with various improvements in arrangement of the 

 pans and other details. Owing to the war, however, 

 we have still had to content ourselves with a com- 

 paratively primitive outfit. As I write the larger 

 factory is unfortunately not yet running, so I am 

 unable to give any figures of results. At the end of 

 the article I give some figures of analysis of juices, and 

 actual results obtained with our small mill which may 

 be of interest. See " A." 



In considering the future possibilities of this 

 industry in B.E.A. it must be remembered that the 

 country comprises great variety of soils, climate and 

 temperatures, so that no general proposition can be 

 true of the whole country. I give below an estimate 

 of the areas available, as given by the Director of 

 Economic Products in a report which I should recom- 

 mend everyone interested to read for himself. It is 

 to be found in the Library of the Agricultural Depart- 

 ment in Nairobi, and is called "The British Sugar 

 Industry. A Memo, regarding the possibilities of its 

 development. West India Committee. March 4, 

 1914." See " B." 



From these figures it will be seen that the largest SUITABLE 

 areas are near the Coast, in the deltas of the great areas on the 

 rivers. These areas may also probably prove best COAST, 

 for the actual growth of the canes. But they lie in 

 the less healthy parts, and from various circmn- 

 stances would naturally seem to demand develop- 

 ment by large capitaUsts or companies. The chief 

 obstacle to such development would probably be 

 Labour. From their position and large areas they 

 would probably have to be run with a view prin- 

 cipally to export trade overseas. Whether such 

 plantations will ever come into existence depends 

 greatly on what encouragement may be given to the 

 industry by the Imperial Government after the war. 

 It is worth noting that, judging from the above- 

 mentioned Memo, there is plenty of suitable cane 

 land in the Empire, but every country considers that 

 future development depends on Protection and 

 Labour Supply. 



Next to the Coast areas in extent come the Kibos thk lake 

 and Kibigori lands near Lake Victoria — in fact on nisTRicr. 

 part of the ancient bed of that lake. These area^ 

 are also probably among the best suited for exploita- 



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