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Making Tea. 



10 Chinese manufac- p er Month. Per Month. Per Annum. 



turers - Rs. 33 2 Rs. 331 4 Rs. 3,975 



Packing Tea. 

 2 Chinese tea-box 



makers. - - 33 2 66 4 795 



1 chowdree carpenter 000 1000 120 00 



1 assistant - -000 800 96 00 



12 carpenters - -600 72 00 864 



8 sawyers - -400 32 00 384 



2,259 



Carriage. 



Carriage of 6000 maunds of tea to Bhamoree at 



1 rupee per maund - 6,000 



Carriage of 6000 maunds of tea to Ghurmuk- 

 tissur Ghaut at 25 maunds, to each 4 bullock 

 hackery, it being 8 stages, at 1.8 rupees per 

 stage = 12 rupees and of these 240 will be re- 

 quired, 240 x 1 2 = - - - 2,880 



Hire of eleven 600 maund boats to transport 



the tea to Calcutta, 220 rupees each, 220 x 11 2,420 



Extraordinary contingent Expenses. 

 Wood for boxes, repairs, additional coolies, &c. 



600 - - . . 7,200 



Eand Herd. 

 Land-rent of 6000 acres at 3 rupees per annnm 18,000 



36,500 



Total expenditure 1,29,734 

 To value of 6000 maunds of tea, or 2,40,000 seers, at 2 rs. per seer 4,80,000 



Balance 3,50,266 

 Or say that the tea is sold at 1 .8 rupees per seer, 



2,40,000x1.8 - - - -3,60,000 



Expenditure 1,29,734 



Balance 2,30,266 



This estimate is as accurately calculated as our data will 

 admit ; and not overrated. There would be no difficulty 

 in procuring the requisite numbers of labourers. Moreover, 

 the natives, by encouragement and by making advances, will 

 be induced to undertake the cultivation of the plant ; a cer- 

 tain sum per seer for kutcha leaves being paid them on liberal 



