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The Expenses for the season were as follows : 



Railway fares $17 . 10 



Groceries and provisions 30.85 



Wages of men and cook 83 . 10 



Hotel and minor expenses 5 . 75 



Cartage 24 . 75 



Fuel 44.00 



Freight and express 10. 00 



Cans and crates . . . 53 . 00 



TOTAL $268.55 



The returns were as follows: 



96 gallons syrup @ $1 . 50 $144 . 00 



96 " " @ $1.25 120.00 



129 " " @$1.00 129.00 



182 Ibs. sugar @ 15 27.30 



720 ' ' soft sugar @ 10 72 . 00 



TOTAL $492 . 30 



Practically five weeks were occupied from the preparation for tap- 

 ping until the camp was closed. 



This sugar maker estimated that if he had done the work at home 

 he could have saved the railway fares, half the cost of preparing fuel, 

 half the cartage expenses, all the hotel expenses and twenty dollars of 

 wages which would have left a net return of $322.87 for his five weeks 

 work and depreciation of and interest on the value of the sugar plant 

 which cost $1100. 



It must not be overlooked that most of this maker's products were 

 of very good quality and sold for such prices as they were worth. 



The season of 1913 was in no sense a big sugar year as this bush 

 yielded only at the rate of 1 f Ibs. of sugar per tree whereas it has yield- 

 ed as high as 2J Ibs. per tree. 



