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THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. [May 2, 1904. 
chillies, (in which Ceylon is far behind, even 
in supplying its own wants) :— 
Exports from all India of Spices, 1903 04. 
Cardamoms 
Chillies 
Ginger 
Pepper 
Other sorts 
Quantity, 
lb. 287,434 
12,377,155 
12,061,517 
14,348,983 
530,205 
Value. 
R 337,613 
1,269,603 
2.491,055 
5,071,541 
110,948 
Total ]b 39,605,294 K9,280,760 
We may as well also give the full official 
return for "Tea Exports in 1903-04:— 
Tea- To U. K. 
,, Russia 
lb. 
Quantity. 
176,781,070 
4,558,982 
7,579,323 
1,526,920 
1,211,670 
Canada 
U. S. A. 
China — 
Hongkong 
Treaty Ports 5,703,778 
Persia 2,171,252 
Turkey in Asia 2,829,562 
Australia 7,269,468 
Other Countries 4,135,237 
"Value. 
1173,347,892 
1,760,798 
3,050,472 
624,800 
456,649 
2,070,485 
1,033,543 
1,213,276 
2,707,937 
1,802,025 
Total 
- lb. 213,767,271 K88,067,875 
Bombay shows 3,217,801 lb. tea exported ; 
Madras Presidency 8,744,706 lb. ; Burma 74,575 
lb. ; Sind 14,802 lb.— the rest is from Bengal. 
Tea showed 175,038,127 lb. exported in 1899- 
1900 ; 190,305,490 lb. in 1900-01; 179,684,932, lb. 
. • inl901-02 ; 181,423,518 in 1902-3. 
The imports of Tea into India in 1903 
are thus given : — 
Quantity Value4 
Tea— From Ceylon ... lb. 433,365 Pv, 180,035 
,, China ... 2,346,432 1,471,542 
„ Other Countries 895,756 431,647 
Total .. lb. 3,675,553 R2,083,224 
It is interesting to note how wonderfully 
well the export of Coffee keeps up ;- 291,254 
cwt, in 1903-4 (of whi'-.h, curiously enough, 
104,615 cwt. went to France) against 269,165 
in 1902-3; 255,042 cwt. in 1901-2; 246,431 in 
1900-01; and 281,533 in 1899 1900. Cinchona 
Bark, Caoutchouc (Rubber) and Tea Seed 
have been going steadily down, in exports; but, 
however, there has been a very slight in 
increase in the latter two products in 1903-4 : — 
1899-1900. 1900 01 
Cinchona Bark .. lb. 3,290,236 2,753,858 
llubber .. cwt. 8,169 7,698 
Tea Seed .. cwt. 1,659 1,121 
1901 02. 190203. 1903-04 
Cinchona Bark lb. 1,917,025 1,579,498 1,108,527 
Rubber cwt. 4,136 1,035 1,792 
Tea Seed cwt. 647 601 754 
We may add that Cardamoms, which were 
shipped last year to 287,434 lb., gave 302,S(40 lb. 
in 1902-3; 144,792 in 1901-2; and 191,120 lb. in 
exports in 1899-1900; but only 1213,254 lb. in 
1900 1901. The fact is that the Presidency 
towns offer a splendid consuming market for 
Cardamoms and all Spices, and it is a wonder 
any are shipped to Europe. 
COCONUTS IN THE FEDEEATED MALAY 
STATES. 
{From the Report of the Inspector, for 1903). 
I have the honour to submit for your information 
my Annual Report for the year 1903, which, although 
my second Annual Report, is the first that comprises 
the full term of 12 mouths. The area under oooonnts 
at the end of 1903 in the Federated Malay States may 
be estimated approximately at about 77,500 acres, 
made np as follows : — 
Perak 39,500 acres, Selangor 13,000, Negri Sembilan 
13,000, Pahang, 12,000 Total 77,500 acres. 
This is far in excess of that put down for 1902, even 
allowing for the increase in the cultivation daring the 
year under review ; at the same time, taking it all 
round, I believe my estimate is rather within than 
about the actual area, which may be valued roughly 
at anything between 12 to 15 million dollars, and of 
course in a few years' time, as the younger plantations 
come into bearing, of which there are a very great 
number, the value will be very much increased. 
The following table shows the expenditure during 
the year: — 
Estimate 1903. Actual 1903. 
Federal .. .. $7,016 .. |7,790 
Selangor 5,000 ... 5,296 
Perak .. .. 2,920 .. 4,004 
Negri Sembilan ... 1,700 .. 1,501 
Pahang .. .. 1,269 ... 754 
Total... $17,905 .. $il9,345 
The only revenue collected was $41.91, derived 
from sale of coconuts from the trees belonging to 
Government at Kuala Lumpur, unless the fines 
amounting to about '$1,600, be taken into account. 
Selangor. — I already made some start here during 
the last three months of 1902. ily staff, which remains 
the same, consists of one State lospector and two 
Sub-Inspectors, one of the latter being stationed at 
Kuala Lumpur and the other at Klang. I have 
also received considerable assistance from the District 
Officer, KualftSelangor, who hasallowed me the services 
of the Sanitary Inspector in his district. The progress 
made has, taking everything into account, been quite 
satisfactory and the trouble from the beetle pest, 
if not altogether suppressed, is at least thoroughly 
checked and kept well in hand, and I have uo 
fear of any further serious harm spreading un- 
less the evil break out in Kuala Langat or 
Bernam dislriots, where I am short-handed. How 
easily this may happen was evinced at Golconda 
Estate, 10th mile KaparKoad, during the autumn of 
the year. This estate is planted practically entirely 
with Para rubber; but a portion about 50 acres in 
extent was intermixed with coconuts and it was decided 
bv the owners to remove the latter. Unfortunately 
this was done without sufficient precaution being taken 
to see each tree as out down was thoroughly destroyed, 
the consequence being that in very thort space of 
time the red beetles and grub were simply swarming in 
the stumps and stems lying about. Some idea of the 
enormous number may be gathered from the fact 
that as many as 20,000 beetles and grub were killed 
in one day, and before the pests could be got 
rid ot, and which was done at considerable expense 
in about two months' time, over 170,000 of 
them were collected and destroyed. They spread 
also to the ncighbouiing estate known as " Kapar," 
and several thousands of the beetles were caught in 
the coconut trees here, but the Manager at once put 
on several extra hands to deal with the evil, which I 
am glad to say is now eradicated. Seeing there is a 
large area under coconut cultivation in these parts, 
very serious harm would I think certainly have come 
about unless these exceptional measures had been 
taken, 
Perak. — The Government made provision for four 
Sub-Inspectors for the State early in the year, and they 
were placed at Lower Perak, Kuala Kangsar, Matang 
and Krian districts, respectively. Lower Perak hay- 
