544 
THE TROPICAL AtimtSOLTURIST, 
^February i, 1892. 
Bbs. 
which show that during these four years the export 
of this article increased eightfold. Stimulated by 
these rapid progress, the Ceyloa Planters decided to 
avail themselves of the Americaa markets aud lately 
made a first attempt by shipping to the United 
States 6,000 lb. of Oeylon tea. For its Reclame alone 
an enterprising yankee had the boldness to spend 40 000 
dollars, 
Cetlon Tea Fund, 
Expenses connected with the Introduction 
of Ceylon Tea in Eussia. 
1890. General Expenses £ e. d. 
June- July — Album and box for 
Ceylon photos .. .. 1 10 0 
From Lausanne to London . , 6 0 0 
A fortnight's stay in London 
(hotle carriage &c.) ..12 0 0 
Second class Oook, ticket from 
London to St. Petersburg 
(with luggage &o.) ..14 0 0 
Stay in Berlin and Kenigsberg, 
_ carriage &o. .. ..4 0 0 
Priutingot circulars, tea labels 
business CRrds, paper for 
packing, tea samples &o. 5 0 0 
Messrs. Malcolm, Kearton & 
Co., London, invoice for 
tea samples ,. ..43 4 0 
740 Russ. tea "i -c . 
Duty on 
samplea, customs 
charges . . . . J 
Kent of a small godown in St. 
Petersburg for storing and 
packing tea . . . . 
Expenses in St, Petersburg 
(services), hotel, interpre- 
ter, entertaining, advertis- 
ing, printing, tips, tele- 
grama, postages 
Jnly-Sept.— From St, Petersburg 
to Moscow with luggage 
and samples . . 
86 days in Moscow, hotel, 
carriages, tips, entertain- 
ing, interpreter, advertis- 
ing,newspaperp, telegrams, 
postages, &o. ,, 
Trip to Nijni Novgorod (yearly 
fair) . . . . 
From Moscow to St. Peters- 
burg .. 
7 days' stay in St. Pttersburg, 
carriages &o. . . 
From St, Petersburg to Hull 
and London . . . . 9 
Fortnight's stay in London, 
making arrangements for 
returning back to Russia 15 
Oct.— From London to St. Peters- 
burg .. .. ..15 
Nov.— Six days" stay in St. Peters- 
burg, hotel, carriages, 
interpreter, &o. 
From St. Petersburg to Moscow 
In Moscow from 6 th Nov. 1890 
to 13th Jan. 1891 making 
arrangements for estatab. 
lishing businesF, hotel 
interpreter, advertise- 
ment, printing, news- 
papers, entertaining, tips, 
carriages, &c, ,,. 
85 14 0 
10 
0 0 
728 50 
684 50 
17 00 
165 00 
36 35 
510 00 
110 00 
31 00 
75 00 
335 75 
52 00 
30 00 
1891, Rbs. 
Jan. — Eent of an oflBoe, store, magazine at 
l,200Ebs. a year 4months in advance 400 00 
Guilde (Lioanse), Police taxes ond sundry 
charges connected with the opening, 
signboard, carriage, &o. ... 
Office and Magazine furniture... 
Jan, -Aug, —4 months' wages to tea packers 
and clerks • .., 
Sundry charges (for 4 months Jan.-April) 
Opening advertisements in 5 newspapers 
Forwarding of 500 circulars ... 
Rbe.. 
Part of the Tea Fund say Kbs. 1,700. 
Teavelling Accounts. 
1891. 
Jan.— Trip to Tvanova WosnoBenske 
Feb. 2nd.— Second trip to do 
April,— Trip to Nijni Novgorod preparing 
for the fair ... 
June.-^Trip to Kursk-Kief Odessa 
Trip of an assistant to Nijni Novgorod, 
return by Kostroma and Yaroslav.., 
630 00 
Rbs,.,3,405 10 
Started bueiness in Moscow on the 13-16th Jan. 1891. 
Opening of my busineja on the 14-26lh Jan. 1891. 
VB.ti of Tea Fund money taken in the business. 
Rbs.... 
1891 — Reclame, 
Jan.-Qot, — Subscription to an advertise- 
ment in the Asiatic Exhibition 
catalogue . . ,., 
Advertisement in St. Petersburg Official 
Gazette 6 times at Rbs. 8 
Printing and distribution of 10,000 
fly bills . . ... 
Mr, Shabert's bill for advertisements 
for one month in 5 newspapers ... 
Printing of tea price currents 5,000 
at Rbs. 15 
Advertisements in the Moscow Police 
Gazette 
Bill Rochette for advertisements in 
hotels and restaurants ,.. 
15,000 tea books with and without 
price currents at Rbs. 16 
3,000 business cards at Rbs. 8 
Signboards and gold letters to Zenootch, 
Paker & Co. (Tea Depot) 
Signboard for Tvanova Werneseske (Tea 
Depot) 
2nd bill Shabert for advertisements for 
one month in 5 newspapers (Moscow 
and the Province) 
Expenses and wages to running agents 
in Moscow visiting teachers (public 
houses) restaurants and to province 
agents .. ... 316 00 
500 placards .. ... 350 00 
200 placards price currents ... 20 00 
Almanach Reclame (30,000 copies given 
away in all Russia „. 75 00 
Tracties Reclame (Permission to hang 
up placards in 50 tracties ,,, 35 00 
Advertising in the Keroker's gratis 
edition in the form of a book to 
be distributed all over Russia to 
over 125,000 subscribers ,.. 40 00 
715 
00 
L,255 
63 
300 
00 
750 
00 
40 
00 
55 
00 
(,615 
63 
48 
00 
85 
00 
64 
00 
215 
00 
56 
00 
418 
00 
23 
00 
48 
00 
55 
00 
97 
35 
75 
00 
10 
CO 
25 
0 
225 
00 
24 
00 
26 
00 
15 
00 
07 
35 
Rbs.,, 1,555 
Account Kiosk at the French Exhibition 
IN MOfiCOW. 
1891- 
May-Sept, 
Rent of the Kiosk .,. 
Decorating, painting &c. 
Permission, police, reclame, tips &o, ... 
Wages to a lady for selling tea (5 months 
at Rbs. 50) ... 
Wages to a boy 5 months at Rbs. 10 .,. 
Transport of tea, carriage and sundry 
expenses .., ... 
Samovar expenses and tea samples given 
away ... 
70 
1,500 
00 
80 
00 
45 
00 
250 
00 
50 
GO 
75 
00 
60 
00 
Rb8...2,010 00 
