April 2, 1894.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
663 
PLANTING AND COLONISING IN UPPER 
PERU. 
With reference to Mr. Robbs' recent Report, and 
our review ot the eame, we find vhe latest official 
iDformation in respect of Immigration, Colonising 
and Lands in Peru to be contaiced in the loikiw- 
ing letter from the Consul General in Loudon 
addressed to the Editor of Commerce : — 
EMIGRATION TO PERU. 
To the Editor of Commerce. 
Sir, — The Presideutot Peru has sanotiooea a new 
law with respect to irrmignition, and as I oousider 
tuat (bis should be generally known, I now be;^ to 
give yuu » irunsUtiou ot ihe pracipfil i lanses, wliicti 
1 tiU3t may be deeaitd wontiy ot pablicatiou in 
juur esteemed and valQable journal. 
The Uonjjresa of the Rtpuolio Peru considering that 
the natuial resources ot ttie Republic will be largely 
developed by a system ot immii^ratiOQ whicb sball 
biiDg labour and capital to its territory, has enacted 
the following law : — 
Aeticle i. — The State protects and eucourages 
ituiuigcation. 
Aeticle 2. — The foUowiiig are considered »a immi- 
graots : — 1. All Icreifeners belonging to ttie white race, 
of letiB than sixty years of ai^e, who shall come to the 
Kepubiio to eetabiisu ihetueeives therein auo abide 
by the provisions of this law, alter duly preseuiing 
to the authorities appointed by the Goverbment a 
certificate from the Petnviau Cousul or agent i.broaJ 
in which the ptotesoioi , tiude, or oalliug of theimmi- 
gikai IB specincd, anu also a etaiement as to his 
moral ohaiaoier. 2. The colouista espec ally con- 
tracted to work in aettrmiued places in the Kepnblic, 
providea they come under the ptovision of ibe last 
paragraph. 
Abticle 3.— All immigrants are entitled — 1. To be 
lodged abd maintaineu by the nation during tbe seven 
days following thai of their arriva'. 2, To iLtroduoe, 
free of all tiooal uuiy, their j.ei8oniil utlecls, domeslio 
furniture, a spoiling guu, u^ricQltutai impiemtnts, 
and the tools apperCaiuiug to ttitir craft or tiade, iu 
such qtiantitits as may bo hxed by the Uoveinment. 
Aeticle 4. — Besides the coucecsious telerred to in 
the precediug artiole, all culonists will aldo be entitled 
to tho foUowiiig:— 1. A ibird-olass passage ou board 
the vesaeiB wnich shall carry them to the Ks; public. 
2 To the number ui hectares ot laud that the Go- 
veinmeut shail deaigiiaie in tue "colomes." 3. To 
be takea from the port ot landing or Irom the place 
where they are loU^ea to the colony at tbe expense 
St the Government. 4. To be maintained by tLe 
Governmeut auring three uioutbo at -.ha cojonj . 5. 
To be tXBUjpteQ iiom pajmenl o£ any iiireol tax during 
fife years, 6. To receive tbe agricnliural too s auu 
implements thai the (ioverumeut shall desigunte. 
ARTICLE 6, — TLe supieme Governmeut s'inh have a 
right to contract in Eurupe for the colouitaiion of 
buoh places us ic may ueem convenient, 
Ahticle 6.— ihe Public Works Department will 
have uuder its care the encouragement of immigration 
and coloDieation. 
Articles 7 to 14 (inclusive) refer to the org- 
aniaatiou ot a oeutcal Board of Immigration 
and Colonisation at Lima, with branches in the 
nitfereut provinces, and to the Unties ol the membtrs 
and 01 all consuiar employes nitii respect to immi- 
gration t^eueraliy. 
Aeticle 15.— t'ending the establishment of a proper 
locale lor jhe reception ot colonists the Executive is 
auihjtiBed to assist with sixty centavos and thirty 
centavos daily the adult colonists and the childtea 
uuuei twoivo years of age respectively. 
Abiiclk 10.— All immigrautB brought into Peruvian 
territory by virtue ol the law ot November iSrd 1889, 
iu respect ot the extension ot the Oioja Kailway and 
the ooiouiiiatiuu iu cunntction therewith, are not 
lucluUed under the present law. 
1 may adii that the whole eastern elopes of the 
AUdetiu t'eru allord au ample held for colonising 
ecterpriso, and that the foil is esfecially adapted fo 
tbe cultivation of cocoa, coffee, tobacco, coca, moize, 
and other tropical and inter-tropical productions, 
while the rubber and many medicinal plants and herbs, 
at d alfo valuable timber, including mshogany, lose- 
Hcod, oak, walnut, &.C., a e abundant in the extreme. 
I may add thai any informetion on Pei u will Le readily 
givtn bj mo at auy time to intending immigrants. 
Pleaee accept my best thanks fcr ttjc^ pub.ication of 
ttis informBlion, f ud excuse a e for taking so much cf 
your valnabk- space. — Youra taiihiuLy, 
Fedekico AlfonoO Pezet, Consul-Gene ra!. 
LondoiJ, JsLUary 15, 1894. 
REPORT OF THE AGRICULTURIST DE- 
PARTMENT OF MADRAS. 
We acknowledge with thanks ihe Report on the 
operations of the Department of Laud, Kecords and 
Agriculture, Madras Presidency, fur the ofticial year 
1892-93. We note that the advances made during 
the year under the Land improvement and Agncui- 
turist's Loans Acts amouutecl to R2,27o,UU7 against 
Rl, 685,665 disbursed in the previous year. iSeariy 
the whole of the sum was disoursed iu the hrst sis 
months of the ye^r, as on account oi hnancial con- 
siderations, it was found necessary to d scontinue 
temporarily the grant of loans after the auth Sept. 
189b. But for this rtstriction it is expected mat 
the advances would undoubtedly have been much 
larger. The large demand for loans is said to be 
due to the great impetus to well-sinking con- 
sequent ou the recent Qioughl in several Qistricts. 
Over twenty-hve lakhs of rupees have been expended 
on the extention of irrigation woiks and the repair 
of miuor tanks- In a drought-stricken Presidency like 
Madras, such expenditure must be a source et the 
greatest gratification to the Indian cultivator. 
The result of the inquiry into ihe subject of Brush- 
makiLg Fibres is given at some lengin. Kitui fibre 
has been found to be unsuitable for horse biusLes, and 
the price asked for fibre of good quality in South India 
viz., 1 to 2 rupees a pound is considered prohibilive, 
The Report mentioUti taat spuuimcus ot p<ilm>ra 
fibre imported from Paumban to Colombo tor the 
manufaciure of braehts for rou^h U6e, rough bats, 
mats Bui^l baeketf, aua valued ai. Paumbau at KIO 
per cw.. Wat cous.Ucieu by the luspecior-benejai ul 
Urdnance as ULsuuable for maaiug guu-bruihes 
though It m^ghi do for making oihoc biusbes, but 
iliat a epeciuieu oi the fii^ie prepared lu South 
Arcot, ai a com ot ai^ouo '6 anuas t> p^uuu nas 
decmtd a goou subtti.ute tor Picava in making gun- 
brusbc!-. It IS tbus evident that ty cardui Sslec.ion 
aua irtatment, an auunoaut supply oi paimyia hore 
equi-l to Picava touia be j^rocuitd. It is svattd that 
a large trade in iho hbre has sprurg up recently 
on the co.>st ot Alaaura ana Tinncveily, ine product 
teiDg imported by private ageno>. 
Keiereiice is luaoe to Dr. A\ atth s discovery of a 
large ueposit of phusphatiu uounles in the Tnchiuopoly 
district. The uudnies are aaiu to contain utout 57 
per cent ot pucsphaie of lime thongh tbe large pioi^tr- 
lion of calcium pnosphate ana other minerftl in^rcuieuts 
makts it duubum wbeiher thoj coulu be tcouomiiady 
impelled lor oou\ereiou iuiu superpLospiiate. It is 
suggested that the nodules might De locally uti.ized 
for tea and cutfee, that is, altct baing hntly grounu, 1 lios> 
phatic uuuulea, it may be mentioned, are explaiuea 
by geologists to be concretions that have been termed 
tounU bones, &o. 
During tbe year the total loss of cattle from disease 
is put uown at 112,t-i2 deaiLs of wtich 10,lu4 ore 
attributed to lindtrptst or caiile plague. 
MESSRS. DAVIDSON & CO.'S SIROCCO 
WORKS. 
Now that Mr. Macguire has arri<ied, Ective elepa 
are to be taken for the election aod completion 
of tbe Colombo Paotoiy which the »tU-liu&»u 
