Building. 81 
kiln. A 100 foot long by 16 feet wide cutcha 
brick coolie line will cost about Rs. 550, includ- 
ing masonry, timbers, and carpenters work, but 
exclusive of iron. If thatched the pitch of the 
roof ought to be about 40°, if less it will leak, 
and rot very quickly. Do not employ the 
plains masons, they want 9 annas a day, pay, 
and do very little work and always require a 
coolie to wait on them. Any ordinary garden 
coolie will soon learn to do any of the simple work 
required in building the usual lines and the work 
will not cost one-third the amount, The chief 
thing to be careful about is that they do not use 
too much mortar between the layers of bricks or 
stones to fill up the small gaps. The ordinary 
rates for bricks are :— 
Pucca Rs. 4 8 annas per 1,000. 
Cutcha ye 28. 4s p 1,000. 
Masons building rates are :— 
i Rs. As, 
Building per 100 cubic feet... 2 8... Brick work, 
Do. Do. u 3 Ove Stone, work, 
Plastering & white-washing do. 1 14 
Carpenters Rates :— 
Roofing iron per roo sqr. feet ... 1 8 
Cleaning and fitting Posts &c. ... 0 2 per foot, 
