Dec.  2,  1895.]  THE  TROPICAL 
PERAK  PLANTERS’  ASSOCIATION. 
A meeting  was  held  at  Taipeng  ou  Nov.  2nd,  Mr. 
H.  A.  W.  Aylesbury  in  the  chair. 
The  following  liye-law'  w'as  proposed  by  Mr.  Gibson, 
and  seconded  by  Mr.  Stephens  : — 
“ That  no  coffee  plants  or  seeds  tendered  for  sale 
by  natives  shall  be  purchased  by  any  member  of  the 
Association  unless  the  seller  can  produce  written 
proof  that  the  same  are  his  hona  fide  property,  or 
that  he  has  been  duly  authorized  by  the  owner 
to  offer  such  plants  or  seeds  for  sale.  Breach  of 
this  bye-law  to  involve  a fine  of  to  be  paid  into 
the  funds  of  the  Association  by  the  offenders.’’ 
A discussion  took  place  in  regard  to  a proposal, 
which  originally  emanated  from  the  Selangor  Plan- 
ters’ Association,  for  a Central  Association,  or  amalga- 
mation of  all  the  planters’  Associations  in  the  Native 
States  and  Province  Wallesley.  The  meeting  was 
unanimously  in  favour  of  this,  and  the  Honorary 
Secretary  was  asked  to  communicate  with  the  Selangor 
Planters’  Association  with  a view  to  bringing  about 
this  much  desired  object. — S.h.l'ress. 
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A VETERAN  PLANTER’S  VISIT. 
Mr.  J.  E.  Todd,  Meleny  Estate,  Assam,  one 
of  the  pioneer  tea  planters  in  that  country  is  at 
jiresent  on  a visit  to  Ceylon,  his  second  since 
18(51.  Mr.  Toild  who  was  a passenger  by  the 
M.  M.  Co.’s  ss.  “ Oxus,”  left  for  upcountry 
on  Sunday  morning  on  a visit  to  Mr.  Ansthruther 
of  Tillicoultry.  He  will  then  proceed  to  Nuwara 
Eliyaand  revisit  the  places  with  which  he  is  familiar 
in  that  district.  Mr.  Todd  will  make  a sojourn 
of  from  S to  10  days,  remaining  in  the  Island 
till  the  arrival  of  the  “ Clan  Matheson,”  on 
board  of  wdiich  he  will  meet  >Sir  John  Muir,  head 
of  the  linn  of  Messrs.  Einlay,  Muir  & Co.  with 
whom  he  will  travel  to  Calcutta. 
SELANGOR  PLANTERS’  ASSOCIATION. 
Minutes  of  a general  meeting,  held  at  the  Selan- 
gor Club,  on  Saturday,  2(lth  October,  1895.  Present : 
Messrs  E.  V.  Carey,  (Chairman),  C.  Meikle,  E.  B. 
Skinner,  R.  Meikle,  11.  Kiudersley,  R.  C.  Tollemache, 
L.  Dougal,  H.  Rowe,  M.  Stonor,  C.  Glassford,  B. 
Nissen,  P’.  A.  Hurth,  H.  M.  Darby,  H.  Hiittenbach, 
C.  Jackson,  and  Tom  Gibson  (Hon.  Secretary). 
Mr.  P’orsyth,  having  expressed  his  wish  to  retire 
from  the  Committee  as  ho  no  longer  intended  to 
reside  in  Selangor,  Mr.  11.  Hiittenbach  was  elected 
in  his  place. 
Correspondence  with  the  Perak  Planters’  Associ- 
ation, re  the  proposed  Central  Planters’  Association, 
having  been  read,  the  Chairman  explained  to  the 
meeting  that,  taking  advantage  of  the  presence  of 
Sir.  T.  H.  Hill  (Chairman  of  the  S.  U.  P.  A.)  in 
Kuala  Lumpur,  the  Committee  had  invited  him  to 
meet  them  on  the  15th  October,  and  it  was  then  re- 
solved that  the  Hon.  Secretary  should  write  to  the 
S.  U.  P.  A.  and  arrange  a convenient  date  for  re- 
presentatives of  the  two  Associations  to  meet  in 
Kuala  Lumpur  and  that  notices  be  sent  to  planters 
in  Johorc  and  Perak. 
♦ 
GERMANY  IN  AFRICA. 
Gnder  this  heading  a hojiie  contemporary  gi\'es  in- 
teresting information  regarding  German  East  Africa. 
The  colony  of  Togolahd  which  has  only  73  white 
inhabitants,  is  made  up  of  19  officials,  22  missionaries, 
and  32  traders,  who  include  six  Frenchmen  and  four 
Englishmen.  The  value  of  the  imports  amounted  in 
1893-91  to  £127,937,  and  of  the  exports,  whicb  con- 
sisted of  palm  nuts,  palm  oil,  gum,  ivory,  skins  and 
bides,  ground  nuts,  and  coffee,  to  £160,571 
AGRICULTURIST.  415 
In  the  Cameroons  the  white  population  numbers  231. 
The  imports  for  the  official  year  1893-94  amounted 
to  £’232,131,  and  the  exports  to  £238,707,  the  exports 
being  similar  to  those  from  Togoland,  with  the  ad- 
dition of  indiarubber,  ebony,  and  cocoa.  Reference 
is  made  to  the  official  report  on  German  East  Africa. 
It  is  stated  that  in  German  East  Africa  the  white 
population  numbers  215.  The  exports  of  ivory  rose 
from  212-449  lb.  in  1893-94  to  317,777  lb.  (14,092  tusks) 
in  1894-95.  The  fear  expressed  in  the  official  report 
a year  ago  that  the  amount  of  ivory  exported  through 
German  East  Africa  would  diminish  in  quantity  in 
consequence  of  the  competition  of  the  Independent 
State,  and  of  British  Central  xVfrica,  Uganda,  and 
British  East  Africa,  “ which  are  all  striving  to 
attract  the  ivory  trade  to  their  own  export  markets,’ 
does  not  therefore,  as  yet,  appear  to  be  well  founded. 
INDIAN  AND  CEYLON  TEAS. 
l.OXnON  CONDITIONS  OF  SAiE. 
An  alteration  which  comes  into  force  today  (Nov. 
1st)  has  been  made  in  one  of  the  clauses  for  regulat- 
ing the  sale  of  Indian  and  Ceylon  tea  by  public 
auction.  We  give  below  the  Clause  (4)  as  it  formerly 
stood  and  as  now  amended  : — 
OLD  CL.VUSE.  NEW’  CLAUSE. 
Tlie.se  teas  will  be  ready  These  teas  have  been 
for  tlelivery  on  the  day  of  weighed,  in.spected,  bnlkeil 
sale  (excepting  packages  re-  (if  necessary)  and  tared, 
quiring  coopering,  wliich  will  and  will  he  re-weighed, 
be  completed  u ithoiit  delay),  papered,  and  leaded  down 
and  three  clear  working  days  by  the  evening  of  the  day 
from  that  date  are  to  be  after  the  day  of  sale.  All 
allowed  for  delivery  of  weight  packages  will  be  nailed  down 
notes.  The  buyer  to  have  within  six  days.  Delivery 
the  option  of  refusing  to  'vill  be  given  on  the  day 
accept  any  lot  or  lots  for  after  the  day  of  sale,  and 
which  he  cannot  ebtain  the  up  to  the  delivery  of  weight 
weight  notes  by  6 p.ui.  on  notes,  on  notice  being  given 
the  third  day,  by  giving  a (in  writing)  the  day  before 
written  notice  to  that  effect  it  is  reipiired  to  the  selling 
to  the  selling  l)roker  on  the  broker  and  warehou.se  keeper, 
following  morning.  Missing  'The  buyer  to  have  the  op- 
packages,  if  equal  to  bulk,  tion  of  refusing  any  pack- 
and  not  more  than  5 per  ages  as  to  which  the  above 
cent.,  are  exempted  from  conditions  have  not  been 
this  condition,  and  are  to  compiled  with.  Three  clear 
be  taken  by  tlie  buyer  at  working  days  are  to  be 
the  original  ))rice  and  prompt  allowed  for  delivery  of  weight 
it  tendered  within  fourteen  notes.  The  buyer  to  have 
working  days  from  date  of  the  option  of  'ref\ising  to 
contract.  accept  any  lot  or  lots  for 
which  weight  notes  have 
not  been  delivered  by  the 
evening  of  the  tliird  dav, 
by  giving  a written  notice 
to  that  effect  to  the  .sell- 
ing broker  on  tlie  following 
morning,  if,  on  application, 
he  cannot  then  obtain  them. 
Missing  paekages,  if  equai 
to  hulk  and  not  more  than 
5 per  cent.,  are  exempted 
trom  tliis  condition,  ami 
are  to  be  taken  by  the 
buyer  at  the  original  price 
and  prompt  if  tendered 
within  fourteen  working 
days  from  date  of  contract. 
—London  Paper. 
How  TO  Renovate  Brown  Boots.— First  give  the 
boots  a tight  treeing  up  either  with  trees  or  soft 
paper  (the  former  method  is  the  best),  then  give  them 
a good  wash  with  soap  and  lukewarm  water,  but  do 
not  sodden  them.  This  can  be  done  with  a spontre 
or  very  soft  brush.  Do  not  brush  too  much  in  one 
pdace,  but  only  till  the  dirt  is  all  off.  When  this  is 
done,  put  them  uuder  a tap,  or  give  them  another 
wash  with  warm,  clean  water  without  soap.  It  would 
bo  best  now  to  give  them  a wash  with  some  scourin<^ 
fluid,  but  in  either  case,  when  quite  dry,  give  them 
a good  creamiug.  It  is  always  wise  to  treat  brown 
leather  as  above  before  it  gets  too  dirty,  as  continual 
creaming  with  the  dust  on  helps  to  impoverish  and 
wear  away  the  gram  and  beauty  of  such  leather,  and 
so  causes  them  to  crack  and  show  dirtv  lines  when 
creamed.— /’rm  “ Work"  for  September. 
