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NOETLING: PETROLEUM IN BURMA. 



" Thus the farmer paid a monthly royalty of R5o,ooo 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 



(b) Brought up the river 90,000 



Brought down the river • . • 160,000 



Total . 260,000 



"Proceeds of sale R34,700. 



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

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



"Expenditure- 

 fa) Paid for the oil R 1-8-0 per 100 viss 3>90o 



(b) Boat-hire at R 2 per 100 viss • 5,200 



Total . 9,100 



I Total of proceeds 34>7oo 



II Total of expenditure ......... 9,100 



Balance • 25,600 



"Thus the farmer paid to the Government R2,5oo 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 : — 





Yenangyoung. 



Pagan. 



Total. 











>» 









>» 









>> 





































tS 









JQ 









A 























V) 





■*-» 







£S 





a 





£Z 





c 





H 





C 





W 



4) 



w 





 E 



OT 





co 







S • 



en 





w 



O 







<a 





Si 



O 







" co 

 <u co 





> 



a) 



CO 



rf r > 





s 



u 







u 



> 



O 



3 

 T3 





O 

 0) 



a.) 

 S 



u 



3 



O 

 U 



> 



u 



3 

 T3 



e.s 



'12 



a-- 







CD 



S 







3 

 •T3 

 O 



i_ 



a 







3 



T3 



.§.5 



>- <L> 





3 



c 





0. ?-l 



3 



a 





a. 5 *' 



3 



c 







a.>» 





4* 



D 



o, 



< 



z 



D 



CU 



< 



z 



D 



a. 



< 



Royal wells • • 



138 



72 



66 



26,000 



38 



23 



15 



8,000 



176 



95 



81 



34,000 



Wells belonging to 



198 



■ •• 



I98 



360,000 



* 



* 



* 



2,000 



198 





198 



362,000 



twinzas. 



336 



72 



264 





















Total 



386,000 



38 



23 



15 



10,000 



374 



95 



279 



396,000 



* Number not stated. 



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