render them the richest 



Assistant Director. 



(Extracts.) 



On some plantations, to meet these increasing difficulties, South Sea 

 Islanders have been imported, but owing to difference of climate, food, 

 language, and perhaps more especially because their employers have no 

 experience in dealing with these people, the venture has not proved 

 successful. 



On the other hand, a comparatively small number of coolies have 

 been brought from Jamaica by an American firm of coffee planters, and 

 are found to do extremely well. This is the first time foreign labour 

 has been managed with success, and may indicate the direction in which 

 to look for a possible solution of the problem .... 



The growth of the coffee industry during the last 5 years has been 

 as follows, viz. :— 



Table H. 



i of 41. to the quintal 



Note. — These values are calculated 

 of 100 lbs. on board. 



The .inparently small increase in value f '-",29,2 17/.) as compared with 

 the iiH-iva-.' in production (22, loVU.'tt lbs.) in the crop of 1892 is due 

 principally to the depreciation in the value of the dollar. 



The exportation of coffee has been as follows, viz. : — 

 Table I. 



Country. 



Quantity. 



Value. 











lbs. 





£ 





]';™^, ;iti . 









23,075,027 





; 





















Anuria 









3> 303'953 





'iS 





- 















Italy - 









43,030 





1,721 





The tota 



number of c 



)ffee tre* 



s now standing l 



s estimated to 



be 



64,186,924, 



there being 



th 





increase of 25, 13 



*,994 







