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and villagers, or the Tamil coolies on lus own 
estates— than was Capt. Jolly. His cliief aim 
in public life was ever the public gool— to do 
all he could for tlie progress of the Colony, for 
the good of the land and of the people 
of Ceylon and the Indian immigrants whose 
labour did so much to develope the hill 
country. Capt. Jolly was the soul of honour, 
ever generous and kindhearted, and one who 
knew him well, declares he cannot recall a single 
action in his Ceylon career wliich the worthy 
proprietor of Farieland had to recall with regret. 
No doubt Capt. Jolly himself, if he saw such 
testimony, would, in modest sincerity, deprecate 
it as exaggerated ; but of how few of us Colonists 
of the present day — God help usl — can we expect 
neighbours and onlookers to say "He never did 
anything he had to recall witii regret." 
Gapt. Jolly's solid judgment and prescience were 
illustrated in the fact that his forecast in answer 
to Lady Oliphant was as nearly as possible, 
realized. In about twenty years, he had from his 
work and investments in cofiee (though some 
turned out heavy losses) realized the competency 
he had aimed at. No great fortune as soma 
people would count it, but enough to satisfy the 
ambition of a worthy man. Capt. Jolly, however, 
did not live long to enjoy the otium cum 
dignitate. 
We have already mentioned the large sum 
Capt. Jolly had spent on his bungalow, and the 
extremely careful cultivation he directed in his 
home estate, making it one of the most com- 
fortable and delightful residential properties in 
the island. Within a few miles of Kandy which 
it overlooked, from the grassy hills rising abovg 
the property, extensive and varied views were 
obtained over the Kandyan country, especially 
irom the summit of the celebrated Mattana-patana 
(Mutton-Button) hill. * 
Capt. and Mrs. Jolly clung to their delightful 
I'arieland home which had been brightened for 
some years by the presence of their two daughters, 
soon, however, to leave them — the one to become 
Mrs. Steele, the wife of the Poet-Magistrate of 
Kandy (who retired from the Service eventually as 
Assistant Agent, Hambantota), and the other 
to marry the then young bright Militaiy Assistant 
Surgeon, Dr. William Raymond Kynsey (afterwards 
to return to Ceylon as P.C.M.O., and to retire 
* Mutton-Button (the hill above Kandy). In 1848 
Lokn Banda (then Inipector of PoHce, Kandy, and 
the brother of Tikiri Banda, the famous rebel, and of 
James Al«x. Dunuwila) told Mr. S. Jolly that the 
proper name of this hill is " Motta " (the Tamil word 
tor baldj and '' pataua " (the Sinhalese word for a 
natural grassland)— Motta-pataua. We believe he 
was right: nothing could be more apt or truly des- 
criptive. It i« exactly like a bald crown surrounded 
by a fringe of hair (jungle), 
as Sir Wm. Kynsey, Kt., C.M.G.*). Through a 
painful and lingering illness, Capt. Jolly was most 
devotedly nursed, and being brought for a change 
to the seaside at Mount Lavinia, the veteran East 
Indiaman and Colonist expired there on the 27th 
day of February, 18C5, at the comparatively early 
age of 53 years. In the following year, his widow 
passed peacefully away at Farieland, and the poor 
and natives of all degrees, about Kandy, knew 
they had lost true friends. 
(From "Overland Ceylon Observer," March 3, 186S.) 
On the 27th February, at Mount Lavinia, 
John Keith Jolly, Esq., of Farieland Estate, 
aged 58 years. 
It becomes our sad duty to record the death 
of Captain John Keith Jolly whicli occurred on 
Monday, the 27th February. The deceased was 
well known as one of our earliest and most 
enterprising Planters, and at one time filled, 
with much credit to himself, the post of Chair- 
man of the Planters' Association and represent- 
ative of the Planters in the Legislative Council. 
One by one, the links connecting the present 
with the commencement of our great coffee 
enterprise, are dropping off. 
THE HOME OF "PAHA" (HEVEA) RUBBEK. 
Condensed from a recent report on the trade of 
the consular district of Pard,, Brazil, by Mr. Consul 
W. A. Churchill, to the British foreign office. 
The Ilevea tree is not conspicuous, and resembles 
many other forest trees. People have travelled for 
thousands of miles through the rubber region and 
have lived for years in the centers of the industry 
without even noticing it. The newcomer invariably 
expects to see the familiar glossy dark- green leaves 
of the Ficu!>, and is disappointed with the insigni- 
ficant appearance of the Hevea. In appearance it 
is more like the English ash than anything else. 
It grows to a height of upwards of 60 feet. The 
blossoming season is in August, and the fruit ripens 
in December and January. The seeds should be 
planted as soon as possible after ripening, as they 
speedily lose their vitality. 
The localities where rubber-trees thrive the best 
are on islands and low grounds near rivers where 
the banks are periodically inundated. Ground that 
is above water at all times or that has no 
drainage is not suitable to the tree. A peculiarity 
of this rubber-tree is that it will not grow satis- 
factorily on cleared and open ground. It requires 
the shade of other trees, and still air, from the 
time that its growth begins until it becomes an 
adult tree, Without these conditions the supply of 
milk is very much affected. In fact, the tree has 
been known to die-soon after the clearing of ground 
arouad it. 
No cultivation worth mentioning has been at- 
tempted in the Amazon region. It is coneidered 
useless to invest capital in cultivation so long at 
the Amazonian forest shows no signs of exhaustion. 
The Ilevea repuires about fifteen years to mature- 
that is too long for the ordinary investor to wait. 
The most competent authorities maintain that the 
* Though Sir William and Lady Kynsey have left 
Ceylon, there is still a family tie through the presenoa 
of Mr. and Mrs. Buokworth (Dimbula)— Mrs. 13uckworth 
(nee Miss Kynaoy) beingagrand-daaghter of Capt J0II7, 
