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years. The temporary bungalow, when superseded 

 by a superior 'building, ought to be available for 

 use as stables, rice-store, or for other purposes. 



Roads. -The supposition here is, that not only 

 will a mile of four-foot road be made on the clear- 

 ing, but that a bridle-road may have to be made 

 for a couple of miles through the jungle, from the 

 nearest highway to the estate. 



Plants, for the first season's planting, will be 

 bought at or under this price, from some neighbour- 

 ing estate, while the second year's requirements are 

 being provided for by a home nursery. 



Weeding. i per acre per annum is not the 

 lowest contract rate, is. 6d. per month being not 

 uncommon. In Chena land 1 the cost will be greater, 

 perhaps as high as 2s. 6d. per acre per month, for 

 the first twelve or eighteen months, until the seeds 

 begin to be eradicated. 



Stores, &c. My. friend, Mr. W. Sabonadiere, 

 estimates the cost of the pulping-house, with water- 

 wheel and other usual machinery, at from ^300 to 

 500 ; and of the store, with Clerihew appliances, 

 at from 500 to 1200, according to the nature of 

 the building. I have in both cases elected the 



1 Land which has been cleared for grain or other cultiva- 

 tion at some previous period, but allowed to grow up again 

 into jungle. Such land is always more or less sown with 

 weeds. 



