66 Machinery, 
good, still the expeuse is so great and there is so 
much difficulty in getting men on an estate, that 
it is better to get machinery as soon as possible, 
The sooner, the machines are bought the sooner 
they will pay for their cost. On small places 
only making 500 or 600 maunds tea, Thomson’s 
Challenge Rolling Machine is all that is wanted. 
This machine gives very good result, it can be 
worked by hand and rolls extremely well, but only 
takes a small fill. In buying an estate, or land to 
plant tea, one of the most important things to 
look to is the available water power. The great 
advantage in having water power is the saving 
effected in fuel. If there is plenty of wood on the 
estate, it will cost from Rs. 9 to Rs. 10a 100 
maunds, according to distance from factory, if 
cut in the Government Forest, the Government 
Royalty is Rs. 6 a 100 maunds, and the cutting 
and carriage will bring it up to Rs. 14—15 a 100 
maunds, so that for a large estate requiring 5,000 
or 6,000 maunds, the expense will be very great, 
Where the water supply is small, a Turbine is best 
as it takes much less water to drive, but the pipes 
