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acre, for the first six years, and thereafter $2 = 4/8 

 per acre. Government is steadily supplementing 

 labour by the introduction of Chinese coolies, 

 who are born agriculturists. 



Though confined principally to Malaya, this 

 little book may be widely useful. The author does 

 not pose as an authority, but merely as one who, 

 during twenty odd years in the Tropics, has 

 gleaned useful information which may assist 

 others. Authors of other books on the industry 

 are generous enough to admit that they have 

 not a monopoly of phrases, ideas, and sugges- 

 tions, but it is but fair to mention that, in 

 compiling this book, a wide range of evidence 

 has been consulted as a check on the Author's 

 ideas. Special acknowledgments are due for 

 quotations and information taken from their 

 respective publications, to the Government 

 Inspector of Coconuts in the Federated Malay 

 States ; to Messrs. Ferguson, of Ceylon ; to 

 Alford Nicholls, Esq., the Director of Agricul- 

 ture to the Federated Malay States, and to 

 H. N. Ridley, Esq., and the Imperial Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture for the West Indies. 



H. L. C. 



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