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of dry rubber placed f.o.b. Colombo should be as 

 follows : 



Cents. 



1. Collecting (including maintenance of drains 



and roads) 20 



2. Curing (including depreciation of factory and 



machinery) , ... 6 



3. Management (including all charges connected 



with administration) 7 



4. Weeding 2* 



5. Manuring 6+ 



6. Cultivation (forking over land, cutting out, 



pruning, etc.) 2 



7. Transport 2j 



8. Colombo agents 2^ 



Total 47 



Allowing 2^ cents per pound for all unforeseen 

 contingencies, production should not cost more than 

 50 cents per pound, equal to 8d., f.o.b. at Colombo. 

 At this rate a crop of 400,000 pounds would cost 

 13,300 to collect and place in Colombo. At is. per 

 pound it would be worth 20,000, and return a profit 

 of 20 per cent, on 30 per acre. 



The charges per pound from Colombo to London at 

 present are 



Pence. 



1. Freight at 655. per 50 cubic feet 70 



2. Brokerage ( per cent.) '12 



3. Insurance, sale charges, and other expenses 



(ii per cent.) -37 



4. Merchants' commission (i per cent.) ... '25 



Total 1-44 



(Calculated on a price of 25. per pound.) 



* This figure is considered somewhat high. 

 t Allows Rs. 27 per acre per annum. 

 I Practically a permanent charge. 



