296 Coffee Planting. 



SEVENTH YEAR. 



s. d. * d. 



Weeding, filling up vacancies, up- 

 keep of buildings and roads, 

 trenching, nurseries, and manur- 

 ing, as before . . . . 617 10 o 



Pruning @ i/. per acre . . . 200 o o 817 10 o 



Crop-picking, curing and despatch- 

 ing 1 200 cwts. @ same rates as 

 previously .... 593 6 8 



Stock, management, and contingen- 

 cies @ same rates as previously. 631 12 o 



^2042 8 8 



REMARKS ON THE ABOVE. 



Wages in Ceylon vary from yd. to qd. per day 

 for able-bodied men, and from ^d. to-/^. for chil- 

 dren and women, id. per day being added to cover 

 the wages of the Cangany. It will, however, be 

 noticed that, with one exception, the above calcula- 

 tions are based on the maximum rate, the idea being 

 that the full day's wage should correspond to the 

 full day's work. Where the work is performed by 

 women and boys, who receive a lower remunera- 

 tion, the amount of work will, in most cases, be 

 proportionally smaller. 



Felling and Clearing. This will be done by 

 Cingalese contractors from the low country. 



Coolie Lines, &c. Substantial, warm buildings of 

 the usual character, and such as will stand for some 



