72 COCONUTS, KERNELS, AND CACAO. 



Owing to the restrictions upon the imports of cocoa 

 into Europe during the war, the figures give no accurate 

 estimate of the enormous growth of the cacao industry. 

 We have, therefore, only given below the imports into 

 New York during 1915-17 inclusive, which speak volumes : 



During the summer of 1918, however, the American 

 Government placed restrictions on the importation of 

 cocoa, licence to West African importers being refused 

 owing to distance and tonnage difficulties, thus resulting 

 in an embargo on the West African product. The British 

 West African Association, by a deputation (of which the 

 author was one) received by the American Embassy, 

 obtained a modification of this embargo for 1919, thus 

 saving the West African cacao industry from disaster. 



The cacao tree grows to a height of from 12 to 25 feet. 

 Three to six lateral branches are formed when it is but 



