April  t,  1896.]  THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
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Governor  Dingley  again  put  the  question,  “ Mr. 
Willard,  do  you  not  consider  it  practicable  to  ex- 
clude injurious  adulterated  and  bogus  teas  by  a direct 
act  appropriately  framed  with  proper  administration 
— to  do  it  directly  rather  than  indirectly  ? ” 
“ No,  sir : I do  not,”  was  Mr.  Willard’s  reply. 
*■  We  have  given  that  subject  as  much  thought  as 
Possible  for  twelve  years.  We  have  thought  of  every- 
thing we  can  think  of,  but  the  fact  is,  if  we  could 
improve  it  at  New  York  and  Chicago,  it  w'ould  come 
through  some  ocher  port.  It  has  been  shut  out  of 
N ew  York  and  comes  back  through  Canada  and 
Providence.  That  has  happened.  Every  town 
that  shuts  it  out  and  lets  it  in  to  some  other 
town  has  lost  some  of  its  distributing  trade.  There 
is  no  way  to  do  it  excepc  the  universal  barrier  of 
a specific  duty.  That  operates  in  every  city,  and  there 
is  no  other  way  that  it  can  be  done.” 
Mr.  Mead  then  read  the  opinion  of  a retailer  printed, 
as  he  said,  in  the o/CommerC'  and  Commercial 
Bulletin  of  Jan.  23rd.  He  said,  iii  reply  to  Judge 
Turner,  that  he  did  not  believe  the  subject  could  be 
reached  readily  by  the  Police  powers  of  the  States. 
Mr.  Charles  U.  Shepasd,  the  South  Carolina  tea 
grower,  attracted  the  keen  interest  of  the  committee  by 
his  descriptions  of  his  experiments  at  Sommerville, 
S.C.,  twenty-three  miles  from  ChBrleston.  during  the 
past  half-dozen  years.  He  said  that  he  had  recog- 
nized from  the  start  that  it  was  impossible  to  com- 
pete with  the  Orient  on  cheap  or  medium  grade 
teas.  He  had  obtained  seeds  of  the  best  grades 
and  there  was  no  question  about  making  the  tea 
green  nor  about  obtaining  a good  quality.  He 
believed  that  the  finer  grades  couid  be  profitably  pro- 
duced here,  and  said  that  he  had  increased  his 
production  from  200  pounds  three  years  back  to  450 
pounds  two  years  ago  and  850  pounds  last  year  and 
expected  to  raise  2,000  pounds  next  year.  He  had 
made  many  errors  and  mistakes,  but  so  far  as  he 
could  determine  he  had  succeeded  in  obtaining  a yield 
of  1|  ounces  of  good  tea  to  the  plant. 
This  petition  in  favor  of  a specific  duty  on  tea 
was  presented : — 
“We,  tlie  undersigned,  engaged  in  the  tea  trade 
of  New  York  city,  are  in  favor  of  a specific 
duty  being  placed  upon  tea.  (Signed)  ; PYederick 
Mead  & Co.,  Geo.  W Lane  & Co.,  H W Banks 
& Co.,  B J Heraty  & Co.,  The  G B Farrington 
Co.,  G R Montgomery,  SW  Gillespie  it  Co.,  Hewlett 
& Lee,  Irwin,  McBride,  Catherwood  c'i'  Co.,  E 1) 
Morgan  & Co.,  Mosle  Bros.,  Middleton  & (Jo.,  WP 
Roomect  Co.,  E F Phelan,  Russell  it  Co.,  L F Jack- 
son,  T A Sheffield  A Co.,  Wells  Bros.,  Purdon  A 
Wiggins.,  Jos.  II  Lester  A Co.,  Jos.  Allison  Gillet  A 
Bro.,  W D Steele,  Merritt  A Ronaldson,  R G Cary  A 
Co.  John  Emnians  A Co.,  Beebe  and  Brother,  E A 
Willard  A Co.,  J H Labaree  A Co.,  Morewood 
A Co.,  Park  A Tilford  Adams  A Howe,  Eppens, 
Smith  A Wieman  Co.,  Francis  H Leggett  A 
Co.,  Acker  Merrall  & Condit.  The  American 
Trading  (Jo.,  Alex.  McBride,  Carter.  Macy 
A Co.,  Hatfield  A Benson,  Jas.  A Jno.  R Montgo- 
mery A Co.,  Jas.  E Armstrong,  Hamilton  A Cholwell, 
Geo.  C Chase  A Co.,  Jos.  Stiner  A Co..  F'  C Jennings 
A Co.,  DR  James  A Bros.,  Busk  A Jevons, Edward 
Rafter,  Austin,  Nichols  A Co.,  Montgomery  Auction  A 
Commission  Co.,  Callanan  A Kemp,  M Barnicle, 
Fearon,  Daniel  A Co.,  The  Potter-Parlin  Co.  London 
A Johnson,  J H Mohlman  Co.,  L P’  Biannecke  ct 
Co.,  Sonu  Ihothers,  Koenig  A Schust  r,  i>i  N Packard 
Company,  Berry,  Wisner,  Lohman  A Co.,  Wright, 
Depew  A Co.,  Jas.  G Powers  A Co.,  G Ahren’s  Sous, 
Geo.  L Ayers  A Co.,  W Grandeman,  Apgar,  A 
Gavretson,  Sain’l  Crooks  A Co.,  Sam’l  S Beard  A Co., 
^Vln.  A Leggett  A Co.,  S T Willets  A Co.,  Wells, 
Pratt  A Co.,  Lewis  De(iroff  A Son,  Jaburg  Bros,  R 
C Williams  A Co.,  M A Van  Benschoten,  Seaman 
Bros.”  • C.  A.  C. 
— Journal  of  Commerce,  (N.Y.)  Feb.  18. 
PALMERSTON  TEA  COMPANY,  LIMITED. 
The  memorandum  and  articles  of  Association  of 
the  Palmerston  Tea  Company,  Limited,  arc  published 
in  the  Gazette.  Among  the  objects  for  which  the 
Company  is  established  are. — To  purchase  the  follow- 
ing estates,  to  wit  : (1)  Palmerston,  situated  in 
Dimbula,  Ceylon,  containing  in  extent  212  acres  or 
thereabouts,  for  R248, 500  currency  or  T4, 500  sterling ; 
and  (2)  Queensland,  in  Maskeliya,  Ceylon,  contain- 
ing in  extent  281  acres  or  thereabouts,  for  R149,0(X) 
Ceylon  currency  or  £3,0.50  sterling,  as  from  1st 
Janiuirv,  1896,  upon  such  terms  and  conditions  as 
may  be  agreed  upon  between  the  Companv  and  the 
pi’oprielors  of  the  said  respective  estate,  and  for  such 
purpo'^e  forthwith  to  borrow  at  interest  the  si.m  of 
.£(,550  English  sterling  currency,  upou  primai'y  mo-H- 
gage  of  the  said  estates  and  premises  or  any  part 
there  i.  To  improve,  plant,  clear,  cultivate  ami 
develop  the  said  estates,  and  any  other  lands  that 
maj’  be  purchased,  leased,  or  otherwise  acquired,  as  tea 
estatt  3,  or  with  any  other  products,  or  in  any  other 
ways,  and  to  construct,  maintain,  and  altei*  any 
buildings  or  works  necessary  or  convenient  for  the 
purpo.se  of  the  Company.  To  acquire  or  establish 
and  carry  on  any  other  business,  manufacturing, 
shipimg,  or  otherwise,  which  can  be  conveniently 
carried  on  in  connection  with  any  of  the  Company’s 
general  business.  To  purchase  tea  leaf  and  (or)  other- 
raw  products  for  manufacture,  manipulation,  an  I (or  i 
sale.  To  carry  on  the  business  of  planters  o;  tea 
and  other  products  in  all  its  branches.  Theliaoility 
of  the  Shareholders  is  limited.  The  capital  of  the 
Comi'any  is  R1,(X)0,000  divided  in  2,000  shares  ol  R500 
each,  with  power  to  increase  or  reduce.  The  shares 
forming  the  capital  (orginal,  increased,  or  reduced) 
of  the  Company  may  be  divided  into  such  classes, 
with  such  preferences  and  other  special  incidents, 
and  be  held  on  such  terms,  as  may  be  prescribed,' 
by  the  articles  of  Association,  and  Regulations  of  the 
Company  for  the  time  being  or  otherwise.  Shares 
have  been  bought  by  Messrs.  Percy  Bois,  W.  Moir, 
E.  M.  Shattock,  G.  H.  Alston,  G.  Chapman  Walker’, 
J.  B.  Alston,  and  F.  J.  de  Saram. 
HIGH  FOREST  ESTATES  COMPANY, 
LIMITED. 
•\t  the  first  annual  ordinary  general  meeting  of 
tlie  High  Forest  Estates  Company,  Limited,  held 
on  ilarch  -21,  the  rei>ort  and  accounts  tvere  adopted 
There  were  present  Messrs.  J.  G.  'Wardrop 
(in  tlie  chair),  G.  Halston  and  G.  IVk  Carlyon 
(visitors),  C.  A.  Leechman,  G.  C.  Walker  IV. 
Moil’,  L.  E.  Edwariis,  C.  J.  Donahl,  and  A, 
Thomson  hj  his  attorney  G.  W.  Carlyon. 
TniOKKPOrtT 
was  in  the  follow'ing  tei  ins  : — 
ACJlKAGi: 
Tea  in  beai-ing 
,,  in  partial  bearing  . . 
,,  not  in  bearing 
Coffee 
Forest 
Patna  Land,  Ac. 
430  acres. 
103  ., 
63  „ 
51  „ 
637  acres. 
952  „ 
43  ., 
aotai.  .1,032  acres. 
The  Directors  have  pleasure  in  submitting  to  the 
sharenolders,  the  Accounts  of  the  Comnany  <’or  the 
months  of  November  and  December,  1895  * 
'L'he  Expenditure  on  Working  Account  for  these 
months  was  extremely  high,  as  the  Estate  had  to  7e 
ceive  very  careful  treatment,  it  having  been  found 
necessary  to  change  the  entire  system  of  cultivation 
and  management,  whilst  a large  new  labor  force  had  to 
be  seem  ed  ana  trained  to  a proper  mode  of  plucking 
A marked  improvement  in  the  appearance  of  the  te^ 
is  already  visible,  and  to  bring  the  bushes  into  a satis- 
factory condition,  this  special  treatment  v/ill  be  re 
quired  for  some  time  to  come. 
The  two  months’  working  shows  a loss  of 
Rl,9;26;98  on  Estate  account,  and  after  raying 
preliminary  expenses  and  Colombo  charges  tlmre 
rcuiains  a balance  of  R3, 608-54  to  be  carried  forward 
to  the  demt  of  the  Current  year’s  account 
During  the  period  under*  review  the’  sum  of 
1117,470  21  was  spent  on  Capital  Account  for  Buildings 
Machinery,  and  Nurseries.  ’ 
