0CTt — mak. 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. 



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 lis. 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 



Rs. 



20 







24 



Forgemen 





10 



Coal consumed by ditto. . 



• 59 



1 



Annual presents 





3 



■58 



Interest and Contingencies at 25 per cent. . 14J 



Total Rupees.. 72± 



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

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