TBH AOniCVLTVUAL JOVUNAL. 



701 



Make successive sowings of Lettuce, 

 Carrot, Turnip, Beet and Radish. 



Where Strawberry beds are required 

 this month is the time for planting the 

 young rooted runners from the old beds. 

 The best soil is a rich moist sandy loam, 

 but a heavy soil will answer if it is well 

 prepared. 



The ground should be trenched and 

 heavily manured with rotten dung placed 

 between the top and bottom spit, where 

 the plants will reach it when they are 

 most in need. 



In still soil it will be advisable, when 

 the trenching is completed, to put down 



the line and cut shallow trenches, which 

 should be filled in with rotten manure, 

 and any decayed stuff from the garden. 



In a well cultivated soil there will be 

 no need of such a special preparation, but 

 in any case a good digging and a liberal 

 manuring are absolutely necessary. 



After the plants have obtained a firm 

 hold of the soil allow it to remain firm 

 and compact near the roots. 



As a rule the rows should be two feet 

 apart, and the plants 18 inches in the 

 rows. It is a good plan to have a three- 

 feet space between every two rows for 

 necessary traffic. 



Coal Reiurnsm 



Return of Coal raised and labour employed at the Natal Collieries for the month of 

 January, 1902 : — 



Name of Colliery. 







Labour Employed, 





Above Ground. 



Below Ground. 



E. 



N. 



I. 



E. 



N. 



I. 



Natal Navigation 



15 



15 



180 



14 



170 



224 



Elands Laagte 



11 



19 



107 



10 



129 



292 



Dundee Coal Coy. 



14 



20 



102 



13 



66 



336 



Natal Marine 



11 



82 



18 



7 



262 



8 



St. George's ... 



12 



128 



22 



6 



137 



46 



Crown 



7 



48 



4 



5 



107 



1 



No. 42 



8 



28 



7 



2 



88 







Newcastle 



4 



14 



11 



4 



134 







Natal Coal Estate Synd... 



5 



6 



4 



2 



48 



6 



Ramsay 



2 



14 



• 



1 



47 







Natal Steam Coal 



4 



36 



8 



3 



48 



1 



Central 



3 



4 



20 



2 



3 



51 



West Lennoxton 



1 



3 



3 



1 



7 



17 



East Lennoxton 



1 







5 



1 



3 



10 



New Campbell 







1 



1 



] 



1 



5 



Hillside Colliery 







4 







1 



6 







Total ... 



98 



422 



492 



73 



1,256 



997 



Corresponding month, '01 



89 



480 



397 



59 



1,510 



629 



Unproductive 

 Work. 

 N. I. 



6 

 60 

 58 



E. 



4 

 

 



Coal raised, 



tons, cwt, 



11,139 6 



10,016 



8.622 11 



6,803 2 



5,252 



2,240 



1,830 



1,821 8 



760 10 



756 



640 15 



617 16 



502 3 



283 



124 



108 14 



124 51,516 17 

 40,557 2 



Mines Uffice, 



February 8tb, 1902. 



CHAS. J. GRAY, 



Commissioner of Mines, 



Return of Coal bunkered and exported at the Port of Durban for the month of 

 January, 1902 : — 



tons. cwt. 



Coal Bunkered ... ... ... ... ... 22,244 10 



Coal exported to Cape Colony ... ... ... ... 2,077 16 



„ DelagoaBay ... ... ... ... 30 11 



Total 



Custom House, Port Natal. 



24,352 17 



GEO. MAYSTON, 



Collector of Customs. 



