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and expenditure other than labour has to be considered. 

 Chemicals^ engine supplies and lighting. — A sum of § i 50 

 will cover the cost of requirements under this head in 

 making refining sugar, and much can be done by care and 

 attention on the part of those responsible, to prevent un- 

 due expenditure and waste on these items. Maintenance. 

 — This includes the cost of materials required for repairs 

 to cottages, buildings, cane punts, bridges ; painters' 

 and masons' materials and sundries. A sum of $1 75 

 per ton sugar is about the average amount neces- 

 sary under this head, a lesser expenditure often in- 

 dicating that the stitch in time policy is not being 

 adopted. Stock. — The average expenditure on keep- 

 ing up and feeding stock of mules, providing har- 

 ness &c., should not exceed $1 per ton sugar. Packages. 

 — Cost of packages should be about $4 per ton sugar, 

 made up as follows : 10 bags for ist sugar at i6c.=$i 60, 

 i^ bags for 2nd sugar at i6c,==24c., 30 gallons rum at 

 $6 75 for puncheon containing 105 galIons=$i 92. 

 Twine, hoops, sundries and damaged packages, 24c. 

 Fuel. — On triple effet estates with modern appliances 

 fuel should not exceed 4 cwt. coals per ton sugar, in- 

 cluding rum, and the cost of this landed on estates would 

 average $1 60. The average cost of fuel per ton sugar 

 is not however less than $2, as on many estates the con- 

 sumption is still equal to 6 cwt. coals. Steady work in 

 the fa6lory, well designed and well hung boilers, properly 

 constru6led megass furnaces, and careand attention on the 

 parts of engineer and manager, will enable manufa6lure 

 to be carried on with little fuel in addition to megass. 

 Where fuel has to be provided for draining engines, the 

 cost will be higher per ton sugar than average stated 



