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heat of combustion of the elements. There is always a waste of fuel by 
turning green megass. This waste amounts to about two cwts. of coal 
per ton of sugar, with a crushing of 70 0/0. It diminishes as the 
crushing is improved and becomes 1 cwt. for 75 0/0 crushing, but it 
increases rapidly, when the crushing falls below 70 0/0. 
The present way of burning dried megass is most wasteful. Let us 
now see if there is any saving. 
We shall take an estate making a crop of 2000 tons of sugar, and 
having works capable of turning out about 100 tons per week. Such 
an estate would require about 600 ft. of Logies @ $17 per ft. =$10,200. 
Int. on Capital @ 6 0/0 *§• an. ~\ 
Wear and tear of Logies @ 4 0/0 i l6 °/° of 
Insurance ,,60/0 ) $I0 > 200 = $1 ' 6 3 2 
Megass carriers for 2000 tons of sugar at 50c. per ton 1 ,000 
$2,632 
20S0 = $ I -3 I saved per ton of sugar by burning green megass. This 
in coal equals 419 lbs., coal being taken at $7 per ton landed on the 
estate. From this has to be dedudted the waste in fuel, which is 221 
'bs. of coals for megass of 70 0/0 crushing. This leaves a saving of 271 
lbs. or $0 84 per ton of sugar. When the crushing is 75 0/0, the 
saving amounts to $0 97 per ton of sugar. With 65 0/0 crushing the 
saving amounts only to about $011 per ton of sugar. This is but a 
nominal figure. To burn green megass of less than 65 per cent 
crushing would be to incur a loss of money, while the gain shall 
increase rapidly as the crushing is improved. 
There are several advantages accompanying the burning of green 
megass. The labour, which would be required to transport the megass 
from the logies can be used in the field during the grinding, when 
labour is in greatest demand. This is very important, especially in this 
colony, where labour is scarce and the immigration expenses high. A 
large reduction of insurance on estate's property other than logies. 
Machinery and buildings which are free from danger of fire, are at 
present insured, owing to the fa£t that most Insurance Companies re- 
fuse to accept the risk of megass logies, unless their value amounts to 
about 10 per cent of the value of other insured property. 
Immunity from fire in the logies and consequent loss of fuel and 
delay of manufacture. Independence of the state of the weather, the 
megass in the logies not being fit to burn, when it has being raining 
