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PAGES 



Ceylon product mainly smoked, 145, 146; five reasons 

 for superiority, 146 ; faulty system in Ceylon, 146, 147 ; 

 uses for oil, 147 ; residue as cattle food cake ; its valuable 

 qualities ; growing popularity ; comparison with other 

 cattle food cakes ; first rejected by conservative British 

 farmers, now being used more freely; popularity on 

 Continent and in Colonies ; market price ; increasing 

 consumption; statistics of coconut oil imports into 

 United Kingdom, and value of the industry 145 



Coccidce, or scale insects 109 



Coconut oil (See OIL.) 



Coconut estates under native control ... ... ... ... 9 



Coconut industry : scope for enterprise and capital, 10, 186 ; 

 value from Imperial standpoint ; openings for young men ; 



its stable character, 11 ; area limited by Nature 12 



Coco-de-mer, the double coconut ; as antidote to poison ... 21 

 Coconuts : importance of industry, 2 ; field for investment, 3 ; 

 uses for its products ; native consumption, 4 ; demand 

 in China and Far East, 5 ; world's average production and 

 consumption ; its utilisation as food ; influence of 

 America on coconut consumption, 7 ; financial aspect, 

 anticipated boom, 9 ; object of worship ; additional uses 

 for, 19 ; five principal varieties, 20 ; where found ; original 

 home ; thrives near sea shore ; favourable conditions 

 needed, 24 ; world's production ; detailed statistics ... 53 



Coconuts as an investment. Imperial importance ; the in- 

 vestor's part in new industries ; capital indispensable for 

 successful development, 179 ; prospects of coconut 

 industry ; Sir William Lever's optimistic pronounce- 

 ments, 180; his vast coconut interests; his estimate of 

 cost and profits of plantation ; his views endorsed by 

 experts, 181 ; British conservatism sometimes an obstacle ; 

 hesitating investors liable to miss big profits, 182 ; coco- 

 nut plantations mainly in hands of native owners ; their 

 crude, wasteful methods ; field for scientific exploitation 

 of coconut industry on vast scale, 182 ; the resultant 

 profits ; the rubber boom and its sequel ; coconut position 

 similar to that of rubber in pre-boom days, 183 ; value 

 of coconut industry compared with gold and rubber, 184 ; 



