INDEX 195 



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Dutch Eaat Indies ; advantages for coconut cultivation, 27 ; 

 important coconut region, 40 ; methods of cultivation ; 

 Chinese as principal owners ; Chinese and Indian money- 

 lenders' activity ; advances on growing trees ; knowledge 

 of native language and customs, 41 ; ownership of land ; 

 shipping facilities ; production and shipments, 42 ; 

 lucrative field for coconut enterprise ; improved health 

 conditions ; inflow of capital ; activity of Dutch Govern- 

 ment 47 



East Africa; advantages for coconut planting 23 



Federated Malay States ; advantages for coconut planting ; 

 development of industry, 38 ; total area under cultiva- 

 tion ; total production, 39 ; detailed cost typical planta- 

 tion, 58 ; best system of planting ; average return of 

 copra; average prices for coconuts and copra ... ... 60 



Fertilisation ; colossal losses due to ignorance of its value, 93 ; 

 value of scientific fertilisation increases yield 10 to 50 per 

 cent. ; special knowledge needed by planters ; how to 

 manure ; the Malay Government expert's system, 94 ; 

 the importance of water supply ; an expert's opinion ; 

 exportation and transportation ; some striking statistics, 

 95 ; value of fish manure ; bone dust ; guano costly, too 

 strong, rapidly exhausts itself ; Peruvian guano the best ; 

 when potash and phosphorus required, 96 ; how intro- 

 duced ; fallen leaves and coconut husks as manure ; real 

 value of fertilisers ; results compared with cost ; neglect- 

 ing natural fertilisers ; estates provide sufficient fertilisers 

 if fully utilised ; cattle furnish fertilising matter ; special 

 patent fertilisers, 97 ; " Kainit " ; payability of scientific 

 fertilisation ; expert authorities on fertilisation 98 



Foreign coconut enterprise ; activity of foreign pioneers ; 

 German annexation of New Guinea territory, 161 ; apathy 

 of British Government ; German activity throughout 

 Pacific and in East Africa; their astute commercial 

 policy, 162; prominence of French firms in industry; 

 coconuts in their colonies, 162, 163 ; Dutch activity ; 

 manufacturers of nut butter ; financing and owning estates 

 in Dutch East Indies ; best regions for coconuts ; intensive 

 cultivation imminent, 163; Chinese financing native 

 owners ; embarking on cultivation and acquisition of 



