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COCOA 



CHAP. 



sold on public auction by the brokers for each plantation 

 separately. 



The exports (in kilograms) amounted to : 



EXPORTS FROM JAVA 



1884 

 1887 

 1890 

 1895 

 1900 

 1901 

 1902 

 1903 

 1904 



Kilog. 



1,030,100 

 1,815,800 

 1,750,200 

 2,278,200 

 2,367,300 

 2,478,900 

 2,360,300 

 2,033,400 



From the other islands of the Archipelago 

 exports in the last twelve years were as follows : 



the 



XII. JAMAICA 



Cocoa was already cultivated in Jamaica at the time 

 the English conquered the island from the Spaniards 

 (1655). The industry experienced many ups and downs, 

 and did not acquire a great importance. 



The present situation of the cocoa industry has been 

 obtained in the course of the last forty years ; from 



