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Minimum boiling at 2 chests per diem for local consumption and 5″ Chests - do - for Export. I also submitted other Estimate. See Appendix page 85-86 and referred the Conference to the Report of the Commission of 1872 - and to the quantities claimed by the parties where interests it was to make them as little as possible See page 81
An Estimate was also drawn for the value of what has been called the “dross farthings” at $8,000 and it was submitted page 83 that instead of having fees at different rates, a uniform fee of $300 per Annum payable Monthly in advance should be levied, and that Every licensee should boil for export on local consumption at a fee of $2 or $2.25 per ball instead of a differential rate as the farmers had it
The conference agreed to accept the Estimate of the External Manager - 100 chests a day at 2/4 = 102,200 at 2/4 = £229,950; and the quantity booked = 15,000; and the license fee, 50 = 15,000 at $300 per annum
Our Farm - 25 a day at $2.25 = $8,000 and boiling fee 2.25 per ball = $252,700
We also estimated the number of houses at 50 - From returns furnished me by the Agents of the Steamers running…