OFFICIAL ESTIMATE OF TEA CHOP FOR 1009. 
Your Oomoiitt^e Pitlmates the TeaCmp forEiport during 
tho year 1901 at 151,0liU,lflKHl'H. The Returna received are 
believed to be more roll aoil u(»2ar,tte than in any previona 
occaBton, though Botne improvement In the form of return may 
b« Introduced next yi 
orop the following ia 
Afl reg-ardd the dii 
I Africt 
■ibutii 
1 of the 
1.000,000 lbs. 
14,000,000 lbs. 
a 96,000,000 lbs. 
S,000,000 lbs. 
BnBsla... 14,000.000 Ibe. 
Enropo 2,000,000 lbs. 
India ... 1.000,000 IhH. | United Kingdi 
Aiutrali& 21,000,00U Iba. | Fur East 
INCIDENCE OF TAXATION. 
Daring the year tbo CummiBsiun appointed by His Exccll- 
enoy the Qovernor to entjutre into ilie looideoce of taxation 
commencad its work, it will however be towards the end of 
1903 before any definite recommendation le forthcoming, 
RAILWAY EXTENSION. 
The Kelaui Valley Railway Extension it will be remamberecl, 
WOB lirnt promioeDtly brought before your ABSOoiation at the Annual 
Oeneral Meeting on the 17th February, 1896, when aMemberof the 
Keloni Valley Distriot Association in an able speech proposed the 
following Resolution:— "That it bo urged on Gotcrnment the 
neoeoaity for carrying out without delay Railway Extension to 
Kelnni Valley.'' Your Committee is glad twlay to be able to 
iipecially congratulate the Kelani Valley District Planters' Aeaocin- 
tion and tho Colony generally on the most important event locally 
of the year namely tho opening of tho Eelani Valley RnUwsy as 
far OB Avisawella and it is hoped that the remainder of the line as 
far as Yatiyantota will be openrd by the end of September. The 
Northern Railway Extension continues to progress, 8u miles being 
now open for trafTic; while the whole line it is expcct€dwill 
be completed before the end of l&Oi. Tho delay in connettion 
with tho Uda Pusaollnwa Light Railway Extension has from one 
cause or another been very groat and even now it is doubtful 
whether tbo lino will be open as far as Kagalla during 1808. It is 
believed that diflicuUies with regard to acquiring the site for the 
Nuwara Eliya Station was a cause of delay, but as matters have 
been adjusted it is bopcd that the line may be ready for IrafEc as 
far as Nuwara Eliya in May. Less than half a mile of this section 
is actually laid on the Cart Road, but beyond Nuwara Eliya the 
greater part of tho line is to be on tho outer edge of tho road and 
tho cutting for this section is now going on. Stopping places are 
being arranged for at convenient spots along the line. The 
planting community in the neighbourhood of Ratnapura and in 
far away Rnkwana are to be congratulated on the survey of the 
proposed Ratnapura Railway Extension being sanctioned. Snr- 
voyors ai* now at work. It is also to be hoped that a survey for 
a norrow gauge feeder line from Bandnrawella to BaduUa and 
PnsBura will be sanctioned before another year hns passed. 
CEYLON GOVERNMENT RAILWAY. 
During the year an amending Ordinance relating to the 
Ceylon Railways entitled "The Ceylon Railways' Ordinance 1902" 
was passed ha^-ing been watched in the interests of your Association 
by tbo then Planting member in Council Hon. Mr. J. N. 
Cnmpbell. In connection with other matters a discussion having 
arisen on the propose<l loop-line to Kandy to atoid the rock alipa 
on tho Kadugannawa Railway Incline, your Committee appointed 
a Sub-Committee in conference with the Committee of the Ctwlon 
ChambDr 'ot Comincrco- to go fully into the' q«eBtioir"Dt~TEli 
alt\?rnativo voute to Kandy and Railway nmuageiiient gc-nunilly, 
to form a deputation to Govurnmeut if advisiible and to take 
what other steps might be considered necessary. In reply to the 
reprosonlations made to Government it was intimated that His 
Excellency tho Governor had desired the Chief Resident Engineer, 
Northern and Udapussellawa Railways, that^ when he can spare 
an officer a survey be made and report submitted as to the safety 
of the Railway line on the Kadugannawa Incline and possible 
danger of the interruption of Traffic; further that the Director 
of Public Works had been requested to report aa to tho condition 
of tho road, Kadugannawa to Rambukkana and Kutunegak to 
Kandy. As regards Railway mannpenient generally varions 
questions wore discussed. Delays, Lack of passing stations 
upcountry. Construction of caixiugcs. Rolling-stock. Lighting, 
Leaking carriages, &c., the result however being thai with the 
information before the sub-Committee and the latest facts relaiing 
to rolling-stock there was not sulficieut data to go before Go^^ern- 
nient and it was decided meantime to cuntiiiue to place any 
matter that may arise before the Genei-al Manager in infomal 
conference. A somewhat serious land-slip occurred on tho Matale 
line iieor Wattegama, which caused a great deal of incon- 
venience, the Hdilway department apparently not being 
sufliciunlly found in appliances, and skilled labour to deal 
with anch occurences expeditiously. A subsidence of tbe 
railway line near Haputale also took place causing incon- 
venience; while tho night-mail was discontinued for eomu 
-weeks owing to the prolonged abnormally wet weather. 
PDBLIC WORKS. 
The exceptionally heavy and constant rain during tbe last 
quarter ofthe year rendered repairs difficult and in at least one 
case a main road became almost impasanblp. It is of vital im- 
portance to an outlying District like the Moriiwak Korle, depen- 
dant entirely on one trunk road, that that road should be main- 
tained in tbe highest degree of efficiency. The vexed question of 
tolls and of the taking over by the Government of Grant-ia-Aid 
roads as main roads is still in abeyance until the report ef the 
Committee on the Incidence of Taxation ia available. Feeder 
roads for the Kelani as well as for the Udapussellawa railway 
are being considered by Govurnment and it is proposal to 
construct these out of surplus and savings. The Estimates for 
loos are Ra. 2,052,23;i-00 for recurrent and Rs. 1,687,167 00 
for extraordinary Public Works expenditure exclusive of ws- 
peuditure by the Irrigation Department. 
CONSTRUOTION. TP-KEEP AND UKPAIR OF 
ESTATE ROADS. 
(PROVINCIAL AND DISTRICT ROAD COMMITTEE.) 
In reference to the construction, upkeep and repair of atate 
roads an Ortlinance was passed during last year after king 
watclie(l on behalf of your Association by the then Plaiting 
Meniliei- in Council. Hon. Mr. J. N. Campbell, entitled 'the 
Estates Eoada Ordinance 10112." For the purposes of this Ordi- 
nance, the words "Estate Road" includes anyroad not babga 
thoroughfare under Ordinance No. 10 of 1801 or a branchtoad 
under Ordinance No. li of 1S96 or a Gangsabawa Boad. ' 
REDUCTION OF BRITISH TEA DUTY. I 
It «ill be remembered that in January. 1901, both bj^^- 
patoh awd telegram. Hi» ExcolKuicy siipiwrtod tbo praycr^ho 
Planiera' Association in tonviirding tbe following Resohitia to 
the Secretary of State: — "That this Association would utig on 
His Majesty s Government a reduction, at as early adateasis 
compatible with tho financial ueeits of tbo Empire, of the laport 
Duty on Tea in Gi-eat Britain, which is now equal to nearlj ](lO 
l»r cent, arf lahnm, whereby consumption is checked mi the 
stability of tbe tea plonting enterprise in this Colony is seriusly 
threatened." At the Gcoerul Mating held in November, 100' the 
following further Rtsolulion wns ununimously passed ;—"ph at 
in view of the ^niall margin which exists between the a\irage 
cost of production and selling- price ut lea involving in quuv 
ease,'! on actual lo'.s. the Planters' Association would againurni. 
wn His Majesty's Govornnu-nt a reduction at an earlv date if the 
Import Duty on Ten. (2) That a copy of the above resolutiin be 
forwarded to the Secretary of Stale for the Colonies." It ^^-,i.s 
subiuitttd in forwarding the above Resolution that the fintjcial 
position of the Empire— owing to peaco in South Africowbus 
iiiot«rially iinprovotl and that it should now be found posaille to 
at least remove the extra 2d i>er lb. Imperial War Tox on Tc*-put 
on m March 1900, in tbo next Budget. Tho late Chancre of 
tho Exchequer (Sir Michael Hicks-Beach) in his Budcet fcpwli 
on April 15th, 19lPl,aaid:-"Itum to Tea. Tea Sv 
been taxe<l up to 75 per cent of its value. It is produced feinly 
m India and Ceylon and it is a product in which ourHlow 
HubjectB at home and abroad are deeply intorvatetl, and thctrade 
largely I think owing to overproduction is not in a very ,'atis 
factory condition. I do not think we ought to increase thidutv 
on tfea," and when speaking on the Financu Hill, " if it ^aa\A 
ever bo my happy lot to be able to ri^liice Taxation 1 yhodd be 
di8poite<I to reduce the Duty on Tea rather than ou Be* and 
, Bpiritn.'' An rcganls tbo great interests represented ii «-as 
pomt«l out when a deputation waited on tho Chancellor tf the 
Excheqoer last year that there are 817.000 iicKa of landrnder 
IM wiUiiiUoB 10 Cejlflo, proOucing 115,000,000 Jbs. of ^ga^ 
reprefieotmg an inveited capital of £15,000,000 sterling. That 
Tea IB very highly taxed in proportion to its value is officially 
admitted aa a matter which any Chancellor ofthe Exchequer 
would be bound to consider, and tho Planters' Association there- 
fore confidently relies on early favourable consideration and a 
reduction of the Tea Duty at on early date by His Majesty's 
Government. The above repreaentatiou having been transmitted 
by His Excellency the Governor to the Secretary of State for the 
Coloniea a despatch has since been received intimating that tho 
communication has been laid before the Chancellor of the 
Exchequer, 
SPECIAL LEGISLATION RE CACAO STEALING. 
The important question of Special Legislation for Cacao 
Stealing has occnpied the consideration of vour Committee 
and also your Association in General Meelingwhen the follow- 
ing KeBolution was passed and forwarded to Government:— 
That the Planters' Association is of opinion that the law, as 
it now stands, is not sufficient for the protection of Cacao 
proprietors. The Planters' Association, would therefore, 
respectfully suggest some amendment of the Prasdial Products 
Ordinance, which while continuing to make the possession of 
Green Cacao without a satisfactory account of such possession 
an offence, might also provide against the dishonest posses- 
sion of ripe and cnrcd Cacao, The Planters' Association 
should also be grateful for any protection against receivers 
which the Government may be disposed to grant." In reply 
Government has stated that His Excellency the Governor pro- 
poses lo appoint a Commission to report on the question. In 
response to your Oommittea's representation deprecating the 
delay that the appointment of a Commission would cause 
believing that the question of Cacao Stealing was so urgent as 
to require immediate redress His Excellency the Governor ex- 
pressed his regret that he was unable to agree with tbe Planters' 
Assuciolion that Legislation should be undertaken without 
further enquiry, adding that if the LegielativH Council were 
to pass an Ordinance such as that desired by tbe Association 
without full evidence as to its necessity it would probably be 
disallowed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies. 
SPECIAL LEGISLATION RE PLANT SANITATION. 
The question of what measures in tho nature of Legislation if 
any should bo recommended to Government with aview to preven- 
livo steps being token for the safrey of the Tea Industry in re- 
ference to the spread of "shot-hols tiorer" and other insect pests and 
of the Cacao grower in respect of Cacao disease bos received cou- 
sideration and in the ensuing year the matter wilt have further 
attention. 
SPECIAL LEGISLATION FOR THE PROTECTION 
OF RUBBER. 
Daring the year the question of the theft of Para Rubber 
was brought under the notice of your Committee as in the 
opinion of the Kalntara Association special protection will 
shortly be required to prevent theft of the products. The 
matter is one that will not be lost sight of, meantime it is recom- 
mended that evidence should be collected showing in what 
way Rubber ia liable to deprecations by thieves. 
ORDINANCE No. IS OF 1902 ENTITLED AN ORDI- 
NANCE TO PROVIDE FOR TBE INCREASE 
OF THE EXPORT DUTY ON TEA. 
Tlie above nieutionod Ordinjince came into opiration as 
from and after the 1st day of .lune, 1902. It provides for the 
levy upon all Ceylon tea exported a duty not exceeding 10 
cents per 100 lbs. in addition lo Ibe luvv imposed under the 
provisions of Ordinance No, 4 of 1H91, *Th5 proceeds of the 
levy so enacted shall be applied towards the increase of the 
consumption of Ceylon tea in Foreign lands, in such manner 
as may from time to time be desired and determined by the 
joint Committee appointed for tbe purpose by the Planters' 
Aesociatiou of Ceylon on the 17th day of February, 1903, and 
by the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce the 7th day of March, 
1902, or the succeesors in oflice of such Committee, provided 
that tho manner of iippUcations of proceeds of the said levy 
' iubjected for the approval of the Governor in Executive 
Tour Committee added l»»t since 1»94 growera o! Ceylon 
Tea had expended about 2, 00,OiKi rupees in making known 
markt ts of ihs World and that your 
t is more important than ever that no 
..,jfasi>n should arise from Teas other 
being shipped f ■om Colombo with an implication 
— J — further of opinion 
bei^g sold 
se of small 
therefore as if tbe object of 
nty was to facilitate the blending 
■ather than that of merely oblain- 
8uch. Y'our Association feai-s 
risk of certain teas 
island being shipped as Ceylon 
idfiga published it appears thai tbe 
to the India 
their prodi 
Association feels that 
possible mistake 
than Ceyt 
of Ceylon ... _ - 
that no hardship exists in th i matter of Indi 
in Colombo, as at present ex ;ept possibly 
invoices and that " '' ' 
the reqnest to rer 
of Indian Teas with Ceylon 
ing a market for Ind" 
that with such blending esta ilishmenta i 
be unless stringent precanti ns are taken, 
other than those grown 
Teas. From recent prO' 
Ceylon Government 
proposal and that the Gover ment of India was also in Agree- 
' " ' ' '' ' " ' lew of the 
would be 
nt with Ceylon hei 
definite ; 
lal : 
Btb 
nseless to proceed further. 
THE TEA INDDSTRX 
During thi 
have been in evidence : 
combating overproducti 
ing prices on remunera 
Import Dnti 
Indian Committee i 
f tbe reply decided i 
ing benefit 
prevented from enjoying 
some beverage by the bighl 
to the rate of Import Duty ' 
lb. of Tea at the point of I ndlng. The mutter 
worthy of consideratii 
Countries for the good of 
World. 
CEYLON ASSO 
In conneotion with tbe 
Luport Duty 
auce Premiums, Freight ti 
Ceylon Association in Londo 
pect of several other niattt if thei 
reference with a view to safe( arding the prodi 
PLANTERS' WARD AT 
ril. 
FERTILISERS ORDINANCE No. 12 OF 1901 FOR 
REGULATING THE SALE OF M.ANURES. 
In connection with the above mentioned Ordinance your 
Committee reports that His Excellency the Governor was 
pleased to appoint Mr. M. Kohvay Bamber to be .\griculturul 
Analyst for the Island under Section ft of the Ordinance and 
to sanction the scale o£ fee suggested for the approval of 
Government by your Association. 
MINES AND MACHINERY ORDINANCE, 1898, RULES 
MADE BY THE GOVERNOR. 
Early in the year Goveiuiuent forwarded the Rules under 
the Mines and Machinery Protecting Ordinance made by the 
Governor with the advice of the Executive Council in terms of 
Section 1 of Ordinance No. 2 of 1896, and invited any suggestions 
from your Association regarding same. In roply your Committee 
stated that the Planters' Association hwl no new suggestions to 
offer. Tho Rules as passed were published in the Government 
Ganettfl, July itb, 1902. 
FIRE INSURANCE. CIRCULAR SAWS IN TEA 
FACTORIES, 
notification regarding Circular Saws in Tea Factorito 
onsidered by your Committee tho Ceylon 
Association was asked if any reason could be 
given for tho additional charge, it being pointed out that in 
view of the recent agitation to reduce the rate of preminma the 
present atop appeared to be uncalled for. The reply received 
Tvas unsatisfactory. It was stated that the regulation in question 
emanated from tho Fire Office Committee (Foreign) London 
who in view of the danger believed to exist in the useof Circu- 
lar Saws, notwithstanding the representation and recommenda- 
tion for the use of these saws on certain conditions without 
extra rate by the Ceylon Committee tbe London Committee 
were unable to agree to its withdrawal. The next step taken 
was to refer the correspondence to the Ceylon Association in 
London inviting support as so far as was known no fire has 
occurred in Ceylon owing to the use of Circular Saws in a tea 
factory. A copy of the notification on tho subject as issued in 
Ceylon was not forwarded at tho time and it ia a matter of 
surprise and regret to learn that though the Ceylon Associa- 
tion in London applied to the Fire Oflice Committee (Foreign) 
for a copy thereof the Secretary absolutely refused to give any 
informalion, thus entailing unnecessary delay and a further 
reference to Ceylon for the desired data. Y'our Committee has 
since learned with regret that your representation on the aub- 
ject haa been refus^id by the Fire Oflice Committei> (Foreign). 
CEYLON IMPORT DUTY ON INDIAN TEAS. 
E;irly in the year Gosorument forwaj-ded a latter from the 
Government oC India with the accompanying copy of a letter 
from the Secretary Indian Tea Aeaociation, Calcutta, rplative 
to the Duly levied on tea imported into Ceylon and inrited 3)t 
expreasion" of the views of your Association thereon. TJm 
uroposal which the Indian Committee ventured to advance 
was first that an attempt should be made lo iudnce the Ceylon 
Government to exempt Indian Tea from the payment of DnlT 
mid second that if necessary Ceylon Tea should be exempt 
fnini the payment of Duty in India, but that the existing dutv 
should he muintaioed in the case of non-British Teas. Your 
Committee in reply stated that the qaeation had received very 
full consideraUon by your Aflflociation so far back as 189i 
when the following Resolution was passed in August, 181)5 
•'That in reply, .it be stated that in the opinion of the Com- 
mittee it would be highly detrimental to the interests of 
Ceylon Tea that the prayer of the petition from the United 
Planters' Association of Southern India be granted. That 
Ceylon has for many years worked hard to introduce her leas 
into foreign conntries 'and to raise their credit for purity, 
and now that some success haa been achieved, it seems un ■ 
wise to admit other countries on equal terms to the jeopardy 
of Ceylon's interests. That, regarding the question uf bUnd- 
iiig, the Committee desires again to draw the attention of 
Government to thv raolulion on the subject traneniitted to 
Government with the Secretary's letter of the 26th January, 
1891, which resolution and coonwited ataUmstit the Cuinmit- 
tee &gtilp foil}' endoreeci" 
GEORGE WALL REFERENCE LIBRARY AND TOMtr 
Tbe nncleus of valuable authoritative imfornun,, , 
domicile in the Georg* Wall Reference Librdry Imviti- 
formed an effort has been made through the good uih^" 
of Government to secure from the proper cbai)i)..ts ["k* 
Orticial Blue Books issued annually by the \-ariou!^ f„]oS 
Governments. Government has been gojd enough t.. 
that the request has been transmitted to the Governor (ieueni 
of Australia and your Committee hopes shortly (•> l^ve » 
favourable response. Your Committee has also iiskt-d ih 
Ceylon Chamber of Com mor«- to kindly co-operate in obtiin' 
ing Consular Reports and other similar data regardiuj; injj 
and Ceylon Products through the various Consula, l,on,lo 
Chamber of Commerce c:c. Your Committee meuiimw n,i 
as indiatting that it ia likely gradually to have available 
sufficient culleotion of euch interesting books of rifennce 
conuected with the Colonial Governments and their Aert 
"Mltnral Statistics, Tho opportunity is availed of ' 
record herein a 
' "gain 
AND OVERPRODUCTION. 
iiicism and discussion 
lost effective means of 
your staple Tea, and of maintain- 
irms. A general reduction of the 
a I principal Countries is greatly (n 
be desired not alone as a ce; ain means of relief in the interest 
of Tea Growers generally, 1 it as unquestionably of far reach- 
f population which are at present 
imarkably refreshing and whole- 
enhanced price necessary owing 
Tied when added to the value per 
the 
which 
lATION IN LONDON, 
inportant question of the British 
Tea, Warehi ise Charges in London, Fire Inaur- 
Auatraha and other matters the 
has lent its sen-ices while in res- 
:onsultation and 
s interests. 
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL, 
preeaion of thanks to His Escellenty the 
Governor as well as to Societies, Departments and othere fQr 
Blue Books, Sessional Papers, Reports and Year Bookt, 
courteously forwarded from time to time during the year. 
PLANTERS' BENEVOLENT FUND. ' 
ESTABLISHED TO COMMEMOR.VTE THE JUBILLE OF 
HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA IS87-lfK7, 
Your Committee is glad to report that subscriptions for the 
.veur. 1002, collected by tbe Hon. Treasurer of the Fund amounted 
to Ks. 2,HHo against »s. 2,040 in 1901 while donations avL'rt.siiIe<l 
f\ lo comparvMl with Hs. 412 87 m 1001. The sum 
of Ks l,277-«4 waa credited us mterest in 1002 and Refunds of 
1 lu" '' *" Assistance granted lo various Planters 
and their famdies during 1902 showed a total of Rs. 2,7^0-82. 
In recording the above yoiir Committee again solicits a sub 
scriptiOQ or Donation from .Members of the Planting ComiDtmitv 
who may rest assured that such will be usefully employed and li,di. 
those where temporary assistance may be both pr,.s5iutr anil 
indispensable. For the informalion of absent Proprietors, Agents of 
Companies and others, your Committee quotes tho folJowinir 
Regulation and hopt's that its perusal may lead to a considerabli^ 
addition to the Roll of Patrons 
"A Donor of Rs. 100-00 to the Benevolent Fund or an 
annual subscriber of Rs. S'VOO for 5 years, will bo welcomed as 
a patron, and have a copy ofthe proceedinga of tho stondinc 
Committee and statement of the Accounts of tbe Fund roudered 
to him. and such donor and his family shall be entitled to assiataucfl 
■ ■ ' need of such. Should such sum of Rs. lOO'OO 
from the Fund if ii 
COLOMBO, AATTHEBAfcER WARD, NUWARA ELIYA. be subscribed b;- the Proprietor of an estate on S 
then the Superinteudeut shall bo entitled to assistauco from this 
luindifm need of such during the lite and ownership ofthe 
Committee leaviis \ lat the number of Planters treated 
the Planters' Ward < oloijibo, during 10(12, was 69 and at tho 
It may also bo mentioned that at 
treated, at Gampola Hospital I. at 
Badulla Hospital H. at Maskeliya, Diinbulla and Kegalle District 
Hospital I each respectively. Tbe thanks of your Association is 
herein tendered to the Principal Civil Medical Officer and Inspector 
General of Hospitals and his Assistants for professional Services 
and other courtesies and attentions extended. In Appendix F. 
an Official Return is given ,Bhowing details as to Patients 
treated. / 
VISITORS TO HOSPaW-S AND DISPENSARIES IN 
THE PLANTING DIS'J'RICTri. 
During the year various tjppointnieiits us \'isitoi-s to Hospituls 
and Dispensaries in the Planting Districts us from time to time 
submitted for the approval of Goveniiuent have been made. Y'our 
Committee believes that these arrangements work satisfactorily. 
CEYLON NURSING ASSOCIATION. 
A Sub-Committee of your Committee was recently appoint- 
ed with a view to drawing the attention of Agents of Estates 
to the value u£ the Ceylon Nursing Association also inviting 
support and co-operation by permitting Superintendents of 
Estates employed by tbem to snbscribe on Estate account 
annually. An appeal was at same lime made to Superinten- 
dents to obtain permission of their firms to subscribe to the 
Nursing Association. The letters of appeal were sent to nearly 
900 Superinteiidenta and also to the Agents of Estates with 
interesting information and data. Some of the leading Agency 
Houses have prominently and cordially supported the appeal 
and your Committee has no doubt that the inatitntion will 
receive stiil greater recognition of Us value and usefulness to 
the Planting Community especially by regular and increased 
contributions hereafter, 
DISTRICT ASSOCIATIONS.' 
Your Committee records herein an expression of grateful 
thanks on your behalf to the Office Bearers of the various affili- 
ated District Associations for cordial co-operation and support 
during the patt year in matters relating to tbe work and 
maintenance of the Planters' Association of Ceylon. 
REPRF.SI5NTATIVE IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. thesrmttV^"''8haring with othei 
Underthe new Official Regulations the Hon. Mr. J. N " ■" ' 
Campbell s term of Office having expired by etHnxion of time 
Hon. Mr. K Roali'Jg was nominated by your Asaociation for Ibe 
approval of His Excellency the Governor as Planting Repre- 
sentative in the Legislative Council and was thereafter duJy 
appoiuted. In General Meeting a hearty vote of thanks was 
tendered to Hon. Mr. Campbell for his many able services on 
your behalf and your Committee in again recording such here- 
in would add an expression of eongmtulation and ihanks to 
Hon, Mr, Rosling also who as successor of previous distin- 
guished Members has already earned your confidence and 
appreciation. 
CEY'LON PLANTERS' RIFLE CORPS, 
111 continuation of previous Reports it is interesting and 
useful for reference to place the following Return— supplied by 
the courtesy of the Adjutant, Ceylon Volunteer Force— of the 
total present strength of the Planlere' Rifle Corps in (he 
various Districts. 
Ambegamu 
donor,' 
OBITUARY. 
,.,'*°"r,'^"^'"'"«« records with sine ore regret the decease 
of the following Members ofthe Planting Communitv liirinL' 
the paat year : — ° . < "'"b 
n-i,'^n^'j?''V,"'^^'''*^-" -^''™''«S«'f'-M-B. IJoviliill. 1, R 
Bidden, R. Bartrum, Oliver Collett, J.J. Fyl«r 'llios Kiir 
hnrst, J. L.Gordon, A. N. Greenhorn, T. J.Gricff'F iiib.'^i,. 
^'S Y- .^/."eBbury, W. Kent, ^K'. ; 
J. J. 0 Dowd, J. L. PbiUips, Herbert William Parn-. N 
Rettin. Tudor Stanton, Percy Scott, J. Shipton If 1 
nant. James M. Wright. David Webster, C. H. F \Vi]l 
J. D. Andrews, Reginald GlaiiviUe. 
FINANCES. 
The Statement of Accounts made up to the dose 
financial year 3Ist January, lOOH, and laid on the (qMo Io :I 
terms of Rules VIII, XII and XIX of your Assoeiulien vIk-w a 
credit balance of Hs, H,231-.|y. Included iu this mionut however 
IS the sum of Rs. 1,5H5, collected as a special /mid ioirards tho 
cost of the proposed Bust or Statue of our late Soveivign Majesty 
Queen Victoria to ho placed in the Victoria Commemoration 
Buildings, Kumly, tbo balance of the Portrait 'und Rs. 181-50, 
also Rs. 135 -on account of the Ceylon Cooiingent Monument 
already referred to heroin. 
The year will bo uiomorahle by three Historic oven ts— the con- 
clusion of Peace at ihe close of the War in South Africa; the 
sudden, serious ilJnuss, and reuuirkablc restoration to health of Hie 
Majesty King KiJivird the Seventh; -the Royal Coronation Cele- 
bration in Westminster Abbey, when Their Majesties the King 
Eiuperor. <uid Queen Alexandra were crowned. It goes without 
Depend 01 
„ ,. ^ -- through the 
- . , ^t-ontingeiit of Mounted Infantry in the defence of tho 
Bridsb Dominions beyond tho seas, and being honoured through 
Hia Excellency the Governor at the public pagoants and festive 
functions of 1902. In resigning Office your CommittcD i-ecom. 
mends a continuance of the etforts being made to obtain a reduot- 
lon of tbe British Duly on Tea in Great Britain, expansion of 
the Green Tea Industry, avoidance of coarse plucking, control 
of the London Market, and the further exploitation of Ceylon 
Tea throughout the World with « view to increased demand for 
and consumption of your staple in all countries. 
Unilag Salua Noslm. 
APPENDIX A, 
Qoneral Export from tho Mand of Oeylon la 
tho Yoar 1B02. 
AnricLKJ. 
Darmwella 1 
Maskeliya ^ 
Lower Maskeliya 
Kandy 
Matale 
Madulkelle 
Rangalla ... 
Hewaheta ... 
.Matlakelle 
TSgra Patna 
Kotagala 
Pundnloya 
Nuwora Eliyn 
Radulla ... 
Haputale ... 
Passara ... , 
Udapussellawa\, 
Maturatta 
Kalutara ... 
Galle 
lielani Valloy 
iviirimegalle* 
ColoHulto ... 
PuBstJlawa 
Xuwalapiliya 
Dolusbnge... 
Batticaloa ... 
Tea. 
lb:. 
Itritish India 
Britii-h Eftst Africa ... 
nritiab West IndlM ... 
Tllr.IVs.iuAf^, 
Totui 797 
90,4=6 
0.363.«S ;,i90,49J 
184S6 10,145 
3-S30 
67rl34 
At Iho request of LiuuteuaDt-Colouel Faniuharaon, Coni- 
iminding the Corpa permission your 
Commiltee III have ihe six 4uielJ9 for Rille Competition uL^^A 
within the Victoria Comiemrration Buildings, Kandy. ' 
CEYLON CONTINGENT. 
At a recent Meetii 
nominated to take steps^^iniKB matter - 
be erected in tho Victoria Gftr,w a'ljo'"'"- " - - . .- " 
rur?t?s" toL"^^' ^r^^'s^^K^'^^ t::\^sz 
j.^api«intM and with l^b^p^i^^S ^^.-^^^^ 
Chamber of Commerce the vaX^ 
and Bioaetvf &u(>pott. 
CoBlinit'^'' o Sub committee was 
■r of the proposed Monument to 
Coctiin Cbiuii 
Uenmark 
tienoany 
Hulluitl 
Indift Esc. Bntisli 
36,565 
j6,68j 
7,S67 
48.14" 
7M30 
318,543 
14-90 
13,165-00 
63385 
'6,375 31 
1,818-15 
TO-SS 
i,6o9-S6 
1570 
731-40- 
189-87 
17-39 
54ri4 
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