520 Report on the manufacture of Tea, and on the [[June, 



It should be borne in mind that this is a rough calculation, and I can 

 only give the probable amount. Most of these plants are very young, 

 or have been recently cut down ; a few years hence the plants may 

 yield twice the above quantity. The first table exhibits the abso- 

 lute produce of 1838. Now let us suppose a new settler were to take 

 land in these parts; what would be his expenses if he were only 

 to cultivate Tea, and had to clear forest land (in the vicinity of the 

 Tea) ten times the size of Noivholeah, which is, say 400 by 200 yards, 

 and which would cost him 200 Rupees to clear. Ten such tracts would 

 cover 8,00,000 square yards. Now, to cover this surface of ground 

 with Tea plants, and the plants six feet apart each way, 3,55,555 

 plants would be required; but if two plants were to be placed 

 together, as I would recommend, then 7 J M 10 plants would be requir- 

 ed. The cost would probably be at the rate of five annas for 300 plants ; 

 thus : 



The clearing of 10 tracts, each 400 by 200 yards, . . 2,000 

 7,11,110 Tea plants, at 5 annas for 300, . . . . 740 11 8 



Planting the above, . . 474 



Weeding each tract 3 times each year, at 30 Rs. each tract, 900 



5 Tea houses, at 50 Rs. each, . . 250 



200 Hoes at 1 Rupee each, 200 



100 Axes at 1 Rupee each, 100 



100 Daws at 1 Rupee each, 100 



Dollahs, Challonis, &c, bamboo apparatus, . . . . 200 



8 Saws at 5 Rs. each, . . . . . . . 40 



Charcoal and firewood for baking the Tea, . . . . 200 



40 Cast-iron pans, at 4 Rs. each, 160 



Paper for Tea boxes, . . . . 100 



Chalk and Indigo, 50 



3 Maunds of Nails of sizes, at 10 Rs. per maund, . . 30 



2 Elephants at 150 Rs. each 300 



2 Elephant mahoots at 6 Rs. each per month, . . . . 144 

 2 Elephant mates at 4 Rs. each per month, . . . . 96 



Rice for 2 Elephants, 96 



Lead for 888 boxes, at 3 seers per box containing 20 seers, 



at 8 Rs. per maund, 532 12 9 



A Cooly sirdar at 10 Rs. per month, . . . . . . 120 



10 Duffadars, or Overseers of coolies at 3 Rs. per month 360 

 Coolies to collect leaves, 30 to each tract, 20 days to each 



crop ; for 3 crops, or 60 days, at 3 Rs. for each man 



per month, 1,800 



Carried over, . . 8,993 8 5 



