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Dols. (45. 2d.) 

 Cost of 1,024 hectares Government land 



at $5 (gold) ... 5,120.00 



Survey, preliminary and official expenses ... 400.00 

 Clearing timber and planting 1,024 hectares 



with 122,880 coco-nuts; at 120 to the 



hectare (48 to acre or 30 ft. x 30 ft.), 



at $10 the hectare 10,240.00 



122,880 seed coco-nuts, at $20 per 1,000 ... 2,457.60 

 Clearing undergrowth from 1,024 hectares 



eight times during three years ... ... 7,680.00 



Buildings and quarters ... ... ... 3,000.00 



Fencing... ... ... ... ... ... 2,000.00 



Cost of animals 600.00 



Tools 500.00 



Overseer's salary for five years, at $1,500 



per annum ... ... ... ... 7,500.00 



Manager's salary for five years, at $4,000 



per annum ... ... ... ... 20,000.00 



Cattle 2,200.00 



Incidentals ... 1,000.00 



$62,697.60 



The only objection one may have to make 

 to the above is on the cost of the seed-nuts. 

 If 123,000 are to be planted as shown above, 

 20 per cent, more 1 ought to be bought, or say 

 150,000 in all, making $3,000 cost of seed- 

 nuts, instead of $2,457. The difference is 

 not great, but is worth pointing out, because 

 we like to be right in our estimates, and above 

 all, we want to warn owners against unthink- 

 ingly buying only just as many nuts as they 

 mean to plant. Again, $500 for tools, including 

 ploughs, to plant 2,500 acres also seems too 



1 See p. 64, 'where 50 per cent, even is recommended. 



