256 THE TROPICAL AGRlCULTUKIST. 
[Oct. 1, 1900. 
PIN15 HILL ESTATES COMPANY. 
THE BEri.KT. 
The reporb of Directors 'vas as 
ACEEAGK : 
Tea ia beaving 
Young tea 1898 
„ !■ , do 1899 
"Cardamons 
Jungle and Patiia 
Fnel and Grass 
Waste L\nd 
Scrub (disputed) 
fallows 
279i 
?,1 
t)5 
11 
18" 
dlGi- sores 
The Directors have the pleasure to submit their 
Beventh annual report. 
The amount at credit of profit and loss account 
including R190"77 brought forward from last year's 
account is R10,804-67, out of which an interim divi- 
dend of 3 per cent was paid on 29th .Jp.nuary 
amounting to 116,262 '20 
The Directors now propose to pay a final 
dividend of 2 per cent making 5 per cent 
for the year which will absorb 4,174 80 
And to carry forward to next season 367'67 
E10,804-67 
The low prices ruling for the last six months are 
responsible for there not being a larger amount of 
profit available for distribution. 
The crop of Tea realised from the estates was 
131,947 lb., and from bought leaf 60,602 lb. as against 
estimates of 110,000 lb. and 40,000 lb. respectively. 
The estate tea showed an increase of 17 per cent 
on the previous season owing to a very favourable 
year. The net price realised was 3S-96 cts. per lb. 
a!?ainst 40'76 cts. last year. 
The estimate of crop for the current year is 125,000 
lb. from the estates and 50,000 lb. from bought leaf, 
or 175,000 lb. in all. 
Factory. — The factory has now been completed, but 
the original estimate for the cost of the improve- 
ments was found insufficient, and it has been con- 
siderably exceeded. 
The new clearing has unfortunately not been 
BUccessful owing to unfavourable weather, and the 
expenditure on it has been heavy. It is hoped, 
however that the steps which have been taken to 
supply all vacancies will result in a good held of tea 
being secured. 
According to the articles of Association Mr. 
Robert E IPrance retires from the Board of Directors, 
bat, being eligible, offers bimself for re-election. 
An Auditor for season 1900-1901 will have to be 
appointed. 
■ KANDY AGRI-HORTICULTURA.L AND 
KANDYAN ART EXHIBITION. 
At the meeting of tlie Committee held last 
month, the following gentlemen were elected 
to forni an B.xecutive Committee ;— Messrs. J H 
De Saraiu, L Creasy, .1 B Carruthers, T C Hux- 
ley, H F McMillan, E Beven, E Webb, Diwa 
Nilame, and Chief Iirterpreter, Kandy Kachcheri. 
The following sections for Exhibition were 
approved of and the details of awards have 
been left to the Executive Committee. 
Skc'I'ion 1.— Flowering plants in pots, cut 
flowers in boxes, .stands or glasses, ferns and 
orchids in pots, foliage plants in pots. 
SE(;'no.\' ii.— Fruits, vegetables, vegetable pro- 
ducts. 
SiOfTio.v .3.— -Food products. 
Skc'ijox 4.— Cattle, poultry, dairy proclucc 
^'jUttfi', cljceae, cream, and eggs.) 
Section .5. — Preserved fruits, pickles, swec 
meats, bread. 
Section (>, Art-work, t!K.-c.— Gold and silver 
.iewellery, brass and iron work, pottery, lacquer 
work, models, masks, musical instruments, mats, 
baskets and fans, ivory and wood-carving, 
photographs. 
Section 7, Natural jET/.s/o/-*/.— Collections _ of 
birds, butterflies, insects, shells, eggs, sporting 
trophies. 
Section 8, JJisceifaHcoHS.— Fireworks, decora- 
tions. 
Section 9. Oil machineiy, machinery for the 
manipulation of Green Tea. 
CACAO HOLDINGS UNDER SIXTY ACRES 
IN CEYLON. 
Bxfcrat'ts fromMinutea oi pro jeedings of a meeting of 
the Cacao Committee of ilie PI i uters' Association of 
CtyUiii held at theVicwria Commemoration Buildings, 
Kiiudy, on Friday, the l4th September, 1900, at eleven 
o'clock (11 a.m.) ia the morniiig : — 
CACAO HOLDINGS UNDER 60 ACHES. 
Mr. Ohas. Gibbon read the annexed abstract of 
Returns received through the courtesy of Govern- 
ment of Cacao Holdings under 60 acres. Resolved : — 
" Tiiat the thanks of the Ctcao Committee be conveyed 
to GovecDment, for the Returns furnished of Cacao 
htldings under 60 acres." 
AilSTKACX OF EBTUENS 01' CACAO HOLDINGS UNDER 
60 ACHES REPEBEED TO. 
Hari=!pattu. 
Kalugammauasiya 
Medusiyapathu 
Galasiyapathu 8. 1. 
Holdings. 
382 
349 
PoUgampaha 
(E. 40.0.0.) 
ArambapoUa 
Udagampaha 
PoUgampaha 
Pallispattu 
do East 
Udunuwara Ganga- 
5. ]. 
16. 1. 
20. 3. 
12. 0. 
24. 0. 
6. 0. 
49. 0 
9. 1. 
A. r. p, 
298. A. 
237. 3. 3. 
. 317 
. 266 
.. 454 
., 756 1,630. 0. 16 
. 497 1,051. 0. 16 
.. 197 442. 1. 02 
.. 25 45 0 0 
145. 2. 25 
£08. 1. 
191. 3. 
3,170. 1. 34 
191 
Udapalata ... 162 
Kegalla . . 266 
Badulla Yatakinda 
(E 173) ■ ..21 
Matale S. (63. 2. 0.) . . 989 
do N. .. 118 
do E. ... 39 
N. Eliya (12. 0. 0 ?) . . 9 
We-uda (152). .. 72 
do .. ..4 
Yatinnwara (98.) . . 23 
Uda Dumbara (511) . . 95 
Lower Hewaheta (Am- 
pitiya) .. 317 
Udapalata . . 236 
(E 531. 2. 0) 5,805 
139- 0, 
48. 3. 
505. 0. 
4 
38 
25 
195. 0 
1,509. 2. 26 
123. 2. 
(39. 0. 0 
26. 2. 23 
614. 2 
91. 2. 0 
203. 2. 7 
0 0 
553. 2; 32 
242. 3. 18 
8,967 3. 12 
GRAFTING CACAO. 
Resolved : — "That[the attection of the Director, Royal 
Botanic Garden, be again drawn to the questions of 
grafting of Cacao, and also to Mr. Hart's remarks 
under date Trinidad, 13th September, 1898 (copy 
annexed) with special reference to the following 
Henteiice with 9> jetiuest that he will f^V9ur tlje CoBl' 
