The Humming Biro 1 . 03 



Cinchona (quinine), Sugar cane, Maize, Rice, Cassava, 

 Tobacco, India rubber. Indigo, Cotton, Vanilla, Plantains, 

 Oranges, Lemons, and all species of Tropical fruits and vege- 

 tables, Medicinal plants, Gums, Resins, etc. Many of these 

 plants yield two and three crops yearly. Labour is cheap 

 easily obtained, and transportation inland and abroad very 

 easy and inexpensive. In the United States and in Europe, 

 there is a great demand for plantains and all tropical fruits 

 and produces. Steamers are constantly running and stopping 

 between all the Atlantic porls, and to Europe. 



Even if reduced to the growing of coffee, cocoa, tobacco, 

 maize and plantains, magnificent returns could be obtained, 

 as all these goods are in great demand everywhere. 



The property abounds also in valuable timber such as : 

 Cedar, Mahogany, Ebony and others, for which there is a 

 constant demand for house building, furniture, and other 

 purposes, and which only require the introduction of saw- 

 mills to be turned to valuable account. The erection of these 

 saw-mills can be done at a very small cost, water being 

 abundant on the property. 



Additionnai sources of income can be derived from the rai- 

 sing of Cattle. Mules and Horses, for which there is a cons- 

 tant demand in the country itself. 



There are also on the property valuables ores, such as : 

 Gold, Lead, Copper, Cinnabar, etc., from which a large in- 

 come may be derived afterwards, if it is thought convenient to 

 work them. 



It is estimated than within twelve months, the Company 

 will have 5,000 hectares in cultivation, and planted with 

 products yielding rapid returns, at an outlay of £ 100.000. 



The following estimate, which is much under the real 

 value will give an idea of the profits to be derived immediately 

 from the first outlay : 



2,000 hectares of maize, loads, at 6 shillings or € 30 per 



hectare i 60.000.0.0 



1.000 hectares plantains, 500 bunches, at 



sixpence or # 120 per hectare . . 120.000.0.0 

 1.000 hectares cassava, 12 loads, at 10 /= 



or € 50 per hectare 50.000.0.0 



1.000 hectares, beans, yams, etc., at $ 40 



per hectare 40.000.0.0 



270.000.0.0 

 Cost of clearing planting cultivating, etc., 

 €20 per hectare. 100.000.0.0 



Profit. . . . £ 170.000.0.0 

 Or 4 per 100 on the whole capital subscribed. The second 



