325419 



) 



37459 



) 



35452 



J 



6528 



1 



3 68i 



J 



270 



) 



235 



, 



180 



, 



— 19 — 



Of the above quantity 



300847 lbs. went to the United Kingdom 



„ „ „ United States 



„ „ Germany 



„ „ Australia 



„ „ China 



„ „ India 



„ „ Russia 



„ „ France 



„ Belgium 

 7 1007 1 lbs. 



The statistics are no criterion for the trade with the individual 

 countries, as the quantity exported to the United Kingdom includes 

 important consignments for our firm, which are shipped via London 

 to Hamburg. Equally important as our consumption here, is that of 

 our New York house. The two together absorb fully one third of the 

 whole production. 



Large quantities of citronella oil are used up in the manufacture 

 of geraniol, which with us is constantly increasing. 



With regard to the value of this article, a decline is improbable, 

 but a rise is not out of the question in face of the present situation. 

 We do not see any risk in contracts at the present quotations. 



The Government of Ceylon now appears to be prepared to take 

 energetic measures for counteracting the decline of the citronella oil 

 industry there which would be the natural consequence of the extensive 

 adulterations, and to create again a healthy situation, as the powerful 

 development of the Java oil industry also forms a threatening danger. 



A communication from the Government 1 ) to the Chamber of 

 Commerce at Colombo shows, that the intention is to accept the 

 proposal made by J. C. Willis, Director of the Royal Botanical Garden 

 at Peradeniya, according to which the citronella oils for export are to 

 be subject to strict supervision. For this purpose, samples are taken 

 from each oil drum, previous to shipment, by specially appointed 

 inspectors in the presence of a representative of the export firm, and 

 these samples -tested immediately according to Bamber's method. 

 A certificate of the result of the examination is handed to the firm, 

 and the drums are officially sealed. The oils which according to 

 Bamber's test do not contain more than i°/ of adulterations are 

 sealed with a red seal which, in addition to the Government brand, 

 carries the remark "pure oil", whilst oils which are found to be adulterated 



*) Reprinted in "The Ceylon Observer" of August 16, 1904. 



