Note 156 — Chapter XVI · LIFE AT OOTY.
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The Union and the Victoria. For bed and board the prices usually charged are—
For a lady or gentleman, 22l. per mens.
Ditto for any broken period in a month, 16s. per diem.
For children under ten years of age and European servants, 2s. per diem.
Native ayah or nurse, 1s. per diem.
The expense of housekeeping is not great at Ootacamund. A single man may manage to live for 20l. per mensem, comfortably for 30l. It is common for two or more bachelors to take a house together, and the plan suits the nature of the place well.
Only be careful who your monsoon “chum” is!