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Mexoeira (Pcnicillaria spicataPennisetwm typholdcum) 

 is cultivated on a muck smaller scale than maize, and is 

 also an article of export. 



Rice is consumed by the natives of the Territories, 

 and also by those inhabitants who come from India. 

 It is principally cultivated in the lower and well-watered 

 lands of the Tungue Concelho, which Mr. Stocks con- 

 siders excellent for the cultivation of this product, as 

 also land on the banks of the Msalu. Native cultiva- 

 tion of this is little developed, because native rice is 

 not appreciated by the inhabitants of Indian origin. 

 It is a fact that the statistics, while showing the export 

 of this article to English possessions on the coast, also 

 show its importation from India in much larger quan- 

 tities. Thus, for example, in 1912^ which was an excep- 

 tionally good year for exportation, 14,950 kilograms 

 were exported, and 194,560 kilograms were imported. 

 This further confirms the profit which would be derived 

 from the cultivation on a large scale of a foodstuff the 

 exportation and internal consumption of which are 

 assured. 



The exports of maize, mexoeira, and rice in the period 

 1907-1912 are shown in the following table. 



EXPORTS OF MAIZE, MEXOEIRA AND RICE (IN KILOS). 



As regards those vegetables which are cultivated on 

 a large scale by the natives, we would only mention 

 beans and mandioca, which are exported in considerable 

 quantities, as is seen from the following figures : 



EXPORTS OF BEANS AND MANDIOCA (IN KILOS). 



Year Beans Mandioca 



1907 .. . . 244,635 .. . . 1,485 



1908 

 1909 

 I9IO 

 I9II 

 1912 



601,655 

 302,904 



449,521 

 129,828 



125,703 



130,927 



32,688 



830 



236,823 

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