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5 Yes, most estates in this district have fair acreages 
of fuel and shade trees planted. 
6 Speaking generally of the strictly Passara estates, 
there is not mnch present necessity for fuel plantations, 
there being large supplies available. 
8 It would be wise in my opinion were estates to 
plant suitable timber for building purposes,' but not 
for tea cheats. 
Finally, we have the views of a Madulsima 
proprietary planter, who writes as follows : — • 
1 I have no experience of any fuel, but wood. 
3 I think most estates in this neighbourhood have 
a fair supply of fuel, but one or two may have to start 
oil-engines before long. 
4 The available fuel is almost entirely in private 
hands, but estates along the Lunugala cart road 
can easily ebtain supplies from Government reserves. 
5 Grevilleas have been freely planted everywliere 
and in a few years time, if not too soon, will add, 
very largely to the available fuel supplies. 
6 I would not go to the expense of clearing up 
fresh land for fuel plantations, but parts of our old 
coffee land, which are too precipitous or of too poor 
soil for tea, might well be put into fuel. 
7 Grevilleas and iron-bark gums seem to do best in 
this climate. 
8 No ! it would toke far too many years for the 
tre' 3 to attain a nullieient .size for sawing. 
Believing that many planters will like to 
have the whcile series of replies, suggestions 
and experiences— from Matale in the North 
to Morawak Koraie and from Kelani Valley 
to Madvilsima in the Far East — in a collected 
form, we shall put the whole together in a 
pamphlet form, unifoi'n) with the issue in 
respect of Manuring; Plucking, Pruning and 
Preparation ; and Labour Supply — so as to be 
convenient for reference. 
