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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[Nov. 1, 1899. 
committee in mentioning these tliree products 
only had lost sight of many others which might be 
o£ importance, but what was wanted was a start, and 
he thought all present would admit that the three 
mentioned were the most important to planters at 
the present time. 
After discussion the Chairman drafted the follow- 
ing resolution, which was proposed by Mr. Bailey, 
seconded by Mr. C. Meikle and carried unanimously — 
viz : — " That a letter embodying the views of the 
different members of the Association be drafted by 
the Hon. Secretary and circulated amongst the mem- 
bers of the Committee suggesting to the Resident- 
General that exhaustive experiments dealing with 
the products named should be undertaken in Perak 
under the guidance of Mr. Derry ; and that a sum 
sufficient in that gentleman's opinion to put these 
experiments through in a thoroughly workmanlike 
manner be provided by the Federated Malay States 
Government, and that Mr. Derry 's opinion be invited 
as to what the probable monthly cost of such ex- 
periments will be." 
A Proposed Association for Stimulating the Consump- 
tion of Cofee — The Chairman, in introducing the above 
subject to the meeting, said he hoped every member 
would give it his best attention as it was one of the 
, most important that had ever come before the As- 
sociation. Mr. Hicks had sent him a copy of the 
South American Journal containing the proposed scheme, 
and on reading it he had been struck with the ex- 
cellence of the idea. 
The suggested scheme of an universal self-imposed 
tax of five gold cents a bag — equal to about 10 of 
our cents — proceeds of which would amount to an 
annual revenue of £125,000, appeared to him so 
simple and so likely on account of its pressing so 
lightly upon the individual, to recommend itself to 
all producers that he thought some action should 
be taken in the matter and that was the main 
reason for calling this meeting. The great feature 
of the proposed scheme was it comprehensiveness, 
embracing, as it does, the interest of all growers, 
whether of the high-grade Arabica or the less 
valuable Rio and Santos and Liberian coffees, which 
are absolutely identified, and the suggested tax 
Whilst if universally supported, it will provide snch 
an enormous fund, still presses so lightly upon the 
individual as practically to amount to no tax at all, 
it was in fact the only workable proposal that had 
ever been laid before producers of coffee, and he 
sincerely hoped that the members present would 
give it their warm approval. 
The following resolution was passed : — " That the 
Hon. Secretary be authorised to forward the South 
American Journal coupon to that paper, signed by the 
Chairman of the U. P. A., expressing their cordial 
approval and warm support of the proposed scheme, 
and further that the Government be asked, if in the 
event of the suggested proposal reaching a point 
where it is ready to be worked upon, they will co- 
operate by levying a 10 cents per pikul bag tax 
upon every bag of coffee exported from the Feder- 
ated Malay States." 
Mr. H M. Darby 'seconded and it was practically 
carried unanimously, there being only one dissentient 
vote by proxy. 
Mr. Brooke said he thought the scheme should be 
made as public as possible and would therefore 
propose the following resolution — viz., 
" That the Hon. Secretary send copies of the 
article to all other bodies and associations with whom 
we are in touch in this part of the world." 
Mr. Lane seconded the resolution, which was carried 
nnanimously, 
TOM GIBSON, Tlon. Secretary, U.P.A., F.U.S. 
CACAO PESTS. 
The "local iiy"— I call it the paddy-field 
tiy (writes a planting coiTespondent from 
Matale)— if; ou again, I capturecl, about two 
dozen at 9 a.m. yesterday from my umbrella, 
while going through a cacao field. This, 
I believe, is about its tenth or eleventh 
appearance since April, 1897, the last being 
in February this year. Unlike the helo- 
peltis, this fly seems to attack everything in 
vegetation, both cultivated as well as what 
is growing wild. No wonder this happens 
just after the paddy crops have been har- 
vested, and lands for chena cultivation are 
being burnt and cleared all round. Much 
of the disease in the cacao, and paucity of 
flush in the tea, as it has been so destructive 
to my annatto, I am afraid, are all due to 
the attacks of this insect. To plant life 
its shadow is death ! In April last I sent a 
specimen of this insect to the Director of the 
Koyal Botanic Gardens, and he sent it on 
to the Director of the Museum ; but neither 
could say what name it had in the world; 
and left its solution for Mr. Green after the 
latter had returned from Europe. 
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