THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES 269 



24 per acre, exclusive of any premium paid for the 

 acquisition of the land. This cost is distributed as 

 follows : 



Guilders. 



1. Clearing, felling, and burning 15,000 



2. Cleaning up after burning 20,000 



3. Lining, holing, and filling 2,000 



4. Roads and drains 12,000 



5. Weeding : first nine months, 27,000 



guilders ; second twelve months, 24,000 

 guilders; third twelve months, 18,000 

 guilders ; fourth twelve months, 12,000 

 guilders 81,000 



6. Management : manager, 600 guilders per 



month ; two assistants, 200 guilders each 

 per month ; two clerks, 100 guilders 

 each per month; contingencies, 2,000 

 guilders per annum (office expenses) ... 56,000 



7. Planting and supplying 2,000 



8. Nurseries or purchase of plants 4,000 



9. Bungalows : one at 3,000 guilders ; one 



at 2,500 guilders ; one at 500 guilders 



(clerks) 6,000 



10. Factory and machinery 30,000 



11. Lines for coolies (125 rooms) 20,000 



12. Hospital and maintenance (four years) ... 10,000 



13. Rent 4,000 



14. Contingencies (general account) 26,000 



Total 288,000 



This expenditure is calculated on the actual cost of 

 labour on rubber estates, whether the work is done by 

 contract or by daily payment of wages on the check- 

 roll. In some respects work in Java is cheaper than in 

 Malay or Sumatra. Serviceable bungalows, constructed 

 with wooden frames and interlaced bamboo walls, can 

 be built for 2,500 guilders, equal to similar buildings in 



