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p. 24,000, to which we must add the expense of rafeeahs or guards, six 

 of which, in addition to the ordinary attendants, will suffice to protect 

 the animals from robbery. Estimating each at p. 100=100X6= 

 p. 600. 



For the management of the five stables there would be required one 

 Nazir, or a general Superintendent, at p. 300 a month, five chief 

 Saises, resident at the several stations, at p. 100 ; and ten stable 

 assistants, at p. 60 each. In addition to these, I calculate that each set 

 of four horses would require one good groom, to be always with them ; 

 and as much of his time must be passed in the desert, the monthly 

 wages of each cannot be estimated at less than p. 80. The total 

 annual expense for these men will be p. 38,400. 



The horses will require shoeing at least once in 30 working days, 

 and supposing that this is done by contract, each set of shoes (Arab) 

 will cost p. 6. Thus 120X6= p. 720 a month, or in the year, p. 7,200. 



To meet veterinary, and minor charges, I add p. 2,200. 



Summary. 



paras. 



Cost of 2,250 ardebs of Barley at p. 40, 90,000 



4 

 Carriage of-? of do to Suez and other stations, 27,000 



Cost of cut straw (tibne,) 14,400 



Carriage of^of do. to Suez and other stations, 27,000 



Carriage of water for 72 horses to do 1,62,000 



60 Feddans Berseem, 24,000 



6 Rafeeahs or guards, 65 days, 600 



1 Nazir, or general Superintendent of horses, at p. 300 a ) Q ann 



month, J d ' bUU 



5 Superintendent Saises at p. 100 do 6,000 



30 Grooms, or Saises, p. 80 do 28,800 



10 Stable Assistants, p. 60 do 7,200 



Shoeing 120 horses, at p. 6 each, 7,200 



Veterinary and minor expenses, say, 2,200 



4,00,000 



In the above calculation, nothing is put down for the wages of Eng- 

 lish carters — the wear and tear in harness and stable gear — the expense 

 of water skins, which must be very great — the interest on outlay — or the 

 loss in cattle. 



But we may now calculate what work can be done with 120 horses, 

 kept at an annual expense of p. 4,00,000. It has been already ob- 

 served, that the animals are available for only about ten months of the 



