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(10) Labour. 
Cooly labour will undoubtedly be a difficulty in this locality. It is 
obtainable, in limited quantities, at 5 to 7 annas a day for men and 2J 
to 3 annas for women, who, in these parts, are hardworking. It would 
undoubtedly be necessary to import labour either from the coast or from 
the neighbouring Deccan districts. 
(11) Chemicals. 
Good limestone rock occurs at Churanhukli about 12 miles north¬ 
west of Yellapur and about 15 miles from Bomanlialli. Shell-lime is 
also procurable in large quantities on the coast at a distance of 70 
miles. The other necessary chemicals will have to be imported. 
(12) Firewood. 
Fairly large quantities of fuel are always available from these forests 
and would contribute largely to supply a mill at Bomanhalli. At Hubli 
it would be necessary to use coal. 
(13) Miscellaneous facts. 
Most of the roads in this locality are metalled, and therefore extrac¬ 
tion by cart is possible practically throughout the year. This is not 
the case when floating is employed as in the Gangavalli and Kala Nadi 
areas, where the rivers are low in April and May. 
The climate of this tract of forest is, on the whole, better than in the 
two previous areas dealt with, while, as far as the factory sites are 
concerned, Hubli is preferable to Bomanhalli in this respect. The 
difficulty will be in obtaining sufficient labour, to which point careful 
attention will have to be paid before any steps are taken to establish a 
mill. 
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