11 
* 
Brought forward 
20 reeling wheels, &c. ... 
20 copper pans, and other reeling apparatus ... 
£1,020 0 0 
100 0 0 
130 0 0 
Total £1250 0 0 
N 0 . 2 .—Approximate annual expenditure of a Sericicole 
Establishment, on 10 acres (4 hectares) in France. 
Mulberry Department. 
Keeping the soil and plantation in good order 
(cross ploughing and harrowing between the 
trees : forking and spading at the foot of the 
trees, pruning) &c. 
40 ounces of seed of silkworm at 5s. per ounce 
40 men during 20 days picking 80,000 lbs. of 
leaves at the rate of 100 lbs. per man per 
day, at a salary of 15 pence pen man per day, 
say 800 workdays at J5 pence per day 
Education Department. 
40 boys or girls during 40 days in the Educa¬ 
tion Hall, at 10 pence each per day, say 
1600 workdays at 10 pence per day, round 
numbers ... 
Fuel ...• 
Lighting 
Reeling Department. 
1 engineer during 30 days at 10 shillings per 
day 
In the reeling room, one girl at each reeling 
wheel is expected to reel 8 lbs. of cocoons, 
say s-lb. raw silk per day, at a salary of 1 
shilling per day 
As we have to reel 4,800 lbs. of cocoons or 
400 lbs. raw silk, it will require 600 work¬ 
days at 1 shilling per day 
A few junior assistant girls, and other servants 
Fuel ... 
Lighting 
Miscellaneous expenses... 
£20 0 0 
10 0 0 
50 0 0 
70 0 0 
20 0 0 
6 0 0 
15 0 0 
30 0 0 
10 0 0 
30 0 0 
9 0 0 
30 0 0 
£300 0 0 
Total 
