150 COFFEE: ITS CULTIVATION AND PROFIT. 



might answer to lay the courses 4! inches to the 

 weather. When buildings are erected by the job, 

 proprietors should give their personal attention to 

 this subject, and see that jobbers do not lay the 

 courses a half-inch too far to the weather. 



Shingles boiled for half-an-hour in a solution 

 of lime and salt, which penetrates every particle 

 of the wood, are rendered, in a large measure, 

 fireproof and their durability greatly increased. 

 Tiles are admirable but expensive. 



Estate buildings give infinite scope to the 

 vanity or the carelessness of responsible authorities. 

 While a reckless outlay is ruinous to a young estate, 

 we strongly hold the opinion that every foot of 

 covered space (when once the temporary shelters 

 are put aside) should be substantial and serviceable. 

 Between 1,500 and 2,000 is usually considered 

 to be the amount for which an estate of 200 acres 

 can be thoroughly established in every necessary 

 permanent building. For from Rs. 700 to 1,000, 

 according to locality, &c., a small bungalow of 

 wattle and daub, or weather boarded, with shingle 

 roof and galvanized iron spouting, can be put 

 up, consisting of dining room, two bedrooms, office, 

 bath-house," &c., and the whole raised on stone 

 pillars a few feet above the ground. 



A first-class bungalow for a married Englishman 

 and family would cost something like Rs. 5,000. 

 Elliot, who wrote at a time when everything was 

 cheaper than it is now, thinks something might 



