THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[May 1, 1899. 
THE VOGAN CO. AND PLUMBAGO MINING. 
DUAFT AGREIiMlCNT 
referred to ; — 
Colombo, 2nh March, 1899. 
Beads of Agreemeut provisionally arranged between 
Mr. W. Kingsbuiy for the Vogaii Tea Compauy of 
Ceylon, Ltd., and Messrs. Peto for the Morgan Crucible 
Company, Ltd. 
1. The Vogan Tea Company of Ceylon, Ltd., tc 
grant to the Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd., the sole 
right to seek tor and mine Plumbugo for a period coter- 
minous with their own leases or for 21 years if they 
own the freehold on all lands held or owned by them 
in Ceylon containing or believed to contain Plumbago 
or necessary for access thereto. 
2. The Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd. to pay the 
Vogan Tea Company of Ceylon. Ltd., for land required 
for spoil heaps, dressing floois, cooly lines or other 
purposes connected with the raising of, or rendering 
marketable any Plumbago from their estates at the 
following rates per acre or part of an acre — at a rate 
per acre : — 
For land under cultivation .. R900 per acre. 
For land suitable for cultivation .. li2U0 per acre, 
Buoh land to revert to the Vogan Tea Company of 
Ceylon, Ltd., at the termination of the Mining lease 
or renewed lease, and to pay an annual rent for 
land not suitable for cultivation at the rate of Ke.l 
per acre. 
3. — a. The Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, 
to refund to the Vogan Tea Companj', Limited, the 
net amount they are out of pocket at this date in 
respect of their plumbago mining. 
b. — The Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, to pay 
to the Vogan Tea Company of Ceylon, Limited, a 
Royalty per Ion half yearly on the actual out-turn 
of cleaned plumbago, lump, chip, and dust, on the 
values of same determined by Messrs. Aiikeu Spence 
& Co., at the following rates :— 
2J per cent on the value below R200 per ton. 
5 per cent on the value from R200 and below R300 
per ton. 
7^ per cent on the value from R300 and below K500 
per ton. 
10 per cent on the value from R500 and above. 
4. — The Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, to 
have the right of determining this agreement and 
any leases under it, and of removing all plant and 
machinery and buildings and all mine timbering, on 
giving three months notice iu writing. 
5. — The Morgan ( rucible Compauy, Limited, to have 
the right of renewing this agreemeut for a further 
period of 21 years from its expiration on the same 
terms, on giving three months' notice. 
6. The Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd. to have 
the right to assign this Agreement and all leases under 
it at will — but in the event of the Vogan Tea 
Company of Ceylon, Ltd., not p.pproving of the 
Assignee, the Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd, to 
be responsible for the performance of the covenants of 
the Agreement. 
7. The Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd., are not 
bound to continue working continuously, but in the 
event of their ceasing to mine for any period they 
to leave all pit-shafts, etc. securely fenced in. 
8. The Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd., are to keep 
accounts showing, and furnish the Vogan Tea 
Company of Ceylon, Ltd., with particulars of the 
tonnage raised. 
9. If the Royalty remains, unpaid and is in arrear 
for six months, then the lessors have the right of re- 
entry and re-possession of the Mine. 
10. At the expiration of the lease or renewed lease 
the Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd., are to leave all 
pits, shafts, etc., securely fenced. 
11. The Morgan Crucible Company, Ltd., are not 
at liberty to sink any shaft within 300 feet of the 
Vogan Tea Company of Ceylon, Ltd, fts Factory or 
PuDgftlows, 
12. The Morgan Crucible Co., Ld., are to contribute 
towards the upkeep of etitate io»db in proportion 
to the damage done by iheii trafiUc. 
13. — The Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, to 
have the right to purchase from the VoRau Tea Com- 
pany of Ceylon, Limited, iuid tlie Vogan Tea Com- 
pany of Ceylon, Limited, to agree to tell to the 
Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, any timber they 
may require for mining, or purposes cocnected there- 
with, at the same price as theVogiMiTea Company 
of Ceylon, Limited, can obtain for sale of eimilar 
timber to other peoi)le in the neighbourhood. 
li. — The Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, to 
have the right to divert any surface water with the 
object of preventing its damaging their works. 
To appropriate Hnd use for any purpose any water 
not now required bv the Vegan I'eo Company of 
Ceylon, Limited, subject to usual Ceylon riparian 
rights. 
To construct any cnlver^equired for the discharge 
of waste water, or to use any culvert oonalructed by 
the Vogan Tea Company of Ceylon, Limited, for this 
purpose. 
But the Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, are 
liable for any damage done to any culvert or other- 
wise by the discharge of wabte water or for any 
damage proved to be done to other parties by the 
diversion or consumption of water by them. 
15. — If any other minerals sie found, Royalty to 
be paid by the Morgan Crucible Company, Limited, 
who are to have the sole right to work them, in 
accordance with the scale provided in the Mining 
Rules of the Madras Presidency. 
16. — Usual arbitration clause. 
chairman's Sr'KKClI, 
Tiie chairman said thai when the director? asked 
the permission of the sliareliolders to spend 1{.»,0(I0 
in prospectiii},' for jdiiiiibago tliey did so bcciiiihC 
they had jirivfite information that the mining of 
this mineral in Ceylon was attraelinn the atten- 
tion (>t Eurojiean Capitftli.--tH. Itj.Oi 0 was not a 
very lai;;e .-inn for a company like theirs to lun 
the risk of lo.'^irig, and as they iiad prove<l th.it 
plumbago did exi.st on Iddagoilii, he llioii-^ht they 
iiad enhanced the value of their property at a 
very low co.st. lie mentioned tiii.« because tome 
of tlie .sliarelinlders seemed to think that tiie pro- 
posal of the directors to sjjend this money was a 
speculative. He thought, however, the directors 
had very good grounds for iioping to be able to lea.se 
their mining rights, and tliej' had much more 
cliance of doing so if they went in for a certain 
amount of prospecting on their own account, s^o 
advertising themselves rather than let others 
approach them. On the 12ih February they had 
an interview with Messrs. Peto of tlie Morgan 
Crucible Co., who made the following offer sub- 
ject to certain contingencies wliich he need not 
refer to there : — 
The Tea Co. to grant iis the right to seek for and mine 
plumbago for a period coterminous with their own 
lease or for 21 years if they own the freehold of all lands 
held or owned by them iu Ceylon containing or 
believed to contain plumbago or necessary for access 
thereto. 
(2) We to pay an aunual rent for land required 
for dressing floors or other purposes connected with 
the raising of, or rendering marketable, any plum- 
bago from their estates at the following rates per 
acre or part of an acre. For land under cultivation 
R — for bird suitable for cultivation R, — and for 
land unsuitable for cultivation El plus actual 
damage to growing crops. Timber at valuation. We 
to purchase any land required for spoil at the fol- 
lowing rates — under cultivation E — and not suitable 
for cultivation R — , 
(3) On signing the agreement we will either /a) 
refund the Tea Company the net amount they are 
out of pocket to date in respect of expenditure on 
plumbago mining and pay them a royalty of E5 pet 
