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position and prospects of coconut industry, 184, 185 ; 

 most favoured coconut-growing regions under British 

 control; importance of this to investors, 185; immunity 

 from repudiation, maladministration and revolution, 

 185, 186 ; present moment favourable for coconut invest- 

 ment, 186 ; this favourable period limited ; markets may 

 boom and hesitating investors lose their opportunities, 

 186 ; enterprise of pioneers ; far-sighted v. dilatory in- 

 vestors ; coconut countries ; their advantages and draw- 

 backs ; why results are fairly equalised 65 



Coconuts : methods of selling " on the tree," " on the ground " ; 

 wasteful, irregular methods of native growers, 153 ; 

 unprofitable exploitation ; growers victims of their 

 slovenly business methods ; victimised by Chinese and 

 money lenders, 154 ; most plantations under native con- 

 trol ; forthcoming advent of European capitalists and 

 companies ; scientific exploitation ; increased yields and 

 profits, 155 ; how nuts are collected ; from small to large 

 dealers; Singapore, Batavia and other central shipping 

 depots ; inferior quality of copra ; how nuts are sold ; 

 principal ports of shipment ; principal European ports of 

 arrival, 156 ; West Indies ship mainly to New York ; 

 Sydney centre for collection of South Seas copra ; estab- 

 lishment of famous British firm in Australia ; South 

 Seas coconut supplies increasing ; what growers want, 

 157 ; London market for coconuts where located ; 

 the " three shies a penny " ; a big industry ; price of 

 nuts ; different qualities ; peculiarities of coconut trade ; 

 its exclusive character ; how the nuts arrive ; the impor- 

 tance of milkiness ; where copra is sold ; a valuable com- 

 modity negotiable as easily as Stock Exchange Securi- 

 ties, 158 ; France greatest consumers copra, followed by 

 Germany, England, etc. ; average freight ; consumers 

 prefer to express their own oil; secure better quality, 

 159 ; coconut industry commands exceptional business 

 ability 160 



Coconuts v. rubber 184 



Cocomut mealy bug . ... 109 



Coconut snow scale 109 



