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COCONUT CULTIVATION 



Brought forward 



Servant allowance 

 1 cook, at $15 per month 

 1 house servant, at $12 per 



month 



1 postman, at $25 per month 



Monthly weeding for 10 months 

 of year at $1.50 per acre per 

 month 



Contingencies 



Transport 



Add 6 per cent, interest ... 



s. d. 

 $26,850 = 3132 10 



180 = 21 



144 = 

 300 = 



7,500 = 



1,000 = 



300 = 



16 16 

 35 



875 



116 13 



35 



36,274 =4,231 19 4 

 2,436 = 284 4 



$38,710 4,516 3 4 

 2nd year. 



The cost of up-keep, development and all- 

 in charges should not exceed (including 



6 per cent, interest, $780) $13,000 = 1,450 



3rd year. 



All-in cost (weeding put at 80 cents) (in- 

 cluding 6 per cent, interest, $780) ... 13,000 = 1,450 

 4th year. 



All-in cost (weeding put at 50 cents) (in- 

 cluding 6 per cent interest, $600) ... 10,000 = 1,170 

 5th year. 



All-in cost (weeding put at 40 cents) (in- 

 cluding 6 per cent, interest, $570) ... 9,500 = 1,100 

 6th year.* 



All-in cost (weeding put at 30 cents) (in- 

 cluding 6 per cent, interest, $480) ... 8,000 = 930 



* This is the producing year, and there must be added cost 

 of collecting produce a charge against revenue, namely 



Picking 10 nuts per tree = 240,000 nuts 



Curing say * cent 1,200 



Transport 1,200 



$2,640 = 310 



