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Summary. 
£ 
First year... ... ... ... 2,856 
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. 
£ 
300 
48 
450 
984 
164 
100 
100 
300 
£2,446 
1,000 Acres, Bearing 53 Trees to 1 Acre. 
1,000 acres 
53 trees to 1 acre 
Manager ••• 
Two native overseers 
Boys’ wages 
Freight to Sydney, £1 10s. per ton 
Insurance, commission, 5s. per ton 
Incidentals 
Imports 
Recruiting and returning boys, Ac. 
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. 
£ 
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 tho 
exercise of economy, a 1,000-acre plantation ought to be brought to 
maturity for £13,500. 
Queensland Agricultural Journal, June 1908. 
