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[March i, 1889. 
been appreciated, and have created interest as well as 
attention. One sentence from the articles in the Argus 
and Age may be noted. The Argus states that the 
invitation of your Committee to try a cup of genuine 
Ceylon tea free of charge " is a privilege," as may 
be imagined; "largely made use of, and every afternoon 
numbers of visitors are to be seen enjoying the re- 
freshments provided for them." The Age remarks that 
your " Ceylon Tea House " is "unique in character, and 
the place is thronged all the afternoon with persons 
anxious to avail themselves of the open invitation 
given. It is novel to many visitors to be waited upon 
by two natives, one a Sinhalese, the other a Tamil 
from the Southern portion of Hindustan," add- 
ing that the great novelty is in the tea 
itself, that " there is some fascination about it for a 
second trial begets a desire for a third and many visi. 
tors eventually order cases protesting that they can- 
not drink the ordinary tea again." Altogether your 
Standing Committee sent down for use or sale at the 
Melbourne Exhibition 2,880 lb. of fine Ceylon pekoe 
tea of its high character and quality; there is no doubt 
y >ur best thanks are due to Messrs. J. M. Eobertson 
& Co., of Colombo, for much courteous attention to 
your interests in this important matter as regards 
selection and shipment. From the Exhibition " Jury 
Awards " as published in the Argus of Tuesday, the 
15th January 1889, your Committee extracts the follow- 
!> CEYLON TEAS. 
First — Ceylon Planters' Association, Ceylon : and 
special mention for having the finest collection of teas 
that the jury have seen. 
GREEN COFFEE. 
PARCHMENT. 
First— J. K. Burnett, Mooloolah, Queensland ; C. F. 
Chubb, Ipswich, Queensland. 
Second — Ceylon Planters' Association, Ceylon. 
Third — D. Hart, Mosman River, Queensland. 
PEABEREY. 
First — Ceylon Planters' Association, Ceylon. 
GREEN COFFEE. 
First — Ceylou Planters' Association, Ceylon. 
Memo, showing payments made in Ceylon on 
account of the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition 1888, 
R8,617-44. 
BRUSSELS EXHIBITION. 
The arrangements as regards this Exhibition were 
somewhat different from those of Glasgow and 
Melbourne, and members are referred to the recent 
correspondence published for full particulars. Up 
to date the actual disbursements made amount to 
R5,781 - 67. Briefly stated, a Ceylon tea-house was 
fitted up opening out on each side to gardens where 
tables and chairs were provided, a little pamphlet in 
French was distributed gratuitously giving a shurt ac- 
count of Ceylon and its tea industry. Three native 
servants were sent as attendants, and your thanks are 
due to Sir Graeme H. D. Elphinstone for the kind 
trouble he took in connectian with them and for his 
report dated 25th May 1888, which will be printed with 
the proceedings. Both Mr. Shand and Mr. Haldane 
also gave interesting accounts of their visit to the 
Exhibition, but until final reports with accounts are re- 
ceived, it is difficult for your Standing Committee to 
say much as to the results achieved looked at as a 
special opportunity and medium for pushing the sale 
of and making known Ceylon tea on the Continent 
of Europe. 
Memo, showing payments made in Ceylon on ac- 
count of the Brussels International Exhibition 1888, 
R5,24(M2. 
Memo, showing payments made in Ceylon on account 
of Mr. J. L. Shand, suspense account, R541'25. 
PARIS UNIVERSAL EXHIBITION, 1889. 
It is the hope of the Standing Committee that an un- 
precedently good opportunity will be afforded by tbe 
forthcoming Paris Exhibition for successfully drawing 
attention to Ceylon tea and making it known not 
merely throughout the Continent of Europe but in a 
sense to the whole world, if, as is expected, the Exhibi- 
bitioD attracts an enormous concourse of visitors from 
all quarters of the globe. Deeply impressed with tbe 
importance of having Ceylon tea efficiently represented 
on this great occasion at Paris, your Standing Com- 
mittee at once responded to the overtures made 
through the good offices of Mr. J. L Shand, and unani- 
mously agreed to a vote of R6.000 from tbe " Tea 
Fund " for the purposes and on the conditions indi- 
cated. WritiDg on 7th August last, Mr. J. L. Shand 
thus mentions the terms of agreement concluded (tide 
letter), and, as regards the site of the Ceylon tea- 
house, remarks : " We have got the very best site in 
the whole Exhibition." For further information your 
Standing Committee invites attention to the corre- 
spondence that has taken place and reproduces for 
your information a tracing of the space allotted at 
Paris. Some time ago a resolution was passed by your 
Committee inviting Mr. Whittall and Mr. Leake to 
associate themselves with Mr. Shand in carrying out 
arrangements for the tea-room at the Paris Exhi- 
bition- Both gentlemen have kindly taken active steps 
in tbe matter, and have formed an influential Com- 
mittee including Sir W. H. Gregory, Sir Roper Leth- 
bndge, Mr. Smither, and themselves, to safeguard the 
interests represented and to facilitate active prepara- 
tions in connection with the undertaking. 
Memo, showing papments made in Ceylon on account 
of the Paris Exhibition, R9096. 
CEYLON TEA IN AMERICA. 
Shipment of Ceylon Tea to Mr. J. McCombie 
Murray, Philadelphia. — In accordance with re- 
solution, through the good offices of Messrs. JM. 
Robertson & Co. a shipment of 2,8401b. of Cey- 
