March 1, 1901.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
643, 
to call upon the proprietors and agents of estates to 
restrict the ontpat of tea in India and Ceylon during 
the current season, and so bring the general supply 
more under control than it has been hitherto. Be- 
sides attaining unmanageable proportions, the quanti- 
ties of British-grown tea have contained a much 
greater percentage of common, spurious, and undesir- 
able qualities than ever before kaown, and in this 
respect cultivators of tea in Ceylon have been the 
piincipal offenders. In November last it vfas remarked 
in our London trade report that ' Some very inferior 
teas have lately been shipped from Ceylon, and 
Buoh quality has been termed by the trade a 
disgrace to the islani. It would be better if these 
teas instead of being shipped were destroyed in Ceylon, 
as buyers here have refused to hive anything to 
do with them, and the Customs are apparently at 
fault in allowing this rubbish to pass.' Having seen 
and examined the teas in question we can vonch for 
the truth of the above statement, certain samples 
bearing a close resemblance to cinnamon chips, as 
coarse as chaff or stubble; and one firm of Mincing 
Lane brokers advises the planters to ' dig into the 
ground a large quantity of this common red stuff 
as withered leaves, or to utilise it, after burning, in 
the form of ash,' " 
AN AMERICAN VISITOR. 
LARGELY INTERESTED IN CINCHONA SUPPLIES. 
Amongst the most recent arrivals from the 
Par East is Mr. F. L. Seely of St. Louis, 
Mo., U.S.A., who has come from America 
via Java, travelling for the Paris Medicine 
Company of Sc. Louis and London. Mr. 
Seely has been spending a month at the Gov- 
ernment plantations, Java, and has shown 
us photographs of some splendid trees of 
Ledgeriana and plantations of Succirnhra 
which give no less than 12 per cent yield. 
Any tree, in fact, that gives less is rooted 
out from the plantation. In one case as much 
as 16 per cent was yielded. Mr. Seely is 
travelling in the East to gain some idea of the 
quantity of supplies of quinine that are likely 
r.o be forthcoming in the future, tor" the 
Company of which he is Secretary and 
Treasurer buys an immense quantity annu- 
ally. Mr. Seely informed us that the pre- 
parations sold by it are advertised in every 
paper in the States, $225,000 being spent 
annually on advertising alone. Mr. Seely pro- 
ceeds to Kandy on Monday, and, after visiting 
estates with Cinchona here, will proceed to 
the Nilgiris, before returning to the States. 
RAINFALL RETURN FOR COLOMBO. 
(Svpplied by the Surveyor-General.) 
1898. 
1897. 
1898. 
1899. 
1900 
Av ef 
31yrs. 
19C1 
Inch 
Inch 
Inch 
InL-h. 
Inch. 
Inch. 
Inch. 
January . . 
2-92 
3-81 
2-3.i 
6-98 
3-72 
3-24 
11-91 
February . . 
0-3o 
1-68 
1-98 
2-78 
0-63 
1-89 
3 55* 
March 
5-64 
3-66 
4-21 
0-88 
3-71 
4-75 
April 
0-93 
10-97 
22-81 
6-66 
15-12 
U-43 
-May 
9-31 
8-30 
5-80 
17-73 
10 -63 
12-04 
June 
8-37 
10-14 
10-94 
9-23 
7-83 
8-35 
July 
2-85 
6-24 
6-15 
1-11 
6-77 
4-30 
August 
September 
6-35 
9-09 
0-97 
0-62 
7-35 
3-79 
10-99 
4-58 
6-90 
1-48 
4-00 
4-9i 
October . . 
16-78 
4-71 
20-60 
12 99 
9-47 
14-36 
November.. 
19.81 
11-6S 
17-38 
8-58 
9-25 
12-; 5 
December.. 
11-76 
8-8£) 
3-05 
4-44 
5-20 
6-35 
Total.. 
101-U6 
82-73 
103-11 
73-48 
83-68 
88-03 
15-48' 
The p. W. D. Meteorological Observations for 
Jan 1901.— We append the Monthly JJeturn of rain 
from which it will be seen that the highest fall in 
Jan. was at Manalfuddy in the Eastern Province 
32'71 inches, and the lowest at Udupiddi iu the 
Northern Province, 0'24 inches. 
Western Provinck Urubokka, Mr. Caldicott 
Negombo, Mr. Bucknall C890) 15-15 
(6) .. 4 65 Tangalla Mr. Russell (94)1-03 
Kalutara Mr. Emerson Mamadola, Mr. Doole 
(36) ... 7 01 
Labugama, Mr. Bond 
(369) .. 17-37 
Henaratgoda, Mr. Silva 
(33) .. 8-54 
Centhil Phovincb. 
KatuRastota, Mr. Morgan 
(1,500) .. 1-67 
New Valley, (Dikoya) Mr. 
Wa'ldell (3,700) ... 6 87 
Heltoda (Pussellawa) Mr. 
Gosset (3,300) .. 2-65 
Yarrow Kstate, 
Not received (3,4001 — 
Peradeniya Mr. Macmillan 
(56) .. 5-78 
Eastkhn Pkovince. 
Irrakkamam, Mr. Bower (42) 
6-10 
Dovilaua, Mr. Sua i inathan 
(lib) 3-47 
Sagamata, Mr. Bower 
(40) 4-31 
Ambare, Mr Kretser (65) 7-29 
Kanthalai, Mr. Carte 
(150) l-«8 
AUai, Mr. Bartlett (9.i) 3-07 
Rukam, Mr. Suaminathan 
00 
4-75 
(1,.'>40; 
Duckwari, Mr. Edwin 
(3,300) 
CUedonia, Mr. Shand 
C4,273) 
Pussellawa, Mr. Powell 
(3,000) 
U ikgala, Mr. 
Nock (5,581) 
S. Wauar.ijah Estate Mr. 
Tatbam (:i,700i ... 6-35 
Padupola, Mr. Waddel 
(1,636) ... 7 03 
Mylapitiya, Not received 
(1,707) .. — 
Aluta — do — 
No'iTHKHN Province. 
(120) 
Periyakulam, Mr. 
Carte {,20} 
Ohadaiyantalawa, 
Goodman 
Kalmuuai, do 
Mr. 
(57) 
(1-2) 
0 38 
0-76 
4-52 
4-74 
3-25 Kotawewa, Mr Bonec(30) 5 26 
3-61 
MuUaittivu. Mr. Bbert 
112) 
Jaffna Mr. Macdonnel 
(8) 
Uankidam. (N. Road) 
Mr. Ebert (167) .. 
Elephant fass, Not 
received (7) 
Vrtiigalachettykulam, Mr, 
OorloH (17H) 
Point Pedro, Mr. Kre ser 
(24) .. 307 
Jaffna College, Mr. Hastings 
(9i 
3-74 
Parara- 
Kayts, .Mr. Kretser 
(8) 
Kankesaniurai, Mr. 
chasinghe (10) 
Pallai, Mr. Krester 
(24> 
Murlkaniiy, (North-Cential 
Road) Not received (7) — 
Nedunkeul. Mi-. Ebert 
(V22) ... 10-98 
Chavakaohcberi, Mr. 
Krester (16) .. 1-55 
Udupiddi, Mr. Brown 
(.■^5) . 0 24 
Marichchukaddi, Mr. 
Tarapue (141 3-24 
Uurungan, Mr. Walter 
(.52) 3-22 
Vavuiiiya, Mr. Ebert 
(318) 1 U 
Southern Provincs. 
Ella VelUi, Mr. Caldicott 
(26-2) 6-36 
Kekanadura, do (150) 047 
Denagatna, di (286) 4-71 
U'lukiriwlla Mr. Lourenez 
Lahugala, do (70) 2-33 
Naulla, do (3)) 7-94 
Andankulam, Mr. 
Carte (41) .. 1-06 
Manalpnddy, Mr. 
Suaminathan (21) 32-71 
Maha-Oya-Tauk, Mr. 
Suaminathan (190) 9-65 
PotuvU, Mr. Sinnayah 
(10) 4»3 
Vakaneri Mr. VYatts, 
(8) .. 6-41 
N.-W. Province. 
Magalawewa, Mr. Soope- 
rayan (176) ... 5-97 
Maha LTswewa tank. Not 
received (160) ... — 
Tenepitiya. Mr. 
Churchill (8) ... 6-70 
Batalagoda, Mr. Uadahapola 
- 1-74 
N.-C. Provisok. 
Kalawewa, Mr. Chellappih 
(268) 0-41 
Maradankadawala, Mr. 
Emerson (443) ... 2-49 
0 44 Mihintale, Mr, MacBride 
(354) .. 1-55 
Horowapotaua, Mr. 
MacBtlde (217) . 2-70 
0-42 Madawachchiya, Mr. 
MacBride (285) ... 0 45 
0 50 Topare, Mr.Jayewardane (-200) 
3-81 
Miiineriya, Mr. Go.don 
4-66 
1-10 
1-20 
5 10 
UvA Provinck. 
Bandarawela, Mr. 
Tocke (4,0^0) 
Haldummulli, Mr. 
ViramultJO (3,160) 
Knmbudau, Mr. Devasa- 
gaiaiii (446) 
Koslanda, Mr. 
FAge (2,258) 
» From Isc to 27th Feb. 3-j5 inches, that is up to 9-30 a.m 
OR the 28th F9^.-ED. C.O.J 
(235) 
Kirama, Mr. Lorensz 
(260) 
Hali-el.i Mr. Caldicott 
f20Jj 
Tissa, .Vr. Sllvi 
(7o) 
Matara, .VI r, Callieott 
as) 
Dandeniya, do (1S7) 
4-76 
2-48 
S-41 
1-27 
9 66 
Tanamalwila, Not received 
(550) ... — 
Bibile, Mr. Silva (680) 3-99 
Taldena, Mr. Fernando 
(1,100) .. «-54 
Alatnuwara-Mr. Leembrug- 
gen (300) 4-.'^ 
Sabaragamuwa. 
13-80 Ambanpitiya, Mr. 
Gregson (729) 4-39 
15'8J Pelmadulla, Mr. Bingham 
(480> 6-61 
Kolonna Koiale (Hulania- 
oya). Not received (203) — 
3'89 Avlsawella, Mr. Clark* 
2-79 (106) - 9-»l 
