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of the island, Other determinations, referred to above, 
show thftt the kind of shrub cultivated in India con- 
tains more or less tannin aocording to its original 
habitat. The amounts of tannin were obtained by 
perfectly exhausting the leaves, precipitating the fil- 
tered decoction with acetate of lead, weighing the 
dried lead precipitate, and calculating as gallotaunic 
acid. 
The infusion of the family teapot extracts more or 
less tannin, according to the sample used and Ibe 
time allowed for the leaves to soak in the boiling 
water. The brokers' test of five minutes takes out oue- 
fifth of the extract, with a corresponding amount of 
tannin. The teapot infusion of ten minutes removes 
about one-third, fifteen minutea one-half, and twenty 
minutes two-thirds. The following experiments were 
made to show the amount extracted by infusing 1 per 
cent, of tea in boiling water for five and fifteen 
minutes - 
Extracted 
Extracted 
Tannin 
in five 
minutes 
in fifteen 
minutes 
Per oent. 
Per oent. 
Per oent 
A .. 
. 11-08 
3-04 
27-4 
B ,. 
. 1210 
4-40 
3G-2 
6-88 
56-8 
0 .. 
. 12-32 
4-28 
34-7 
D . 
. 1325 
7-88 
69-5 
E .. 
. 13-55 
4-60 
33-9 
F .. 
. 23-50 
6-26 
26-6 
952 
400 
The tannin is, undoubtedly, the source of the 
" strength "of the tea, and the higher the tannin the 
richer the infusion, and the more of body will the sam- 
ple possess, Tiinniu is likewise a natural constituent 
of the tea, and is not amenable to suppression by higher 
cultivation or by the ordinary prooesses of manufacture. 
♦ 
CEYLON TEA. IN GLASGOW. 
Mr. Andrew Poison, wellknown as a respeoted 
Ceylon planter, seems to have been among the most 
energetic of established home agents of Ceylon tea. 
He is now Director of the " Indian Tea Bazaars Co. 
Ld," Glasgow, with a capital of £25,000, the object of 
which is thus indicated in the prospectus : — 
" This Company has been formed for the purpose of 
acquiring and extending the business at present, 
carried on in Glasgow, Dundee, Greenock, Leitb, Hull, 
and other places, under the name of " The Indian Tea 
Bazaars." 
" The business consists of the sale, wholesale and 
retail of Indiau and Ceylon Teas, Coffee, Cocoa, &c, 
for household consumption and otherwise, and the sale 
of these articles as refreshments in Tea and Luncheon 
Rooms specially fitted up for the purpose. This 
business the company proposes to develop and extend 
over the whole of Great Britain as opportunity offers." 
Writing to a friend in Ceylon, Mr. Poison says : — 
" We state without fear of contradiction that the 
Indian Tea Bazaars Co., Ld., put out more Ceylon Tea 
than any company or firm in Scotland. It was a 
disappointment to me and to the manager that we 
could not have had the name altered from Indian 
Tea Bazaars Co. to a more distinctive Ceylon one." 
From a very pioturesquely illustrated pamphlet 
issued by the " Indian Tea Bazaars " some years 
ago, we see that they have a long list of agencies 
and new ones have lately been added in the South 
of Scotland and North of England. The pam- 
phlet itself is taken up with India and its tea ; 
but a specimon of the canisters now issued with 
tea is before us, gorgeously laokered and coloured, 
with a picture of a Tamil girl resting from plucking on 
the top ; and on the sides, representations of Mutwal 
boutiques and palms, talipot tree and elephant, 
Kandy Lake and Colombo Clock-towor and street. 
These tins are used for pure Ceylon teas only. We 
wish Mr. Poison and his Company contiuuod suo- 
coss through a largely extending business. 
THE NEW MINING OEDINANCE, 
Among the half-dozen drafts of new Ordinances, 
this is perhaps the most important and most 
generally interesting. It is called : — 
An Ordinance relating to Mines of Gold, Silver, and 
Preoious Stones in Lands other than Crown property. 
But this Ordinance may be cited for all pur- 
poses as "The Mines Begulation Ordinance, 1890." 
From the rest, we quote the important olauses 
and sideheads : — 
In this Ordinance — " Land " means every description 
of land not being the property of the Crown, and 
includes the bed of every river and stream adjacent to 
or flowing- through such land. 
" Mine " means every mine which from and after 
the date of the coming- into force of this Ordinance 
shall be opened for the purpose of searohing for or 
obtaining gold, silver, gems, or precious stones, and 
includes all shafts, levels, planes, works, machinery, 
tramways, and sidings both below and above ground, 
which may be sunk, driven, erected, or constructed in 
and adjacent to any such mine. 
" Shaft " includes pit. "To open a mine" means and 
includes the sinking of any shaft or the driving of any 
level or inclined plane, or any act whatsoever whepe- 
by the soil or earth or any rock, stone, or quartz in or 
under any land is disturbed, removed, carted, carried, 
washed, sifted, or otherwise dealt with for the purpose 
of searching for or obtaining gold, silver, gems, or 
precious stones therefrom. 
' Person" includes any association or body of per- 
sons whether incorporated or not. 
From and alter the coming into operation of this 
Ordinance, it shall not be lawful for any person to 
open any mine without having previously obtained a 
license as hereinafter provided. 
The governmeat agent may issue a license to open a 
mine in any land within his province, reserving for the 
use and benefit of Her Majesty and her successors such 
share, not exceeding one-tenth, of the gross value of 
the gold, silver, gems, or precious stones which may be 
obtained from such mine as the Governor in Executive 
Council may from time to time determine, or such 
fixed annual rent in lieu thereof as may have been 
agreed upon between such government agent and the 
licensee, and suoh license shall be substantially in the 
form set out in the schedule hereto. 
(1) Before any license is issued, the person apply- 
ing for the same shall furnish the government agent 
with a declaration in writing containing — 
(a) the name and boundaries of the land in which 
the mine is to be opened ; 
(b) the nature of the right of the applicant to open 
the mine on such land ; and 
(c) the name or names and residenoe or residences of 
himself and of the person or persons under whose 
management or superintendence the mine is intended to 
be opened and worked. 
(2) If the party making such declaration ceases 
to have an interest in the mine, or if any person or 
persons other than those named in the declaration 
shall be entrusted with the management or superin- 
tendence of the mine, the licensee shall make a 
further declaration thereof to the government agent. 
Every such declaration shall be signed by the party 
making the same, or by his duly authorised agent, and 
shall be filed of record in the office of the government 
agent. 
License may be refused or revoked. Appeal to the 
Governor in Executive Council. 
Production of license, which is not transferable. 
The government agent shall from time to time make, 
and when made may alter, amend, or cancel rules for — 
(«) securing the share reserved to Her Majesty and 
her successors of the gross value of 1 he gold, silver, 
gems, or precious stones obtained from any mine, or 
the rent in lieu of such sbare ; 
(5) inspecting and examining into the state and 
condition, and ensuring the due ventilation, of any 
mine or any part thereof ; 
