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THE TROPICAL 
AGRICULTURIST. [Aug. i, 1894. 
were unanimously passed here at a meetiug cf 
members held onM»y 29th :— 
1. " That in order to ensure unity of purpose and 
combination of strength, it is advisible, in the opinion 
of this meeting, that the Tea Associations of Calcutta 
and London be formed into one Association, to be 
entitled ' The Indian Tea Asssooiatioa ' having its 
branches in C»lcutta and London." 
2 " That the London braicu shall deal with 
questions arising in England, having especially under 
its control measures fcr promoting the interests of 
Indi»n tea in the fublic press, and in Parliament 
and with the Homo Authorities, and for pi.r.bing 
and increasing sales in the Continental and American 
markele." 
3. ''That the Calcutta branoh of the Association 
shall deal with questions arising in India, and Khali 
have nnder itf? oontrol matters which have heretofore 
been conducted by the Indian Tea Association of 
Calcutta." 
4. " That even in matters within its special pro- 
vince each branch shall work in olese aseocittion 
with the other branch." 
5. " That a sufficient annual rate per acre of culti- 
vation sba'l, after consultation between the two 
branohes. be fixed to cover the cost of tbe operations 
of both branches of the Association, and that the 
rate so oollected shall ba received and dealt with as 
may be settled between the branches." 
6. "That until further arrangemen's, tbe Office 
expenses in London shall be met a* at present." 
It is hoped that all members will signify to their 
representatives in India their defire and intention 
that full effeot should be given to these resolutions. 
The Calcutta Association has already been asked to 
give due effect to them. 
Indian Tea in Amebica. 
As stated in the last annual report, Mr. R. Blechyn- 
den, the delegate of the Calcutta Association after visit- 
in" London aud discussing arrangements and plans with 
the speoial oommittee returned to Chicago to superin- 
tend the erection of the Indian Tavilioa in which 
the exhibit of the Indian Tea Association was to be 
placed. The necessary stores for effectively bringing 
the teas t" the notice of visitors— both dry samples 
and tea for drinking purposes— we e subsequently 
despatched to Chicago by your Committee. They 
also arranged for the constant supply of suitable teas 
through a hem of brokers. The following is a memo, 
of tbe tea sent to Chicago :— 151 packages from 
Calcutta, weighing 6,2881b.; 300 packages from London, 
weighing 25,251 lb; total, 451 paokagea, 31,5391b. Of 
this quantity, 2.986lb: were used by Mr. Blechynden 
in connection with his work at tbe pavilion, and 
25 6991b. have beea di'posed of by Mess-s. Reid, 
Murdoob & Co., the agents in Chicago appointed 
by Mr Blechynden, at an average net price of thirteen 
penoe' farthing a pound, leafing 2,8541b. in 
tbeir bands. Messrs. Reid, Murdoch & Co. have 
remitted altogether the sum of £1,431 9s Id 
in payment for the tea they have sold. Small 
shipments of tea of the special brands introduced at 
tbe Indian Pavilion are itill being made to Messrs. 
Reid, Murdoch & Co. On the return of Mr. Blech- 
ynden from Chicago, in February last, the Special 
Oommittee issued a circular to the members, in 
which thfy stated that in their opinion steps should 
be Ukm 'o ke p Indian tea before the American 
public for another year or two, as otherwise the 
expenditure already incurred (£7,000) will be to a 
great ex'ent wasted, The Calcutta Association re- 
solved to reappoint Mr. Blechytdeu, and have sent 
him to the United States and Canada with a staff 
of native servants to promote the sale and consump- 
tion of Indian tea, and to follow up :he work done at the 
Chicago Exhibition, asking your Committee to super- 
vie and control his work in America. The following 
resolution on this subject was passed at the meeting 
held on the 29th May : -"That this meeting approves 
of the appointment of Mr. Blechynden to America, 
and appoints the following five members as a special 
committee to be called the Amerioan Tea Committee 
to control his work— viz., Messrs. A. Bryans, R. Lyell, 
A. G. Stanton, W. H. Verner, and C. W. Wallace. 
Mr. Blechynden is now on his way tj America witb 
bis native staff. 
Ocean Fheiohts. 
Arrangements have been made for running a 
special ike of steamers srom Calcutta to L nJou, 
on a guarantee of a sufficient amount of (support 
to maintain a atrontr aud p -ruiaui i.t coiupctiUou 
with the combine J line* of oce;iu at auiers w hich 
have hitherto practically posris.d a naOf-Qpol* 
It is hoped that, in tbeir owu interest 1 , jiUnteio will 
support the new line, as a mi a : ui-e tf prutedi onauaiLi-t 
the exaction of arbitrary raies i f sen frts g ji on then 
produce— prctiting, in fact, by the Itoboua of t it pant. 
SMALL BREAKS. 
With a view to enabl e the sales of In 'iau tea »o be 
completed within a reasonable tiw* without aacrifi jii.g 
the interests of growers, and also to encourage rn ater 
competition for small b-e»k«, your committee re- 
solved, on the recommend ition ot the Broker*' Asso- 
ciation, that the limit of small breaks should be raised 
to any number under 20 chests, 30 hall chests, and 60 
boxes, Buoh rule to takeeffect onanJ after July 1, lb91. 
INDIAN TFA IN FUANCE. 
It is a matter of regret that further funds forearm- 
ing to an issue the operations of the"Pal&U Indian 
Tea Houses, Limited," were nut forthcoming, and, in 
consequence, it was found necessary to close np the 
busiceis witb a loss to tbe parties inter 6itd of ibo 
money which tad been suosoribed. It nu« be satis- 
factory, however, to those concerned to know tbat 
tbe money spent has cot been thrown away. The 
effect of tic competition on tbe r< tail tea trale 
throughout Peris by the- compam's tffoitB tat in- 
doubtedly been to bring tea at a u • . rate co.-i within 
tbe reach of the Parisian po(.ula<iou, uhile tbe • x- 
aniple set by the attractive ua'on in the Rue 
Auber has given a stimulus to and increase*, it ia 
believed, tbe fashion of afternoon tei drinking in 
the French capital. 
INDIAN TBA IN BUSSIA. 
No organised effort appears yot to have been made 
by the Indian planters to capture this practxaUy 
unlimited market for their ti as on the lines which 
have been so well initiated by our Ce} Ion rivals 
through their representative Mr. R'givue. Vaiiout 
suggestions have been made fir effecting this ebject. 
and the matter is still engaging the attention of your 
oommittee. 
INDIAN TEA IN BELGIUM. 
Arrangements have been made for tbe exclusive 
snpp'y of Indian tea, both infused at-d in packu-, at 
the British Section of tbe Antwerp Exhibition. 
Protograpbs illustrative of tho gatdtns and of tea 
manufacture are also being exhibited. — H. and C. Mail. 
PLANTING INDUSTRIES. 
{From Administration Report for Province of Cia.j 
Coffee. — The returns supplied to me by the Plan- 
ters' Association indicate a slight increase in tte 
acreage under coffee, but a<> a matter of fact Ihe area 
under cultivation is diminishing, and o_ay cow be 
computed at 18,000 acres, which is slightly below the 
estimate for 1892. There was no serious" mauif< sta- 
tion of disease during the ye»r, and both plantation 
and native ooffee have been bearing ne'l and giving 
large profits. 
Liberian coffee is attracting more atteLtioD, and its 
cultivation is being extended in tbe Monaragala D.s- 
trict and in other directions. It can be grown at 
lower elevatioLs than theordirary tariety, and a gre»t 
deal of the country at the bi e of tbe Monara^ai i 
range and along the banks ol the Kumbukar.-oya is 
believed to be suitable to its growth, and is now bt ii o 
surveyed for t ale. 
Tea. — The srea under tea has increase! enormously 
and is now estimated it to be 32,444 acres, with a yield 
approximately of 10,000,000 lb. of manufactured leaf. 
"When the rem lining available land has been planted 
