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THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. [Sept. i, 1893. 
are anxious to secure for themscflvea a niche in the 
temple of fame. 
would that our prize day orators would seek to 
emulate Zola in delivering to our boys such deep 
and wise words as that author embodied in his address 
to the Paris Students' Association —the authentic 
text of which has just been published. Here is a 
specimen: "Labour I remember that i* is the unique 
natural law of the world, the regulator which leads 
organized matter to its unknown goal. Lite has no 
other meaning, no other raison d'etre ; we only appear 
on this earth in order that we each may contribute 
our share of labour and disappear. One can only 
define life by that motion which is communicated 
to it and which it transmits, sni wliich after all is 
but so much labour towards the great final work to 
be accomplished in the depths of ages. Why, then, 
should we not be modest, why should we not accept 
the respective tasks that each of us comes here to 
fulfil, without rebellion, without g'ving way to the 
pride of egotism which prompts men to consider 
themselves centres of gravity, and deters them from 
falling into the ranks with their fellows?" 
The word cigak is said to owe its origin to the 
fact that when the Spaniards smu'ted their cigars 
they did so in the orchard or "cigarral," so calh d 
from its being tlie abiding-place of those soothing 
sleep-producing insects, the balm crickets; Hence 
" cinarro" a small roll, " cigarron" a large roll, and 
ultimately cigar. 
Here is an Amkbican Recipe which is worth a 
trial by our local architects. It is described as a 
durable white-wash which retains its brilliance for 
many years, and those who have tried it say there is 
nothing of the kind that will compare with it, either 
for inside or outside walls. As a recommendation 
it may be mentioned that it is being applied to the 
White House at Washington. 
Take one half-bushel unslacked lime ; slack it with 
boiling water, cover it during the process to keep 
in the steam. Strain the liquid through a fine sieve 
or strainer, and add to it a peck of salt previously 
dissolved in warm water, three pounds of ground 
rice boiled to a thin paste, one half pound of powdered 
whiting, and one pound of clear glue which has 
Erevioualy been dissolved by soaking it well, and then 
ang it over a alow fire for an hour in a small kettle 
within a larger one filled with water. Then add .5 
gallons of hoi water to the mixture, stir it well, and 
let it stand for a few days covered from dust. It 
should be put on hot, and for this purpose it can 
be kept in a kettle on a portable furnace It is said 
that about a pint of the mixture will cover a square 
yard on the outside of a house. Fine or coarse 
brushes may be used, according to the neatness of 
the job required. It answers as well as oil paint for 
wood, brick, or stone, and it is cheaper. Colouring 
matter, of any shade or colour, may also be mixed 
with it. 
Ceylon Annatto would seem to be hard to beat, 
and the credit of extracting the dye and oil from 
the seed most successfully, must be (;iven to Messrs. 
Borron and Van Starrex. The A'eiy Bullrtin referring 
to the annatto sent from the Andaman Sjud Nicobar 
Islands, remarks, " upon submitting samples to Messrs. 
FuUwoodit Bland, the well-known annatto makers, 
they reported that both the seeds and prepared dye 
ware valueless in the English market. The fact is," 
continues the Btdlelin, "that Ceylon now supplies 
annatto dye of Buch excellent quality, that other 
countries can scarcely compete with it, except when 
prioM-are exceptionally high." 
» 
THE MOCHA TEA COMPANY OF CEYLON. 
Thtj trdii.ari t' ""©''! meeting of the Mocha Tea 
Compiny of Ceylon Limited was held at the re^is- 
itrud office No. 6 Prince Street Colombo. Mr. F. W. 
Bois presided and, there were present: — Meears. 
F. G. Boif, H. G. Boia, W. Moir, V. A. Julius, W. 
H. Kiugibury, fl. Tarrant, G. Vanderspaar, E. 
Webster, and S. E. Tenoh. The notice «on^eniDg 
the meetiug uai read lifli-r which tb« mibut4 8 of 
the last mcetiogs were eoufirmed 
The Chairman then moiei the adoption of the 
Report and in doing eo said ihtt the Reptrt wa6 astiti- 
factory and did not require muob comiueut. He 
gave partinulars of the profile d working eipecaee 
of the two estate* Mooh» and Uk-ulilt, the tea of the 
former realii>iag 07 cents p^r lb. anl the latter Slj, the 
profiu per acre being R109J and EaOi respeoiiTely. 
The ratimate for next aeagon was 28O,0u0 pouodt, 
and if the pricea continued as in libt ye»r the profc- 
pecte would be aatiafactory. He mentioned that out 
of the rL><erve fund K20,000 bad been devot«d to 
the purobaae of Ooremment itook. 
Mr. KiKosDCJiy acconded and the Report wu 
adopted. 
Oa the motion of Mr. Tarrant eeconded by iit 
Webcter a dividend of 11 ptr M-nt was deeitred, 
Mr. JcLios propose! and Mr. KiNUbBUBY lecouded 
the re-election of Me:8r«. J. N. Campbell, V. W. Boie 
and W. B. Bariog ai directora. 
The Chaibman proposed Mr. VaDderep<iar 
seconded the election of Mr. W. Moir aa Auditor. 
On a quebtion by one of the aliarehold' ra whether 
any perceatage of profits was given to the Superin- 
tendentr, the Chairman said that it has heen dei-idtd 
by the Direotora to give them a boum of 20 per 
eent on their atUry, bat if it wa« euggeeted to Mive 
them a percentage on profits the matter woald be 
considered. 
With a vote of tbanka to the chair the meeting 
concluded. 
Tke following is the Eoport of the Directora :— 
Your Directors have now to submit theii E>-port 
and Accounts for the yeir taiiD^ 30th June Jatt 
and trust they will be oonsiJered ol a eatisfaotorf 
mature. 
The purchase of the Glentilt Estate wa,i com- 
pleted iu uccordance with the special reeolulion paraed 
on lath June, 1892, and cODfirmed at a subxqueut 
meeting on 14th July, 1892; and it ie a source of 
gratification to the Directors that it has proved a 
valuable addition to the Company's property. 
The capital of the Company has been iacreiae'l to 
R500,000, iu accordance with a special rerolatiou 
pasted on Mth July, 1892 and confirmed on 16th 
Augu't 1892 ; but only 808 shares havs been issued, 
all of which are fully paifl, and represent a sub- 
scribed capital of E4C4,000. 
Notwithetandiag the unfavorable yield during the 
first six moaths of the period under review, the tr ps 
from the two Estates — Mccha and Glentilt — now 
belonging to the Company, have resulted as ft Hows, 
which compare favorably with the estimates referred 
to iu th« liiet Kejiort. The yield of Tea, which is the 
only product which need be enlarged upon, is equal 
to 363 lb. per acre ou the area in bearing. The average 
oett price realized ia cents 54-48, and the average 
cost, after doducting expenditure on Capital accouot 
and produce other than Tea, is cents 27-07 per pound. 
The nett profits for tbe year amount to £82,094-94, 
which is equal to 20-32 per cent upon the capital! 
To this falls to be added the small balance remain- 
ing after the payment of dividend to 30th June last, 
making H82,168'77 available. Out of this your Direc- 
tors have already paid an interim Dividend of 5 per 
c;nt. amounting to E20,200, and have transferred to 
Depreoiation Fund E6,400, Eeterve Fund KlO.CiOO, 
leaving K45,56?-77 siill to be dea t with. It is pro- 
posed to pay a further dividend of 11 per cent, making 
16 par cent, for the year, which will absorb R44,440, 
and carry forward the balance of Rl,128 77. 
Tbe prospects for the season on whiob we have 
entered are catisfaotory, and the estimate of crop and 
experd'tnre -will be framed on a safe basis. 
At the la^t (lencral Meeting held on 15th Auj-ust 
1892, all your Directors retired, And were re-e'eoted ; 
but as the Articles of Assoaiation provide that they 
retire at the First Ordinary General Meetinjj to be 
held iu 1893, they now do so, bat being eligible offer 
therueolves for re-election. 
The meeting has also to appoint an Auditor. 
By order of the Direotora, J, M. RoBBBrtoN & Co. 
