Each box is composed of fourteen pieces--viz., for the two long sides three each, for the two short sides two each, two for the bottom, and two for the lid. By the arrangement of three pieces in the long sides, and two only in the short sides, the centre piece of each long side is attached to _both_ the short end pieces, and thus great strength in the box is ensured, there being no place where it can possibly separate at the joints. These boxes are not made to “dovetail.” Each piece (and they are sawn with mathematical regularity as to length, breadth, and thickness) must be nailed to its neighbour. The best nails for this are the kind called “French Pins,” 1-3/4 inches long. The wood is sold at Rangoon in bundles, and could be landed in Calcutta for about Re. 1-8 or 1-12 per box. The boxes need not be made up till shortly before they are wanted, and in this form, of compact bundles of short pieces, are very convenient for transport and stowage. Of course in many districts these boxes are not procurable, and local ones must be made. If so, use hard wood, and make your boxes _about_ the size given above, for small boxes add much to the cost of freight. Let the planks be 5/8 inch thick, for 1/2 inch, that is, 4/8 inch boards are not strong enough, except they are of teak or any other very good wood. Take care the joints of the several pieces composing the sides and ends do _not_ coincide at the corners, for if they do the box is very apt to come asunder. The best way to arrange the pieces is as described above in the Rangoon boxes. “A form” must be made on which the inner leaden case shall be constructed, that is, a well-made smooth box, to fit _exactly_ into the box you pack in. It must be some 3 inches higher than the interior of the original box, and have bars running across inside, for handles to lift it up, and let the lead case slip off it, after it (the lead case) is finished. Solder your lead case, over your form, in the way to waste least lead. In the Rangoon boxes described, two large, two small sheets,[56] and one piece, 22 by 9 inches (let in between the two large sheets) suffices, and there is little or no waste. The lead case ready, hold up the form by the inner rods, and let the case slide off. Put it at once into the packing-box, taking care no nails protrude inside, or anything else which will hurt it, and thus prepare all the boxes for the break of Tea you are about to pack. One great advantage the Rangoon boxes, and in fact all machine-sawn boxes, have is their equal, or nearly equal, weight. Purchasers of Teas, at the public auctions, require “the tare” of boxes to be as near the same weight as possible. If the tares differ, say more than half-a-pound, the Tea will be depreciated in value.[57] It is well there should be about the same weight of Tea in all the boxes that contain any one kind, but this is not essential, which equality in tares is.