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“To put, therefore, say 20 acres under coffee would cost approximately as 
follows :— 
: 25 hs 
Purchase of land, preparing same and planting coffee, 
20 acres at £22 per acre on oe: “409 ne 440) 07710 
Fencing, say... ay ae ers IAT ae ete 00.80) 70 
Dwelling-house, say... ax ap oH) ox an 1) © © 
Farming implements and horses, about .., “ety a Ak © © 
Cultivating plantation for, say, three years until trees 
bear, allow op Hn m3 an te an 10 @ © 
Contingencies, allow mt oer onc ay an i) 10) 
£950 0 O 
“ Add to this the cost of living, say, for three years. When trees are 
three years old you could expect a small return, which would increase to full 
returns when the trees are five years old. Half a ton of dried beans would be 
“worth £45, and the profit per acre could be estimated at £20, according to 
present prices, which are considered lasting. That is: By an expenditure of, 
say, £950, and cost of living for three years, you should expect a return from 
90 acres of coffee of about £400 per annum in five years from sowing the seed; 
allow about profit of £200 the fourth year. I may mention also that there are 
many other things that can be grown with more or less profit besides coffee 
and sugar, such as oranges, lemons, limes, citrons, mangoes, cocoanuts, bananas, 
maize, rice, ginger, pineapples, and many other things. Going further inland, 
there are immense tracts of rich mineral and pastoral country, producing gold, 
copper, tin, and silver, and carrying thousands of cattle. Jor anyone with a 
moderate amount of capital, and a fair stock of health and energy, especially 
young fellows with the best part of their lives before them, I think there are 
few better places than this for them to make a start and expect a good return 
for their outlay. 
“Tt must be noted that the above approximate estimate of outlay and profit 
refers to men who are not used to manual labour themselves, and would have 
to employ all the labour required. Of course, any man used to manual labour, 
or if married, or if he has children, could do, say with the help of a few 
~ kanakas, all the necessary work, and could put smaller areas under coffee at a 
much less outlay, and expect a larger profit per acre. This would apply in 
particular to married men with families.” 
