Oct. 1, 1000] THE TEOPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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EILA TEA COMPANY OF CEYLON, LD. 
REPORT 
The Directors snbmit ;heir Report and Accounts for 
the year ending 30th June, 1900. ,, , , . 
The crop on Eila Estate was 256,403 lb (exclusive 
of 21 335 lb made from bonght leaf) agamst an esti- 
mate' of 241,000 lb, and on Kanangama 106,570 1b 
against 150,000 lb estimated. .^a. qioiu 
The total amount of tea manufactured was d84,dlii lb 
and the cost of production, including the purchase 
of 85 320 1b of green tea leaf was 22-76 cts. per lb. 
The average price of tea after estimating the 
value of that" unsold was .SO'38 cts. per lb as against 
33-11 cts. for last season. 
Daring the year a further instalment £oC0 was 
repaid to the Standard Life Assurance Company on 
account of their Loan of £7,000 , . . , 
The Directors regret that while there is an increased 
nrofit this season from Eila, the young clearings on 
which estate are now coming on well and give good pro- 
mise for the future, there has been little or no profit 
from Kanangama ; this is due partly to the drought in 
the earlier months of this year which reduced the 
yield for the season and partly to bad management 
bv the Superintendent, and the Directors have re- 
luctantly been compelled to make new arrangements 
for the working of the estate. 
The net profit for the past sea.son 
after writing off depreciation on build- 
ings and machinery is , , , , B12,468 84 
to which must he added the balance 
from last season -^.y*^' 
making in all 
Out of this the Directors propose to 
pay a dividead of 5 per cent absorbing 
and to carry forward 
R15,376-33 
E15,C00-00 
376-33 
E15,376-33 
The estimate for the current season provides for 
a crop of 416,5001b. Tea at a cost of R90,680-45. 
The estates of the Company at this date consist of :— 
Eila— 564 acres Tea 5 years old. 
62 „ „ 4 „ 
90 „ „ 3 „ 
240 „ Forest. 
956 Acres. 
Kanangama-215 acres Tea 5 years old and upwards. 
108 „ China and Patua. 
323 Acres. 
During the year Mr. Stanley Bois was elected to 
the Board of Directors in place of Mr. Percy Bois, 
who has left the Island. 
Mr P W Bois retires in accordance with the 
articles of Association, but being eligible offers him- 
self for re-election. . -.-^ 
The shareholders will have to appoint an Auditor 
for season 1900—1901. 
- PUTUPULA TEA ESTATE CO., LTD. 
REPORT. 
ACREAGE. 
Tea in full bearing 
Do partial 
Do two years old and under 
Do Coffee and Para Rubber 
Forest, Grass, Wasteland &o. 
421 
33 
7 
461 
21 
217 
699 
The Directors beg to submit to the Shareholders 
the accounts for the year ended 30th June, 1900. 
The crops secured amounted to 182,749 lb. of made 
Tea against an estimate of 185,000 1b. or 12,4491b. 
in excess of last season's crop. 
The nett average price reaUzedJ was 31-0» cents 
per lb. costing to nroduce 24-58 cents f.o.b., includ- 
35 
ing the purchase and application of manure to 180 
acres coating R6,248'21. The cost per lb. on manur- 
ing was 3"42 cents. 
The yield works out a little over 400 lb. per ftcre 
calculated on all but 7 acres of Tea under two 
years old. 
The clearing and planting of 11 acres with Par» 
Rubber was carried out costing R318-04. This ex- 
penditure, it is expected, can be reimbursed by tha 
sale of Para seeds and plants, 20,000 of the latter 
now being in nurseries. 
During the past season the withering accommo- 
dation has been extended by raising the roof of the 
Factory and adding another storey, the extra space 
thus acquired, measuring about 33,300 sq. ft., will 
be of great assistance in coping with the increased 
yield resulting from manuring operations. The total 
cost, E5, 972-32, which inclades the erection of a new 
weighing platform and stair case, is being carried 
forward and will be charged in the present season's 
working account under capital expenditure. 
The vield for the present season is estimated at 
190,0001b. at an outlay of R45,713, which includea 
the treatment of 140 acres with artificial manure to 
cost about E5,460. The profit for the year amounts 
to E12,713-50 which the Directors recommend should 
be applied as follows ; — 
6 per cent Dividend . . R12,000-00 
Bonus to Superintendent . . ,500 00 
Balance carried forward . . 213 50 
R12,713-50 
In terms of the Articles of Association Mr. W. B. 
Kingsbury retires from the Board of Directors, and 
being eligible, offers himself for re-election. 
The appointment of an Auditor for the carretlt 
year rests with the Meeting. 
PLANTING ON THE ANNAMALAIS, S. 
INDIA. 
Coffee— Tea— Cardamoms. 
Wk are pleased to see Mr. E. J. Martiu, 
formerly of the Kelani Valley, looking so 
well after his spell of hard work in opening 
land and pioneering on the Annamalais. 
If Sir Arthur Hayelock has done nothing 
else for the Madras Presidency, during his 
five years of administration, he has at least 
developed a new and promising Planting 
District in the Presidency and induced 
several reliable Ceylon planters to bring 
their capital and experience to the Anna- 
malais. Altogether some 20,000 to 25,000 
acres of forest-land have been taken up, and 
out of this, as much as 3,500 acres, Mr. 
Martin estimates, have been opened and 
planted Avith cotfes, cardamoms and tea. 
Sir John Muir (or one of his Companies) has 
6,000 acres and has opened chiefly in coffee 
and cardamoms. Mr. O. A. Bannatine, 
lurinerly of Maskeliya, is one of four 
partners who have taken up 2,500 acres and 
he has opened some hundreds. Mr. Martin 
himself has 1,500' acres with 400 opened — 
300 or so in tea and 100 in cardamoms. 
The latter product may be said to be in- 
digenous and a good aeal of income has 
been made last year from gathering carda- 
moms in the jungle. Mr. Martin speaks 
well of the labour supply, though not many- 
workers can be got, during crop time in the 
riceflekls in the lowcountry. As for trans- 
port, Coimbatore is 45 miles off; but another 
station 20 miles nearer will soon have the 
railway, and Governor Havelock, true 
to his promise, is giving the district % 
