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are, however, founded oh Chinese practise and 0ft the 

 average rate of productiveness on the very first des- 

 cription of soils. The- shnrtc^l period within which 

 these last can be made productive, have also heen 

 assumed. - 



Four months have he»- i n allowed, as the time for 

 palhering in the crop and inawifacfaiiirjg the sugar. 

 For this period, eight mills have been allotted for the 

 one hundred orlonsrs ; but three mills would suf- 

 fice, were they to he kept constantly lining as they 

 would be under European management. 



COST OF MANUFACTURING 



CLAYED SUGAR FROM CANES, THE PRODUCE OF 100 OR- 

 L.ONOS OP LAXDj OH 133-} ACHES. 



FIRST COST. 



8 Mills at 200 drs. each 1,000 



50 Buffaloes, at 10 drs. each 500 



Houses 400 



Incidental charges, 100 



Spanish dollars, 2,600 



Cost of manufacturing the canes on 100 or- 

 longs into sugar, at I he above rate, these 



being cleared off in 4 months 3,200 



Add for tear & wear and loss by accidents . . 400 



Packing and conveying to market 200 



Interest on Capital, say 300 



6,700 



Add, cost of cultivation as before • . . 5,875 



'total cost at the expiration of the first sea- 

 son of 14 months Spanish dollars, 12,575 



