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Summary. 



£ 



First year ... ... ... ... 2,85.6 



Second year ... ... ... 1,937 



Third year ... ... ... 1,602 



Fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth years ... 7,115 



£12,510 



Expenses per Year 1,000 Acres Fully Planted and Bearing. 



£ 



Manager ... ... 300 



Two native overseers ••• ••• ... 48 



Boys' wages ••• ••• ••• 150 



Freight to Sydney, £1 10s. per ton. . . ... 984 



Insurance, commission, 5s. per ton ... ... 164 



Incidentals ... ... ••• 100 



Imports ... ... ... ... 100 



Recruiting and returning boys, &c. ... 300 



£2,446 



1,000 Acres, Bearing 53 Trees to 1 Acre. 

 1,000 acres 



53 trees to 1 acre 



53,000 trees in all 



60 nuts on each tree (low estimate) 



3,280,000 nuts in all 



5,000 nuts to 1 ton copra 



656 tons copra per year 



£10 per ton Sydney price 



£6,560 income per annum 

 Total Income, Expenses, and Net Income 1,000 Acres, Fully Bearing. 



£ 



Income ... ... ... ... ... 6,560 



Expenses ... ... 2,446 



Net income ... ... £4,114 



During the first six years there is no income to speak of, with 

 only a little during the seventh and eighth years. It is in the early 

 stages, says Mr. Schroder, all expenses and hard work, but, with the 

 exercise of economy, a 1,000-acre plantation ought to be brought to 

 maturity for £13,500. 



Queensland Agricultural Journal, June 1908. 



