Nov. 1, 1902.1 THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
843 
MR. ALLEYN'S NEW PATENT. 
Anions; tlie applications for patents for inven- 
tions in India appears the followins; entry : — 
John Grieve, Engineer of Hatton, Ceylon and 
Henry Mathew Alleyn, planter, of Meeria Cotta, 
Maskeliya, Ceylon in)provements in apparatus for 
grading, sifting, polishi'ig, and increasing the. 
keeping qualities of green or oolong teas, and im- 
provements in apparatus for polishing, grading, 
sifting, and increasing the keeping qualities of 
black or fermented teas, — M. Mail. 
OFFICIAL STATISTICS OF IMPORTS AND 
EXPORTS OF CRUDE INDIA-RUBBER 
(IN FOUNDS.) 
AMERI.CA BY FAB THE LARGEST IMPORTING AND 
MANUFACTURING COUNTRY. 
UNITED STATES. 
Six months 
do 
do 
1902 
'01 
'00 
Imports. 
27,14-2,990 
31 788,832 
23.915,95 
Exports. 
1.852 299 
1,677,533 
2,220,904 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
do 
do 
do 
'02 
'01 
'00 
Imports. 
26,287,968 
26 976,656 
33,326,833 
GERMANY. 
■Rxports. 
15,1.50,688 
15,482,880 
16,835,840 
do 
do 
do 
'02 
'01 
'00 
Imports. 
16,475,140 
14,039,960 
15,696,340 
ITALY. 
Exports. 
6,280,560 
3,951,420 
4,634,960 
do 
do 
do 
'02 
'01 
'00 
Imports. 
767.800 
794,640 
708,620 
FKANCE. 
Exports. 
75.240 
92,840 
do 
do 
do 
'02 
'01 
'00 
Imports. 
8.955,320 
9,056,080 
10,112,520 
Exports. 
4,361,280 
3,530,800 
4,275,480 
AU.STklAHUNGARY. 
Imports. Exports, 
do '02 1,408 880 6,820 
do '01 1,132,310 19,360 
do '00 
—India Rubber World, Sept. 1. 
PLANTING IN NORTH TRAVANCORE. 
It is 25 years since Mr. Wm. Hendry, who 
leaves for "home" by the ss. " Shiopshire " on 
Sunday, first came to Ceylon, But he had a 
break in that period of 10 years on his farm of 
Cairnton, near Fordyce, which farm he keeps 
on, although he has now again been out a good 
many years as a Manager of tropical estates. Mr. 
Hendry's late.st enga^^ement has been for four years 
in charge of thePuluvasal division of the Great 
Kanan Devan Co.'s property in North Travan- 
core, under the chief management of Mr. P. R. 
Buchanan who is as active as when he was 
tea planting in Assam many years back. Mr. 
. Hendry has a wonderfully good account to give 
of the 
COFFEE, CARDAMOMS AND CINCHONA. 
He himself has liad chiefly to do with coffee, 
and it is quite cheering to learn of the 
splendid crops — 4,000 to 6,000 bushels frotn less 
than 20O acres of young coH'ee. Indeed, the coffee 
had to be stripped of a great show of berries 
at two years old and it gave 40 tons tiie 
following season while it is due for 6) tons 
now. riiere is the inevitable fungns about; 
but it does not seem to do harm above 4,800 
feet. Cardamoms are growing well ; but recog- 
nising the limited market, energy is. now chiefly 
directed to planting .I'^ti^^tv , 
CINCHONA 
of which there will be a magnificent show ere- 
long. As regards tea, hitheito the manufacture 
has been mainly through one factory ; but Mr. 
Bachanan seems to favour separate factories which 
will no doubt cause Superintendents to take a 
greater interest in how tlieir teas turn out. Tlie 
WIRE TRAMWAY 
continues to work most satisfactorily. 
. : 4^ ■ 
PLANTING IN JAVA AND EXPORTS. 
In connection with the emigration of Javanese, 
referred to in my last letter, the necessity of it 
is argued from various sides on account of the 
strong increase of the population. In 1870 the 
population in Java was 16,000,000 souls, and at 
present it is 28,(J00,000, thus showing an increase of 
12,000,000 in thirty years. How to find work and 
food for this great number, which will continue 
to augment ? This is a question earnestly to be 
considered by all who have the interest of Java 
at heart. Various means are mentioned, such as 
improvement of agriculture by irrigation, re- 
straint of the cattle plague, and of disease ia 
the coffee plant, and support of the sugar culti- 
vation, &e., and if more attention had been given 
to all these means in former yeors much of the 
misery from which the population now suffers 
would probably have been prevented. Fortu- 
nately the condition is not gloomy in all districts. 
In the Preangerlands the condition is improving, 
and this will also be the case in the east corner ; 
but notwithstanding this, a remedy will have to 
be found against the overpopulation. For this 
reason the attention is directed to emigration to 
the other colonial possessions, and among other 
places also the Lampong districts in South 
Sumatra are mentioned, where the soil is ex- 
cellently fit tor the cultivation of coconuts, rice, 
sago, sugar, cotton and indigo. 
Of the comparison of the statement of exports of 
1901 with the last twenty years, the result is cer- 
tainly s-urpri^ing. The general exports increased 
from' fl. 154,000,000 to 11.230,000,000, among which 
are several articles in which the natives have a direct 
interest, such as wood, fl. 700,000 more ; cinchona 
bark, 113,600,000 more; coffee, fl. 5,900,0 0 more ; 
petroleum, fl 4,600,000 jnore ; rice, fl2,500,0 0 more; 
sugar, fl. 1,800,000 more; tobacco, 11,15,200,000 
more ; tea, tt 2,400,000 more. The total is thus 
fl.36, 700,000, of which fl. 1,500,000 must be de- 
ducted for reduction in value of exportpd indigo ; 
balance, fl.:i5, 200,000 : .so that still fl.36,000,000 
of the inciease of fl.76, 000,000 have to be ex- 
plained. The export of coprah was in 1884, 
fl.113,831, and at present fl.lO.SOO.O lO. Sundry 
kinds of rubber increased by fl. 13, 300,000, shells 
by fl, 2,600,000, and the balance must be found in 
various ajticles,— Z and C E.vjyi'eiss, Sept. 12. 
