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Mr. Brown's place is not the only one which is looking well at 

 Mlanji, El Dorado, Mr. RoisiNS' new estate, is also looking extre- 

 mely well, and is carrying a good crop. Shade is being got up as 

 fast as possible and Mr. Robins intends to open in future under 

 native shade. Much of his young coffee is under partial shade, and 

 as the native Albizzias spring up very fast (self-sown) in every clear- 

 ing he hopes soon to have his coffee well protected. His trees are 

 bearing in some cases a very heavy crop and if it all comes to ma- 

 turity he will be able lo give his pulper some hard work to do. 



Lauderdale Estate is being got under shade and is showing a very 

 fair crop after its recent cutting back. There is evidence that shade 

 is the factor which has been wanting at Mlanji to make coffee a 

 complete success there, and we hope that the encouraging prospects 

 of this year may be followed up by a steady improvment in the out- 

 put from the Mlanji district. There can be no doubt as to the many 

 natural advantages which Mlanji possesses and should the shade 

 prove the solution of their difficulty Mlange will undoubtedly soon 

 be the premier planting district of the Shire Highlands. 



Among the other products which are being cultivated at Mlanji is 

 tea. Cocoa of course is being tried, but as the experiment is still in 

 its infancy it is impossible to say much about that product. Tea 

 undoubtedly flourishes exceedingly well. Centeral African Times. 



Para Rubber. 



In the month of November the shipments of rubber from Para 

 amounted to 3,141,338 kilos, of which 1,556,691 kilos, were from 

 the State of Para, 1,435,101 from Manaos and 149,636 from Iquitos. 

 Of this rubber, 1,489,150 kilos, were shipped to the United Mates, 

 1,448,181 to Liverpool, 182,502 to Havre and 21,205 to Hamburg. 



REPORT ON GERMAN EAST AFRICA 

 FOR THE YEAR 1900. 



by Mr. A. C. Holms, Acting Vice-Consul. 



Caoutchouc. 



There are numerous sorts of caoutchouc creepers and trees indi- 

 genous to German East Africa, hut the only kinds which are of value 

 are Landolphia Kirkii, (Kiswahili, Mohango), and Mascarenhasim 

 elastica, (Kiswahili, Mgora). Until quite lately it was believed that 

 the best rubber was the product of Landolphia florida var. Como- 

 rensis (Kiswahili, Mbungo), but it has now been proved that this 

 creeper is practically worthless. 



Samples of the milky juice of the wild fig tree have been sent to 

 Europe on several occasion*, but the price obtained has always been 

 so low as not to repay the cost of transport. 



L. Kirkii is principally found in the Kilwa, Lindi, Mahenge, 

 Songea and Langenburg districts; a little also comes from the hin- 

 terland of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanga, Pangani and Bagamoyo, and from 

 1 >ismarckburg, Mpapua and Tabora. A certain amount brought from 

 Portuguese territory finds its way to the port of Mikindani. 



