Dec. 1, 1900.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
431 
bein<:; a shareholder offers himself for re-election. 
— By order of the Board, 
C. M. Robertson, Secretary. 
12, Fenchurch Street, London, E.C, 2r.dNov., 19U0. 
THE CENTRAL PISOVINCE CEYLON 
TEA COMPANY. LTD. 
KEPUET OF THE DIRKCTOBS 
to be submitted to tiie Siiareholders at their 
fourth annual ordinary general meeting, to be 
lield at Butolpli House, Esstcheap, E.G., on 
Monday, llie 5th November. 
The Diiectors l)eg to submit to tlie Shareholders 
the audited .".ccounts for tiie year ending .30th 
June, 1900. The total cio|) of tea from the estates 
for the past season was 84,3, .388 lb., against 780,395 
lb. of the piee.eding year, l)eing an increase of 
62,993 ib. The total sales, including bought tea, 
were L206,555 lb , averaging 5'633il per lb. , being 
•71d less than last year, equal to a loss of proHt 
on the estate ci'op of over £2,000 by the fall in 
price alone. As regards cocoa, the crop amounted 
to 315 cwt., ngainst 533 ewt. last ytai', the 
average price being 665 9d per cwt. as against 58s 
4d. There were during the season 243 acres of tea 
not yet in full bearing. The probls have again 
been slightly uU'ectcd \>y a higher rate of exchange, 
wliicb averaged Is 4-34d per rupee as against 
Is 4*23d last season. The net i^rolits for the year 
amount to £3 850 2i which with £1,873 4s 9d 
brought forward from last year, shows a sum of 
£.5,723 6s 9i to be dealt with. Of this amount 
£1,500 has been apidied to the payment of an in- 
terim dividend at the rate of 6 per cent per annum 
on the Preference shares to 31st December, 1899. 
The Directors now lecommend a dividend of 6 
jier cent per annum on the Preference shares to 
30th June, 1900, and a dividend at the rate of 
2 per cent per annum on the Ordinary shares, 
together absorbing £2,500 and leaving £1,723 6s 
91 tobecariied forv.'ard to next account, as against 
£1,873 4^ 9(1 last year. The Colombo Agent and 
Director, Mr. F M Mackwood, is now in England 
and he states that the Company's places are in good 
order as to roads, drains, buildings, &c. 
Ceylon Baiofsli. 
COLOMBIAN RUBBER CO, LD. (67,537).— 
Registered Oct. 23, with capital £100,000, in £1 
shares, to adopt anagreenient witiithe Compagnie 
Generale de? Caoutchoucs de Colombia to develop 
and work, by extraction, cutting or otherwise, 
rubber forests in Colombia or elsewhere, and to 
carry on the business of rubber planters, growers, 
cultivators and merchants, timber merchants, saw- 
mill proprietors, etc.— Investors' Guardian, Nov. 3. 
KAINFALL RETURN FOR COLOMBO. 
(Siippliid hy the Survey or- General.) 
'i-nuary .. 
February . . 
March 
A pril 
May 
.li'.tia 
.T ily 
Aazu^t .. 
SeptBinber 
N'.iveiiiliei'.. 
i>ei:t'ilii3'ir. . 
Tot a! . . 
1895. 
Inch. 
5-00 
0- 81 
1- 84 
9 -SI 
10-oa 
13-39 
0-52 
0-92 
.-rSo 
9-14 
J2-23 
1S96. 1897. 
Inch 
2-92 
()-35 
5*G4 
5-93 
8-37 
2-85 
e-35 
10-99 
10- 78 
!'.).8l 
11- 70 
i01-U6 
Inch 
3-81 
1-68 
3 - GO 
10-97 
8- 30 
10- 14 
.5-24 
9- 09 
4- 5S 
4-71 
11- 0'; 
8-39 
32-73 
Inch 
2-3a 
1-9S 
4- 2L 
22-81 
a -SO 
10-94 
e-15 
0-97 
0-90 
20-60 
17-38 
5- (i5 
103-11 
Inih. 
6-98 
2-78 
0- 88 
6-66 
17-73 
9-23 
1- 11 
(1-62 
l-ii 
12 99 
8-58 
4-4i 
Inch. 
3- 22 
1-93 
4- 78 
11- 31 
13- 09 
8-37 
4- 38 
3-67 
5- 01 
14- 52 
12- 6G 
6- 39 
73-4S 88-33 
Inch. 
3-72 
0-03 
3- 71 
15-12 
llr6i 
7-83 
6- 77 
7- 35 
4- i0 
9-47 
7 76* 
76-99 
The p. W. D. BIeteorological Observations for 
Oct 1900.— We append the Monthly Return of rain 
from which it will be seen that the highest fall in 
Oct. was at Padiipola in the Central Province, 
23-8"2 inches, and the lowest at Bladawaohohiya iri 
the North-Central Province, 0-75 inches. 
■\Vestern PiioviNCE UrubukkH, Mr. Caldicotc 
Ncgombo. Mr. Bucknall (890) 17-93 
(0) _ ... 9 64 T ngalla Mr. Ru!3sell (94)2-88 
Mamadola, Mr. Uoole 
Kalutara a[r. Emerson 
(.36) 
Labagartia, Mr. Bond 
(.369) 
Hen a rat god i>, Mr. SiWa 
(33) 
13 62 
17-79 
(56) 
11-87 
CiCNTRAL 
Katufiastota, 
(1,500) 
Pkovince. 
Mr. Morjian 
... 10-50 
New Valley, (Diltoya) Mw 
V.'arl (3,700) .. 19 01 
He'l o'la (Pussellawa) Mr. 
Gosset (3,300) .. 14-88 
yavrou' Estate. 
Mc. Pad wick (3,4001 13-80 
Perarieniya Mr. 
.■>^acMi!laii (l,54o; ... 8 42 
Duekwari, Mr. Edwin 
(3,300) ... 14-19 
Culodonia, Not received 
C4,27.3) . . — 
ru.s«ellawa, Mr. 
PoWfU (3,000) .. 9 27 
Ilakgala, Mr. 
Nock (5,581) ... 7-97 
S. War.ar.ajah Estate, Mr. 
'I'athain (3,700) .. 12 89 
Padiipola. Mr, Ward .. 
(1,636) ... 2332 
aiylapitiyn.. Mr. Fletcher 
fi,7t7) ... 1-85 
NotiTHEEN PROVINCK. 
MuUaittivu, Mr. Ebert 
(12) .. 5-44 
Jaffna Mr. Macdoiiuel 
fs) 10-73 
Mankulam, (N. Road) Mr. 
Ebert (167) ... 14-50 
Elephant Pass, Mr 
Silva (7) _ 13-32 
Vaiigalachettykulam, Mr. 
OorlofC (17ii) .. 4-30 
Point Pedro Mr. Cliitaii.i alam 
(24) ... 3-59 
Jaffna College, Mr. Hastings 
(9i 
Kayts, Mr. Kretser 
(8) 
Eankeaamurai, Mr. 
cliasinglie (10) 
Pallai, Mr. Silva 
(■24; 
9 93 
. . 5-45 
Parara- 
.. 6-65 
19 41 
EAST-ririjj PnoviNCE 
Irrakkamam, Mr. Bjwer (42) 
6-46 
Devilana, Mr. Van.lerstruaten 
a-iii) 5-49 
Sagamata, Mr. Bower 
(■!0) ... .'i-53 
Am bare, do ((55) T-QO 
Kanliialai, Mr. Carte 
(150) 3-24 
Allai, Mr. Carta (95) 7-45 
Rukam, Mr. iVauderstraaten 
* Vrom 1st to 28th Nov. 7 76 inches, that is up to 9-30 a.in, 
on the mh Nov.— Ed. CO.] 
Murikaniiy, (North-Central 
Koad) Mr. Silva (7) 7-25 
Nedunkeiii, Mr. Ebert 
(li;2) ... 21-90 
Chav.-.kacholieri, Mr. 
Silva (16) ... 9-47 
Odupiadi, Not received 
(:<5) . . - 
Maricbcliukaddi, Mr. 
I.ampue (14) 6-47 
Murun^ati, Mr. 
Walker (52) 8-25 
Vavuniya Mr. Ebert 
(318) 6 C8 
SOUTHKRN PROVINCa:. 
EUaVeUaMr. Caldicott (262) 
9-61 
Kekanadura, do (150) 5-13 
Deuagama, do (286) 9-84 
UilukiriwUa Mr. licurentz 
(235) .. 6-76 
Kirama, Mr. Lorensz 
(260) 14-46 
Hali-eb; Mr. Caldicott (200) 
14-14 
Tissa >ir. Silva 
(75) 16 -27 
Matara ;vlr. Caliicott (15)8-91 
Dandeniya, do (157) 8-88 
(iZO) 
Periyakulam, Mr. 
Carte (20) 
ChadaiyantaK-^.w-a, 
Goodman 
Kalmuuai, do 
Mr. 
(57) 
(12) 
4 40 
6-06 
3-03 
, , 6-60 
Eotewewa, Mr Bovver(30)5-64 
Labugala, do (70) 7-30 
Naulla, do (30) 5-20 
Andaiikulau), Mr. 
Carte (41) ... I'go 
Mana'.piiddy, Mr. 
Vanrlerstraafoii (21) I-91 
Maha-Oya-Tank-, Mr. Vander- 
slraaten (190) 8-76 
Fotuvil, Jlr. Sinnayah 
(10) 6-71 
N.-W. Provikce. 
Magalawewa, Mr. Soopena- 
yan (176) .. n-15 
Maha Uswewa tank, Mr. 
Adams (160) ... ll-so 
Tenepitiya. ^Mr. 
ehurchill (8) ... 12-65 
Batalagoda, Mr. MadT.hupola 
— 17-48 
N.-C. Provinck. 
Kalawewa, Mr. Chellappsh 
(268) 7-94 
Maradankadawala, Mr. 
Enierscn (44;!) ... 4-49 
Mihiutale, Mr, Ondaatje 
(354) .. -2 -55 
Horowapotaiia, Mr. 
ondaatje (-217) 4-27 
Mada-waclicliiya, Mr 
Mackride (285) .. G-75 
Topare, Mr.Jayeward.'ine (200) 
12-35 
Miuneriya Mr. Eves — 9 64 
UVA Provincb. 
Sandarawela, Mr. 
Tocka (4,0 lu) 10-91 
Halduramnlli, Mr. 
Viiamultoo (3,160) 13-98 
KumbuUaii, Not received 
(440) 
Koslanda, Mr. 
Edge (:',258) ... 16 42 
Tauamalivila, Not received 
(550) . . — 
Bibile, Mr. Silva (680) 12-52 
Talcieua, Mr. Pernaud-.) 
(1,100) .. 8 73 
Alntnuwara -Mr. Leenibrug- 
gen (:jOo) 12-59 
Sabaragamuwa. 
Ambanpitiya, Mr. 
Gregson (729) 17-74 
PeliuaduHa, Mr. RoLerts n 
(480) 16 9 
Kolcnna Korale (Hulantia- 
oya) Mr Dabre (203) 10-74 
Avisawella, Mr. Clarke 
(1C5) .. 30-74 
