8 TiMEHRI. 



we have a total quantity of lo.go cwts. or sayi 

 II cwts. per ton of sugar, over and above, what is 

 now required. We may fairly value this ii cwts. at 

 present at 19/- 



It will be remarked that allowing 5 cwts. of coal per 

 ton of sugar with double crushing, and estimating the 

 megass as equivalent to 1 5 cwts. per ton of sugar, the 

 equivalent of i ton of coal is consumed per ton of sugar 

 made including its proportion of rum. In the case 

 of diffusion the calculation allows an equivalent 

 of 23.77 cwts. 



Most praftical planters in British Guiana will be dis- 

 posed, we believe, to think that the value of diffused 

 chips as fuel is much over-estimated in the foregoing 

 calculation ; and we freely admit that, at any rate in 

 the Western Hemisphere, the value of diffused chips as 

 fuel has not been demonstrated ; and that, according to 

 public report, the quantity of coal a6lually consumed, 

 where diffusion has been pra6lically carried out, has 

 been largely in excess of the quantity set down. 



The increased cost of labour is the next item. The 

 cost of labour for manufa6ture in the buildings is usually 

 about $3 per ton of sugar made. We believe that $4.50 

 per ton made is a fair estimate of the cost with 

 diffusion. This is an increase of $1.50 or 6/3 per 

 ton of sugar. 



We have lastly the cost of packages for the increased 

 quantity of sugar made, which we may put at 14/- per 

 ton of sugar including the rum puncheons — if no rum is 

 made the cost would be higher — and drogherage to ship 

 which varies considerably on different estates, probably 

 $2 or 8/4 per ton is a fair average figure. 



