OCT. — mae. 1858-59.] other portions of the Ceded Districts. 301 



The ore is first worked up into rough balls which are cut in two 

 pieces, each piece separately reheated, forged and subsequently 

 welded up into bars of any required size. 



1 Buffalo load ore 75 lbs. \ Yield one 



3 Cooly „ charcoal. .. 108 „ ) split ball, 

 this is subsequently worked up into a bar of the weight of 10 to 

 13 lbs. ; 5 to 6 being so worked up in a day by the expenditure 

 of 3 cavady loads of bamboo charcoal : — 5 men are engaged at the 

 furnace, 2 of whom work the bellows, being relieved at intervals. 



Four balls are produced in the ordinary course of things per 

 diem from one furnace. 



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The merchant pays by advances, &c, to five men who go to the 

 jungle to dig the ore and afterwards work the furnaces ; to each 

 man, per mensem Rs. 4, in which time they must deliver him 96 

 balls. 



The coalmen for cutting, burning and delivering the coal for 

 each lot of 4 balls receive one Rupee. 



For working up these balls or blooms into bars. 



As. P. 



One Smith at per diem 6 0 



Four Hammermen each at 2 8 



these men work up eleven \ blooms into merchant bars in the day. 



In addition to the above the merchant makes annual pre- 

 sents of : 



Rs. 20 to the charcoal burners. 



Rs. 6 to the furnace men, 

 he calculates on receiving 4 to 500 blooms in the season. 



His outlay for each lot of 96 blooms will be : 



Furnace men 





20 



Charcoal 





24 



Forgemen 





10 



Coal consumed by ditto.. 



• ?> 



1 



Annual presents 





3 



58 



Interest and Contingencies at 25 per cent. . 14| 



Total Rupees.. 72± 

 Produce 96 bars selling on the average at Rs. 1 each, Rs. 96. 

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