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its value; and that of weaving cotton thread into cloth 117 per cent. on its value. The expense of spinning cotton into a fine thread is, in England, about 33 per cent.[1]
(256.) As an example of the cost of the different processes of a manufacture, perhaps an analytical statement of the expense of the volume now in the reader's hands may not be uninteresting; more especially as it will afford an insight into the nature and extent of the taxes upon literature. It is found economical to print it upon paper of a very large size, so that although thirty-two pages, instead of sixteen, are really contained in each sheet, this work is still called 8vo.
£ | s. | d. | |||||
To Printer for composing (per sheet of 32 pages) 3l. 1s. |
1012 sheets | 32 | 0 | 6 | |||
[This relates to the ordinary size of the type used in the volume.] | |||||||
To Printer for composing small type, as in extracts and contents, extra per sheet, 3s. 10d. |
...... | 2 | 0 | 3 | |||
To Printer, for composing table-work, extra per sheet, 5s. 6d. |
...... | 2 | 17 | 9 | |||
Average charge for corrections, per sheet, 3l. 2s. 10d. |
...... | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
Press-work, 3000 being printed off, per sheet, 3l. 10s. |
...... | 36 | 15 | 0 | |||
Paper for 3000, at 1l 11s. 6d. per ream, weighing 28lbs.: the duty on paper at 3d. per lb. amounts to 7s. per ream, so that the 63 reams which are required for the work will cost:— |
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Paper | 77 | 3 | 6 | ||||
Excise Duty | 22 | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total expense of paper | 99 | 4 | 6 | ||||
Total expense of printing and paper | 205 | 18 | 0 |
- ↑ These facts are taken from Crawfurd's Indian Archipelago.