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JOURNAL R. A S (CEYLON). 



[Vol III. 



Haldumrnulla 

 Lot No. 10 



35 miles from Baclulla 



Kalupahana 

 Needwood 



35 „ do 

 35 „ do 

 37 „ do 



o Estates opening at Lemastota. 



3 Estates at the back of Wilson's bungalow. 



The elevation of the Estates above the level of the sea, 

 is from 2,400 to 4,800 feet. 



The Bad alia Estates which lie in an easterly direction are 

 situated on spars running out from Namunakuli-kanda, while 

 those in a south-westerly direction are on the Haputale side. 



The quantity of Coffee produced in the district is about 

 23,000 cwts. The heavy blossom appears in August and Sep- 

 tember. The principal crop is picked from April to July. A 

 small crop, chiefly from young Coffee, is picked from 

 September to December. 



Transport of Coffee. — The produce is sent down to Colombo 

 from April to September. The only road by which Coffee 

 is sent by carts to Colombo is the Nuwara Eliya road. The 

 general rate for a bushel of Parchment Coffee is 2s. A cart 

 can take from 60 to 80 bushels, and in fine weather it 

 reaches its destination after a journey of from 20 to 40 

 days. The wear and tear on this road are very great, to 

 say nothing of the distance of .156 miles, to be travelled 

 over a steep mountain pass. It is not unusual to see cart 

 loaded with Coffee lying at the bottom of a precipice 

 while the bullocks which had brought them have died from 

 exhaustion. Tt is not likely that the cost of transport by 

 this route will ever become less. It is sometimes enormous. 



The Hambantota and Batticaloa roads are used for the 

 transport of Coffee by tavalams. For a bushel of Parchment 

 Coffee Is. is charged : a bullock load is equal to 3 bushels. 



A small quantity of Coffee is also sent by the road to 

 Ratnapura, The importance and utility of this road as 

 the proper outlet for the district, are now greater than 



