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turemayte included the cost of a suitable build- 
ID" lliou<;h this exjienditure would probably be 
po'stponed. I have indic;,ted the requirements, 
but leave the estimate of cost to those who are 
better nuahlied to give an opinion on this matter. 
The buildings should be substantial, airy, and well- 
lighted with north or south lights, and in such a 
po=;ition tiiat no light is reflected from any build- 
in-^ into the principal working rooms, as this in- 
terferes with the proper use of the microscope. 
LABORATORY. 
Apart from the buildings the principal expense 
incurred will be on the fittins? up and equip- 
ment of the laboratory. For the provision of 
proper sinks, draught cupboards, working tables, 
cases for reagents, and instruments, &c., a sum 
of about R'2,000 will be required. If a Mansfield 
eras installation is added, which is so desirable 
as to be almost essential, a further sum of about 
ii5,000 will be required, wliile the instruments 
(microscopes, balances, &c.) apparatus, and re- 
a^ents may be estimated to cost from £300 to £400, 
LIBRARY AND OFFICE. 
In the office and library, bookcases will have 
to be provided, and as they should be well made 
and dust-tight a sum of rv2, 500 should be allowed 
for eio-ht cases to commence with, further addi- 
tions "being made out of the grant for mainte- 
nance. A further sum of say Kl,500 would be 
required for office furniture and fittings. The ini- 
tial cost, "exclusive of the cost of building or of 
alterations to the building temporarily hired," 
would be approximately :— 
III. EQUIPMENT. 
Lab'oratovy fittings .,. " 
Gas Installation 
Instruments, etc., £400 
Library, say, £500 
Bookcases and office furniture, etc. 
2 000 
5,000 
6,000 
7,500 
4,000 
24,500 
It is however improbable, in view of delays 
which will be inevitable in the inception of the 
survey, that all this will be spent during the first 
financial year. It should be treated as a lump sum, 
of which say R15,000 might be put on the estimates 
ot the first year of the Survey, the unexpended 
balance being re-granted in the following year. 
It must be understood that these estimates 
are necessarily only approximate, and it is not 
suggested that expenditure should be sanctioned 
on""tlieni and before the submission of detailed 
estimates, which will have to be prepared by the 
officer actually appointed to the direction of the 
Survey. The sums mentioned are lilieral, and should 
provide for a well-equipped service, but are not ex- 
cessive. I do not think that without unduly cramp- 
ing the Survey they can be materially reduced. 
ANNUAL COST. 
The annual cost of a Department organized 
as described, would be, for salaries and wages, 
approximately as follows :— 
Minimum. 
1 Director 
1 Senior Assistant. . 
2 Junior Assistants. . 
1 Head Clerk 
1 Assistant Clerk ... 
Bookbinder at E30, 
Label Writer at K30, 
2 Peons at R15 each, 
per month 
R 
12,000 
8,000 
10,000 
1,000 
400 
1,080 
Maximum. 
R 
15,000 
10,000 
14,000 
1,500 
500 
1,080 
Servants, say R25 per 
month 
1 Laboratory Assistant 
2 Laboratory servants 
at R15 
4 Permanent Peons 
at R15 . . 
Minimum. Maximum. 
R 
R 
300 
300 
600 
2,000 
360 
360 
720 
720 
34,460 
45,460 
R 
Library 
1,500 
Laboratory 
1.500 
Office contingencies 
2,0(0 
Horse allowance 
1,440 
Travelling allowance, say 
8,000 
Field contingencies . . 
4,000 
BesiOo this there would be required for 
tingencies and allowances approximately- 
R 
5,000 
13,440 
18,440 
Of these, the allowance for maintenance of 
library and laboratory would be fully required 
for some years, after which they might doubtless 
be reduced. The sum allowed for " field contin- 
gencies " is supposed to cover tiie cost of addi- 
tional peons, of guides, jungle clearers where 
necessary, of carriage and purchase of specimens, 
and other kindred expenses contingent cn the 
carrying out of Survey in the field. It is neces- 
sarily a guess, as the actual amount of expenses 
so incurred can only be learnt by experience. 
I have put it at a liberal figure, which is not 
likely to be materially exceeded, but the actual 
expenses incurred may well vary considerably 
from the sum stated in one way or the other. 
From this it will be seen that a fully-equipped 
Department on the lines laid down could be 
provided tor at a cost which may be put down, 
in roan; figures, at K60,000 per annr.ni. Fortius 
a complete and careful Survey of the whole of the 
island should lie made in fifteen years at the out- 
side, after which expenses might be reduced by 
maintaining only a revising staff, the headquarters 
office as a bureau of information, and the labora- 
tory for the determination and analysis of speci- 
mens. A staff of two superior officers would be 
sufficient for this, while there would be a consider- 
able reduction of the charges for travelling and 
field contingencies. The subordinate staff' would 
have to Ye maintained, if not increased and the per- 
manent expenditure on the reduced scale would be 
about R30,0(j0 per annum. 
ALTERNATIVE PROPOSAL OF LIMITED SCOPE. 
I have sketched out a scheme and given an 
estimate of cost of a Survey which would be of 
permanent value to the Colony. If the cost should 
be considered too great, I have no doubt some 
benefit would be attained by the employment of a 
competent geologist at a salary of say £800 
(K12,000) a j-ear. He would have to be provided 
with a laboratory and library at a cost of not less 
than R6,000, and for the purchase of books and 
instruments, of travelling allowance, and for 
contingencies at least R5,000 would be required, 
making with his salary RIT.OOO per annum, 
exclusive of the rent of the building, which would 
have to be provided for the accommodation of the 
laboratory and working rooms at his permanent 
headquarters. 
I do not consider it desirable to attempt any- 
thing on a scale intermediate between this and 
the fully-equipped Geological and Agronomical 
