**THE COFFEE PLANTER OF CEYLON.” 73 
TuHirD YEAR: 1 Sept. 186— to 31 August 186—. 
£ 
Ss, a. 
Se a ae a we oe, Oa One 
Conductor 2 i be Aecadieidals 2 Veal vical U 
Weeding 100 acres, at 2s. 6d... Remand 3.1 4) 
ee at 2s. at re nite oo A OO 
Handling sy “iC a PRE! og Wied | 
Draining 200 acres, at 165s... ee iat Sess 0 
Stone pillar and shingle fnrest 2 rept) Beil 
Roads. ommiless abeelou 7.0 Peto OO 
Cart-roads a aa eee COU! “Onn G 
245 0 0 
Pulping-house, store, purchase and eae 
up of machinery see Ae ig L000 OO 
tron coffee-spouting ... iy iy et 00 0 00 
Purchase of tools... Bele ah Fo a  OenG 
Loss on rice... et Hes ee Meee LOO O20 
Contingencies ... ae si ae Mea OO 30, 
General transport 50 0 0 
Picking, pulping, and. drying 400 cwt. off 
100 acres, viz. 4 cwt. at 6s... 120, 0. 0 
"Transport to Colombo, 1,900 bushels, at ls. 
per bushel ... 9 0 0 
Colombo charges : curing, 4s. 6d.3 export 
- duty, Is. per)cwt.*=5s., 6d... ces | L1Ox OPO 
Total expenditure ... bee £6,015 0 0 
Loss: 3 years’ loss of exchange on £6,015, 
at 6 per cent. hoe aan sae iP DOOM Ome 
Total expenditure ... ey, £6,375 O 9 
Less, net value of 400 cwt. in London, at 
67s. per cwt. wi ae ae .1,340 0 0 
Estate Dr. ... ae ae 5,035 020 
Note.—The superintendence in this estimate is cal- 
culated as if the property was opened by els man- 
ager of an adjoining estate. 
“[It is interesting to note where the ance discre- 
pancies exist between Mr. Brown and Mr. Sabonadiére’s 
correspondent. The latter clearly goes in for more 
expensive buildings and a greater amount of work 
altogether. At the same time it must be remembered 
that, with £5,000 to the debit, 200 acres have been 
opened in the above; while Mr. Brown is £1,320 to 
the debit with 100 acres opened, his estate being 
worth £5,000. In Mr. Sabonadiére’s case the estate 
ought to be worth £10,000. The following estimate, 
which appeared in our last Handbook, has been 
* No export duty now.—CoMPILER. 
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