and Magazine oj the Ceylon Agricultural Society. 



Plus: Lifting crop ott 350 acres more 



cartage at dols, 4 

 Plus : Handling and manufacture of 



tapioca in factory on 7,600 piculs 



more (16,60 i=9,0U0) at 25 cents 

 Gunnies 8,000 more at 20 cents 

 Freight Export duty etc., atdols. 1.50 



on 7,600 piculs more 



Expenditure on tapioca 

 Rubber: Upkeep of rubber 1,000 acres 



at dols. 3 

 Total expenditure (1911) 



Total expenditure end of 3rd year 

 Crop 3rd year: "nd crop off Block A 



20 piculs (reduced) per acre on 300 



acres: 



1st crop off Block B 30 piculs per acre 

 on 350 acres: 



1,400 



1,875 



I, 600 



II, 250 



dols. 87,805 

 3,000 



■ dols. 90,805 

 dols. 150,685 



1«,500 piculs at dols. 6 = dols. 99,000 

 FOURTH Year (1912) 1,000 acres are 

 planted up. Expenditure the same 



as in 3rd year: 

 Less: felling, burning, stacking, etc. 

 on 3511 acres at 42 per acre (see 

 above) 



6,000 pkls. 

 10,500 pkls. 

 16,5 10 pkls. 



dols. 90,805 

 14,700 



dols. 76,105 



Less Engagement of coolies 100 at 60 6,000 



Plus : Rubber increase of upkeep 

 dols. 5 per acre on 1,000 acres 

 bringing the upkeep to dols. 8 



dols, 70,105 



5.010 



dols. 



Plus 1,000 piculs more. Lifting and manipulation 

 freight etc. 



75,105 

 650 

 1,500 



Total Expenditure (1912) 



Crop 4th year: 

 2nd Crop Block B 



20 piculs off 350 acres = 7,000 piculs 

 1st Crop Block C 



30pikols of 350 



acres 1",500 piculs 



dols. 77,255 



17,500 



Fifth Year, 1913 — 



Upkeep 350 acres tapioca Block C 

 Cropping, last crop off Block C 



and cartage dols. 4 per acre 

 Handling and manipulation of 



tapioca 7,000 piculs 25 cents 

 Gunnies 7,»00 at 20 cents 

 Freight, Export duty etc. at 



dols. 1.50 per picul on 7.0U0 



piculs 



Expenditure on tapioca 

 Rubber : Upkeep 650 acres rubber 

 at dols. as 



at dols. 6-dols. 105,000 



dols. 3,500 



1,400 



1,750 

 1,400 



10,350 

 18,400 

 16,250 



Total Expenditure 5th year dols. 34,650 



Crop 5th year : 350 acres at 20 

 piculs ^ 7,000 piculs at dols. 6 



Recapu dilation : 

 1st year Expenditure 

 2nd year ,, 

 3rd year ,, 

 4th year ,, 

 5th year „ 



dols. 42,000 



dols. 71,690 

 88,180 

 90,805 

 77,-'55 

 34,650 



Total Expenditures years 



including cost of land dols. 362,670 



Crops. 



1910, 2nd year 9,000 piculs 



1911, 3rd year 16,500 piculs 



1912, 4th year 17,500 piculs 



1913, 5th year 7,000 piculs 



dols. 54,000 

 „ 99.000 

 „ 105,000 

 „ 42,000 



Recovery 50 per cent, of ad- 

 vances to coolies at dols. 

 15 per held on COO coolies dols. 9,000 



Incoming dols. 309,000 



Excess ok Expenditure 

 Over Income dols. 53,570 



Against this Balance of expenditure dols. 

 53,570. We have the following assets, put at a 

 very conservative figure : — 



300 acres (Block A) of Para Rubber over 



5 years old at dols. 650 per acre = dols. 195,000 



350 acres (Block B) of Para Rubber over 



4 years old at dols. 450 per acre = ,, 157,500 



350 acres (Block C) of Para Rubber over 



3 years old at dols. 250 per acre = ,, 87,500 



dols. 440,000 



Bungalows, factory, hospital and machinery „ 15,000 



Value of assets : dols. 455,000 



With a full force of trained labour and a 

 prospective crop, before the year is out, of 20 to 

 30 pounds of rubber per acre on 300 acres. 



Singapore, August 18, 1908. 

 — Straits Times, Aug. 25. 



Criticism : and Reply. 

 (To the Editor, "Straits Times. 1 ') 



Singapore, Aug. 26. 

 Sir, — Mr Mathieu puts some rather astonish- 

 ing figures into his estimates, and it would be 

 interesting to have details as to how " handling 

 and manipulation" can be done for 25 cents per 

 picul. — I am, yours, etc., 



J, Winter. 



—Ibid., Aug. 26. 



Singapore, Aug. 27. 

 Sir, — Mr Winter's remark is right. The 

 handling and manipulation of Tapioca cost more 

 than 25 cents per picul. As it happens, this and 

 two other errors had been noted on the proof 

 sheet, but to follow it up right through to the 

 end of the Estimate would nave required some 

 hours, and these 1 had not at my disposal, as a 

 newspaper is timed to appear at its appointed 

 hour. I had, therefore, to let go the figures as 

 they stood on the proof sheet, reserving the 

 correction for the revised copy which is shortly 

 to appear in pamphlet form. — I am, yours, etc. 



E. Mathieu. 



—Ibid., Aug. 27. 



CASHEW NUTS. 



dols. 300,000 



As the result of an enquiry as to the quantity 

 and value of the exports and imports of cashew 

 nuts (kaju badam), from and into India during 

 1907, we find, says the Indian Trade Journal, 

 that the total quantity exported amounted to 

 over 8,507 cwts. valued at a little more than 

 R2 lakhs. Bombay's share was 8,201 cwts. 

 valued at Rl99,662, Madras coming next with 

 about 304 cwts. valued at R5,674. The imports 

 during the year amounted to only 9 cwts. valued 

 at R83. Figures for Bengal are not available, 

 while Eastern Bengal and Assam and Burma 

 are not represented at all. The chief ports that 

 carried on the export were Bombay, Karachi 

 Tuticorin,Calicutand Cochin, and the chief cus-, 

 toraers were France and the United Kingdom. 



