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shine, — which, by the way, nlmost points to the fac 
that Minatchi would be best rendered Bright-eyed 
than Fish-eyed, following Vellatchi (light eyed, or 
silver eyed), Tangatchi (golJen-eyed, as well as 
younger sister). But I suppose there ia a dilfi^rence 
between "Achi" (a, mother), and " A<Ichi," which 
probably cornea from some root meaning eye. " Karoly 
Fiin'6 "is better able to explain. Most u'b are pro- 
noanced as i (in pin) by the coolies, so that I don't quite 
follow "K. F."iu objecting that micu and min are easily 
confounded ; but cooly-Tamul (or Tamil) is doubtless 
a fearfnl and wonderful thing. I owe my knowledge 
of the meaning of " Toppwl nlei " to a Tamil gentle- 
man of the Edinburgh University, and I found the 
coolies had to think twice before they could see the 
conneotfon. fi. W.J. 
Note by Kaboly Fdedo.— It is quite refreshing to 
find anyone taking interest in anything beyond the 
mere rontine of tea manufacture, and going into the 
why and wherefrom as " K. W. J." is doing. I quite 
concede that in Tamil short i and u and long i and u 
are interchangeable, but what I cannot admit is that 
short li is ever pronounced like loDg i, or that miin 
coold ever become mio. And now I am forty to see 
that "R. W, J " has flown off at a tangent regarding 
the achchis. Kam-adchi moans " love-eyed" or " amo- 
rous-eyed "; but Velleicbchi (^the white woman) is 
only the feminine form of Velleiyan : and Taogachcbi 
is the fem. of tbambi, younger brother, which is a 
contraction of Tham-pin, after one's self, as can be 
seen by the forms um-bi, your younger brother : 
em-bi, our younger brother &c. Karoly Fukdo. 
SALE OF PLANTATIONS IN 1891. 
Purchased by 
District. Name of Es- Sold by 
tate. 
Maskeliya Dotala Executors of A K 
Campbell-Johnston G B de Mow- 
bray, E35,000. 
Kelani Val- 
ley Mt. Greg'ory 
alias Broadlans J M Zulueta and 
Deare Bo, K12,600 
Dikoya Lr. Dotlegallai Trustees of late 
Mr. Alexander Frith, Sands & 
Co.. £2,6110. 
Ambagamua Hyndfori (FIscat's Sale) David Reid, K3:J,755 
Pussellawa Harmony J R Grant Hpirs ot Colonel 
Lillie, K45,000, 
( Rogart 1 F D Mitchell 
Kalutara 
Dimbula 
and Donald 
Mai 
' Land's Land j Mackay 
Holyrood 
West Q S DuH 
.A P and R J 
I Booth, £3,500. 
I Brae 
Dell 
Laggala \ Laura^alla 
\ Foyers 
Do Hattanvpella 
& Rock Park 
Badulla Mortlake 
Ceylon Tea Plan- 
tations Co., flo.OUO 
H Fraser, and] Barlow & Co., 
Hand A Mao- k Manchester, 
kenzie j £4,500. 
E G Reeves Do, £3,300. 
Alex. Thomson G S Duff and 
Col. R J Daw- 
son, ElO.OOO. . 
C. J. Eaokhouse AAnson, £6,500 
Dikoya Mayfair 
Kelani Val- 
ley Elston snare) C Byrde H 0 Harrison, 
£1,400. 
AmbalangodaSinnegoda and 
Bellevue (coco- 
nut) E. Produce and 
Estates Co, P W Byrde, 
Rao.o.o. 
Dimbula Thornfield (J 
share) G B Sparkes Wm .Mackenzie, 
Dikoya Lower Adelaide G H Withers Scottish Ceylon 
Tea Co., R30,000 
Dimbula Ardallie Scottish Trust 
and Loan Co., 
Ltd. Ceylon Tea Plan- 
tation Co., Ltd., 
, £7,000. 
Kelani Val Moralioya / n 
ley , ' Pathragalla I 1 Ceylon and Ori- 
'Jcronis Pieria Soutal Inv. Cor- 
Kalntara 
Wilson 
Deegulla 
' Narihuiiuno 
Hewaheta 
Upper PartofMool- 
oyakelo — WilUanis 
\ poration. 
K .T d'Esterte 
Ria.lOO. 
District. Name of Estate. Sold by. Purchased by, 
Madulsima Heathatock J Mclnnes Capt. Hamilton 
Gordon. 
Dimbula Avooa MissLayard TV L Marshall 
R52,000. 
Wattegama Wattegama Major Gwatkin H J Vollar. 
Dikoya Lynford H A Claremont A R Lewis, 
£10,000. 
Dimbula Yoxford Baring Bros, Ceylon Tea Plan- 
tation Co., Lt 
£18,000. 
Dikoya Lower Arslena TO Anderson O J Backhouas 
£6,600. 
Dikoya St. Leys (i 
share) do J W Holt, £3,000 
Kelani Val- 
ley Mlpitiakand 
(^) share K Porter Kennedy and 
Evans, £5,000. 
Dimbula Wattegodde Arbuthnot, La- 
tham & Co. Consolidated E(> 
tates Co., Ltd. 
£30.000. 
Yakdessa Kandaloya 
share) T S Dobree Dickenson, Ak- 
Toyd & Co. 
Badulla St. Mary's Col.Ooml. Co. Capt. H Gordon, 
New Galway Glenshee Brown and Mar- 
tin BIO Bowi», 
BS1,800. 
AmbagamuwaMt. Jean Alston, Scott & 
Co. Frith, Sands ti 
Co., R2,400. 
Dimbula Bathuillokelle Ellas & Co. Ceylon Tea Plan- 
tation, Co., Ltd., 
£5,000. 
Dikoya North Cove 
share) A R Lewis Thos. Farr, 
£6,000. 
Do Bridwell and 
Kirkoswald 
(J share) A Petherstou- 
baugh 0 Fethersten- 
haugb, £30,600. 
Udapuasel- 
lawa Eskdale and 
Liddesdale Norman Grieve Standard T»» 
Co. Ceylon, 
Ltd., £1,600. 
Do St. Leonards R K Shuttle- 
worth Do, £14,000. 
Dimbula Glasgow Cross & Ballardia Glasgow Tea 
Co., £l«,CCOi 
Dikoya Dunkeld Redfern, Alex- 
ander & Co. Dunkeld Tern 
Co. Ltd„*10,600. 
Do - Caatlereagh Kelly and Trus. 
tees of Mrs. 
Kelly Oastlereagh Co. 
Ltd., 16,500. 
KuTunagala Delgolla Laurie and Fox DelgoUe Co. 
Dimbula St. George and 
Woodlake (§ 
share) Charles SttaohkO 
£7,000. 
Rakwana Springwood, 
Bam and 
Ranweltenne Shand's Trus- 
tees Assiatio Oo. o( 
, Ceylon, Ltd,, 
£25,000 (?) 
. ♦ 
NOTES ON PRODUCE AND FINANCE. 
Last Week's Sales of Tea. — The demand for India* 
tea, says the Produce Markets Review, continues active, 
and a large business has been transacted in all kinds, 
The tendency of the market is stronger, more parti- 
cularly for tlie medium and lower grades the latter 
having risen from id to |d, and from the lowest 
point about 4d. Notwithstanding this advance, prices 
are quite IJd lower than at this time last year, and 
providing there is no further material increase in 
values, there is uo reason to anticipate any check 
in the satisfactory demand. On the other hand, if 
any attempt to force up prices to an unjustifiable 
level met with any measure of success, it would be 
sur« to stop the demand, and similar unsatisfactory 
results to those experienced in the early part of 
the year would have again to be contended with. 
The quantity of Ceylon tea offered has np;ain 
been small, and prices are firmer. The demand 
from the country has somewhat diminished, chiefly 
owing no doubt to the cheapness of Indian teas, 
which tvt the momeut, except wneto C'oylou flavour U 
