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rolling it, it seems a most important question to settle, 
What does it cost ? 
In the first place I shall use the diagram of power 
expended to arrive at various results, from the carefully 
prepared table of indication made by Mr. SCOTT 
HERIOTT in actual work and which will be found in 
Timehri, vol. iii, part i, pages 66, 67. 
Indicated Horse power = 40 lbs. water made into 
steam per hour, or fuel 7 lbs. coals at J of a cent per 
pound burnt per hour in a suitable fire grate. 
No. 1 Plant. 60 0/0 crushing 12 0/0 fibre : 
50 Nominal H. P. engine 54" x 26" mill and gearing 
cane carrier and elevator, Galloway boiler 30' x 7 ... $ 20,000 
Cost of erection, freight, &c 20,000 
$ 40,000 
Interest on wear and tear @ 10 0/0 
20,000 Tons Cane at $3 per ton 
Labour in Mill House 1,200 tons Sugar 
Per ton sugar in cane juice. 
No. 2 Plant : 
Tons megass from above 
Cane Juice ... 
Water added 
^ „ r Fibre ... 
To Furnace <\ , . . 
1 2nd juice 
$ 4,000 
60,000 
6,000 
1200)70, 000 
2,400 1 
2,400 ) 
Tons of 2nd juice... 
Sugar 
5-833 
8,000 
2,240 
2,240 
12,480 
4,800 
7,680 
7-5 
Tons sugar from megass. 
576.000 
