JtJLY 1,1900.] TME tropical AGKICULTUKlSt. 
15 
'^-MnS'tTTES OF PROCEEDINGS. 
Ee;id letter from Government acknowledging; 
copy of niinuteii of pLoueedings of a meeting of 
the Thirt y Committee '" held at Kandy on Satur- 
day, tlie 2i)ih January , 1900. 
l-IXA^TlvS. 
Suhmitted letters from the Treafeux'er of the Col- 
ony. Submitted memo, sliowiug credits payable 
and available balances as at outh April, 1900. 
CEYLON TfJA (NEW MAKKETS) FUND. 
Considered various memoranda sliowing tlie 
position of the Fund. Submitted statement giving 
tlie yearly totals, expended in each country fiom 
the commencement of operations, liead letters 
from tlie iSational Bank of India, Limited, Col- 
ombo. Sul)niitted sketch summary ot leceipts and 
expenditure Ceylou Tea (New Jjlarkets) Fund as, 
per audited abstracts from 189-1 to 31st December 
1899. Eesolved :-— " That it be appended to the 
)iiinutes."' 
COAXMISSIONEK ON THE CONTINENT OF EUROPE. 
Read letter from Mr. J. H. Renton, dated Paris, 
20th April, received since the circulation of pre- 
vious correspondence. Head letter dated, Pai-is 
9th March, re finance, and a consignment of tea 
regarding which he had been making enquiries, 
PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1900. 
Read letters from Messrs. Lipton, Limited, and 
submitted connected correspoijdence. 
CEYLON TEA IN AMEIUCA. 
Read lette from Mr. Mackenzie, dated London 
17th April, received since the circulation o£ 
earlier correspondence. Submitted letters from 
the National Bank of India, Limited, and con- 
nected papers. 
CEYLON GREEN TEAS. 
Read correspondence. Intimated that payments 
had been made as under : — 
March 
4,700 lb. Dewalakanda Green Teas E170-00 
8,175 ,, Brunswick 817"o0 
1900 
Do. 
April 
1900 
Do. 
Do. 
May 
1900 
Do. 
63S 
5,210 
4,170 
G,9r30 
5,4.50 
Laymastotte , do 
Ceylon Green Teas per 
Wliittall & Co. 
do. 
Do. 4,906 „ 
add total as per 
previous statement 
110,089 lb. 
Brunswick Green Teas 
Ceylon Green Teas per 
Whittall & Co. 
Dewalakanda Green Teas 
0()-80 
524-00 
4-17-00 
(590 -00 
.545-00 
490-00 
11,008-90 
150,658 lb. R15,0(55-80 
Leaving the balance of F14,934-20 still available 
at date. Submitted printed card giving the pro- 
cess of the manufacture of green tea on Bruns- 
wick estate as drawn up and approved by Mr. A. 
E. Wright. Resolved :— " That copies be made 
available on application to the Secretary." Con- 
sidered matters relating to the grant for green 
teas. Resolved :— " That the question of con- 
tinuing the grant on Ceylon green teas be con- 
sidered at next meeting of the 'Thirty Com- 
mittee.' " 
PROTECTION OF CEYLON TEAS IN PACKETS. 
Discussed the present position of this question. 
Resolved :— " That reference be made to the Ceylon 
Chamber of Commerce rr the practice of tran- 
shipment of Tra van core teas at Colombo to Lon- 
don and Australia." 
HEPOBT ON CEYLON TEA SOILS BY ]\IR. KELAVAY 
BAMBER. 
Read letters from Government and Messrs Capper 
& Sons. Resolved -.—"That the sanction of the Gov- 
ernor, in Executive Council be obtained to an ap- 
propriation of R800 for printing and circulating 
the Report." The " Thirty Committee " then 
adjourned. A. PHILIP. 
^.„o,. Sooretary to the " liiirty Committee," 
SKETCH SUMMARY OF RECEIPTS AND EX- 
PENDITURE CEYLON TEA (NEW MAllKETSj 
FUND. 
(-4.? per audited Abstracts fron' 
D::<:einhrr: 1899.) 
IIKCEIPTS. 
1S94 to Sl&t D, c.nibfv 
18t)7 as per siii emint 
pr viousli' publislied. 1S9S. 
(l-2rh .July, 1898. 
Ce>louTea(New R. r li. 
ia kfts) Funi] liS45'.ll--9-241l,)T4M; -j 
Ceyl nT uFuiid 
Int>-if s5 
Cttylou T^a in 
Riis-ia (Relui.'C.) 
Coolgardif B?- 
liibi inn. 18;)9. 
Cool ai'die Sus- 
pense a/ (Retd:) 
Telegrams (lie 
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AVm.Mack uz^", 
Kep xWieiica 
I142x-y3 
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583-11 
1S99. 
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lM'2S-93 ■ 
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790 56 
180 30 
32 19 
1,-Us II 0 
EXPENDITUKE. 
AMERICA 
W.,-.;\l«rkr,iZo 4074H1-55 194084-96 14' f;n.-, GO 
— 
7500 -0 
— 
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So 18 31 
Pre e ia'ion to 
Adu-d D.i ■ oy 
14,' 1 (;■! 
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Gi-203-9 
55bO ( 2 
4(-y30-l9 
GriTiaii' 
18194 08 
17310 
Coo'gardi ' E\- 
h bi io 1 
ro 00 
;v55-()l 
do-Su pf uce 
790-50 
Austria & Hu - 
gary 
34/"6'8l 
4935 (i6 
( 1' tiiient ol 
Euro|;e 
7 52'76 
Beiyium & fl,i- 
land 
1005-3-2 
3084 33 
Norway 
9()7-29 
1174 31 
10('l9-2 
Sw den 
4093-81 
332 4^^ 
Switzerland ... 
3o90-91 
Trausi'a 1 
116-59 
A ri<;u turai 
Chemist 
3 50 00 
ll::5i)00 
Ceyl '11 Green 
Teas 
1330 -20 
8d33'70 
Times of Ceylon 
Ar' Siipp'e-i'ent 
650.00 
Ba^ib r s Die ft- 
in P,!» rt phlet 
460 35 
gsf re ariat & 
Mai'pgenieat ... 
10000.00 
6000 00 
6000 00 
Miscllaneous ... 
2205-48 
844-25 
2075 00 
Station ry 
40004 
61 68 
531-90 
Te efirams 
372-20 
92 30 
■244-80 
Pr lit ng 
1356-91 
569-23 
70 3 (-2 
C arges &e ... 
vVviiitor ... 
2330-94 
698 15 
075 S7 
loo 00 
100 00 
Potty Cas>i ... 
N ational Bank 
of Ind a fitd. ... 
SllS(i-2-ll.: 
7.'iOi.''00- 
S.51!j3t' 
1 !51-60^ 
li'7714 -^0 ■ 
3^ o!l4-92 ■ 
9781-or. 
70O-56' 
8112-47 • 
785-2 76 
4ns9fi5 
;; 150-84 
44-26-,'?2 
3.590-04 
H6-59 
15000-00' 
9962-00- 
6r)0-09 
• 46S'35 
''2000-00 
5124-78 
1567.62 
709-30 
2629-55 
3704-90 
200-00 
94-44 
31240-96, 
Rs., 1,208,106,99 
SALE OP AN ESTATE. 
We hear from Gaiiii^ola that Messi's. 
Walker, Sons & Co., LcL, have sold the 
Bodawa estate for R2j,000 to Mr. J. C. de 
Silva who owns a property adjoining it. 
Bodawa belonged to the bankrupt estate of- 
Mr. de Vos. It is 122 acres with 50 in cnltiva- 
tion, tea, etc. 
