February i, 1889.J THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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P.S. — I am to inform you that the vote for Mel- 
bourne Kxbibkion is mow all expended and that on 
the Chairman's own responsibility the additional 500 lb. 
of tea has been arranged for. He hopes, however, 
that as you are selling the tea you will be well in 
funds. Should you wish a eontinuanco of regular tea 
shipments, it will of coarse be necessary now to act 
on the lines laid down by Messrs. J. M. Robertson 
& Co. (Initialed) A. P. 
To (station) Kandy. From (station) Melbourne. 
To (person) Philip, Kandy. 
Dealers deprecate closing. 29, 11, 26. 
Kandy, 29th November 1888. 
Melbourne, December 7th, 1888. 
The Secretary, Planters' Association, Kandy, Ceylon. 
Dear Sir, — Your cablegram of December 1st reached 
me on 3rd, advisiug further shipments of tea, and con- 
cluding that you, before despatching it, were in receipt 
of my letter of the November 9th, I infer that your 
Committee approve of my selling tea to guests in the 
Ceylon Court, in the method described, and am con- 
tinuing to do so: awaiting your further advices by mail. 
The attendance at the oourt daily, satisfactorily in- 
creases, and from what 1 gather outside I have every 
reason to believe that the result will tend materially 
to increase the demand for Ceylon teas in the Colonial 
markets. 
Since writing the above, yours of November 17th has 
come to hand, and from its perusal in connection with 
your telegram of 1st instaut, I understand that no 
Committee meeting have been held to consider my 
letter of November 9th, you were not in a position to 
advise me further than of the shipment of the tea, 
and I await their decision by cable on its consideration, 
us requested by me. — Yours faithfully, 
(Signed) H. McKexzie. 
Planters' Association of Ceylon, 
Kandy, 11th December 1888. 
Hugh Mackenzie, Esq., Ceylon Oourt, [Melbourne Exhi- 
bition, Melbourne. 
Dear Sir, — I have to acknowledge receipt of your 
letters of the 9th and 13th November, also telegram 
of the 29th November, which having hu'l the cousidcra- 
tion of the Stauding Committee of the " Tea Fund," 
1 now l>i' h > to annex tor your information and guidance 
copy of resolution passed on the subject. In terms 
of this resolu'ion 1 have asked the New Oriental Hank 
Corporation, Limited, to wire £100 sterling for dis- 
bursements by you on account of the Melbourne Ex- 
hibition, and in addition to the 1,000 1b. tea shipped 
per S. S. " Massilia " and S. S. " Sulier," 1 have asked 
Messrs. J. M. Robertson Sc Oo. to arrange lor the 
purchase aud shipment with as little delay as possible 
of another 1,000 lb. tea. At foot 1 annex eopy of 
telegrams despatched by me to your address. You will 
obsorvo that the Standing Committee have voted a 
further sum of £100 sterling towards the Melbourne 
Exhibition so as to enable you to keep the Ceylon 
t". i house open until the close of the Exhibition, aud 
that the Committee look to you to repay the cost of 
the extra tea shipped by bankers' draft. If you will 
find that more tea is required I understand that you 
will wire for it arranging at same time through the 
bank to place in funds to psy for it. — I am, ice, 
(Signed) A. Philip, Seoietary. 
Rfsolction bkff.kkkd to. 
" That in addition to the vote of R6.000 already 
made a lurther sum of £100 sterling be granted to 
the Melbourne Exhibition, and that this sum be re- 
mitted at once to Mr. H. Mnrkeuzie ; hIho (hat 2,0<X) 
lb. of Ceylon tea bo purchased if neco-sary, and 
■hipped to him for s do, the value to repaid through 
Mr. Mackenzie by Hunk dralt." 
Telegrams referred to. 
Melbourne— M.Tik. 'i.i. 
O. ntennial— Melbourne.. Kandy— Philip. 
•MK) pounds tea Mopped : .'.(>" lollow , u \t mall — 
(Sigo«xl) A. Philip.— 1st Due. 1888. 
I Melbourne — Mackenzie. 
Centennial — Melbourne. Kandy — Philip. 
"Remitted £100, shipping thousand for sale." — 
(Signed) A. Philip.— 10th Dec. 1886. 
Melbourne, December 13th, 1888. 
The Secretary of the Planters' Association, Kandy, 
Ceylon. 
Dear Sir, — Since writing you on 7th instant I am 
in receipt of your cable of 10th instant, and also 
have received from the O. B. 0. the £100 alluded to. 
Anticipating that after receipt of my letter of No- 
vember 9th your Committee would wish me to con- 
tinue the Court open as before, I have kept it open, 
on the same conditions since the end of November, 
and after Monday next propose opening it for an 
hour every evening, as well as during the afternoon, 
aud to continue to do so during the holid.iys, and 
to the end of January should the attendance at that 
hour prove satisfactory. 
Awaiting your advices by mail, especially as to the 
disposal of the exhibits at the closing of the Exhibition. 
—I am, &c, (Signed) H. McKenzik. 
Planters' Association of Ceylon, Kandy, 17th Jan. 1889. 
Hugh Mackenzie, Esq., Ceylon Court, Melbourne 
Exhibition, Melbourne. 
Dear Sir.— Since the receipt of your letters of the 
7th and 13th ultimo, there has been no meeting of 
the Standing Committee of the "Tea Fund," but re- 
plying to your request for instructions. I write now 
to ask you to dispose of all exhibits, photographs, &c, 
Sent by the Association to best advantage for credit 
of the Exhibition account except of course any that 
may have been only lent. If necessary I will supple- 
ment my present letter after the next meeting of the 
Oommittee. — I am,&c, 
(Signed) A. Philip, Secretary. 
Melbourne, January 3rd, 1889. 
The Secretary, Planters' Association. Kandy, Ceylon. 
Dear Sir, — I am in receipt of yours of December 
11th covering resolution of the Standing Committee 
of the "Tea Fund," after their considering my letters 
of November 9th and 13th, and confirming your tele- 
gram already acknowledged. The"l,000 1b tea alluded 
to has been received per "Maesilia" and "Salier." and 
today I hear from Messrs. J. M. Robertson iic Co. 
that the remain ler ordered by you has also beer for- 
warded, and of which I shall take charge in a few 
days, but caunot help regretting that the two latter 
shipments were packed in the same sizes as the for- 
mer, that is in 20 lb. boxes. — Yours faithfully, 
(Signed) H. McKknzie. 
YATIYANTOTA TEA CO., LIMITED. 
At the annual ordinary general meeting of this 
Company held in Colombo on Wednesday, 30th 
January, the report of the directors and accounts 
for the past year were submitted and adopted, and 
a dividend of 22 per cent on the paid up capital 
was declared. Mr. W. D. Gibbon was re-elected 
a director, and, it being considered advisable that 
two directors resident in Colombo should be on the 
board, Mr. \V. H. G. Duncan was also appointed. 
At the formation of the Company it was arranged 
that dunng the years embraced in an estimate ex- 
tending to 3 1st Deo. last, the office-bearers should 
reoeive a nomi"nl remuneration. That period 
having expired, a resolution was brought forward 
and earned, that the remuneration should be in- 
creased to R2.00G a \ ear. 
A vott of thanks to the office-bearers for 1888 
and the oh airman ol the meeting (Mr. C. Young) 
closed the proceedings. 
We quote from the report as follows : — 
The Directors have pleasure in submitting to the 
Shareholders the Accounts of the Company for the 
past year. Whilst the expenditure ban been low than 
ww anticipated, the crop liu excuedrJ the extimaU 
