PLANTATION ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE. 157 

 Brought forward - Rs. 510 



Roads and drains, at Rs. 6 per acre - 600 



Lining, say 15 by 15 feet, about 200 trees per acre, including 



cost of pegs, at 75 cents per acre 75 



Holing holes 18 by 12 inches, task 40" per man, say R. 1.80 



per acre 180 



Planting 20,000 basket plants, including transport from 

 nurseries, dipping in liquid manure, &c., 80 cents per 

 acre 80 



Supplying Putting out 6,000 basket plants at 50 cents 



per 100 30 



Shading 



30,000 cadjans at Rs. 10 per 1,000 Rs. 300 



Making up, fixing, and general attendance, say 



R. 1.50 per acre - 150 



45 



Lines One set of temporary lines, twenty rooms, jungle post 

 thatched roof, mud and wattle walls, at Rs. 20 per 

 room - 400 



Weeding 



Forest land first three months \ say ten months weeding 

 at R. 1.25 of first year at R. 



Thereafter at 80 cents - I 1.50 per acre 1 ,5 f > 



Chena land First three months at Rs. 2.50 ; second three 

 months at R. 1.75 ; thereafter at R. i.o 



Fencing Cost of wire and staples, \ 

 about Rs. 150 per mile, I 



three wires at i foot apart; \ Rs. 187 per mile allowed 

 posts cutting holes, &c., ( per 3 miles - 561 



and fixing, Rs. 30 per mile ; I 

 carpenters at Rs. 7 per mile / 



Tools, say Rs. 100 - ) 



Contingencies, Rs. 100 - I 



Superintendence at Rs. 100 per month - 1,200 



Coast advances eighty coolies, say Rs. 30 - 2,400 



Rs. 14,936 



