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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 



[January i, 1883. 



and factory. Mr. Moens' visit to Mungpoo was one of the 

 fortunate results of my own visit tv the Dutch plantation 

 during the previous year. 



9. In order to supply fuel and building timber for the 

 factory, a beginning was made during the year in planting out 

 the bare land unsuitable for Cinchona above Mungpoo. 

 This was done partly by sowing .seed in situ, and partly 

 by transplanting from nurseries. About 50 acres have 

 already been put out, and arrangements have been made 

 for extending this highly necessary work dui'ing the current 

 year. 



10. Mr. Gammie was in charge of the plantation during 

 the year, anil to him my bi^st acknowledgements are due 

 for his continued excellent service. Mr. Gammie's first 

 assistant, Mr. J. L. Lister, resigned the service of Govern- 

 ment at the end of the year, and in him Government 

 lost a trustworthy and zealous officer. Mr. Lister's place 

 has been taken by Mr. Planting who, as Om'ator of the 

 Botanical Garden, had established a high reputation for 

 vigour and efficiency. The junior assistants, Messrs. Crofton, 

 Parkes and Kennedy have worked well during the year. 



11. The usual annual returns are appeuded. 



Table showing the numher and distribution of Cinchona plants 



ie the Government plantations, Mungpoo Division, on the 



Ut April 1882. 



Cinchona Hybrid 



,, Succirubra 



„ Calisaya 



„ Micrautha 



„ Officinalis and 

 varieties 



„ Pahudiana 



„ Species yielding 

 Oarthagena bark 



Total . . . 



Plantation. 



Co*" 



.g s<! 



146,020 



■2,902,335 



393,915 



500 



■25,000 

 5,U92 



& 



3,472.862 



161,250 



Is 



a§si 



c<i 



91,T30 237 750 



2,741,085 



154,000, 547,915 



500 



25,000 

 '5,092 



161,250i 245,730 



3,557,342 



Cinchona Hybrid 

 „ Succirubra... 

 „ Oalisaya 

 „ Micrantha . . . 

 „ OfBcinalis and 



varieties 

 „ Pahudiana... 

 „ Species yielding 



Carthagena bark 



Total... 



Table showiiiff the number and distribution of Cinchona plants 

 in the Govt, plantation, Sitiong Division, on thelst April, 1882. 

 Number in per- Number in per- 

 manent planta- 

 tion on 1st 

 April 1881. 

 53,878 

 ... 1.132,200 

 18,780 



Cinchona Hybrid 

 „ Succirubra 

 ,, Calisaya . 



manent planta- 

 tion on 1st 

 April 1882. 

 53,878 

 1,132,200 

 18,780 



Total... 1,204,858 1,204,H68 



Talile showing the produce of the Government Cinchona 

 plantations in British fiikkim since their beginning. 



Mungpoo Division. 

 Dry bark col. by pruning & thinning during 

 ditto 

 ditto 

 ditto 

 ditto 

 ditto 



lb. 



1869-70 2,400 



1870-71 12,500 



1871-72 39,000 



1872-73 Nil 



1873-74 16,000 



1874-75 39,405 



... 211,931 



... 207,781 



... 344,226 



... 261,659 



... 845,740 



... 348,560 



... 298,780 



Total... 2,127,981 



SiTTONG Division. 



Bry bark col. by pruning & thinning during 1879-80 15,850 



Ditto ditto ditto 1880-81... 28,965 



Ditto ditto ditto 1881-82... 42,790 



Total.. 



87,605 



QUINOLOGIST'S REPORT FOE 1881-82. 



The factory operations during the past, as in former 

 years, were carried on at Mungpoo under the immediate 

 supervision of Mr. Gammie. The net result was an out- 

 turn of 8,010 pounds of febrifuge, which was not only all 

 disposed of, but in order to meet the demand a heavy 

 inroad had to be made on the reserved stock on hand 

 at the beginning of the year. 



2. The details of the expenditure are given in the 

 following table, at the bottom of which are included two 

 items for the bark used in the factory, which, according 

 to the arrangement of treating the plantation and factory 

 as one enterprise, is charged at cost price; — 



Paid for muriatic acid, 31,603i lb 



„ sulphuric acid, 2,608 lb 



„ packages for ditto 



„ carriage of ditto 



„ „ of empty jars 



„ storage of soda 



„ charcoal ... 



„ casks and other plant 



„ carriage of ditto 



„ sundry expenditure 



„ labour in factory 



„ Quinologist 



„ carriage of febrifuge 



„ tins for ditto 



„ advertisement charge 



„ labour in packing, &c 



,, manufactory apparatus, including 



carriage, &.C 



„ charged by the Marine Department 



Cost of bark, 159,825 lb (crop 

 of 1880-81), at annas 2 pies 

 9 2053 per pound 



Cost of bark, 187,375 lb (crop 

 of 1881-82), at annas 2 pies 

 10075 per pound 



Total 



28,062 6 5 



27,640 13 1 



33,254 2 11 



60,8 







88 957 6 5 

 By febrifuge produced, 8,010 lb. at Rll-1-8-3 

 per pound 88,957 6 5 



