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the stones, of which a much larger quantity is 

 required than would be the case with other mate- 

 rials, inasmuch as walls of undressed stone cannot 

 very well be less than a foot and a half thick. 

 Where the walls are of stone, all the door-ways 

 and window openings should be arched ; the arches 

 being made of bricks, should they be procurable. 

 The cost of a bungalow of these materials can only 

 be determined by the facility with which the stone 

 can be collected. 



Bricks, in my opinion, are the most desirable 

 material for estate buildings. They give sufficient 

 strength, are easily transported and used, and, above 

 all, are cheap, and can be made almost anywhere. 

 A common mason will lay from 400 to 500 large- 

 sized (say 7 Ibs.) bricks per day ; eight of these will 

 just make up an ordinary coolie load, and their 

 dimensions will probably be about 10^ x 5J x 3^ 

 inches. 



The evidences of good bricks is their freedom 

 from cracks, their hardness, which is evidenced by 

 their giving out a ringing sound When struck, 

 being of uniform size, and by their weight not 

 being much increased by immersion in water. 



A useful pamphlet on brick-making in the Madras 

 Presidency has afforded me some useful hints as 

 to their manufacture. The following are the dimen- 

 sions therein recommended : Length, 8| inches, 



