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] xxii APPENDIX V.

Information from Bemjee, the principal Banyan at Mocha.Expenses upon a bahar of 495lbs. net, when completely garbled andshipped on board, is as follows :

D.

Cent,

D. Cents.

Custom house and Coolie hire

0

28f

Coolie hire to gate

0 19

Weighing duty in custom

Re-weighing at the custom

house

1

0

house and boat hire

0 8

Transporting to factory and

Duty three per ct. on f rime cost 3 46

starting

0

5

Boat hire per bale

0 10

Garbling; in the factory and

Commission to Banyan at 2f

clearing

0

2 5

per cent.

2 90

Cleaning with baskets and

Coolie hire in factory

0 3

winnowing

0

h

Weighing in factory

0 4

Bags and mats for packing

0

12|

Mats and packing mats

0 7

Kunny bags

0

57

Watching per bag, when left

Sewing w 7 ith grass

0

8

on the quay at night

0 25

Ropes for bags

0

8

Total

9 811

Packerman

0

19

Duty and expenses on a bag of 330lbs. of Gum, the duty being the same

on all hinds.

D. c.

D.

c.

Arab duty

1 75

Duty ad valorem on exporta-

Weighing

0 75

tion

0 80

Custom house coolies

0 25

Packing-

0

7

Starting per bag

o H

Coolie hire to gate

0

121

Packing per bag

0 12|

Commission at 2| per cent.

0 60

Double matts

0 121

Boat hire

0

12f

Outer matts over all

0 11

Watchman

0

7

Ropes

0 7

Re-weighing on ship board

0

6

Weighing in factory

0 4

Total

5

"5

This is supposing the cost at 20 dollars.