THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March 1, 190L 
who has race atly beau appDinfce3 Visiting A9;ent to 
Kela]ii Estate should be elected to fijl the vacancy oa 
the Board, 
The appointmeut of an Auditor rests with the 
Meeting. 
YATADEUIA TEA CO., OF CRYLON, LD. 
The Dii'ecloi'3 haye the pleasure to submit tho 
balance sheet and profit and loss account for the year 
ending 31s December, 1900, duly audited. 
Including extraneous profit from outside manufac- 
ture the profit for the year is R-18,575 01 to which must 
be added RG,405'80 balaiioe from 1S99. An Interim 
Dividend of 12^ per ct nt. absorbing Pv'23,750, was paid 
last August, and the Diieators propose that a further 
Dividend at the rate of 12J percent, absorbing R23,750 
be declared and made payable as the Directors may 
determine in meeting on 26th instant, leaving a 
balance of E3, 480-84. 
It will be seen that the property representing Capi- 
tal stands in the Balance Sheet at approximately 
11197 per acre cultivated, as compared with about 
B197 in the previous year's accounts, and that the 
profit is Ii47"72 per acre in bearing, and 22 93 per 
cent, on the capital. 
The total Tea crop was 613,360 lb. or 63,300 lb. 
more than the estimated qnai.tity, the latter part 
of the year having been more fp.vourable. The plucking 
area was 913 acres, in addition to which the 29 
acres of 1898 tea was plucked towards the close of 
the year. The total quantity of Tea for disposal was 
660,419 lb. including 17,059 lb. made from purchased 
leaf, of which 17,805 lb. were sold locally averaging 19 11 
cents per lb. and 642,614 ^Ib. were shipped in London, 
of which 176,342 lb had still to be accounted for; but 
the average obtained for the 484,077 lb as yet ac- 
counted for is 28*14 cents per lb. The cost of the 
Tea delivered to buyers or piut on board ship, includ- 
ing all charges, was 18'95 cents per lb and the nett 
value realised from sales (a portion being estimated) 
WHS 26"43 cents per lb. 
The Company's property consisted on the 31st De- 
cember 1900, of ;— 
Acres Tea per Acre. 
Tea. lb. 
172 planted in 1885 yield in 190C 620 
208 do 1887 do 605 
100 do 1888 do 670 
42 do 1889 do 968 
6 do 1890 do 1,009 
52 do 1891 do 1,015 
120 do 1892 do 904 
68 do 1891 do C97 
37 do 1895 do 782 
75 do 1896 do 772 
33 do 1897 do 299 
a9 do 1898 do 62 
2-4 do 1899 do not in bearing. 
22 Acres cocoa and Factory site. 
10 Acres cardamoms. 
255 Acres forest, &c. 
Total 1,253 Acres as per last report. 
966 Acres Ten. 
Average yield from 913 acres 702 lb, 
The estimated crop for 1901 is 694,045 lb Tea. 
Mr. V U Mascflskl retiies from the Board, and the 
Shareholdf rs will be requested to elect a Director and 
also an Auditor tor the current year. 
THE CKYLON PROVINCIAL ESTATES 
COMPANY, LIMirED. 
THE REPOKV 
\Va.R sn1>m!tleil follows: — 
The Director.'^ bi'g to present tlitir report for the 
year ending 3 1st Daeembor, 19O0, together vfith a 
Btfi(temenli o£ accQuats fcjr ^he same period, 
The tea crop amounted to 506,207 lb. against an 
estimate of 455,000 lb. for the year, or an average of 
5621b. per acre from the tea "in bearing. 
The total profit for the year was R91,017-16. The 
cost of producing the tea was R24 42 ets. including 
Ill'97 cts. expended on manuring as compared with 
I124-35 cts. end Rl oO cts. respectively for the previous 
year. 
The nett selling price of the teas shews a falling-o£f 
from 1899 of R2 06 cts. per lb., the avcrnge for 1900 
having been R42-56 cts. per lb. as against R44 62 cts. 
obtained tie previous year. 
Including the sum of R587 03 brought forward from 
last year, the profit and loss account shews, after the 
payment of an interim dividend of 3 per cent, interest 
on mortgages, bonus to Superintendents, Secretariat 
and other items, an available surplus of R57,426 31, 
which the Directors recommend being disposed of, by 
paying a final dividend of 6 per cent, making 9 per 
cent for the year and absorbing R39,900 ; by setting 
aside RlO,00'0 towards the liquidation of one of the 
mortga<<es and by carrying forward the balance to next 
year after providing for Directors fees. 
The estimates for the new season point to a yield of 
500,000 lb. of tea costing R24-98 cts. per lb., which 
includes a sum equal to R2 33 cts. per lb. for manur- 
ing operations. 
A fresh survey has been made of Glassaugh, and the 
following is the present acreage of the estates :— 
Glassaugh. Brownlow. 
Tea in full bearing 45? acres 423 acres 
,, partial bearing 20 „ 80 ,, 
,, not in ,. 20 ,, — 
Total in tea 
Fuel trees 
Forest 
Grass 
Scrub and Waste 
492 
4 
1 
22 
503 
2 
33 
27 
20 
Total 519 acres. 585 acres. 
Mr. E S Grigson retires from the board in terms of 
the articles of Association, and is^ eligible for re- 
election. 
The appointment of an Auditor for 1901 rests with 
the meeting. 
PLANTING IN B. C. AFRICA. 
COFFEE AND TOBACCO — OLD RESIDENTS — 
HEALTH— FEVER— SOIL— MONEY-MAKING — 
ROOM FOR MEN OF THE RIGHT STAMP 
— R.VILWAY — COFFEE CROPS. 
Mlanie, 7th Jan. 1901. 
You ask me if I could name half a dozen 
men who have stood this climate as long as 
I have, and kept as good health, and if any- 
body has made money here. I would not go 
beyond this district itself to answer the first 
question. 
Mr. A C Simpson has been over 25 years 
in this country, arriving with thei]rst steamer 
for the Shire, and has had various ups and 
downs in the Country ; serving on Lakes and 
Rivers as engineer, tradei-, and latterly settled 
down to planting and trading in Mlanje 
where he has been for the past eight years 
or more, and has only been home twice, I be- 
lieve, during all those years. A.C.S. looks 
as fit and as well as any man could do at 
the present time. 
J W and Mrs. Moir of Lauderdale, who 
are at present at home, enjoying a trip to 
