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Tea.— The crop harvested fur the twelve mouths, in- 

 cluding 257 lb. balance in bins 1904, amounted to 190,608 lb. 

 made tea against an estimate of 20 ,000 lb., 190,303 lb, 

 of which realised upon sale in Colombo a net average 

 price of cents 31-42 per pound, the balance being sold 

 on the estate. The cost of production, including the 

 cost of manuring 120 acres (or say cents 2 - 15 perpound 

 made tea) amounted to cents 24'18 per pound. The esti- 

 mate fur the current season is placed at 200,000 lb. to 

 be produced at a cost of cents 28'83 per pound, includ- 

 ing provision for manuring 149 acres at a cost equivalent 

 to cents 2-70 per pound of made tea. 



Cocoa.— A favourable season as regards this product 

 was experienced, and the total crop harvested amounted 

 to cwt. 2U8-2-0, realising an average of R3275 per cwt. 

 against R17-05 per cwt. the cost of production. During 

 the current year it is hoped that the crop will reach 

 cwt. 150 to be produced at a cost of R29'o0 per cwt. 



RlibtSER.— Arrangements having been made with Mr. 

 Kdward S Grigson for an advance not exceeding £1,300 

 to be appropriated solely for the extension of this 

 product, the Directors were enabled to undertake and 

 complete the opening of a clearing of 50 acres 

 during the N. E. Monsoon. It is proposed to still 

 further extend the area under Rubber during the present 

 year, and a clearing of 100 acres for next S. W. plant- 

 ing is now well in hand. The following census of 

 Rubbor trjes growing on the estate, compiled from re- 

 turns supplied by the Superintendent, will be of interest 

 to the shareholders :— .. _ 



Oastilloa. Para. 

 Trees. Trees. 



Planted in tea 1903 



Do do 1904 



Do do 1904-5 



Do do 1905 

 Rubber in clearings with Cocoa, 1903 

 Rubber only N.E., 1905 



116 

 02 



175 



202 

 1 ,295 

 3.350 



859 

 10,000 



Age unknown old trees 



Trees 



1,058 15,881 

 15 



1,050 15,896 



Labour.— The Directors are pleased to be able to re- 

 port that during the year the .Superintendent has been 

 successful in placing his labour force upon a more satis- 

 factory basis. To secure, however, a force sufficient 

 for all the requirements of the estate, the issue of 

 additional advances has been necessary, and a consider- 

 able lock up for the Company's available cash resources 

 has thus been occasioned. Of the amount outstanding 

 it is feared that the sum of R2, 1 19-80 is recoverable, 

 and the Directors have set aside a sum of BS;500 from 

 the balance standing at credit of profit and loss account 

 to be held in reserve to meet possible losses on this 

 account. From the annexed statement of accounts it 

 will be seen that after making provision for interest on 

 Loans and Debentures, Depreciation, doubtful Coast 

 Advances and management charges. there remains^ balance 

 at credit of profit and loss account of R3. 014-82, winch 

 the Directors recommend should be carried forward,— By 

 order of the Directors, Causox & Co.. Agents and 

 Secretaries. 



UNION ESTATES CO. OF CEYLON. 



Directors:— Mesbrs W D Gibbon, F L Clements and 

 G H Alston. Estate Inspector :— Mr W D Gibbon. Estate 

 Superintendent, Hayes Group :— Mr R.J Trimen. Dea Ella: 

 —Mr W L Vanderslott. 



ACKEAGE. 



•3 Z 



Hayes Group 512 — 

 Dea Ella 20t 54 



7 ^ T. 3«3 ~ 

 — 15?, 527.'. 1,612.', 2,140 

 81 — 370 74 450 



716 54 37 81 15| 903i l,086i 2,590 

 The Directors submit to the Shareholders the accounts 

 of the Company 7or the past year. 



Hayes. — On the Hayes Group the tea crop amounted to 

 211,374 lb, -which included 32,608 lb from Longford Estate, 

 leased by the Company ; owing to the low state of the 

 market during the year, for low country teas, the aver- 

 age net price realised was only 2970 cents, as against 

 31-05 cents per lb jn 1904. The cardamom crop amounted 

 to abont 2,600 lb, which realised 49'78cents for ths quan- 

 tity sold. 



Dea Ella. — On Dea Ella the crops amounted to 197| 

 cwts Cocoa, 3991 1,1 Rubber, 57,802 Coconuts, 27.V cwts 

 Pepper, and 89,511 lb Tea, which included about 2!, 500 lb 

 manufactured from purchased leaf. The average net prices 

 realised were :— for Cocoa, R29'51 per cwt ; for Rubber, 

 R3-87 per lb ; for Pepper, R2979 per cwt, and 27 - 85 cents 

 per lb for Tea. 



The Directors regret that, in consequence of the de- 

 pressed market for tea, after the payment of interest 

 the year's working shows a loss of R3.697-49. With a view 

 to improve the value of the Company's property attention 

 is being paid to the extension of rubber cultivation. At the 

 present time on Dea Ella there are 37 acres planted in 

 rubber, while this product has been interplanted through 

 Tea and Cocoa in 60 acres, and there are in addition 

 3,065 trees growing along roadsides : — of this latter it is 

 expected that about 34 1 trees will be tapped during the 

 cnrreut season. In 1900 it is proposed to interplant a 

 further 30 acres of tea, and clear and plant 5 acres of 

 abandoned land with rubber. On Hayes Estate there 

 are about 250 rubber trees that were planted in September. 

 1903, and 47Jf acres were cleared in 190>. During the 

 current year arrangements have been made to plant 

 this acreage, and it is intended to open a 

 further 3 acres of jungle, and 5 acres of Cardamom 

 land, and to interplant 82 acres of the lower fields of Tea 

 which are suitable for Rubber. In 1905 on Capital Ac- 

 count the sum of R8,094 - 03 was expended on Rubber 

 planting, and R550 on erection of new lines. The expen- 

 diture on working Account estimated for the current year 

 amounts to R90,613-16 for the following crops :— 274,000 lb. 

 of Tea, 200 cwts. of cocoa, 70,000 coconuts, 666 lb of rub- 

 ber, 18 cwts- Pepper and 3,200 lbs. Cardamoms, while 

 it is anticipated that 115,320 will be expended on the ex- 

 tension of rubber cultivation.— By order of the Directors. 

 VVHITTALL & Co., Agents and Secretaries. Colombo, b'eb. 

 20, 1906. 



THE KIRKLEES ESTATE CO., LTD. 



Directors: — Messrs .) Arnutage Ogden, J Gordon 

 and G H Alston. Estate Superintendent:— Mr .) A Ogden. 

 ACREAGE. 



Tea in bearing . . 459 Acres. 



Do. partial bearing . . 16 ,, 



Tea clearings . . 15 ,, 



Timber and Cardamoms, about .. 112 ,, 



Grass and uncultivated land .. 469 „ 



Total .. 1,071 Acres. 

 The Directors now submit to the Shareholders the 

 Accounts of the Company for the past year. The tea crop 

 secured amounted to 213,479 lb., including 5.922 lb. made 

 from purchased leaf, against an estimate of 180,000 lb., 

 and realised a net average of 32'45 cents per lb. as com- 

 pared with 33 - 54 cents per lb. in 1904. The cardamom crop 

 amounted to about 3,552 lb., which realised, for the 

 quantity sold, a net average of 45 cents per lb. After 

 making provision for depreciation of buildings, anil paying 

 the 7 per cent. Dividend on the Preference Shares, there 

 is a credit on the year's working of RS,79375, to which falls 

 to be added the balance brought forward from last year. 

 R837'41, and an amount realised in excess of estimated 

 value of crop then unsold of R32'14 ; there is thus available 

 for distribution the sum of R9,663"30. The Directors have 

 decided to transfer the sum of R2.000 to an Extension 

 Fund, and they recommend that a Dividend of 7 per cent, 

 be paid for the past year, and that the balance of R663-.30 be 

 carried forward to the current year's account. In the 

 interests of the Company, the Directors have decided to 

 erect at a cost of R30.700, a new factory and a new 

 bungalow on different sites to the present buildings, full 

 particulars of which are given in the Company's circular 

 to the Shareholders of this date. The crops estimated for 

 1906 are 200,000 lb. of tea exclusive of bought leaf, and 

 4,000 lb. of cardamoms, on an expenditure of R54.393, which 

 includes a sum of R6,000(or 3 cents per lb.) to be expended 

 on manuring. — By order of the Directors, Wiuttall <fc Co. ; 

 Agents and Secretaries. Colombo, Feb. 2". 



ROEBERRY TEA COMPANY OF 

 CEYLON, LTD. 



Directors :— G H Alston, Esq., Sir Stanley Bois, and H t) 

 Hoseason, Esq. 



ACREAGE: 



Tea in bearing 

 „ Planted in 1903 



■Jungle and Patna 

 Poor and Unavailable 



Total 



. 642 Acres. 



ii ' „ • ' "i .„/.. 



653 Acres in cultivation. 



352 ' y V " 



200 



1,205 Acres. 



