BOG 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST. 
[March 1, 1902. 
HAPUTALE PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION. 
ANNUAL REPORT. 
The twenty-sixth annual report was presented aa 
follows :— 
At the close of another year your Committee submits 
the 26th annunl report of the Association, of work 
undertaken in the furtherance of planting interests 
generally and matters appertaining to this district 
especially. 
Meetings. — Two general and Two Committee meet- 
ings have been held, the attendance at which was 
satisfactory. 
Tea. — The past season was an abnormally dry one, 
and this in addition to the fact that finer plucking has 
been more general throughout the Island, has resulted 
in a shortness of crop and a consequent rise in the 
average price of tea. 
Your Committee cannot lay too much stress upon 
the further adhesion to that latter method of 
shortening output, and are sure that this policy 
combined with the more thorough exploiting of 
foreign markets, are the only real remedies for over- 
prodaction. 
Official Estimates for 1902,— There are 18,608?^ 
acres of tea in Hapntale, 14,806 of which are in 
bearing, yielding an estimated crop of 5,928,565 lb 
of tea (black tea 5.783,565, green 145,000) or 400 lb per 
acre. The estimate for native leaf is 487,000 lb ; this 
is not included in the above estimate. 
Coffee.— Good crops have been harvested on the 
few estates where this product is still under cultiva- 
tion ; a good blossom, too, has been reported and 
unless a bad attack of disease is imminent a heavy 
spring crop should be secured. 
THE NEBODA TEA COMPANY OF 
CEYLON, LIMITED. 
REPORT. 
DiRECTOBS : —Messrs. Joseph Fraser, Eobert Mori- 
son, J G Napier. Solicitors to the Oonpany : Messrs. 
P J & G De Saram. Agents and Secretaries : Messrs. 
Somerville & Co. 
AC EE AGE : 
Tea in full bearing . . 383 acres. 
„ in partial bearing .. 112 ,, 
Total Tea 
Forest Land, &c. 
495 acres, 
171 „ 
Total .. .. 666 acres 
The Directors submit their Eeport and Accounts 
for the year ending 31st December, 1901 
The Crop secured for the year was 209,047 lb., 9,017 
lb. in excess of the estimate, or an increase of 
14,447 lb., over 1900, and was sold in Colombo at 
an average rate of cts. 30'341 per lb., as against 
cts. 28-82 for 1900. The cost of production, includ- 
ing manuring, was cts. 25 673, or exclusive of this 
item cts. 22'148. 
The 247 acres of Tea in full bearing gave an aver- 
age yield of 5871b,, t,nd the 248 acres of Tea in par- 
tial bearing an average of 258 lb. per acre, the youngest 
Tea 112 acres gave 2301b. per acre, and 136 acres 
280 lb. The average for the whole estate was 422 lb. 
per acre. 
The estimate for 1902 is 230,000 lb., and is based 
upon medium fine plucking being adhered to. After 
writing off El, 801'13 for irrecoverable Coast Advances, 
the balance at credit of Profit and Loss was R9,030-35 
which sum the Directors recommend should bedisposed 
of in payment of a dividend of 3 per cent, and that 
the balance be carried forward to next year's accounts. 
In terms of the Articles of Association Mr. Robt. 
Morison retires from the Board, but is eligible for re- 
election. 
The Meeting will appoint an Auditor for the cur- 
rent year. 
By order of the Directors. 
_ SOMEBVILLE & Co. 
Colombo Jan. 25th, 1902. Agents and Secretaries. 
PITAKANDE TEA COMPANY OF CEYLON, 
LIMITED. 
ACREAGE. 
Tea in full bearing .. 760 acres 
„ in partial beating... 50 do 
,,not in do .. 220 do 
Cardamoms in bearing . . 
Cocoa in bearing 
Fuel Trees .". 
Total cultivated area 
Forest and Grass Land... 
Waste Land and Baildings 
— 1,030 cres 
44 do 
84 do 
26 do 
1,184 acres 
227 do 
30 do 
Total area of Estate 1,441 acres 
The Directors submit their Report and Accounts 
for 1901. 
The tea crop secured amounted to 387,470 lb, being 
182,769 lb. less than last year. The net average price 
realized was 38 40 cents, whilst the cost f.o.b. was 
30-391 cents, including manuring and bnrying prunings, 
or 23-942 cents exclusive of these items. 
The sum of R2,.500 received as Premium on 10 new 
shares issued has been placed to credit o£ the* Reserve 
Account. 
The net profit for the year, including a balance of 
R3,792-24 from 1900, amounted to R31,932-22. An 
interim dividend of 4 per cent has been paid, and the 
Directors recommend a final dividend of 4 per cent 
making a total of 8 per cent for the year, and that 
after transferring R5,000-00 to the Reserve for Exten- 
sions, the balance of R2,132-23 be carried forward to 
next year. 
In terms of the Articles of Association Mr Robert 
Morison retires from the Board of Directors, bat, 
being eligible, offers himself for re-election. 
The appointment of an Auditor for the current year 
rests with the meeting. 
AGRA OUVAH ESTATES COMPANY, 
LIMITED, 
ACREAGE. 
Dscembek 3l3T, 1901. 
Agra Oavah. 
Tea in full bearing . . 302 acres. 
Tea not in bearing , . 20 
Grass and jangle " 9 „ 
Total Estate 331 acres. 
Pankerton. 
Tea in full bearing . . i65 
Timber clearing ^. 10 " 
Grass, Patana and Scrub ... 18 ,', 
Total Estate 193 acres. 
Grand Total 524 acres. 
The Directors have now to submit to the Share- 
holders the accounts for the past year. 
The crop secured amounted to 326,420 lb., being 
17,330 lb. short of the estimate, which is attr/butable 
to an unfavourable season for the flashing. 
The average nett price obtained for tea was 45 65 
cents per lb., against 45-02 cents per lb. in 1900. 
After deducting the cost of manufacturing outside 
leaf, the cost of laying down the Company's tea 
m Colombo was 24-80 cents per lb. The Directors, 
considering that the interests of the Company would 
be best served by confining their attention to manu- 
facture of the Oompany'j ; leaf only, disGontinied the 
