cobn.—W-W Land. S3 



There is no raison to doubt the accuracy of the 

 statement of exports and imports, yet it is highly pro- 

 bable that a good deal of rice has been imported in 

 small quantities through numerous channels both into 

 Penaug and the opposite coast without being observed. 

 Tlie crops for the hist two years in Province Wellesley 

 were very abundant, as the present promises to be, 

 and perhaps the produce for these has exceeded the 

 average assumed here. The produce of partially 

 cleared lands "too, may have been somewhat under- 

 rated. The grain-dealers may also have had a supply 

 in hand at the beginning of 1833. Some of these 

 causes must have been in operation. Besides the re- 

 gistered exports too, it is well-known that considerable 

 quantities of rice have been exported occasionally 

 from Province Wellesley to the borders of Keddah 

 and Perak. 



The grain season commences about the middle or 

 end of July on Penang, and about the middle of Au- 

 gust in Province Wellesley. In the latter, the ryots 

 continue planting until the middle of October, being 

 regulated by the degrees in which their fields are 

 flooded. The grain is ripe within from 5 to 8 month* 

 after planting. 



The rice produced here is of the same description 

 as that raised in Keddah, and it ranks next to Bengal 

 rice in the market. 



The varieties of rice are very considerable and 

 they are nicely discriminated by the Malays. At 

 first, one might feel disposed to think these people 

 fanciful, but on a narrow inspection, the -different 

 kinds of rice are observed to possess distinct features. 



The following are those sorts best known, and they 

 have been arranged as nearly as may lie, according to 

 their generally received value. The first five may be 

 cut by the sickle and are termed Giyau. 



' FOB SAWAII OR Wl-T LAND ( t I Tl CATION. 



Sri raja, sri bmni, r&m0, Pi bangsa, sri men* 



