CHAP. IV.] WEST INDIES. 
1 2 $ 
Estimate of the Expense and Return of a Coffee 
Plantation in the mountains of Jamaica , four¬ 
teen miles from the sea , calculated in the cur¬ 
rency of that island, being forty per cent, worse 
than sterling; viz. 
First cost of 3C0 acres of mountain £. s. d. 
land, of which one half is reser¬ 
ved for provisions and pasturage, 
at £.3 per acre. 900 0 0 
Ditto, of 100 negroes, at £.10 per 
head. 7,000 0 0 
Ditto, of 20 mules, at £. 2 $ . . . 560 0 0 
Buildings and utensils, mills, and ne¬ 
gro tools. 2,000 0 0 
Expense of maintaining the negroes 
the first year, before provisions can 
be raised (exclusive of other annu¬ 
al expenses charged below) £.5 
each. 500 0 0 
10,960 0 0 
Compound interest for three years, 
before any return can be expect¬ 
ed, at 6 per cent.. 2,Q93 0 0 
Carried over .... £. 13,053 0 0 
