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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [Sept. i, 1893. 
from sbippera, representing DOt leeti thna a certain 
propjrtiou of thi: whole in'Jus'ry, to ig'ee to stand 
uucouditioaally together in oppu^itiou to an} ouesiJud 
or disidvantatjeoas arraogenjent of thi aivrnthip 
compaDies, which might have for it» o'lject directly 
or iodirectly to stifle free competition. It is sin- 
01 rely to be hoped that this eu«{g> stion will not 
only command a wide support, bat will result ia 
p ucing the whole questioa on a better baei.s, an 1 
that the In lian tea industry will be enabled to hold 
it« own against th'j increasiuK compt tition of Ueyloii 
and ChiL*, both of which couulries arn «t pf seat very 
much ante favoarably treated than India iu regard 
to freight rates. 
The Inoian Planters and Co-operation. — At the 
meeting of the Indian Tea Asi-ociation a m bt im- 
poitaut pcupoeal, which on more than one occasion 
of recenv yearn has been brought before that bo )y,wai 
male nith a view to placing the assoc ati<'u, bo far 
as its financial resources are concerned on a more 
solid and aatisfnc'.ory basis. It 'n euggefited that, in 
oo-operation with tlie C iloutta A'^sooiatior, tlie 
revenues of the aesociatiou sboul i lu tuture 
be ioereaf^ed and placed < n a better tooting by 
means of the asseBsnient which is levied iu Iu<lia — 
tbis being im Teased a little, if ueceasary, and <hat in 
this way tlie two associations m iy tot only bi etreng> 
thened financially, but may be brought into closer con- 
neotion with one another. We have always advocated 
the strengthening of tbe indastry by sucb co-opeiat:ou 
and self-help, and we would btrougly urge on oar 
readers, so far as in them lies, to give their eoppoit 
and assistance to any well-conotived tcheme wuioh 
may be pliced before them with the above objdot in 
view. 
Fibre OuLTiViTiON in the Bahamas.— Sir A. Shea's 
report to the Colonial Office says thnt the area of 
Grown land already acquired for the cu tivatiou of tbe 
fibre iu the Brihamas ia about 70,000 acrex, of which 
nearly 12,000 asres are alieady under cultivation in 
various stages of progresp. From ttje present agtjiicits 
at work it can be safely estimated that o,l)UO acres per 
aunum will coolioue t ) be bdied to tbe operations. 
Tiiere need be no special i ff ort to dispose of the t a a ice 
of the land now uugranted, within tbe prcbcnbeJ 
limit of 100,000 acrec, as the increasing expcrieLce 
of the va'ue of the fibre enterpri.'-o will assure the 
bale of the ava lable land in gooJ seas^on Kou" of 
the investors would, if tljey could. »iihdraw from 
the ent rprise, and there is no diajinution of the 
coufi leuce with which i I: was undertaken. The small 
shipments that weat forward ii the p ist year satisfied 
every expecialioQ on tbe score of the excelleuoe of 
the fibre and its market valuo, and as bbipmentt 
increase, and the artic'e ke omes more extensively 
known, there is littla doubc that it will tst iblish a 
stable portion in the fibre market. It is low generally 
conceded th^t ic will enter considerably into tha mauu- 
faotuie of various fabrics, and that for some time 
to come but a small portion of the production will be 
used tor rope making. Indeed 'he prices that havg 
been hitherto paid indicate clearly that other uses 
have been foun 1 for tbe fibre, for the rates have gone 
well above the quotations for MaHila. — H. and C. 
Mail, Adgust 4. 
♦ 
THE GALLAHA CEYLON TEA COMPANY. 
We are now in a position to ba able to an- 
nounce at least one proposal towards the sabsti- 
tution of a new Limited Company on a big scale 
lor private proprietors in Ceylon Tea Plantations. 
The Gallaha Ceylon Company is to have a capital 
of £100,000 in £10 ehares with £30,000 in mort- 
gage Debentures bearing 6 per cent. The Company 
ia to take over the group of properties belonging 
to Mesats. Chas. Straohan & Co. in the Hantane, 
Jtilambe and Hewabota diet: lets, including the well- 
equipped GdUaha Tea Factory which we have heard 
described by an impartial authority as one of the 
^t)«a( ai.rfiQged aod loomiest Faolories he had seen in 
the island. The Company also takes the Union Mills 
arid Agency premieee. AUogftber, a total of 4 092 
{ acres with I 953 in tea and 06 in oard&momB are taken 
over on the followin,; estites: — Gallaba, Kiiulamule, 
Vedebe^teg. Mousakelle, New MadaKama, Gourakella 
I Group. L'^s: year, the crop wa9 ovtr .000,000 lb. of t< a 
1 and for the coming }ear it is expected to be as much 
! as Ij'iO.OQQ lb., besidis tbe leaf purchased (or 
manufacture. Tbe vendor Mr. Cba-. birachan takes 
2, .000 fully paid shsrcK. He and Meeere. M. P. 
Evans ardC. Hanneo are to be Directors, and tbe 
valuations of tbe pioperlirs being made by Mr. 
W. D. Gibbon, tbe estimate is that tbe orojis 
after piying 6 per cent to debenture-bil Jers will 
Eccure 10 percent to sbureholders with a balance 
over, during, ibr coming year and do btlter pro- 
bably in tbe years following : 
In any case, there ie not likely to any general 
appial to tbe public to take up many of tbe 
ebare^ ; f jr ne understand that about ihree- 
founbe of the numb r were almost at once Eub- 
Eoribud for by friends of the promotfra. 
CEYLON TEA AT IMPERIAL INSTITUTK. 
Kindy, 16(b Aug., 1893. 
Sib, — I rnclose copy of letters from the Sicreiary 
Cey.on Association ia London in refirince to 
Ceylon Tea at tbe Imperial Institute and other 
matteiB — I am, sir, youra faithfully A. PHILU', 
Secretary to tbe Flaotera' Aesooiation o( Ceylon. 
{Copy.) 
4 Mincing Lane, London, 30th Jane 1693. E.C. 
A. Philip, Esq., Secretary, Planters' Association, 
Kaudy, Ceylon. 
Dear Sir, — I have to thank you for yoar letter of 
29th ultimo, confirming my action in regard to tbe 
agreement with Messis. J. Lyons & Co. of the 
Imperial Institute. I am sending you by parcel post 
one of Messrs. J. Lyons & Co.'s advertisements. 
The Firm is carrying out tbe terms of tbe agreement 
faithfully : and the Tea supplied seems to be of 
uniform good quality in the cup. 
I By next mail I shall have to draw on you for the 
j .i'ltW payable on 8th proximo under the agreement. 
I Kindly bear in mind that on or before Slst proximo 
I I have to give notice of continuing tbe agreement 
till June 1895. If you have not already sent ins rac- 
I tions on this point when you receive this letter, 
I please wire to me what I am to do. 1 enclose copy 
j of a letter received from the London wholesale tea 
dealers' Association as to the chests used for 
packing tea dust in Ceylon.— I am, &c , 
(Signed) Wm. Martin Leake, Secretary. 
TEA CHESTS. 
Loudon Wtoleeale Tea Deiler'o Association, 
4, I'encburch Street, E.C, 23rd June 1893. 
W, Maetin Leake, E-q , — Dear Sir, — Complaints 
have reached my Committee tbat the cbeets used for 
dust teas are not made 8ufiScieutly secure to prevent 
leakage in tran-iit ; so much so, that in (ome ca^es 
the Kailway Compan'es refuse to take the tea unless 
it is covered with a canvaa wrapping, the Consignees 
in many instsnees decline to p»y the cost thereof, 
which therefore f.ill8 upun the wholesale dealer. 
My Oommit'.ee would feel obliged by tbe Importers 
cons-idering this matter with the view of iheir adopting 
a more suitable package for this class of tea. — I am 
&o,, Signed K. Sedgwick, Hon. Secretary. 
4, Micoing Lane, Loi df^n, E.C. 7th July, 1893. 
A. Philip, Esq , Secretiry, Ceylon Planters' Asso- 
ciation, Kaudy. 
Dear Sir, — I have (he pleasure to enclose acccnnl 
shewing an my transactions ^vith Messrs. J. Lyons &Co., 
Ltd., owing to an erro: in the mnkitg up tbe account 
^ao error which is now corrected^ the proc.elsof mjr 
