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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST, 
[Feb.  r,  1896, 
tlioroufjhly  prao.tical  tea  ])lanter  enjoyino-  a liigli 
reputation,  wlio  gained  tlie  laize  for  an  essay 
on  tea  cultivation,  in  wliich  lie  states  tliat  the 
few  acres  of  tea  plantetl  in  dillercnt  parts  of 
Wynaad  are  ‘‘  showing  such  a vigour  of  growtli 
as  could  haidly  be  excelled  either  in  Assam  or 
Ceylon.” 
1 he  localities  in  Wynaad,  where  tea  can 
be  cultivated  witli  the  greatest  success, 
we  .are  iulorined,  are : V.ayitri  ami  INfeppadi 
in  South  Wyna.ad,  Cherainbadi,  I’udalar  and 
peval.a  in  South-East  Wynaad.  “ 'J'hcre  is 
forest  land  still  av.ailable,  and  whenever  tin* 
cultivation  of  tlie  tea  husli  is  \igorously  jirose- 
cuted,  prosperity  awaits  Wymaad.” 
And  yet  the  jdanter  is  not  .allowed  to  sup- 
pose that  lie  has  found  .a  perfect  |>aradise.  .As 
in  Ceylr.n,  tlie  .anxious  jilanter  will  alw.ays  have 
cares  and  troubles  enough  with  labour.  “ .\s 
the  haw  now  st.ands,”  we  are  told,  “protection 
is  given  to  the  scoundrel  .and  fraudulent  con- 
tractor : the  pl.anter  h.as  no  redress.”  Much  is 
expected  from  the  coming  (lovernor — Sir  xVrthur 
Havelock — ^to  redress  grievances  and  jilace  the 
]dantcr  in  a better  iiosition  than  he  has  hitherto 
lield  in  Southern  India.  “This  able  states- 
m.an,”  says  Mr.  Ford,  “has  for  the  last  live 
ye.ars  been  (lovernor  of  Ceylon,  so  he  comes  to 
the  Presidency  with  the  full  knowledge  of  tlie 
value  of  the  industry.  One  of  the  first  things 
th.at  will  probably  strike  him  when  he  arrives  in 
M.adras  is  th.at,  whereas  planting  in  the  island 
he  left  was  the  backbone  of  the  State,  in  the 
peninsula  it  is  but  one  of  many  interests.  Hut 
he  will  have  realised  in  Ceylon  wh.at  private  en- 
terprise is  capable  of  .achieving.”  Altogether, 
altliough  we  regret  the  necessity  that  has  arisen, 
we  think  young  aspiring  ])lanters  in  need  of  more 
elbow  room  ni.ay  do  worse  than  follow  in  the 
wake,  of  (iovernor  Havelocdc. 
The  .autlior  gives  some  \ e,ry  jiitliy  and  excellent 
advice  to  the  young  planter.  “The  (pialities 
most  needed  on  an  est.ate,”  he  is  told,  “ are 
keen  observation,  untiring  industry  and  consum- 
mate patience.  After  tlie  newness  of  the  life 
has  worn  off,  the  daily  routine  grows  nionotonons, 
the  close  inspection  becomes  a drudgery  ; but,  if 
,a  man  gives  way  to  his  feeling's,  the  sooner  he 
throws  up  the  life  the  better  for  him.  Patience, 
consiimm.ate  jiatience,  is  needed  in  dealing  witli 
coolies,  .and  he  who  cannot  control  and  manage 
his  labour  will  never  be  a good  pl.anter.” 
We  have  thus  glanced  over  and  indicated  the 
contents  of  a very  useful  and  interesting  little 
volume,  which  let  those  looking  out  for  ]i.astures 
new  buy  and  rc.ad  for  themselves  : it  is  pub- 
lished .at  the  Madras  Mail  |iress  .and  only  costs 
III.  We  have  now  only  to  repeat  our  regret 
that  there  is  no  more  scope  fur  investment  of 
capital  in  this  island,  but  we  venture  to  ])redict 
that,  before  many  years  are  over,  our  Government 
will  regret  its  present  ])olicy.  We  were  .amongst 
the  first  to  suggest  and  agitate  for  railway  ex- 
tension ; thougli  assuredly,  had  -we  known  that 
the  extensive  tract  of  available  forest  through 
which  the  line  ])asses  to  llajiutale  was  destined 
for  ever  to  rem.ain  a wilderness,  we  should  have 
been  no  party  to  the  advocacy  of  a railway  by 
that  route. 
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PJ.  ANTING  IN  MATALE. 
We  were  in  error  in  stating  clsewhoro  that 
Elkarluw.i  Ornnp  had  given  800  lb.  per  acre  all 
round  over  300  acres:  it  should  have  been  an  estate 
in  the  Elkaduwa  DUlric/.  Wc  arc  glad  to  hear  how- 
over  that  some  fields  on  the  Elkaduwa  O-oup  have 
also  given  close  on  800  1b.  per  acre,  but  not  to  such 
an  extent  as  300  acres.  Two  well-known  estates 
not  100  miles  from  Matale,  have  given  750  and  800 
lb.  per  acre  from  300  and  200  acres  respectively. 
Not  so  bad  for  good  old  Matale,  ihe  once  much 
pitied  district. 
PI . AN  TI NG— PAT  EN  TS. 
'J’he  following  Grants  of  Exclusive  Privilege  have 
been  granted  under  the  Inventions  Ordinance  during 
tlie  half-year  ended  December  31.  1805: — 
No.  410. — To  William  .Jackson,  of  Thorngrove,  Mano- 
field,  Aberdeen,  North  Britain,  engineer,  for  improve- 
ments in  or  connected  with  stoves  or  apparatus  for 
drying  tea  leaf,  coffee,  grain,  or  other  produce. — 
July  7,  189.5. 
No.  158.— To  Clive  Meares,  of  Wangi-oya  estate, 
Talawakele,  and  Janies  Brown,  of  Hatton,  engineer, 
for  improvements  in  machinery  or  apparatus  for 
iiniirovement  in  wire-shoot  runners. — .July  7,  1895. 
No.  471. — To  William  Alfred  Gibbs,  of  Gilwell 
Park,  Sew'ardstone,  in  the  county  of  Essex,  England, 
for  improvements  in  or  connected  with  furnaces  for 
the  production  of  hot  air  for  drying  or  other  pur- 
poses.— July  21,  1895. 
No.  lot) — To  Samuel  Cleland  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Engineering  ^Vorks,  Belfast,  Ireland,  for  improve- 
ments in  a]iparatus  for  withering  ti-a  leaf  or  ex- 
posing chemical  or  other  material  to  hot  or  cold  air 
or  a mixture  of  air  and  vapour  or  gases,  also  for 
drying  yarns,  cloths,  and  other  substances. — July  21, 
1895. ' 
No.  159. — To  Samuel  Cleland  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Engineering  IVorks,  Belfast,  Ireland,  for  improve- 
ments in  centrifugal  fans,  and  in  apparatus  con- 
nected therewith. — .July  21,  1895. 
No.  470. — J'o  Samuel  Cleland  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Engineering  Works,  Belfast,  Ireland,  for  improve- 
ments in  apparatus  for  withering  or  limping  tea  leaf 
in  the  course 'of  its  manufacture  into  hlack  tea.  or 
for  the  finishing  or  facing  of  green  tea  preparatory 
to  its  being  packed  into  chests. — July  21,  1895. 
No.  429. — To  C.  .T.  B.  Ee.'losurier,  for  invention 
for  compressed  fuel. — August  15,  1895. 
No.  461. — To  Samuel  Cleland  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Engineering  Works,  Belfast,  Ireland,  merchant,  for 
improvements  in  apparatus  for  exposing  tea,  coffee, 
cacao,  grain,  and  other  substances  to  the  drying  or 
other  action  of  air,  vapour,  or  gases. — September  16, 
1895. 
No.  476. — To  llohert  Thomson,  of  Kenning  Park 
Engine  Works,  K{‘nning  Park,  in  the  county  of 
llenfrew,  Scotland,  engineer  and  tea  planter,  for 
improvcmcut.s  in  apparatus  for  withering  tea  leaf. — 
September  16,  1895. 
No.  473. — To  Augusto  F'erreh-a  iianios.  Civil  En- 
gineer, of  San  Paulo,  in  the  State  ot  San  Paulo, 
Kepublic  of  Brazil,  for  iniprovement.s  relating  to  the 
drying  of  coffee,  grain,  fruit,  and  to  other  materials, 
and  to  apparatus  therefor. — October  7,  1895. 
No.  480. — To  Samuel  Cleland  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Engineering  Works,  Belfast,  Ireland,  merchant,  for 
improvements  in  smoke-consuming  furnaces  for  boilers 
and  for  air  heating  stoves. — November  11.  1895. 
No.  465. — To  Samuel  Cleland  Davidson,  of  Sirocco 
Engineering  Works,  Belfast,  Ireland,  merchant,  for 
improvements  in  steam  engines  and  in  means  for 
driving  high  speed  shafts  therefrom. — November 
11,  1895. 
No.  468. — To  Dr.  A S.  Lethbridge,  Indian  Medical 
Service,  now  of  Calcutta,  tor  invention  tor  making 
glazed  tea. 
No.  472. — George  Robson,  Manager,  Fairfield  Iron- 
works, of  Slave  island,  Colombo,  for  invention  for 
willowing  or  cleansing  fibre  and  freeing  it  from  dust 
and  other  extraneous  matter. — December  4,  1895. 
No.  474. — To  Alfred  Horatio  Bell  Sharpe,  of  3-2, 
Charlesworth  terrace.  F’oss  Bank,  Ijincoln.  in  the 
county  of  Lincoln,  engineer,  but  now  re-iiJing  at 
Spence’s  Hotel,  Calcutta,  for  im)irovenicnts  in  machi- 
nery or  apiiaratus  for  drying  loaves  of  the  tea  plant, 
the  same  being  applicable  for  drying  analogou.s 
substances. — December  4,  ]3t>5. — O'ofuimicnl  (l(ueiie, 
Jan.  10. 
