e soils and situations in which it
is found to grow most luxuriantly: the best mode of propagating and
cultivating it, of collecting the berries, and extracting and
preparing the wax, &c." And from a letter received from the
Secretary to the Central Road Board, it appears that the Board had
authorised the shipment to England of 2,561 lbs. of the wax, by the
_Queen of the South_ in November last, which, from the account sales
lately received from Messrs. J.R. Thomson & Co., realised as
follows, viz.:--

4 cases weighing nett 856 lbs. a 8d. L28 10 8
4 " 1040 lbs. a 9d. 39 0 0
3 " 745 lbs. a 11d. 34 2 11
3 " 6 lbs. a 11d. 0 5 6
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L101 19 1
Discount 21/2 per cent. 2 11 0
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L99 8 1

CHARGES.
Warehouse Entry 3s. 6d. Fire Insurance
2s., Ports 2s. 6d L0 8 0
Freight 7 3 3
Primage 0 14 4
Dock Charges 3 9 6
Sale Expenses 0 9 0
Brokerage 1 0 6
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L13 4 7

Commission at 21/2 per cent 2 11 0
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Carried forward L16 15 7

Brought forward L15 15 7
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L83 12 6
Deduct Bills of Lading, &c. 0 19 6
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L82 13 0
Deduct the Board's expenses for gathering and
preparing, &c 28 8 7
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Leaving a clear profit of