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THE CUBA REVIEW 



Sugar Industry in Angola 



It is reported by the South African Sugar 

 Journal that the Companhia de Assucar de 

 Angola, with a capital of 10,000,000 escu- 

 dos and estates covering 35,000 acres at 

 Dombe Grande and Luacho, near Ben- 

 guela. and on the Dande river north of 

 Loaudo. i? the principal sugar producing 

 concern in the Portuguese West African 

 colony of Angola. The company has two 

 mills, each producing about 3,000 tons of 

 sugar annually. There are also large 

 plantations at Bom Jesus on the Cuanza 

 river, belonging to the Compania de Agri- 

 cola do Cazengo; at Cassequel in the Ben- 

 guela district, belonging to the Sociedad 

 Agricola de Cassequel; and at Nova 

 Redondo and Mossamedes. 



In Angola, cane is generally grown on 

 marshy land near rivers, and until 1911 

 was cultivated mainly for the production 

 of spirits. In that year, however, restric- 

 tions were laid upon the manufacture of 

 alcohol, a loan being provided to indemnify 

 planters on the basis of the area they had 

 under cane. Compensation was at the rate 

 of 30 per cent forthwith and 70 per cent 

 when the lands had been brought under 

 other crops. 



Those owning or installing sugar mills. 

 or sending their cane to a mill, were 

 similarly compensated provided they in- 

 creased the area under cane by one hectare 

 for every 500 escudos (S540) received. 

 The immediate effect of this decree was to 

 increase the production of sugar, which in 

 1913 was three times what it had been in 

 1910 and has since further increased at a 

 more or less steady rate. 



Sugar Production of Portuguese East 

 Africa for 1923 



Sugar-cane crushing began in July in 

 Portuguese East Africa, and the prospects 

 were excellent for an increased production 

 this year. The ample rains of the past 

 season, though resulting in some damage 

 through flooding, on the whole stimulated 

 the growth of the cane, and an excellent 

 yield is indicated. Furthermore, extensive 

 new areas are just coming to maturity, and 

 the cane will be cut for the first time this 

 year. 



The official estimates for the production 

 of the different estates are shown below. 

 These estimates, however, represent the 

 most conservative figures, for they are the 

 basis on which are apportioned the quan- 

 tities which each company is obliged to con- 

 tribute to the supply of Portugal and to the 

 Province itself. 



Estate: 



Sena Estates — Metric tons 



Mopeia 11,000 



Marromeu 12,000 



Caia 8,000 



Companhia do Buzi 8,000 



Fabrica de Mhamacurra 400 



^lutumba Estates (Ihambane) 200 



Incomati Sugar Estates 6,000 



]\Iovene Sugar Estate 350 



Total 45.950 



It is believed that the total production 

 for the year will be close to 60,000 metric 

 tons as compared to 50,000 last year. Of 

 this quantity 25,000 tons are reserv'ed for 

 Portugal and 1,500 tons for the Province. 

 The remainder will probably be shipped to 

 the United Kingdom and the Continent. 

 Hitherto the most of the sugar has gone to 

 the Transvaal and the Union of South 

 Africa, but the termination of the Mosam- 

 bique convention has closed that market to 

 local producers. The European prices, 

 however, are good and the companies are 

 preparing to extend their production in 

 every way possible. 



Sugar Production in British Guiana 



The British Guiana Sugar Planters' Asso- 

 ciation has recently completed a statement 

 of the acres of cane reaped and tons of sugar 

 made on the various estates in the colony 

 during 1920, 1921 and 1922. with estimates 

 for 1923. The report shows that the pro- 

 duction of sugar in British Guiana was 

 96,240 long tons in 1920, 107,815 in 1921, 

 and 101,128 in 1922. The 1923 crop is 

 estimated at 95.494 long tons. The area 

 of cane harvested was 53,334 acres in 1920, 

 55,159 acres in 1921, and 53,750 acres in 

 1922, with the 1923 acreage estimated at 

 51,445. (Figures on acreage represent 

 Rhynland acres, equal to 1,235 English 

 acres. ) 



