XIII 



GINGER 413 



In 1882 144 bags valued at Rs. 572 



1883 198 595 



1884 319 1327 



1885 793 cwt. 3475 



1886 1732 7802 



1887 388 1841 



1888 276 1440 



MALAY PENINSULA . 



A certain amount is always cultivated, chiefly by 

 the Chinese, in many parts of the peninsula, Singapore, 

 Malacca, Penang, and Province Wellesley. It thrives 

 very well with careful cultivation and good manuring, 

 and excellent samples are often to be seen at the local 

 agricultural exhibitions. It is cultivated only in small 

 patches, as a form of garden cultivation, with chilies, 

 sweet potatoes, etc., alternating with it. It is not dried, 

 or frequently prepared as a conserve, but is generally 

 used fresh locally, mainly in local medicines, and curries. 



AFRICA 



In Africa attempts have been made to cultivate the 

 plant commercially in Sierra Leone (Agricultural News, 

 viii., 1909, 56). In 1906, 618 tons of dried ginger, 

 valued at 11,578, were exported, and , in the following 

 year an increase of 38 tons is recorded, with an increase 

 in value of 699. Improved methods of preparation 

 were introduced, and the produce realised 65s. to 66s. 

 per cwt. as against 32s. 6d. prepared in the ordinary 

 native way. The cultivation here seems to be increasing. 



POLYNESIA 



Fiji Islands. Some correspondence on the cultiva- 

 tion in Fiji was published in the Kew Bulletin in 1892, 

 p. 76. 



Mr. Yeoward, the Curator of the Botanic Gardens at 

 Suva, wrote to Kew that he found a large quantity of 

 the plant growing in the Botanic Gardens there, and 

 distributed some to planters, planting half an acre him- 



