290 Coffee Planting. 



CEYLON. 



Estimate for the purchase of 300 acres of forest- 

 land, and 200 acres of grass-land, bringing 200 

 acres of the former under cultivation and into full 

 bearing. Labour calculated at gd> per day, includ- 

 ing Canganies' wages. 



FIRST YEAR. 



(October ist to September 3oth following.) 



s. d. s. d. 



300 acres forest-land @ ^10 . . 3000 o o 



200 grass 4 . . 800 o o 



3800 o o 



Felling, burning, and clearing 50 



acres @ 2 $s. per acre (A) . 112 10 o 



Purchase of tools, &c. . . . 35 o o 



Coolie lines ^80, conductor's house, 

 &c., $o, and temporary bunga- 

 low ^50 (B) . . .18000 



Nursery to provide for second year's 

 extension, &c., say 100,000 

 plants 37 10 o 



Roads to the estate, and on the 



clearing (C) . . . 34 10 o 



Lining out 50 acres @ $s. . . 12 10 o 



Holing 50 acres, @ 5 ft. x 6 ft., i.e. 



1452 holes per acre 25 per <)d. 108 15 o 



Filling in, @ 120 holes per gd. . 22 13 9 



Plants purchased 75,000 @ IDS. per 



looo 37 10 o 



Planting @ 200 per gd. (72,600) . 13 12 3 



Cleaning up and weeding till 3oth 



September, 50 acres @ IDS. . 25 o o 



619 ii o 



Carried forward .... ^4419 u o 



