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Estimate No. I — Calculated at the present price of imported 

 timber in Kingston, the present price of cloth in America, 

 freight, commission and other charges from America to 



Kingston: 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 



128 Posts 4" X 4" X 12' 2048 feet @ 13/ 



per 100 feet ... 13 6 3 



100 Stringers 2" x 4" x 20' 1 333 feet @ 



13 per 100 ft. ... 8 13 4i 



880 ft. of baseboard l" x 6" 440 ft. @ 14/ 



per 100 ft. ... 317 



36 Stringers 2" x 4" x 12' 288 ft. @ 13/ 



per 100 ft. ... I 17 5i 



60 Posts 4" X 4" x 14" 90 ft. @ 13/ per 



100 ft. ... II 8i 



113 lbs. No. 9 wire (l,944 ft.) @ 19/ per 



1X2 lbs. ... 19 If 



292 lbs. No. 12 wire (10,005 ft.) @ 19/ Per 



112 lbs. ... 2 9 6i 



38 lbs. No. 8 wire (645 ft.) @ 19/ Per 



112 lbs ... 6 5i 



24 lbs. nails ... 046 



20 lbs. nails ... 042 



8 lbs. staples f" ... 2 



10 lbs. staples ll" ... I 6 



Approximate cost of labour in con- 

 structing framework ... 5100 377 7? 



4840 square yds. shade cloth @ 3 ' 8 cents 



yd. ... 36 15 9 

 1264 square yards shade cloth @ 3"8 



cents yd. ... 9 12 2 

 One sixth duty on value of cloth 7 14 7\ 

 Freight to Kingston ... 280 

 Commission at 2^/' ... 132 

 Clearance and other charges 12 6 

 Approximate cost of labour in construct- 

 ion of shade ... 3 10 61 16 2\ 



Cost of cultivating and curing I acre - 15 10 



Cost of materials, labour in construct- 114 U 10 



ion, cultivation and curing, £114 



13s. lOd. 

 Yield (low average) 800 lbs. of cured 



leaf per acre. 

 Cost per lb. 2/ lOi. 



