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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [July 2, 1894. 
mean starting there. Also the planting of ootton 
and the exporting of hard timber suitable for ship- 
building, and which is muoh wanted in Japan. 
The Japanese Government have promised to en- 
oourage emigration to British North Borneo. The 
population of Japan is about 40,000,000 and an- 
nually increasing by 40,000. So it is hoped Japan 
will prove a valuable source of labour for the 
tobaooo, coffee, and occoa plantations in British 
North Borneo. 
The Telegraph wire has been laid between 
Singapore and Labuan and it is now being extended 
to Hongkong which when completed will probably 
be eeleoted for messages in preference to the cahle 
from Singapore to Hongkong via Saigon, as the 
former is completely unr'er British Control. It 
is quite within the realms of possibility says tbe 
British North Borneo Herald that Labuan will once 
again be a Britif h military station to proteot the coal 
industry and the cable. A servioe path bslween 
the British North Borneo coast opposite Labuan, 
and Sandakan on the East coast along the telegraph 
line, will he of immense benefit in the advancement 
of the interior. 
A fleet of one hundred and fifty six depanga 
with 2 or 4 men in each arrived from Tawi Tawi 
and the islands around, in searoh of sea produce 
during the calm weather. 
Sago is being worked in such quantities in the 
Padas and north to Fapar that the shipping 
available at Labuan has been unable to take it away. 
The following advertisement in the Herald shows 
that British North Borneo is to be a field for 
Indian labour i — 
"Indian Coolies. — The emigration to British 
North Borneo of tbe above class of labourers having 
now been finally arranger), Orders can be sent to 
Messrs. W. Mansfield & Co., Singapore, or to the 
undersigned for transmission to Singapore, from 
whom also full particulars in regard to contracts 
can be obtained. — Mansfield Bogaardt & Co." 
W. D, GIBBON, 
Agent, British North Borneo Government. 
FINE TEAS FOR AUSTRALASIA SHOULD 
BE IN i CHESTS. 
Colombo, June 18. 
Deak Sir, — Certain friends of ours write us as 
follows : — 
"We think it would be better if all the fine 
teas were packed in balf-ohests of 50 lb. on the 
estate. We should be glad if you would mention 
this to managers. You oan state that after 
considerable trouble we have succeeded in practically 
knocking China tea out of this market, and we 
continue to push Ceylon tea all over the Colony. 
We think therefore our suggestions should receive 
some consideration from planters." 
We ourselves would add to these remarks, that 
we think half-chests are better competed for 
in this market and that buyers here pay better 
rates for half-chests. 
That half-chests carry better than full chests 
and stand the many movings and rough treat- 
ment they receive between this and the retailer 
and get less broken, is well-known to every one 
who has had the handling of tea. 
As shippers we wish nothing larger than half- 
ohests were ever used. We notice the use of full 
chests has been discontinued in Poocbow. 
To expect that the use of full chests will be 
given up for some years at least is perhaps to 
expect too muoh, but we would suggest to 
planters that they should at least pack their 
different grades as follows : — 
Broken, broken orange pekoes, orange pekoes 
pekoes and dust in half-chests and pekoe souchong 
and any lower grades in full chests of not 
exceeding 100 lb. nett.— Yours faithfully, 
Per Pro BATHGATE, PIM & Co.. 
F. F. BTBEET. 
LIBERIAN COFFEE IN THE MALAY 
PENINSULA. 
Kandy, 19th Jane 1894. 
Sib, — At the request of the Committee I enclose 
for publication letter from Mr. Thos. H. Hill. 
Straits Settlements, giving particu'ars of a record 
of the crops grown of Liberian Coffee on the 
oldest estates in the Malay Peninsula.— I am, Sir, 
Yours faithfully, A. PHILIP. 
Secretary to tbe Planters' Association of Ceylon. 
Bl'KIT NaNAS, Sl'KOEI UJONG, 
StKAITS > t J 1 ] L '! t n I - 
7 th May 1694. 
To the Secretary of the Planters Association, Ceylon. 
Dear Mir. — As some members of your Association 
are already iutercated in the Malay Pcniuaula and it 
is tbe general hope here that many others may 
become so, it may prove of interest to you to have 
a record of the crops grown of Liberian Coffee on 
the oldest Estates. 
It sboald be remembered that whilst our climate 
leaves little to be desired ; at present, onr soils often 
leave much ; and the results shewn are tbohs of 
systematic high cultivation from tbe . r >th year. 
The falliug-off of crop on the older fields is not iu 
my opinion permanent. 
I have the honor to remain, 
Yonr Obedient Servant, 
THOS. H. HILL. 
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