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VISIT OF MR. W. WICHERLEV 

 & TO] CEYLON. 



Still Wan ts to Do Pioneering Work in 

 North-Central Province. 

 Syndicate with £7,000 Capital. 



Mr. W. Wicherley, who is well-known in 

 Ceylon, is again in the island in connection 

 with his project to open up the North-Central 

 Province. In conversation with our represen- 

 tative Mr. Wicherley stated that he is the 

 chief shareholder in a syndicate ot four, who 

 are anxious to take land in the North Cen- 

 tral Province and do some pioneering work 

 there. They have a capital of seven thousand 

 pounds, and the other members of the Syndi- 

 cate are friends of Mr. Wicherley at home. He 

 is anxious to get a thousand acres at least 

 from the Government but as the auction and 

 various other formalities are not yet completed 

 it is not at all certain when tho project will 

 be commenced. 



Mr. Wicherley says that the Wanni district, 

 although looked upon as waste land has a 

 fine future before it as a district for forming 

 Tamil settlements. In his opinion Government 

 have a fine opportunity here, especially when 

 the Indo-Ceylon railway is completed, for trans- 

 forming this area. If they will not allow pri- 

 vate pioneers to get the quantity of land 

 they require they should utilise the convict 



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labour for clearing the jungle. Government 

 could charge enhanced prices for the land so 

 cleared, and he feels sure that planters would 

 readily snap up the land thus available. 11 1 

 mysolf, and the syndicate, I am here for would 

 readily take up ten thousand acres of the land 

 so cleared," he says. 



Ceara Rubber. 

 The district, continued Mr. Wicherley, is suit- 

 able for three crops, these being Ceara P.ub- 

 ber, tobacco and cotton. The jungle is short 

 and can be dealt with fairly easily, but 

 the difficulty is in getting suitable labour. 

 When the Indo-Ceylon Railway is complete 

 he believes that a large number of Tamils 

 will come down to settle in the island, and if 

 suitable settlements were formed in the Wanni 

 District there would be plenty of labour, village 

 labour, available and suitable for this work. He 

 is of opinion that Government should give 

 better facilities for men who are willing to 

 undertake the pioneering work. He stated that 

 he does not anticipate dealing with coconuts, 

 but will confine himself to the production of 

 Ceara rubber. 



Success in German South Africa. 

 Mr. Wicherley stated that they were doing 

 remarkably well in German South Africa with 

 Ceara rubber, and this year's yields have shown 

 an increase over last year by one hundred and 

 fifty per cent. The trees are behaving remark- 

 ably well, and trees at three years and under 



