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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
[April  i,  1896, 
BUETISH  BORNEO  BLANTINO  NOTES. 
The  Byte  December  crop  of  parchment  coffee,  neces- 
sarily omitted  from  onr  returns  of  the  1st  January, 
was  piculs  103'25  totalling  piculs  358'54,  obtained  from 
an  area  estimated  at  about  170  acres  during  six  months. 
Thus  is  a shade  over  piculs  2 per  acre  for  that  period, 
which  is  a very  fair  result  to  obtain  from  trees  of 
about  three  years  of  age  considering  that  the  seed- 
lings when  planted  were  some  three  or  four  months 
younger  than  is  custemiry.  The  Kabeli  crop  for  the 
same  period  was  piculs  62  .33  the  trees  being  some 
six  months  younger  on  the  average  and  the  area 
about  60  acres.  Seedlings  when  planted  also  under 
age. 
From  all  sides  wj  hear  very  encouraging  accounts  of 
the  coffee.  The  last  put-in  plants  are  coming  up  stout 
and  strong,  older  ones  are  shaping  into  very  handsome 
trees,  and  more  and  more  crop  is  collected  every  month. 
Even  the  old  Sebooga,  planted  in  1884,  deserted  al- 
most as  soon  as  planted  and  most  of  the  young  plants 
trodden  out  by  elephants  and  wild  cattle,  and  its  very 
whereabouts  lost  for  years,  is  coming  to  the  fore  again  ; 
it  gave  something  like  a picul  and  a half  of  parchment 
for  the  montn  of  December  in  repayment  for  a very 
little  trouble  in  clearing  up  round  the  feet  of  the  fine, 
strong,  but  very  badly  shaped  trees.  From  all  the 
estates  an  increase  is  expected  fir  the  month  of  Janu- 
ary.— British  North  Borneo  Herald,  Feb.  16. 

KUAN\VELL.\  TEA  CO.,  LTD. 
At  the  first  annual  ordinary  general  meeting 
of  the  Ruanwella  Tea  Co.,  Ltd.,  held  on  14th 
INIarch  the  report  and  accounts,  as  published,  were 
adopted.  Tliere  were  ]jres8nc  : — Messrs.  A.  M. 
White  (in  the  chair),  E.  S.  Anderson,  G.  W. 
Carlyon,  Directors;  L.  E.  Edwar.ls,  C.  J.  Donald, 
A.  Thomson  (by  his  attorney  Mr.  G.  W.  Car- 
lyon), and  F.  G.  A.  Lane  (by  his  proxy  Mr, 
G.  W.  Carlyon).  The  report  is  as  follows  : — 
ACREAGE. 
Tea  in  full  bearing 
„ not  in  bearing 
Jungle  and  Waste  laud 
313  Acres. 
43  ,, 
215  ,. 
Total  . . 573  „ 
The  Directors  have  pleasure  in  presenting  to  the 
shareholders  the  accounts  of  the  Company  for  December, 
1895,  from  the  1st  of  which  month  the  estate  was 
taken  over. 
After  providing  for  all  expenses  incidental  to  the 
formation  of  the  Company,  a balance  of  E;254‘87 
appears  .at  debit  of  profit  and  loss,  which  amount  has 
been  carried  forward  to  the  current  year’s  accounts. 
The  estimated  outlay  on  working  account  in  1896 
is  R36, 742-50  against  an  estimated  crop  of  160,0)0  lb. 
tea.  In  the  valuation  obtained  by  the  Company 
before  purchasing  the  estate  allowance  was  made  for 
the  cost  of  extension  to  the  factory  and  new  machinery, 
and  in  this  connection  it  is  proposed  to  spend  R14.750 
this  year.  Arrangements  have  been  made  for  plant- 
in"  30  acres  jungle  in  tea  this  season,  and  ample 
nul’series  of  high  jat  Indian  seed  have  been  prepared. 
The  cost  in  1896  of  this  extension  is  estimated  at 
R4,920. 
The  appointment  of  an  Auditor  for  the  current 
season  will  rest  with  the  meeting. — By  order  of  the 
Directors,  Whittall  & Co.,  Agents  and  Secretaries. 
Gariyou),  and  Misses  Clarke  and  Jumeaux,  Misse.s 
Armitage,  Mr.s.  J.  Booth  and  Mr.  C.  Junleaux 
(by  their  Attorney  Mr.  J.  Ogden). 
THE  REPORT 
is  as  follows 
ACRE.aOE  OF  KIRKLEES  ESTATE. 
Tea  in  bsariug 
203 
acres 
„ ,,  partial  bearing  ., 
82 
n 
„ not  in  bearing  . . 
50 
Total  Tea. . 
332 
acres 
Cardamoms 
21 
Coffee 
36 
« t 
Timber  and  Uncultivated  Land 
325  „ 
717  acres 
The  Directors  hive  pleasure  in  submitting  to  the 
Shareholders  the  accounts  of  the  Company  for  the 
past  year. 
The  crops  secured  in  the  year  were  68,8  54  lb.  Tea, 
314  bushels  Coffee  and  643  lb.  Cirdamoms.  The 
average  net  prices  realised  were  51J  cents  per  lb.  for 
the  Tea,  R15-28  per  bushel  for  the  Coffee  and  Rl'2l 
per  lb.  for  the  Carda  noms. 
After  making  ample  provision  for  depreciation  of 
buildings  and  machinery  and  writing  off  the  whole  of 
the  preliminary  expenses  (R892  81)  the  net  profit  for 
the  year  amounted  to  R14.041-57,  or  about  14  per 
cent  on  the  capital  of  the  Company,  The  Directors 
now  recommend  the  payment  of  a dividend  of  12J 
per  cent  for  the  year,  leaving  a balance  of  Rl, 541-57 
to  be  carried  forward  to  the  current  season's  account. 
The  estimates  for  this  year  are  75,030  lb.  Tea,  150 
bushles  Coffee,  aud  1,000  lb.  Cardamoms,  cn  an  ex- 
penditure of  R27,673, 
The  estimate  of  expenditure  on  capital  account  is 
R7,703,  which  provides  for  the  upkeep  of  the  48  acres 
not  in  bearing  and  the  planting  up  of  a new  clearing 
of  40  acres. 
In  terms  of  the  articles  of  Association  all  the  Direc- 
tors now  retire  from  office,  but  are  elibible  for  re- 
election. 
The  appointment  of  an  Auditor  for  the  current 
year  will  rest  with  the  meeting. — By  order  of  the 
Directors,  Whittall  & Co., 
Agents  and  Secretaries. 
THE  UDAB.^GE  COMFAN)^,  LIMITED. 
The  linsb  general  meeting  of  shareholders  of 
tlie  Udabage  Company,  Limited,  was  held  on 
I4th  Marcli  at  the  regi.stered  ollice.  No.  21,  Baillie 
Street.  Mr.  G.  J.  .Jameson  pre.sided,  and  there 
were  pre.sent  Messrs.  E.  B.  Dawson  and  W. 
Shakespeare. 
THE  REPORT. 
The  following  report  was  submitted  b}’^  tlie 
Provisional  Directors  : — 
ACREAGE ; 
a.  r.  i>. 
Tea  in  bearing  . . . . 210  0 5 
Planted  in  1894  . . . . 6 0 0 
„ 1895  . . . . 7 3 33 
2-23  3 38 
Jungle.  &c.,  mostly  available 
for  Tea  , . ..  131  0 20 
KIRKLEES  ESTATE  COMPANY",  LTD. 
At  the  atuuial  ordinary  general  meeting  of  the 
Kirklees  Estate  Company,  Ltd.,  held  on  14th 
March  tlie  Report  and  accounts  as  published  were 
adopted  and  a dividend  of  12i  per  cent  for  189-5 
was  declared.  There  were  present Messrs.  G. 
W.  Carlyon  and  G.  H.  Alston,  J.  Armitage  Ogden, 
and  C.  J.  Donald  (Directors),  Mr.  Jno,  Gordon 
(by  his  proxy  Mr.  G.  W.  Carlyon),  Mrs.  E.  Armi- 
tage  Ogden  (by  her  proxy  Mr.  J.  Armitage  Ogden), 
Mr.  A.  Thomson  (by  liis  Attorney  Mr.  G.  .W, 
355  0 18 
The  Director.s  have  to  report  that  since  the  for- 
mation of  the  Company,  a block  of  66  acres  1 rood 
was  purchased  at  Governmeut  sale  at  R25  per  acre, 
and  13  now  included  in  the  acreage  of  the  Company’s 
property. 
It  is  intended  to  open  103  acres  this  so.asoti,  of 
which  60  acres  have  already  been  foiled. 
In  order  to  commence  the  financial  year  on  the 
1st  January,  the  Directors  have  made  up  the  accounts 
to  the  31st  December  last,  which  are  now  submitted, 
and  from  which  it  will  be  observe.!  that  after  writing 
off  the  following  items,  viz. 
