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OIL 



The " Magasin General des Huiles" contributed 

 a very fine sample of Cocoa-nut oil, certainly second 

 to none represented in the exibition. 



The cocoa-nut tree, Cocos Nucifera, is extensively 

 cultivated throughout India, along the sea coast and 

 in Ceylon. The quantity and value of the cocoa-nut 

 oil exported from these countries is considerable. The 

 oil is extracted from the kernel, in the primitive native 

 mills worked by bullocks, as in our dependencies, and 

 also, in some places, by mills propelled by steam 

 power, which also prepare large quantities of the coir 

 fibre, yarn and matting. 



TOBACCO 



Only one exhibit was represented in that class, in 

 the shape of snuff, which, though they might be 

 considerably improved, got a Medal. 



Numerous exhibits of Tobacco could be seen in 

 the Exhibition, chiefly from America, Java in India. 



Of the American tobacco, there is little to say, 

 and it should be highly desirable that a fair trial of 

 them be attempted in the island. With that object, 

 I have s acceded in obtaining a collection of seeds and 

 among others, the best varieties, viz : Havana, Vir- 

 ginia, Connecticut, Kentucky and Maryland, which I 

 have introduced and distributed among some residents 

 taking great interest in nicoticulture. 



India is a great producer of Tobacco and each of 



