72 “«“‘THE COFFEE PLANTER OF CEYLON.” 
No. 2.—ESTIMATE FOR THE BRINGING INTO COFFEE 
CULTIVATION 200 ACRES OF ForEST LAND. 
First YEAR: | Sept. 186— to 31 August 186—. 
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Purchase of 300 acres of forest land—say at 
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Government survey fees oe 50 
Felling, lopping, burning, clearing, cutting 
pegs, hning, and holing (6 by 5), at £5 
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per acre; 100 acres e: 500 0 
Filling-in holes, planting, and supplying ; ; 
100° acres, at £1 per acre 100 0 
Purchase of. 150,000 plants for planting and 
supplying, at 6s. per thousand... r 45 0 
Making nursery and purchase of seed a3 3 LOAD) 
Stone pillar and shingle lines, 60 by 20). 70 0 
Superintendent’ s bungalow ... ssid OOO AO 
Conductor’s bungalow iy i tp ep O. 
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Purchase of tools... gn PWG by ccd) 10 
Roads, 3 miles 45 0 
Weeding 100 acres, from March 1 to ‘August 
31; 6 months, at 2s. per acre per month.. 60 0 
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Contingencies ... a: Pe we ee) 
General transport —... 7 ¥ dg OOMMO. 
£1,840 0 
Seconp YEAR: 1 Sept. 186— to 31 August 186—. 
Felling, lopping, burning, clearing, cutting 
pegs, lining and holing; 100 acres, at 
£5 per acre.. 900 0 
Filling-in holes, planting, and supplying, 
ab £1 per acre ai 100 0 
Making nurseries and “purchase ot seed.. 10 0 
Stone pillar, one set, and shingle lines, 
OOF by 20 10... om fi 4s skp at 1 OO 
Roads, 3 miles 40 a, an “i ‘yams O 
Planting grass .. 30 0 
Weeding, Ist clearing ¢ for 12 ‘months, at 2s, 120 0 
>» 2nd, 65, * 60 0 
Loss on rice... ee BY of: to, OREO 
Purchase of tools _... us as tim pl ORG 
Superintendence ae ae oh erties 15) (ee 
Conductor ee oa ~ : £4 pome 
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General transport... ae er eer) 
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