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THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST [Sept. i, 1893. 
The rearing of poultry is done principally by 
weans of an incubator, and this ia worked more 
Bkilfally and with less troable than ar y incubrttor 
that 1 have eeen. The fowls are not of any 
special breed being prized more for their genercoH 
production of eggs than for the length of their 
pedigteee. 
The glafB bouBea appear to be worked in a munner 
which ia likely to leave a profit, for no sooner iB a 
crop of geraniums or peaches finished than the 
pota in which the plants are growing are put out- 
lide, and young tomato or melon plants are subetitu'ed 
and tbe^e again give place to Bomethiog elre, bo 
th'kt tbe heating apparatus is always usefully em- 
ployed in forcing gomething or other on the market. 
The grape vines are very fine and the crop when 
I saw it bung in huge bnnchfs from the roof of 
the vinery ; whilst some idea may be gathered of 
the prolusion of roses when I B»y that, from one 
glass house alone, upwards of 10,000 gloire-de-dijon 
rose blooms were told in the London market this 
pring. 
The Principal, Mr. Elio^, took over charge from 
Mr. Boi.d some eight months ago, before which time 
he was engaged on the Manchester Ship Canal as 
Kee'denh EngiEeer, he having the chief section under 
his cure, namely the lock-gates at Eastham and that 
portion of the embankment which has to withstand 
the Bev( rest strain of the tidal waters. Previous to 
that he was engaged ia harbonr works in all parts 
of tbe world, and the breakwater at East London, 
Cape Oolooy, I have heard spoken of as a far 
iupeiior feat of engineering to the Colombo one, 
because in Efast London (here never is such a ttinj; 
KB B spell ot calm weather, such as yoa have in 
Ceylon dnring^tJieN.-E. monsoon. Mr. Eliot eppearsto 
be as contented and enthusiastic with his life at the 
College as ever he could have been as an engineer, 
and his knowledge of surveying, bnilding constrac- 
tion, &c. HiUSt be of mitterial aesistanca to tbe 
etadeniB. 
I left the College with the conviction in my own 
mind tba', for youtg men who intend going abroad 
either as planters to Oeylon or Ii.da, or as frnit- 
growers in Aus ialis, no better training conl 1 be 
given to them thiin whut they could obtain by residence 
at Swanby College, and hs it is oclv balf-ai -honr's 
run from London, pnrentp, whose B.ns ore preparing 
to go to the East, might do worse than tako a run 
down to see tbe College and judge fer themselves 
of the good that a year's training there might do 
their sona before going abrcad. 
COSMOPOLITE. 
THE CEYLON TEA FUND. 
Minntes of proceedings of a meetirg ot (he Standing 
Committee of ihe " Ceylon Tia Fu d' held at Kandy 
on Thursday the 10th day of August 1893 at 3 
o'clock (,3 p.m.) in the afternoon. 
Present : — Messrs. Giles, F. Walker, Chairman 
PliiLters' Association of Ci^ylon ; J. Andtrson, Kfndy 
and Mala'e West ; Charles Gibbon, Hon. Secretary 
JNortbern Distriofs Plai.ters' A^fooietian ; \V. Mcggin- 
Son, Cbairman Anibegamuwa Aefocialian ; James 
Westland, Chairman Northern Districts Planters' 
Association, C. Spearmin Armslroug, Hewabeta ; 
T. C. Owsn, Kandy ; Cliarles Yonr g. Kandy ; J. H. 
Starey, Kandy ; K. S Duff Tytler. Kandy ; A. W. S. 
Sackville, Muskeliya ; Hugh Blacklaw, AmLegamuwa ; 
Thomas Smith, OhairnDan Dolcsbage and Yakdessa 
Planters' Association; H. M, Toller, Chairman Maske- 
liya Association ; W. S. ThomaF, Dimbula ; S. E 
Ttnoh, Hon. Secretary, Maskeliya ABSociatiun ; F. G, 
.A.Lane, Kandy ; A, Philip, Secretary to the Planters' 
AfBooiation of Ceylon Kandy. 
The notice calling the meeting was read. 
Tha minutes of proceedings of a meeting of the 
ecmtutlte hdd at Kandy on Friday the 9th June 
1893 were sulmitted for cocfirmation. 
Kesolved that (bey be andtbey hereby are confirmed, 
flead letters from Mr. T. C. Andereon ou the subject 
^' Qjttain Eshibitg at the Chicago Exhibition, and 
forwarding a pbotrgraph of tbe Bale of Onrtmore 
Estate golden tips at ±25 10s per lb. 
Resolved : — *' That the letters b« acknowledged and 
thanks conveyed for tbe pbolofrrspli." 
Read letter from tbe Yatederia Tea Company of 
Oeylon Limited. 
Read letter from tbe Manager Syndicate Boat 
Company Limited. 
Jtefolved (1); — "That a copy of the letter be feet 
to tbe Chairman of tbe Oeylon Tea Company 
Limited for bis information with a retjaeot tbal be 
wil! arrange with tbe Manager of tbe ^yndicale Uoat 
Company for carryirg oat tbe proposed alteration. ' 
Resolved (II): — " That a copy of this RMolutioo be 
forwarded to the Syndicate Boat Company Limited." 
Ceylon Tea at the Impebial iNtTixi'TR. 
Bead letters from the Secretary Oeylon Asscijation 
in London on the Bubjeot of the agreement witb tbe 
Contractors and /advising draft Rl, 441 'OG ou acooont. 
Bead letters from the National Bank of India 
Limited acknowledging pajnient of acceptaurc. 
Read letters from Mr. F. R. Saunder* and U»»ttt. 
Gow Wilson Stanton notifying tbe tranBmiNeiou of 
a diagram ehowing tbe bietory of tbe Cujlou Tta 
Industry similar to one placed in (be Ceylon Cotut 
at tbe Imperial Institute. 
Resolved (I):— "That tbe Utters and enoloEures be 
sent to the Newspapers for publication." 
Re'olved (II):— "That Mr. Sounders and Messr*. 
Gow Wilson & Stanton be thankfd for their courtesy 
III forwarding Diagram of Ceylon Tea as exhibited 
at Chicago." 
Oevlok Dust Teas. 
Re«d letter from the Pecretary London Whole sale 
Tea Dealers' Association received tbrougb the Secre- 
tary Ceylon Afsociation in Lon !on inviting attention 
to tbr> o'ass of chests ased for dnst teas, and a«kinx 
that the matter may be considered with the view 
to having a more fai'able paclrage adopted. 
Resolved : — " That it be fta'ed in reply that in 
tbe opinion of this Comnitt<c it ia advioKble to 
pack dnst ti^ae in half chestB (.roperiy hooped." 
CEYLON TEA AT THE WORLD'S EXPOSITION AT CHICAGO 
1893— CHICAG3 EXHIBITION FUND. 
Read letters from tbe Cdooial Secr-jtary, 
Read letter frcm tbe Special Commissioner for 
Ceylon nt the World's Columbia') Ezpoeitiou. 
B.ea<l letters from the Oeylon Agent of tbe Com- 
missioner. 
Laid on the table Official Guide W'orld's Colombian 
Exposition received by the courtesy ol the Special 
Ceylon Commissioner. 
RcBilved (1) :— " That Goven ment be thanked for 
the letters received and informed that the question 
alluded to in the Colonial Secretary's letter ot tbe Ist 
August is having attention. 
Resolved (II) :— " That Mr. Grinlinton be asked 
to state with reference to psragraph 7 in his letter 
of the 26;h June to the Colonial Secretary what 
steps he would advise being taken in Ceylon to 
8s«itt in carrying out bis views, and to add to what 
exent he wonl l be willing to initiate arrangements 
personal y and further to afford tbe Com- 
mittee any information in bis power that may 
bear on tbe question. 
Resolved (III) : — " Th^t a meeting of the sub- 
Ecribers to tbe Chicago Exhibition Fund be convened 
at the date and place ot the next Planters' Aseccia- 
licn Committee meeting to decide on the further 
difspoFal of the money. 
Resolved (IV) : — " That the memo : sabmitted by 
tbe Secretary be annexed to this minute. 
CF;YLOf? planters' tea comp4nt of new tobk. 
Read letter from Mr. R. Wade Jenkins. 
Read letters from the Ceylon Planters' Tea Com- 
pany of New York. 
R ad correspondence between Mr. C. O. Mackwood 
and the Chairman. 
CEYtON TEA m P0ETL4ND, OBEGON WEST COAtT OF 
APEICA. 
R9»d letters from Me^^rg. A. B. ScQ(t & Qo, 
