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TOWN SEWAGE, AND ITS 



dwelling house for the manager, yards for cattle and pigs, 

 stables, warehouse for osiers, &c., which cost about £4000. As 

 far as we could estimate, the annual cost of labour and manage- 

 ment in 1875 was very close on £1500, which would be 91s. 

 per acre ; but we think some part of it represented the laying 

 out of the farm, which was not then entirely completed. As 

 will be seen from the followincr balance sheet for the vear end- 

 ing on the 25th March 1883, the labour and management is 

 slightly under 80s. per acre. The land has palpably increased 

 in fertility since 1875, and the intellic^ent manaoer seems con- 

 fident that the farm will pay. Some express misgivings on the 

 subject ; but as stock is now the sheet-anchor in ordinary farm- 

 ing, we may expect that the introduction of live stock will lead 

 to better results. 



Balance Slue^ for Year ending March 25, 1883. 

 Dr. Estimated value of horses, implements, 



Carry forward, £1369 10 £6,665 6 3 



