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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. \Ma\ i, 1895. 
like way. But, we would ask lias enough been 
done to exploit and utilise all the Sinhalese 
labour available in the island. In the Southern 
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are said to be in a very poor way — men, women 
and children ready to work at one-half or one- 
third the rates available in most planting dis- 
tricts. Would not the higher rates and tin- 
promise of comfortable quarters and good food 
tempt a good many of these poor people to 
leave their homes for a year or so, to earn 
rupees which they could carry back to the Galle 
district, with much-improved health ? 
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CEYLON TEA IN AMERICA. 
We attract attention to the letters which 
appear on page 745 from Mr. T. A. Cockburn who, 
with Mr. liierach, is working indefatigahly in the 
cause of our teas in the Ureal Republic .Fust 
as Mr. Jiierach has gone to no little trouble and 
work over the Atlanta Exhibition in the Southern 
States, in the hope Ceylon will he there represented, 
so it* Mr. Cockburn working for representation 
in " Canada's Great International Exhibition," 
May 24th to October .'list, \H<M. We trust sin 
cerely that the services of both gentlemen will 
be fully utilised ami that a Ceylon Tea Tourt 
at least, may pat an appearance at every Exhi- 
bition in North America for some years U> dime- 
— To this end, we hope Mr. Win. Mackenzie may 
see his way to approve of Mr. Hicraeh's Court 
and scheme for the Atlanta Exposition, Mjein;: 
the total cost is pin down at no more than 
£2,000, provided official recognition is got for the 
Agent employed. If a similar amount would 
suffice for next year's Canadian Show., we think 
in both cases, the money would be well s|»ent. 
The scheme which Mr. Cockburn outline* in hi- 
letter to the Delegates has, to our mind, much to 
commend it — more especially in reference to 
making an appearance at the several Expositions 
as well as to the minor Pure Food State Shows, 
and to have a start' of native servants, to l»e 
employed in Store demonstrations when there is 
neither Exposition nor State Show on. We think 
this is all very sensible and much to the 
point ; but of course, Mr. Melville White and 
the Committee of Thirty can decide on nothing 
until they have their Delegate's Heport and 
recommendations. We have no doubt Mr. Win. 
Mackenzie is busily employed and will lose no 
time in sending Eastward the result of his in- 
quiries, consultations and observations. — One thing 
we may notice however : it is rumoured that 
Mr. T. A. Cockburn has got into somewhat bad 
odour through his connection with the notorious 
Foster. The connection — a perfectly inno- 
cent one as the result clearly shows — ha* 
certainly been a most unfortunate one for Mr. 
Cockburn ; but let it not be forgotten that 
the Chicago Commissioner was also deceived in 
the man, and that Mr. Cockburn separated 
from him as soon as he could — indeed too soon, for 
he gave over his hold on the Ceylon Government 
property on a paper guarantee which has proved 
of no value. But again, let it be noted by 
the Delegate and Committee of Thirty that 
Mr. Cockburn, so far from shirking his obli- 
gations to the Government, has been, like the 
honourable man he is, paying up the lorn to 
the Government caused by the default of 
Foster. Mr. Cockburn is an ex-Ceylon planter 
whom we have long known as an upright, in- 
telligent man, and it is on that account alone 
we write as we have done above. It is very 
necessary to bear in mind what Mr. Cockburn 
says about Expositions in different States 
in the American Republic being equal to the 
same in different countries in Europe — in Rus- 
sia, Spain, Germany, and so on — so large is the 
area to be dealt with. 
Planting in Fiji.— An esteemed Ceylon planter 
who has been a long time resident in Fiji, does 
not send us a very encouraging report in his 
letter elsewhere ; how much has Ceylon and its 
planters and cultivators generally, to be thankful 
for, in its exemption from hurricanes, cyclones 
and typhoons. 
