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Of all kinds useful for Colonial Estates, such as 
Cinchonas, new varieties of Coffee, 
Cacao, Vanilla, Peppers, Nut- 
mergs, Coca (producing the 
new Anaesthetic Cocaine) 
Leaves, 
which have sold at 8/ and 10/ per lb„ 
&c, Sec, Sec, &c. 
THOS. CHRISTY & CO., 
25, LIME STREET, LONDON, E. C. 
De Vos's 
EW EXCHANGE and FREIGHT CALCU- 
LATOR, NOW READY. 
Contents 
I — £'s sterling into Rupees and Cents, and Rupees 
and Cents into £'s sterling from Is 2d to 2s Od 
with the intermediate 32nds of a penny. 
II. — Equivalents of sterling in French rates at rates 
progressing by 1/32 of a penny commencing 
from Is 2d to Is 7 31-32nd and fcs. 24-85 to 
fcs. 25-65. 
III. — Francs into Rupees at rates progressing by 
J of a Centime from fc. 1-40 to fcs. 2-00, and 
at rates progressing by i of a Centime from 
fcs. 2-OOJto fcs. 2 25. 
IV. — Francs into £'s sterling at rates progressing 
by \ of a Centime from fcs. 24-85 to fcs. 25-65. 
V. — A set of Tables which show at one view the 
solid centents of all kinds of Packages and 
Casks according to their several Lengths, 
Breadths and Depths. (Depths from one inch 
o six feet,) 
VI. — Freight Tables according to the New Tonnage 
Scale, 
— Commission Tables. 
Exchange now shows a downward tendency 
and is likely to ;;o down below Is 4d. De 
Vos' New Exchange and Freight Calculator 
is from Is 2d to 2s with the intermediate 
32nd of a penny besides Freight Calculations, 
the Expeditious Measurer and other useful 
information. Copies can be had from Mr. R. 
Daniel at the New 0. B. C. Ltd, and also 
from the "Observek" Office, at R12-50 per 
Copy. Mr. De Vos is having Exchange Tables 
printed Is to Is 2d with the iutermediate 32nds 
of a penny. 
BOOKS OF WHICH EVERY TROPICAL 
PLAN TER OUGHT TO HAVE A COPY. 
Supplied at "Ceylon Observer" Office or by our Agents. 
Tropical Agriculturist, 1st Volume, 1881-2, R. 0. 
with Index, 1088 pages ... ... 13 00 
Do. do. 2nd Volume. 1882-3, 
with Index, 1008 pages ... ... 13 00 
Do. 3rd Volume 1883-4, with Index 
1014 pages, including the August 
Extra number with Report on Forests 
and Map of Ceylon ... ... 13 00 
Do. 4th Volume 1884-85 with Index 
954 pages including Royal Botanic 
Garden Report for 1884 ... ... 13 0 
Do. 5th Volume 1885-86 with Index 
1000 pages 13 00 
Do. 6th Volume 1886-7 with Index 
856 pages 13 00 
Tea Planter's Manual with plans of Tea 
Factories (T. C. Owen) 4 12 
Planter's Note Book (Planting Molesworth) 3 04 
Coffee Planter's Manual, by Alex. Brown, 
with special additions by A. M. & J. Fer- 
guson and others . . . . . . 3 08 
Coffee Grub, with Illustrations ... ... 1 54 
Tea Cultivation in Assam, by H. Cottam ... 1 52 
Cinchona Planter's Manual, by Owen ... 4 10 
Cinchona Cultivation (Prize Essay), by T. N. 
Christie ... 1 27 
All about the Coconut Palm . . . . 3 12 
All about Indiarubber & Gutta-Percha, 2nd 
Edition enlarged 2 58 
Gold, Gems, and Pearls in Ceylon . . . . 4 10 
Cardamoms — Notes on Cultivation (Owen) 1 27 
First Year's Work on a Coffee Plantation, 
by A. L. Cross ... ... ... 1 02 
On the Manuring of Estates,byE. S.Grigeon 1 02 
Mr. Hughes' Analyses, First and Second 
Series, Manures and Limestone ... 0 26 
Ceylon Coffee Soil and Manures, by Hughes 1 54 
Coffee Planting in Southern India and 
Ceylon, by E. C. P. Hull .. 5 66 
Book-keeping for Planters, a system of 
Accounts (by "Double Entry") adapted 
to the requirements of Coffee Planters 1 79 
Liability of Estate Owners <fe Superintendents 1 77 
Ceylon in Fifties and Eighties . . , . 1 54 
Fifteen Hundred Conversational Sentences 
in Tamil, with English Translation ... 2 56 
Uva : An Inauguration of the New Province 1 04 
"Inge Val" or the Sinna Durai's Pocket 
Tamil Guide. [Greatly enlarged, 170 
pages.] By A. M. Ferguson, jr. ... 2 54 
The Coffee Tree and its Enemies, by Niet- 
ner (2nd Edition, revised by Mr. S. Green) 1 52 
Tea Cultivation in Ceylon, by C. S. Arm- 
strong (revised 18g4) ... ... 0 54 
Brazil as a Coffee-growing Country ... 1 54 
Liberian Coffee its History and Culti- 
vation, with beautiful coloured drawings 5 18 
The Ceylon Labour Ordinance— Copies of 
the Ordinance No. 11 of 1865 ... 0 40 
Map of Ceylon with Uva Province mounted 
on Rollers and Varnished . . . . 3 14 
Do. on good paper . . . . 1 79 
Medical Hints for Superintendents for the 
I Treatment of Diseases Peculiar to Ceylon 52 
(These are cash prices and include local postage) 
Post Office orders from India or elsewhere for 
above amounts will se<nre the books as ordered 
and paid for. 
