39 
Then as regards tapping. The increase any tapper can do is at 
least a T l ^th larger task on clean-cleared land. Put this into figures 
over the first five years of tapping and another saving of §18 per 
acre will be realized. That is, a total of §33 per acre on two items 
only ; in the first five years of each period. 
The following example should explain what is meant : 
Weeding. 
(A) 
Cost per acre 
per month. 
(B) 
Cost per acre 
per month. 
1st year average 
§1.50 
§1.25 
2nd 
1.25 
1.00 
3rd 
.. * 1.00 
.75 
4th 
.75 
.50 
5th „ 
.75 
.50 
Totals 
§5.25 
§4.00 
Average 
... § 1.05 ... 
§ .80 
Gross cost, five years 
... 63.00 ... 
48.00 
Saving per acre in five years 
15.00 
Note. — (A) — Uncleared of timber. 
(B) — Free of timber. 
Tapping. 
Task per cooly, 364 trees l/10th = 400 trees. 
At 100 trees per acre labour required 1 ^ cooly — (4 acres) = 
one cooly. 
Cost. 
At 40 cents wages (say 
30 days) 
§ 13.20 p.m. 
.. § 12 
792 
720 
Gross cost, five years . . . 
"4" 
•• ~T 
Actual cost per acre . . . 
198 
. 180 
Saving per acre in five 
years 
... 
. 18 
The above are obviously “arbitrary” figures, but are reasonably 
arbitrary. They are not exaggerated instances. 
This matter of saving could be still further carried down, i.e., 
saving in cooly labour, housing, medical, etc., but enough, I think, 
has been said to show that from the financial stand point, a consider- 
able sum of money can be outlaid profitably — profitably not only 
in the sense of benefit to our production cost, but to the ultimate 
benefit of the estate, by improved plant sanitation. 
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