Feb  I,  iSt;6.] 
THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURL'.T. 
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THE  THIRTY  COMMITTEE. 
Minutes  of  proceedings  of  a meet’iig  of  the  “ Thirty 
Cominittc”  lield  at  Kandy  on  Wednesday,  the  2i)th 
January  at  half  past  twelve  o’clock  in  the 
afternoon. 
Present  : — Messrs.  A.  Melville  White  (Cliainnan)  ; 
A.  1‘liilip  (Secretary)  ; .T.  N.  Campbell  ; W.D.  Gibbon  ; 
F.  G.  A.  Lace  ; U.  S.  Duff  Tytler  ; F.  M.  Mackwood  ; 
ri.  W.  S.  Sackvillo  ; A.  E.  Wright ; Alex.  F.  Souter. 
The  notice  calling  the  meeting  was  read.. 
The  nrinutes  of  proc  edings  of  a meeting  of  the 
“ 'L'liiity  Committee”  held  at  Kandy  on  Saturday,  the 
lt)th  November  18?ri,  were  submitted  for  confirmation. 
Resolved  : — “ That  they  bo,  and  they  aro  hereby 
confirmed.” 
Read  draft  report. 
Resolved: — “That  the  draft  report,  as  submitted, 
be  adopted,  subject  to  additions  by  the  Chairman 
as  indicPvted  by  the  Committee  in  the  matter  of 
Expoi'ts  to  foreign  countries  Ac.” 
Submitted  letters  fiom  the  Treasurer  of  the  Colony 
and  from  the  National  Bank  of  India,  Limited. 
Read  letter  from  the  Secretary,  'L’ho  Ceylon 
Association  in  Loudon,  in  regard  to  proposed  Tea 
Analyses. 
Read  letter  from  Messrs.  Gow,  Wilson  A'  Stanton 
enclosing  copy  of  a paragraph  which  appeared  in  the 
“ Financial  News,”  and  of  their  l oijly. 
Read  lettei-  fi'mi  Hr.  .S.  El.vood  May. 
Read  letter  from  Messrs.  W.  Mackenzie  and  R. 
Blechynden  tolMr.  S.  Elwood  May. 
Read  tetters  from  Messrs.  G.  K.  Reid  A Co. 
Resolved  : — “ That  they  be  ro'feiTcd  to  Qlr.  Mackenzie. 
Read  letter  from  Mr.  Edward  S.  Greece.  Re- 
solved:— “ That  the  letter  be  acknowledged  with 
thanks,  and  referred  to  Mr.  Mackenzie.” 
Read  letter  from  the  Secretary  the  Ceylon  Chamber 
of  Coinnierce  with  letter  from  Messrs.  Corbitt  A 
Mac  Leary  Company. 
Read  letters  from  Mr.  S.  Bierach.  Resolved : 
— “ That  the  Committee,  while  fully  apprecia- 
ting Mr.  Bierach’s  services  in  pushing  Cey- 
lon Tea  in  rVtncrica,  and  thanking  him  for  the 
same  feel  bound  to  support  the  action  of  their 
responsiole  representative  on  the  spot,  to  whom 
they  fully  entrusted  the  management  of  their  work 
in  America.” 
uephesf.ntative  in  ajiekica. 
Read  lettei  from  the  Chairman  dated  19th  No- 
vember 1895  to  Government  asking  the  approval  of 
His  Excellency  the  Governor  to  a further  expenditure 
of  i'5,000  (six  thousand  pounds  sterling)  for  the  pur- 
pose of  advertising  Ceylon  Tea  in  the  United  Staves 
by  Mr.  Mackenzie. 
Read  letter  from  the  Colonial  Secretary  intimat- 
ing that  His  Excellency  the  Lieut. -Governor  has  been 
pleased,  with  the  advice  of  the  Executive  Council, 
to  approve  of  the  proposed  appropriation. 
Read  letters  from  Mr.  Wm.  Mackenzie  to  Mr. 
White,  dated  respectively  London,  1st  November,  8th 
November,  lUth  November,  29th  November,  12th 
December  (2),  27th  December  1895,  :ird  .Tanuary, 
10th  .January,  18915. 
Read  Mr.  White’s  letters  to  1M)\  Mackenzie  dated 
19th  November,  28th  November,  (5th  December,  Kith 
December,  1895,  January  2nd,  January  14th,  January 
25th,  1896. 
Submitted  Newspaper  cuttings,  advertisements,  and 
other  printed  matter  as  received. 
Read  letter  from  the  Manager  National  Bank  of 
India  Limited,  enclosing  letter  of  credit  No.  33/28 
in  favour  of  Mr.  Macltcnzie  per  £2,000  sterling  our 
rent  till  31st  August,  189»5. 
Read  letter  from  the  Manager  National  Bank  of 
India,  Limited  enclosing  letter  of  credit  No.  34/5  in 
favour  of  Mr.  Wm.  Mackenzie  per  £2,000  current 
till  31st  December,  1896. 
Read  cablegrams  despatched  and  received. 
Read  lei, ter  dated  13th  December,  1895  from  Mr. 
Wm.  Mackenzie  to  the  Secretary  enclosing  a state- 
ment sh  owing  expenditure  on  behalf  of  the  com- 
mittee. Resolved  That  the  Committee  hereby 
confinns  the  official  and  semi-official  letters  of  the 
Chairman  that  have  passed  since  last  meeting,  also 
cablegrams  from  the  Secretary,  and  the  action  of 
the  Secretary  in  forwarding  letter  of  credit  No.  34/5 
per  £2.000  sterling  on  the  17th  January.”  Resolved 
II: — “That  the  Secretary  do  obtain  from  the  Bank 
a fresh  letter  of  credit  for  £2,000  being  balance  of 
£6,000  sanctioned  liy  Government  and  forward  same 
to  Mr.  Mackenzie.”  Resolved  III  : — " That  the 
Chairman  be  auiliorised  to  obtain  tlic  approval 
of  Government  to  the  expenditure  of  a further 
sum  of  £3,000  sterling  in  the  Uiiitcd  States 
of  ^Vnierica  on  the  lines  laid  down  in  the 
letter  of  instructions  to  Mr  Mackenzie  dated  31st 
May,  1893,  already  approved  by  Governor.” 
SAMl’J.ES  OF  TEA. 
Read  correspondence  with  Messrs  Charles  Mack- 
wood  A Co.  rogarding  samples  of  Tea  for  Chicago 
desired  by  a buyer  there.  Ilesolved  : — “ That  in  fur- 
ther reply  it  be  stated  that  ilic  Thirty  Committee 
regrets  that  the  te.a  in  question  cannot  bo  supplied 
as  the  boxes  referred  to  w'ere  complirrent  vry  paekagje, 
the  special  marking  of  which  cannot  be  repeated.” 
CEYLON  TEA  IN  CALIFOHNIA. 
Read  letter  from  the  Agents  of  the  C-ylon  Tea  Co. 
Limited  transmitting  a sale  of  26  chests  shipped  per 
ss.  “Darmstadt”  with  draft  on  the  Bank  of  British 
North  America,  Imndon  for  £51-7-8  in  settlement. 
CEYLON  TEA  IN  'CUE  TIIANSVAAL. 
Read  letters  from  the  Agents  of  the  Ceylon  Tea 
Co.,  Limited,  advising  payment  of  R116'89  to  Mr.' 
Souter  on  account  claim  for  duty  charges  A'c.  on  grant 
for  fi'oc  distribution.  » 
CEYLON  TEA  IN  lUISSIA. 
Read  letter  frem  Messrs.  .John  Tynd.ill  A'  Co.  in- 
viting attention  to  the  accompanying  letter  from  Mr. 
Stew'art  M.  Anstruther  at  present  in  Russia.  Re- 
solved : — “ That  the  letter  be  acknowledged,  and  in 
reply  that  Messrs  J.  Tyndall  A Co.  be  informed  that 
any  assistance  granted  by  the  Committee  must  take 
tlie  from  of  advertisement  of  Ceylon  Tea,  and  that 
Mr.  Anstruther  be  asked  to  furnish  the  Committee 
with  some  information  as  to  extent  of  his  business, 
and  his  proposals  in  greater  detail,  for  future  con- 
sideration.” 
Read  letter  from  Mr.  Wm.  Martin  Leake  advising 
Draft  for  R1311G1  equivalent  of  £250  at  Is  129-32d  per 
Rupee  for  remittance  to  Mr.  Rogivue  of  Moscow. 
Read  letter  from  the  National  Bank  of  India,  Limi- 
ted. Resolved  : — “ That  Mr.  Rogivue  be  asked 
to  furnish  the  “Thirty  Committee”  with  a 
memo : of  the  quantity  of  Tea  that  has  been 
imporled  into  Russia  through  his  agency  in  1894 
which  will  be  considered  contideutial  together  with 
full  particulars  as  to  expenditure  under  the  grant  of 
£1,000  (one  thousand  pounds  sterling)  now  being  dis- 
bursed. 
CEYLON  TEA  IN  SMYRNA. 
Read  letter  from  Mr.  G,  A.  Marinitsch.  Resolved: — 
“ That  consideration  be  postponed.” 
Laid  on  the  table  sketch  abstract  of  the  Ceylon 
Tea  (New  Markets)  Fund  account  as  from  July  to 
31st  December  1895. 
The  “ Thirty  Committee”  then  adjourned. 
A.  Rnu.ip,  Secy,  to  the  “Thirty  Committee.’’ 
' - -V?-  • ' 
THE  IMPERIAL  TEA  ESTATES  COMPANY. 
We  learn  tluit  Mr.  W.  Megginson,  acting  on 
beli.'ilf  of  the  Imperial  Ceylcn  Tea  Estate.s  Coin- 
pan}',  Limited,  has  just  concluded  the  purchase  of 
St.  N’igeans  and  Friedland  estate.s  in  the  Roga- 
wantalawa  district.  The  liret  consksts  of  18o  acre.s 
all  in  tea  in  bearing,  and  the  latter  of  165  acre.s 
of  wliicli  163  acre.s  are  in  tea  all  in  liearing  ex- 
cejit  about  2 or  3 acres.  Each  estate  has  its  own 
factory  fully  eqnijiped  with  abundant  water  jiower 
to  drive  all  iiiacbinery.  The  price  jiaid  for  these 
two  estates  is,  we  learn,  .£18,800  sterling  or  under 
.£54  sterling  ]>er  acre  wliicb  is  a very  moderate 
price  iiuU'ed  for  such  line  properties  situate  in 
one  of  the  most  favorite  districts  in  the  island. 
The  new’  issue  of  shares  in  the  Company  to  nay 
for  these  properties  ha,s  all  been  fully  subscribed, 
