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[Vol. IV. 
Indian Finest Records . 
8. Cost of extraction. 
Cost of extraction.—The cost of extraction must vary according to 
locality and species. In part IV of this report figures are worked°out 
for each area dealt with 5 thus no general figure can be given. It 
will here be sufficient to summarise the various rates of cost in a table 
by showing the rates for each locality. 
Cost of extracting bamboos in various localities in India and Burma. 
Locality. 
Species of bamboo. 
Method of 
extraction. 
Cost of ex 
traction t< 
mill, per 
100 
stems. 
Cost of 
d landing a 
ton of dry 
internodes 
at a mill. 
BURMA. 
Bs. a. p. 
Us. a. p. 
(1) The Thonze Re¬ 
Bambusa polymorpha. 
Floating 
4 0 0 
5 12 9 
serve of the 
Tharr a w a d d y 
Division. 
Cephalostachyum per- 
Ditto 
2 8 0 
7 6 0 
gracile 
(2) TheHlaing Yoma 
Bambusa polymorpha. 
Ditto 
4 0 0 
5 12 9 
and Okkan Re¬ 
By road and 
serves of the 
rail. 
9 8 0 
10 14 0 
Rangoon Divi¬ 
sion. 
Cephalostachyum per- 
Ditto 
3 0 0 
8 13 7 
gracile. 
5 8 0 
10 5 3 
(3) Pyinmana Division 
Bambusa polymorpha. 
Floating 
7 8 0 
6 8 5 
Cephalostachyum per- 
Ditto 
6 0 0 
11 2 3 
gracile. 
(4) The Bondaung, 
Bambusa polymorpha. 
Ditto 
6 8 0 
5 10 6 
Kabaung, East 
Swa, and Saing 
Cephalostachyum per- 
Ditto 
5 0 0 | 
9 4 9 
Yane Reserves 
gracile. 
of the Toungoo 
Division. 
(5) The Seik Catch¬ 
Melocanna bambuso- 
Ditto 
10 0 
14 1] 0 
ment area of the 
ides. 
I 
Arakan Division. 
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