2/0 



Estimate No. 2 — Calculated on getting posts locally, price of 



imported timber in Kingston, the present price of cloth in 



America, freight, commission and other charges from America 

 to Kingston. 



128 Posts 12 ft long 



100 Stringers 2" x 4" x 20' 1,333 ft- @ 



13/ per 100 ft. 

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

 per 100 ft. 

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



per 100 ft. 

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



100 ft. 

 113 lbs. No. 9 wire (1,944 ft-) @ 19/ per 



112 lbs. 

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

 per 112 lbs. 

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



112 lbs. 

 24 lbs. nails 

 20 lbs. nails 

 8 lbs. staples f" 

 10 lbs. staples i^" 

 Approximate cost of labour in construct- 

 ing framework 



4840 square yards of shade cloth @ 3'S 



cents per yd. ... • 36 15 9 



1264 sq. yards of shade cloth (OJ 3 ' 8 

 cents per yd. 



One sixth duty on value of cloth 



Freight to Kingston 



Commission at 2^% 



Clearance and other charges 



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- 

 ing, cultivation and curing £106 3s. 6fd. 



Yield (low average) 800 lbs. of cured leaf 

 per acre. 



Cost per lb. 2s. /f d. 



106 3 6| 



