23? 



$ £ S. d. 



Capital expended .. 168,670 (19,678 3 4) 



f 22,967 ( 2,679 9 8) 



| 71,181 ( 8,304 9 0) 



Profit UlSfSM (13,929 8 4) 



1143,500 (16,741 13 4) 



[156,355 (18,241 8 4) 



Appendix B. 

 COCONUT CULTIVATION, F. M. S. 

 Estimate for Opening up and Bringing into Bearing 



500 Acres. 

 1st Year. 





$ 





£ 



s. 



d. 



Felling and clearing at $10 













per acre 



5.000 



( 



583 



6 



8) 



Draining at $12 per acre . . 



6,000 



( 



700 







0) 



Cost of seed (40,000 seeds at 













8 cents each) 

 Fencing at $2 per acre 



3,200 



( 



373 



6 



8) 



1,000 



( 



116 



13 



4) 



Lining and planting at $2 













per acre 



1,000 



( 



116 



13 



4) 



Coolv lines 



250 



( 



29 



3 



4) 



Tools 



250 



( 



29 



3 



4) 



Bungalow 



1,200 



( 



140 







0) 



Stationery and postage 



50 



( 



5 



16 



8) 



Medical 



50 



( 



5 



16 



8) 



Premium at $3 per acre 



1,500 



( 



175 







0) 



Quit-rent at $1 per acre . . 



500 



( 



58 



6 



8) 



"Weeding, 1st six months at 













$1 per acre per month 



3,000 



( 



350 







0) 



Contingencies 



500 



( 



58 



6 



8) 



Superintendence 



3,000 



( 



350 







0) 



Total . . 



26,500 



(3,091 13 



4) 



Quit -rent 

 Weeding 

 Superintendence 



2nd Year. 



500 ( 58 6 8) 



. . 6,000 ( 700 0) 



.. 3,000 ( 350 0) 



Total .. 9,500 (1,108 6 8) 



