Rubber Working Account for the year ended October 31 1993. shows a -small loss of $1,09529, which has been transfered to General Profit and Loss Account.
'The total expenditure on the estate during the year Including ample allowance for depreciation, with the exception of expenditure' on new clearings and 20 per cent. of general charges, has been charged to Rubber working Account.
The crop harvested during the year amounted to 1,045,500 Ibs. which was produced at a cost of guilder cents 929 or at parity of exchange approximately 186d. per Ib. which Includes depreciation, shipping charge and 80 per cent. of all general charges: compared wit ha crop of] 970,000 Ibs. costing builder cents 13.11 or at parity approximately 2.624. per Th, during the previous year.
As restriction has recently been enforced it is impossible to give a re-Mable estimate of the crop we will be permitted to produce during 1983/ 34, but previous to restriction it was estimated that a crop of 1,100,000 Ibs. would be produced at a cost of guilder cents 9 or at parity of exchange approximately 1.84. per Ib afler apportioning 20 per cent. seneral charges 10 Development Ac-
Conditions improved The Exate was visited during March by our Visting Agent, Mr. Pinchine, who reports considerable: Improve: Tent in the conditions prevailing Scheme has been put Into opersion to radualiy ang fystematiclly era. Siesta the growth of lalang through: out the tate jao try, machinery and wall although in Keeping wih the Opes ings were maintained good repair
addilonat Capt Bxpendtar we The planted acreage of the estate Femains unaltered at the close of the
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