i88 THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 



per acre ; on lalang land the cost is 45 dollars for clean- 

 ing and 24 dollars per acre for weeding for four years, 

 or 69 dollars altogether. Some planters are inclined to 

 prefer lalang land because it is free from stumps and 



COST OF OPENING I,OOO ACRES AND FOUR YEARS' 



MAINTENANCE 



Dollars. 



1. Premium on land, i, ooo acres 3,ooo 



2. Survey fees, etc 1,000 



3. Rent for four years 4,000 



4. Felling, clearing, and burning 15,000 



5. Cleaning up after burning 7>5oo 



6. Weeding: First nine months 18,000 



Second year 12,000 



Third year 9,000 



Fourth year 5,000 



7. Draining 5,ooo 



8. Roads and bridges 7,500 



9. Holing, lining, and filling 4,000 



TO. Planting and supplying 2,000 



11. 150,000 plants two years old (providing 



for supplies) 4,000 



12. Manager's bungalow (6,000 dollars), assis- 



tants' bungalow (4,000 dollars) ... 10,000 



13. Factory and machinery 25,000 



14. Lines for coolies 20,000 



15. Tools 10,000 



16. Management 50,000 



17. Hospital, medical attendance, etc. ... 15,000 



18. Contingencies 8,000 



Total 230,000 



This is equal to 26 los. per acre.' 



timber ; against this is the fact that it has been already 

 under cultivation, and has lost a large proportion of its 

 topsoil. 



If the land to be opened up is low-lying and swampy, 



