CHAPTEK IV 



COST OF FORMING PLANTATIONS 



As will be seen from the following figures, the 

 cost of forming plantations did not in pre-war 

 days greatly exceed 5 per acre, much depend- 

 ing on the nature of the soil, rate of wages, 

 accessibility of the woodlands, and whether 

 drainage and fencing had to be engaged in. 



Comparatively speaking, wages are un- 

 usually high at present, though, as much of 

 the preliminary work at least can be carried 

 out by returned soldiers and sailors under 

 Government supervision, the extra cost need 

 not be prohibitive. 



The particular method of forming the 

 plantations, such as whether notch or pit 

 planting is adopted, will have much to do 

 with the actual cost; but as the former, which 

 is by far the cheapest method, was almost 

 wholly carried out in forming most of the 



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