Dm 2, 1901-1 
rn^ TROPICAL AaRlCTTr.TTTRlSt. 
42? 
proximate pro aoresge of the Company's properties 
at date : — 
COCOA. 
Tea. 
Name of Estate, 
Alio wiharie group .. 214j 
A:Kl:ingodde estate .. 176j 
Fetteresso estate 5 . . 405 
New Peradeniya 
estate . . 386a 
North Matale group 18 389 
O^vella estate .. .. .. 47 
Rickarton estate 2 . . 588 
Strathi3la''group39.i 58 162 1676 
Forest laud 
Cocoa. 
116i 
1716 
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319 
28 
18 
733 
io 
C o 
^ a 
15 
28 
H 
6921 
17et 
438 
505 4541 
300 1,595 
239 457 
5i 
430 
5915 
438J 
430 
46i 762,270| 1,284 216 201i l,183J 5,278i 
2,393i ^TsoT' 
a And cocoa, b And tea. 
N.B.— In the absence of detailed surveys these 
figures, as mentioned above, are approximate only. 
The Estimates for current year provide for a Crop 
of 1,069,750 lb tea from the Company's Estates, 
80,000 lb from bought leaf, and 295,000 lb made for 
others, or a total of 1,444,750 lb, as compared with 
the aggregate of 1,400,140 lb secured in 1900-1901. 
The crop of cocoa is estimated to be 2,325 cwt. Owing 
to unfavourable weather and fioer plucking, the to^al 
in take of tea at date of last reports was somewhat 
less than at same time last year. It is hoped thiit 
the cocoa estimates may be realised, bat at the 
moment your Directors cannot speak with aoy cer- 
tainty ; with favourable weather the estimates should 
be secured. 
It may be interesting to note that jncome tax now 
amounts to over 11 per cent of the full dividends 
for last year. 
Mr Alex. D Wilson, by rotation, retires from the 
Directorate, but being eligible, offers himself for re- 
election. 
Mr James B Laurie, the Auditor, also retires, but 
he is eligible, and oft'ers himself for re-election,— 
By Order of the Board, James Wilson, Chairman ; 
Alfbed E Lock, Secretary. 
Leadenhall House, 101, Leadenhall Street, London, 
E C, 6th November, 19ol. 
STATISTICS FOR PAST 12 YEAKS. 
TEA. 
a = 
>t 
1890 
1891 
1892 
189 1 
1994 
1995 
1990 
1997 
1999 
1900 
1901 
1) 
1131 
1345 
1385 
1406 
1451 
15i)6 
1558 
1571 
1636 
1754 
1814 
2lu8 
° £ ci 
U <! 
35<,8t2 314 
48f,684 358 
503,293 364 
589,192 419 
608,110 419 
597,399 384 
694,720 440 
748,994 476 
763,151 460 
754,708 430 
865,768 477 
S O 
286,292 
357,648 
4"9,0 5 
523,172 
342,(140 
435,908 
590,111 
432,6.52 
393,360 
281,457 
406,327 
917,033 435 483,102 
a Inclutiin}; Sales made in Colr iitbo, 
9-lGil 
9 lOd 
7 -Sid 
7-70(1 
«-77d 
7 344 
6-80(1 
16-22(1 1 
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1-141 
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48-61 
46 63 
51-33 
46-68 
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2840 
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65 
6 
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15a 
1896 
2335 
56 8 
80 
0 
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1897 
2266 
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1898 
2523 
68 a 
80 
0 
6 
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1899 
2594 
66 3 
86 
0 
6 
15(1 
1900 
1574 
78 0 
10-2 
6 
6 
15 
1901 
2378 
76 86 
103 
6 
6 
15 
h Estimated, 
a And 5 percent. Bonus, 
THE CENTRAL PKOVINCB CEYLON 
TEA COMPANY, LTD. 
REPORT OF THE DIRECTOltS. 
Submitted to the shareholders at their fifth 
annual ordinary general meeting, held in the 
Council Room, London Chamber of Commerce, 
Botolph Housp, Eastcheap, E.G., ou Monday, the 4th 
November, 1901. 
The Directors beg to submit to the shareholders the 
audited accounts for the year ending 30th June, 1901. 
The total crop of tea from the estates for the past 
season was 809,858 lb, against 843,388 lb, of the pro- 
ceding year, being a decrease of 33,530 lb a threat part 
of this reduction being caused by finer plucking. 
The total sales, including bought tea, were 1,058 683 
lb, averaging 5-341d. per lb net, being •342d. less than 
last year, equal to a loss of profit on the estate crop of 
over £1,000 by the fall in price alone. 
As regards cocoa, the crop amounted to ,521 cwt, 
against 315 cwt last year, the average price being 
G()3. lOd. per cwt as against 66s. 9d. Small consign- 
ments of minor products have been received, showing a 
profit of about £300, mostly from pepper. 
There were during the season lal acres of tea not 
yet in full bearing. 
The rate of exchange, averaged Is 4'21d per rupee 
as against Is 4'3d last season. 
The net profits for the year amount to X'3,036 2^ 5d 
after writing olf £-200 from estates account for depre- 
ciation of machinery, which with i'1,723 63 9d brought 
forward from last year, shows a sum of £4,759 9s 2d 
to be dealt with. Of this amount £l,50u has been 
applied to the payment of an interim dividend at the 
rate of 6 per cent per annum on the preference shares 
to 31st December, 1900. The Directors now recom- 
mend a dividend of 6 per cent per annum on the pre- 
ference shares to 30th June, 1901, absorbing £1500 
and leaving £1,759 Os 2d to be carried forward to 
next account, 
Mr. SRPryor is the Director retiring by rotation, 
and, being eligible, offers himself for re-election. 
Messrs. Fuller, Wise and Fisher, Chartered Accoun- 
tants, offer themselves for re-election as Auditors. 
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