MANUAL OP THE NILAGIRI DISTRICT. 547 



carefully soldered. The top of the box is then nailed down, and CH. XXIX, 

 the ends bound with | inch iron hooping. ^j^ 



All that now remains is to brand the boxes. There should be 



a distinct mark of the estate on the top of each box, and on the 

 front side below this the number of the box, the quality of the 

 tea, and the tare and trett weight clearly marked. Nothing 

 now remains but to despatch the teas for shipment. 



