188 



SUGAH. 



d. 



4 







9 



11 



MAURITIUS. 



PROVISIONS, &e. Beef, per . s. d. 

 11. (id. to . .008 



Hiva.l, per loaf . .006 



Butter, per Ib., Is. Sd. to 1 6 

 Rice, the food of the 



Coolies, per bag of 



150 Ibs., 12s. 6d. to . 15 

 Oats, per bag, of 100 Ibs. 



12s. 6d. to . . 15 



Bran, ditto, 100 Ibs. 



12s. to . . 13 9 



Beans, ditto, 100 Ibs. 



22s. 6d. to . .150 



Coal, per ton, 40s. to . 2100 

 CHARGE OF MANUFAC- 

 TURE. The manufactu- 

 rer reaps and carries to 

 the mill the canes of the 

 grower, but the latter 

 provides his own bag- 

 ging, and carts away his 

 half of the sugar, tho 

 other half being the re- 

 muneration of the manu- 

 facturer 



Analysis of the foregoing Statement, showing the total compa- 

 rative outlay for sundries connected with the cultivation of Sugar 

 at Natal and Mauritius, computed at the lowest ruling prices. 



NATAL. 



PROVISIONS, &c. Beef, per 

 Ib., l|d. to 

 Bread, per loaf 

 Butter, per Ib., 6d. to . 

 Indian corn, (maize per 

 180 Ibs. 5s.) per 150 

 Ibs. . 

 Oats, per 104 Ibs., 10s. to 



Bran, not used . 

 Beans, per 180 Ibs., 13s. 



to 20s., or per 100 Ibs. 



7s. 2d. to 

 The same 



The Mauritius principle 

 may be adopted in this 

 colony, with such modi- 

 fications as may be called 

 for by local exigencies . 



The immense saving obtained by ploughing, &c., over the 

 Mauritius hand labor with the hoe, is not shown in the above 

 figures. 



