2/2 



No. 4.— Calculated on getting posts locally, using No. 9 wire 

 instead of imported timber for stringers, and the present price of 

 shade cloth in America, freight commission and other charges 

 from America to Kingston. 



£ s. d. £ s. d. 

 128 posts, 12 ft. @ 9d. ... 4 16 



116 lbs. No. 9 wire, (2,000 ft.( @ 19/ per 



112 lbs. ... 19 8 



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



per 100 ft. ... 317 



24 lbs. No. 9 wire (432 ft.) @ 19/ per 



112 lbs. ... 040 



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



100 feet ... II 8i 



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



112 lbs. ... 19 2 



292 lbs. No. 12 wire(io,005 ft.) (a) 19/ 



per 112 lbs. ... 296^ 



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



112 lbs. ... 6 5i 



24 lbs. nails ... 046 



20 lbs. nails ... 042 



8 lbs staples f ... 2 



10 lbs. staples l|' ... 016 



Approximate cost of labour in construct- 

 ing framework ... 5 10 19 10 2f 



4,840 sq.-yards of shade cloth (S) 3 ' 8 cents 



per yard ... 36 15 9 



1,264 sq.-yards of shade cloth (5) 3 " 8 cents 

 per yard 



One-sixth duty on value of cloth 



Freight to Kingston 



Commission ^t 2h% 



Clearance and other charges 



Approximate cost of labour in construct- 

 tion of shade 



Cost of cultivation and curing, I acre 



Cost of materials, labour in construction, 

 cultivation and curing £96 l6s. 5id. 



Yield (low average) 800 lbs. of cured 

 leaf per acre. 



Cost per lb. 2s. 5d. 



