154 CULTIVATION AND MANUFACTURE OF TEA. 



In dry weather after sifting, owing to dust flying off, it is 

 always a little less. In wet weather, on the contrary, it 

 increases in weight. In the Tuesday line where ' W ' shows 

 it was a wet day and the Tea 230 Ibs. before sifting it, is 233 

 afterwards. This is owing t> moisture imbibed, and it is the 

 only objection to sifting daily, whatever the weather. The 

 advantages of the plan, though, are so great, as explained, 

 that I put up with this, and practically I do not find it detri- 

 mental. Of course, as previously explained, all moisture is 

 driven off before the Tea is packed. However, to make all 

 quite safe, after a very wet damp day, the Teas might be re- 

 dried for a few minutes over charcoal before being put into 

 their respective bins. I do not do this myself though, and do 

 not think it necessary. 



I hope now I have made the above form plain. It is in a 

 book, and each page will hold one week. The total of the 

 Tea made in the week is added up and shown at foot, and 

 that amount is then transferred to the credit side of the Tea 

 store account. Thus (see both forms) 1 6 maunds 32 Ibs. is 

 credited. 



The form given on the next page is also kept in a book, 

 and the total of right-hand side subtracted from the left 

 gives at any time the quantity of Tea in store. 



