COST AND PROFIT. 2IJ 



Total Rs. 



Brought forward 3,180 



Holing should be done well, and not hurried 

 or scamped, as we have pointed out. In 

 round numbers, with 1,500 holes to the 

 acre, the cost will be at least Rs. 16 per 

 acre 1,600 



" Filling in," &c., at Rs. 16 per acre 600 



Planting and supplying are works second to 

 none in importance of those dealing directly 

 with the bushes. Both require constant 

 supervision and the best labour on the 

 estate. Planting may be taken at Rs. 24 per 

 acre, and supply, if the previous work was 

 done well, Rs. 3; together Rs. 27 per acre 2,700 



Tools must not be overlooked. They should 

 all be the best of their kind and English 

 make. Mamoties, alavangas, axes, bill- 

 hooks, pruning knives, water cans, buckets, 

 spades, &c., &c., are amongst the chief 

 required. A careful record should be 

 kept of all issued from the stores every 

 day, or they will be hidden and lost with 

 inconceivable rapidity. There is constant 

 work for one coolie (Sundries) rehandling 

 axes, mamoties, and perhaps for another 

 sharpening and grinding . . . 300 



A nursery plot of about an acre may cost to 

 level, clear, plant, and drain Rs. 150. To 

 this should be added the cost of 4 bushels 

 of seed Coffee, Rs. 10 per bushel 190 



Lines must be built, and though any sort of 

 miserable shedding is considered good 

 enough for the first year or two, we can 



Carried forward Rs. 8,570 



