FEfeRt/ARY I, 1889.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
CEYLON TEA AT GLASGOW AND 
BltUSSELS EXHIBITIONS. 
Kaudy, 28th January 1889. 
The Editor, Oeylon Observer. 
Ulu, — With reference to the minutes of proceedings 
of the mention of the (Standing Committee of the 
" Tea Fund " held at Kandy on l!Kh instant, I l>eg to 
enclose copj of correspondence with Mr. J. L. Shund 
regarding Glasgow and Brussels Exhibitions. — I am, sir, 
jours faithlully, A. PHILIP, Secretary. 
21 Rood Lane, London, EC, 14th Dec. 1888. 
The Secretary, Planters' Association of Ceylon, Kaudy. 
Dear Sir, — I had hoped to be able to send you final 
reports before this of the Brussels ami Glasgow Ex- 
hibitions, but delay in closing Exhibition accounts 
seems inevitable. In Glasgow we have still got the 
show cases and the tea house on our bauds, and a 
law suit in appeal, and in Brusst Is Mr. Lee Bapty has 
not yet sent me completed accounts. I hope, however, 
we shall be able to forward you both accounts soon. 
I have been drawn upon by Messrs. Aitkeu, 
Speuce & Co. at .'! a/s for £51 9 7. 1 did not know 
they had any claim against us. Our expendi- 
ture in Glasgow has boon heavy, and I would 
ask you to send me by return any balance 
you may have in hand on, the Brussels vote. 
We shall requiro all the money we can lay our hands 
upon to close accounts, and lam specially desirous out 
to call upon the Loudon guarantors. A sum of £200 was 
agreed to be given to my firm account, Glasgow, for 
services rendered, but we have drawn nothing except 
actual outlay account, Brussels, and I think as the 
latter vote has not been exhausted and the former is 
moro than exhausted, it will only be just and right 
to all concerned to apportion the bonus to my firm 
between the two Exhibitions. I think all. exhibits 
about which we havo had instructions have been duly 
and I hope safely returned to their destinations, and 
I take this opportunity of informing Mr. Freudeu- 
borg that his coconut collection was sent off to 
Leipzig, Unfortunately Messrs. G. A. Dick and J. L. 
Dewar sent me instructions regarding their exhibits 
too lato to carry them out. As soon as the Exhibi- 
tion closed all unclaimed samples were mixed up and 
Hold for the benefit of tho court. I do not think I 
have yet thanked Messrs. Webb Bros, and Mr. 
Bargee for their kind contributions of tea seed, which 
both arrived in excellent order. 
As regards Paris, I am glad to see Mr. Leake has 
at my request appointed a Committee. It is time to 
b«- up Biid doing, and my request that your Asso- 
cnituui .hnuld .i|poiV a London Committer In colder 
with mo does not seem to have found favour. I have 
got the very best site in the Exhibition, and I am 
very noxious that the appearance made should be 
worthy of Ceylon. A tea-room, and a tea-room only, 
I think I havo already given you to understand. In 
the last Ceylon papers to hand u letter written to 
you by Mr. Haldano from Glasgow appeared, and 
Contiguous to it what ia probably au extract from a 
Glasgow halfpenny evening paper, but which certainly 
appears as if it were actually purt of Mr. Ualdauo's 
letter, so much so that ono of yonr papers refers to 
it as such. Tho connection is evidently accidental, 
bnt those who know Mr. Hahlaue know that he is 
incapable of writing iu such a strain, and I take this 
opportunity of informing those who may not kuow 
him thai the composition wns some of his. 
With all good wishes for a prosperous New Veur 
and sincere hope that Ceylon and Ceylon in London 
may soon bo linked together to mutual advantage, 
faithfully yours, (Signed; J L. Shank. 
U Kood Lane, London, E. C, -1th Jan. 1889. 
The Secretary, Planters' Association of Ceylon, K.mdy. 
D or Sir, — 1 had hoped to have been able before 
this to send you final accounts from tho Glasgow and 
Brussels Inhibitions, but 1 am not yet in a position to 
do no. The tea-house standing at Glasgow has not yet 
been sold, and there are small things, which have to 
be realized before we rail close accounts. As regards 
Brus»o\«, though I have iucciwautly oaked for report 
and accounts, Mr. liopty writes to me that he is not 
ye" in a position to render final accounts, and I now 
enclose memo, which I have only just been able to get 
of advances made in Brussels to native servants. If 
they have not been settled with, the amounts may 
perhaps be recoverod ; but, if as I hope they have long 
ago been settled, the amount must be debited to Mr. 
Bapty, whose office staff is responsible for the delay; 
of course tho result from the Brussels Exhibition 
directly has been small, but still there has been a result, 
because we have had several applications from men in 
business there in connection with Ceylon tea, the worst 
of it is these applications are so small that they are 
hardly worth attending to. Enclosed card shows that 
attention is being drawn to Ceylon tea in Brussels 
but the Exhibition so completely failed to attract that 
the result, has certainly been disappointing. 
There are several charges besides my firm's charges, 
such as printing labels, &c, iscc, which have to be shared 
between Brussels and Glasgow, so I hope you will 
arrange to send us the balance you have in hand of the 
K12,UU0, and allow us to use on account Glasgow 
any balance we may have on account Brussels. I trust 
this will commend itself to the Association as being 
reasonable and fair and that time may not be lost in 
authorising me to do so. 
About Paris I am awaiting until I can get others 
authorised to act with me, though it is high time we 
were at work, but on this subject you will have heard 
from your London representative the excellent site I 
have secured. The great opportunity and the zeal dis- 
played by so many in Loudon who so largely contribute 
to the tea fund in Oeylou prompt me to hope that the 
Association will see its way to increase the grant, as I 
suppose it will be the ody Exhibition taken up this 
year. I fully expect to be able in this case to return 
some of the money to the Tea Fund, but of course we 
cannot be certain of this. Meanwhile I am inundated 
with all sorts of proposals ol possibilities and impossi- 
bilities, and I want to be strengthened by the co-opera- 
tion of a Committee. I want also to send as sood as 
possible to Ceylon for tea for Paris, as we shall save 
considerably by importing directly.— Faithfully yours, 
(Signed) J. L. Shand. 
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faveur des vrais amateurs ; il est le soul dont fas6e 
usage I'ajtistocratie »«. laise. 
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Fr. 125 
Kaudy, 28th January 1889. 
J. L. Shand, Esq., 24, Kood Laue, Loudon. 
Dear Sir, — I am directed by the Standing Com- 
mittee of the " Tea Fund " to acknowledge receipt 
of your letters of the 14th December and 4th January 
011 the subject of the Gla-goiv and Brussels Exhibi- 
tions mid t<> point out that there appears to be some 
misunderstanding as to the arrangements made for 
the payment of the expenditure sanctioned on account 
of Brussels Exhibition, which it is desirable should 
bo removed so as to permit of a final adjust- 
ment of accounts. The resolution on the subject, 
forwarded to Mr. Beid on the lSlh November 
1887 you will remember was as follows: — " Brussuls 
Exhibition — ' That the Glasgow Tea Committee be 
ns»ed to endeavour to organize au Exhibition of 
Gey Ion Tea at th- Brussels Exhibition, tho vim at 
the disposal of the Committee would bo about Ifo.lAK). 
