1839.] extent and produce of the Tea Plantations in Assam. 521 



Brought over, . . 8,993 



4 Native carpenters, at 12 Rs. ditto, 576 



8 Sawyers, at 4 Rs. ditto, 384 



2 Native Lead-canister makers, at 12 Rs. ditto, . . 288 



Coolies to bring in timber for Sawyers, . . . . . . 150 



5 Chinamen at 30 Rs. each per month, 1,800 



120 Native Tea makers at 5 Rs. each, for 5 months, or 



one season, . . . . • 3,000 



Freight to Calcutta, 400 



Ditto to England, . . 1,000 



Building Tea houses, 



Purchase of Hoes, 



Do. Axes, 



Do. Daws, 



Do. Saws, 



Do. Bamboo apparatus, 



150 



200 

 100 

 100 



40 

 200 



Do. Elephants, 300 



8 



5 



































































Total outlay for 10 tracts, Co's. Rs. 16,591 8 5 

 Deduct charges that are not annual, viz. — 



Clearing of tracts, 2,000 



Purchase of Tea plants, 740 



Planting ditto, . . 474 



4,304 



Total annual outlay on 10 tracts, 12,287 

 Average produce of 3,55,555 tea plants at 4 Sa.^| 



Wt. each plant, is 444 Mds. or 17,777 Srs., i . 



or 35,554 lbs. at 2s., or 1 rupee, per pound, j 

 would be, j 



8 5 







Annual profit on 10 tracts, Co's. Rs. 23,266 7 7 



Annual outlay 



For 10 tracts, 

 For 100 tracts, . 

 For 1000 tracts, . 



Co's. Rs. 



. 12,287 



1,22,870 



12,28,700 



Annual profits 



On 10 tracts, 



On 100 tracts, . . 



On 1000 tracts, . . 



Co's. Rs. 



23,266 

 . 2,32,660 

 23,26,600 



N. B. — The deduction of 4304 Rs. not being annual outlay is not included in this 

 calculation above 10 Tracts. 





Tea tract. 



Duffadars. 



Takelah. 



Required for 



1 



1 



10 



for 



10 



10 



100 



for 



100 



100 



1000 



Coolies. 

 30 

 300 

 3000 



