April  i,  1893.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
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and  State  of  Texas,  United  States  of  America,  for 
improvements  in  machinery  for  decorticating  jute, 
ramie,  and  other  fibrous  plants.  (Filed  17th  Jan.  1893.) 
The  26th  Jan.  1893. 
No.  62  of  1888. —William  Jackson,  of  Thorn  Grove, 
Mannofield,  Aberdeen,  Scotland,  Engineer,  for  im- 
provements in  machinery  or  apparatus,  for  reducing 
or  breaking  tea.  From  4th  Jan.  1893  to  3rd  Jan.  1894. 
Whereas  the  inventors  of  the  undermentioned  in- 
ventions have  respectively  failed  to  pay  within  the 
time  limited  in  that  behalf  by  the  fourth  schedule  to 
the  Inventions  and  Designs  Act  (V  of  1888)  or  within 
the  further  time  allowed  under  section  8,  sub-seotion 
(4)  of  the  said  Act,  the  fees  hereinafter  mentioned,  it 
is  hereby  notified  that,  undor  the  provisions  of  section 
8,  sub-section  (2)  of  the  said  Act,  the  exclusive  privi- 
lege of  making,  selling,  and  using  the  said  inventions 
in  British  India,  and  of  authorizing  others  so  to  do 
has  ceased : — 
No.  33  of  1888.— Mr.  A.  Andrews’  invention  for 
“Improvements  in  the  metal  package  suitable  for 
the  paoking  storage,  and  carrying  of  'ea  and  other 
substances  of  a like  nature.”  Specification  filed 
21st  Sep.  1888. 
9th  Feb.  1893. 
Applications  in  respect  of  the  undermentioned  inven- 
tions have  been  filed  during  the  week  ending  the 
4th  February,  1893,  under  the  provisions  of  Act  V. 
of  1888,  in  the  office  of  the  Secretary  appointed  under 
the  Inventions  end  Designs  Aot,  1888  : — 
No.  28  of  1893. — Samuel  Gieland  Davidson,  of 
Sirocco  Works,  Belfast,  Ireland, Merchant,  tor  improve- 
ments in  apparatus  for  drying  tea  or  other  vegetable 
substances  or  other  material. 
The  fee  prescribed  in  Schedule  4 of  Aot  V.  of 
1888  has  been  paid  for  the  continuance  of  exclusive 
privilege  during  the  period  6th  March,  1893  to  5th 
March,  1894,  in  respeot  of  the  undermentioned  inven- 
tion:— 
No.  90  of  1888. — Samuel  Cleiand  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Works,  Belfast,  Irelaud,  Merohant,  for  improvements 
in  apparatus  for  employing  heated  sir  in  drying 
or  b&kiDg  vegetable  or  other  substances.— Indian 
Engineer. 
— ♦ 
INDIAN  TEA  DISTRICTS. 
?on  Groundwater,  138,  Leadenhall-street,  London,  E.G., 
George  T.  White,  31  Fencburoh -street,  London,  E.O., 
tea  broker,  R.B  , Major,  138,  Leadenhall-street,  London 
E.  O.,  merchant,  William  Gow  13,  Rood-lane,  London, 
E.G , tea  broker;  H.  Scutt,  3,  Nottingham-street, 
London,  W.  The  number  of  directors  is  not  to  be 
le  o than  three  nor  moro  than  five,  the  first  being 
James  Crichton  Kinmond,  William  Forsythe  and 
Robert  Lyell.  Remuneration  £50  per  annum  to  be 
divided  as  they  themselves  determine. 
DRUG  AND  BARK  REPORT. 
(From  the  Chemist  and  Druggist). 
London,  Feb.  9. 
Cinchona. — The  bark-auctions  held  on  Tuesday  were 
of  very  small  extent.  For  the  first  time  several 
months  no  African  bark  was  offered,  and  counting 
even  some  300  bales  of  Cuprea,  which  are  Bot  meant 
to  be  sold,  though  periodically  included  in  the  sales,  the 
entire  assortment  barely  reaohed  half  the  size  of  an 
average  auotion, 
The  catalogues  included  : — 
Packages  Packages 
Ceylon  bark 
807  of  which  684  were  sold 
East  Indian  bark... 
342 
„ 342  „ 
Java  bark 
95 
„ 95  „ 
South  American  bark 
81 
,,  81  „ 
Cuprea  bark 
301 
»»  ""  *» 
1,626 
1,203 
The  sale  proceeded  without  any  noteworthy  features, 
competition  being  fairly  steady,  and  the  bulk  selling 
without  any  alteration  in  price.  The  unit  remains 
at  1 l-16d  per  lb.  The  following  are  the  approximate 
quantities  purchased  by  the  principal  buyers 
Agents  for  the  Lb. 
Mannheim  and  AmsterdamWorks  ...  79,790 
Auerbaoh  works  ...  ...  ...  54,220 
Am  erioan  and  Italianworks...  ...  41,290 
Frankfort  o/M.  and  Stuttgart  works...  33,710 
Brunswick  works...  ...  ...  30,800 
Messrs.  Horward  & Sons  ...  ...  18,238 
Agents  for  the  Paris  works  ...  ...  16,760 
Sundry  druggists...  ...  ...  28,335 
Total  quantity  of  bark  sold 
Bought  in  or  withdrawn 
...  303,143 
...  66,270 
Our  Kangra  Valley  Correspondent  writes  Dur- 
ing the  month  of  January  the  rainfall  exceeded  11 
inches  and  instead  of  the  one  fall  of  snow  predicted, 
we  had  two,  we  are  now  having  our  third,  the  whole 
of  the  district  being  heavily  covered,  with  a pros- 
pect of  still  more.  This  winter  has  been  the  most 
severe  that  the  Kangra  Valley  has  known  for  many 
years,  and  some  of  our  old  planters  say  that  it 
reminds  them  of  twenty  years  ago.  There  is  little 
doubt  but  that  we  shall  have  an  early  spring,  and 
a good  full  crop  for  the  year,  most  gardens  will 
have  to  push  anead  their  cultivation  and  priming 
in  order  to  be  ready  for  the  manufacturing  season. 
The  gardens  in  the  district  generally  are  looking 
very  well  for  the  time  of  the  year.—  Indian  Planters' 
Ocmtte. 
SUNNYGAMA  (CEYLON)  TEA  ESTATES 
COMPANY,  LIMITED. 
[The  following  is  the  Tea  Company  of  a semi- 
private  oharaoter  alluded  to  in  our  London  Letter. 1 
Capital  £50,000,  divided  into  5,000  shares  of  £10 
each.  Objects  : For  the  sale  and  purotase  of  tracts 
of  ground  and  the  tea  plantations  thereon,  situate 
in  the  Ruanwalla  and  Dehiowitte  Divisions  ol  the 
Kelani  Valley  District  in  the  Island  of  Ceylon,  and 
known  as  the  Sunn j croft  and  Pambagame  estates  ; to 
acquire  other  tea  plantations,  and  to  carry  on  the 
business  of  tea  planters  in  all  its  branches.  The 
subscribers  are  (eaoh  with  one  share  J.C.  Kinmond, 
Oardney,  Dunkeld,  N.B,,  tea  planter  ; Robert  Lyell, 
138,  Leadenhall-street,  London  E.C.,  merohant;  Wat- 
Total  quantity  offered  ...  ...  369,413 
TRAVANCORE  TEA  AND  CEYLON 
IMPORT  DUTY. 
The  following  is  the  conclusion  of  the  editorial 
oolumn-and-a-half  which  the  Madras  Mail  devotes 
to  this  subject  : — 
The  Ceylon  Observer,  however,  does  not  abate  one 
jot  or  tittle  from  its  demands,  and  argues  that  the 
import  duty  has  tended  to  injure  the  trade  of  the 
town  and  port,  and  should  be  forthwith  abolished, 
It  alludes  to  the  admission  of  Ceylon  teas  into 
India  duty  free ; to  the  fact  that  Travancore  has 
made  a concession  to  Ceylon,  which  Ceylon  ought 
to,  but  will  not,  reciprocate,  and  inveighs  against 
the  want  of  enlightenment  on  the  part  of  Ceylon 
administrators.  Mr.  Noble,  the  Manager  of  the 
Colombo  branch  of  the  Bank  of  Madras  and  owner 
of  a tea  estate  in  Travancore,  is  of  opinion  that 
were  the  import  duty  abolished  a number  of  Travan- 
core estates  would  ship  teas  to  Colombo  for  public 
sale  there.  By  this,  we  presume,  he  does  not  mean  that 
there  would  be  any  blending  in  Colombo,  but  simply  a 
sale  of  the  Travancore  teas  which  would  be  re-shipped 
as  such.  He  adds  : — 
“ Anyone  wanting  their  money  soon  would  natu- 
rally do  so.  At  present  it  is  not  worth  the  trouble. 
I have  tried  it,  and  so  have  others,  and  we  have  all 
stopped.  Teas  come  here  via  Tuticorin,  and,  if  they 
are  damaged  in  transit,  or  requird  ie-hooping  or 
re-firing,  or  even  re-bulking,  it  can’t  be  done,  aa 
they  have  to  be  sold  in  bond  or  else  duty  has  to  bo 
