
Edinburgh and Glasgow.
Breakfast, Is. fid. to 2s. . .
Dinner, 2s. to 3s
Tea, Is. fid. to 2s
Supper, Is. fid. to 2s. ...
Pert or Skerry, per bottle, 5s.
Porter or Ale, per bottle, fid. to
Brandy, per gill, Is. fid. . .
Whisky, per gill, 9d
Bed, Is. &. to 3s
2s. to 3s.
3s. to 4s.
2s. to 3s.
According to what is ordered.
%* If the Traveller require his table to be furnished beyond the ordi¬
nary scale of comfort, he must be prepared for a proportionate increase of
charge.
In the inferior country Inns, Wine, Brandy, and Malt Liquor are
frequently not to be met with, or, if kept, will probably be of indiffe¬
rent quality.
Posting, Is. fid. per mile; postboy, 3d. per mile.
A one-horse four-wheeled carriage. Is. per mile, or 15s. per day.
[ A gig, 10s. fid. to 12s. per day.
A riding-horse, 6s. or 7s.; a pony, 6s. per day.
*«* In large towns the charges for carriages and riding-horses are about 20 per
cent above those here quoted. Where the hire is for several successive
days, an abatement may be expected. The posting is the same in
town and country.
The payment of the gratuities to servants at Inns is a source of
great annoyance to travellers. It largely contributes to the tourist’s
comfort when the charges under this head are included among the
other items of the landlord’s bill. Although this practice has been
adopted by the principal Hotel-keepers in the towns in Scotland, it