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Maximum Cost of conducting Business (Third Year). Railage, at £1 10s. per ton, on mutton and lamb from London to £ s. d. store in provinces ... ... ... . ... 780 0 0 Rent ... ... .. ... ... 400 0 0 Rates and taxes ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 Electricity (power and lighting) ... ... ... ... 80 0 0 Wages, 4 men and 1 boy, and proportion of supervision ... 455 0 0 Paper and twine ... ... ... ... .. ... 80 0 0 Stationery and stamps ... ... ... .., ... 100 0 0 Horse-hire and delivery ... ... . ... ... 200 0 0 Advertising ... ... ... ... ... ... 250 0 0 Depreciation on plant—say, 10 per cent, on £850 ... ... 85 0 0 Sundry expenses, telephone subscription, &c... ... ... 100 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. ... ... ... ... 200 0 0 £2,930 0 0

Notes re Expenses (Third Year). Wages. * £ s. d. First man (foreman) ... at 2 15 0 Second man ... ... „ 2 0 0. Third man... ... ... „ 110 0 Fourth man ... ... „ 10 0 Boy ... ... ... „ 010 0 - 7 15 0 Proportion of shop-manager's salary ... 1 0 0 8 15 0 per week = £455 per annum. Railage. Bailage on mutton and lamb is calculated at the average charge of £1 10s. per ton on 3-ton lots from London to towns in the provinces. Storage. Storage in cold-air chambers is not charged, as it is intended to get supplies from London weekly if required, and sufficient cold-storage will be provided on the premises. Delivery. Horsing the delivery carts will be contracted for with a livery-stable keeper, who will supply drivers. Advertising. Advertising could be very extensively done on the amount set aside for it.

Estimate of Beturn from Depot selling New Zealand Meat in a large Centre of Population in England (Third Year). £ s. d. Cost of Mutton, — Say, selling 60 sheep per week for six months, from April to September, each sheep averaging 601b., at 4d. per pound 1,560 0 0 Cost of Lamb, — Say, selling 200 lambs per week for six months, from April to September, each lamb averaging 36 lb., at s|d. per pound 4,290 0 0 Cost of Mutton, — Say, selling 100 sheep per week for six months, from October to March, each sheep averaging 601b., at 4d. per pound 2,600 0 0 Cost of Lamb, — Say, selling 80 lambs per week for six months, from October to March, each lamb averaging 361b., at s£d. per pound 1,716 0 0 £10,166 0 0