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NOETLING: PETROLEUM IN BURMA. 



" Thus the farmer paid a monthly royalty of R50.000 during these years. 

 Since 1243 (1881) the demand for earth-oil was diminished and the whole of the 

 yield could not be bought up. The estimate was : — 



Viss. 

 (a) For Royal purposes • • . . , ... 10,000 



(6) Brought up the river ........ 90,000 



Brought down the river ..•■••.. 160,000 



Total . 260,000 



"Proceeds of sale 1^34,700. 



" Made up of R 23,400 value of the oil brought up and sold at R26 per 100 viss 

 plus R 1 1,200, the value of the oil taken down and sold at R7 per 100 viss. 



"Expenditure— 



R 



(a) Paid for the oil R1-S-0 per too viss 3,900 



(4) Boat-hire at R2 per 100 viss . 5,200 



Total . g, 1 00 



I Total of proceeds 34, 700 



II Total of expenditure 9,100 ~ 



Balance . 25,600 



" Thus the farmer paid to the Government 82,500 as a monthly royalty. Sub- 

 sequently, in May 1885, the royalty was reduced to R20,ooo. The twinzas were 

 exempted from the thathameda or capitation-tax on account of their services 

 rendered to the Government." 



The following table was appended to the letter: — 





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