Dec. 1, 1896.] THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
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lcgi)i to hear fruits. Coconut plants wliose roots 
have been injured on tlieir removal from the 
nursery to the planting ground take some months 
before they send fresii roots and a large per- 
centage of the plants whose roots are injured 
never thrive. — Yours faithfully, 
W. D. HERAT APPUIIAMY, 
Kandyan Goiya. 
MEXICAN GILF AGRICULTURAL CO. 
Kansas City, Mo, U,S A., 9th Aug, 1S98. 
Sir,— At the request of Mr. H. W. Bennett, 
we are pleased to forward you under sepirate 
cover, souvenir pamphlet just issued by our Com- 
pany, containing descriptive scenes on ihe Isthmus 
of Teliuantepec and the Dos Rios district in 
particular. We trust you will be pleased with 
this pamphlet which please acce[)t with Mr. Ben- 
nett's comiilimeuts and we remain, yours truly, 
R. E. SHRYOCK. 
[Mr. Bennett is President of the above Com- 
pany and the souvenir is an interesting and 
attractive one. We make a few extracts : — 
Dos Rios was founded ou the fourth day of October, 
1891, by Major George H. Clemow, then as now, our 
superintendent, aud the first white man in those 
parts. Accompanied by half a dozsn Indians, he 
landed at four o'clock iu the afternoon, and when 
the moon rose over the valley of the Chalchijapa 
that night, the first house had been built anj first 
clearing made. In 189T, Dos Rios was made the 
county seat of the district of Dos Ri is, with a 
mayor, tax collector, police judge and policeman, all 
of whom are employees of the Company. The town 
is also visited regularly by a priest, and has its own 
post office. 
The nurseries of Dos Rios are the largest iu the 
world. They contain 5,000,000 coffee trees and 500,000 
rubber trees. Three tons of coffee were planted for 
seed. 
Figures : coffee trees planted in Sitio 1, 850,000. 
860,000 trees planted iu Sitio 3. Rubber trees planted 
in Sitio 1, 125,000. 175,000 trees planted in Sitio 3. 
Labourers employed in 1897, 350. $36,2J0 worth of 
merchandise sold in our store in 1B97. 
1896. — Average Temperature 77°, Minimum 57° and 
Maxm. 96°. 1897.— Average Temperature 76°, Mini- 
mum 54° a-id Maxm. 103. Annual Rainfall, 114 in. 
The illustrations include some rich coffee 
bushes laden with fruit ; township, plantation 
and river scenes with "types" of the people. — 
Ed. T.A.] 
FLORIDA VELVET BEANS. 
Kola Estate, Veyangoda, 14th Oct., 1898. 
Dear Sir, — The result of the Florida Velvet 
bean seeds planted at the above estate by me 
inlported direct from Florida two weeks after 
your free distribution is now as follows : — 
1. Planted in rich soil, creeper 12 feet high and 
growing about 1 foot a day, flowers have a[i]ieared 
two feet from the ground up to S feet, throw- 
ing out many branch creepers. 
2. Plants in gravelly soil 6 to 7 feet high, no 
fiowers or branclu s vet. 
'H. Plants in sandy soil ,"5 to .3 feet high, no 
Howers or hranches yet. 
Growth in gravelly soil about 4 to U inches and 
in sandy soil (moist) H to 4 inches, ditto (dry) \l to 
2 inches a day. -Youis faithfully, 
J. P. WILLIAM. 
THE "THIRTY COMMITTEE" 
MEiniXG AT KAXDY. 
Kandy, 18th Oct. 1898. 
Sir,— I enclose Minutes of Proceedings of a 
meeting of the " Thirty Committee " held at 
Kandy, on Monday the IVth day of October 1898 
at half-past seven o'clock in the morning.— I am 
sir, yours faithfully, A. PHILIP, ' 
Secretary. 
Minutes of Proceedings of a meeting of " Thirty 
Committee " held at Kandv, on Mondiy the 17th 
day of October 1893, at half-pass seven o'clock 
(7-30 a.m.) Present: — Messrs. PGA Line (Chair- 
man), A Philip (Secretary), R S Duff Tytler, H O 
Hoseason, R A Galton, Hugh 15 Roberts, J H Renton 
J B Coles, Hon'ble J N Campbell, Messrs. W n 
Gibbon, A E Wright. 
The notice ciUing the meeting was read. The 
Minutes of Proceedings of a meeting oftlie " Thirty 
Committee " held at Kandy, on Saturday, the 18th day 
of Ssptembar, 1S93, were s'ubmitteJ for coufirmition. 
Resolved that they be and they hereby are confirmed. 
MEMBiiRS OF COMMITTEE. 
Read letter from the Secretary, Ceylon Chamber 
of Commerce, notifying that Mr. Horsfall havin^ 
resigned his seat on the "Thirty Committee" 
Gordon Fraser had been elected to represent the 
Chamber in his stead. 
COREBSPONDENCE. 
Intimated that correspondence (enumerated and 
already published) had been oirculated to all the 
members of the " Thirty Committas." 
FINANCES. 
Submitted letters from the Treasurer of the 
Colony. Snbmitted sketch memo of the position nt 
the fund as at 17th October, 1898. 
Read letters from the Manager, National Bank of 
of India, Limited, on the subject of Mr. William 
Mackenzie's credits, read also Secretary's replies 
Resolved :— " that they be approved and confirmed '' 
GOVERNOR IN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 
Read letters from Government stating that the 
Governor has been pleased with the advice of the 
Executive Council to sanction the proposed apnio 
priation of i;l,000 sterling in advertising Ceylon Tea 
in Germany. 
Read letter from Government ntiraatiu" that the 
Govsrnor has been pleased with the advice of the 
Executive Council to eanction the appropriation of 
a sum not exceeding HlfiOO sterling iu order to sive 
effect to the Resolutions of the Committee of Thirty, 
relating to Green Teas. -rnnty 
Read letters from Government requestiua to be 
furnished with copies of certain correspondence 
GREEN TEAS. 
Read correspondence with Messrs Forhp<! 
Walker. Read letter from Mr. H. V MasefieM 
sing Bill of Lading for 2010 lb GreJ^^l^fvAxuZ 
Estate, pikoya a:id requesting payment of ICctsperlb 
Resolved :-" That p.iyment of the grant be made on 
production of the invoke with a certificate to the 
eltect that tho shipment represents all grades " 
(2)_ That the Secretary do make public a memo 
showing the payments unaer the grant, and the balancB 
thirefT ^^"'^^^ appropriated 
UNIVERSAL INTERNATIONAL ExnnUTION TO HE Hf I D IV 
PARIS IN THE YEAR 1900 
Submitted correspondence on the subject RpaH 
also lettsr from Leon D'Espugnac. Considered letter 
from Lipton Limited. Resolved That the lett 
be acknowledged and that it be .stated that the matter 
will have early consideration." "'»oi.cr 
AGUICULTURAL CHEMIST. 
Read letter from .Mr. Kelwav Bamher and sub 
mitted the abstract of replies received showinr^ !,« 
names of estates chosen for Die visit of the A-Ticul 
tural chemist in vari.nis distric,-ts, a„d that from two 
districts, v.z , Kotmahe and Hakwana, ,,.)d JWorawak- 
korale no estates names ha,! been .ent in up lo 
date. Resolved:-"! hat Mr. K. M. flay be asked to 
do the needful as regards Kotmahe." 
