AGRICULTURIST. 
SEPr.  I,  1896.]  THE  TROPICAL 
TEA  COMPANY  MEETINGS  IN  COLOMBO. 
The  following  meetings  of  tci  companies  took 
place  on  Saturday,  8th  August,  in  the  oilice  of 
Messrs.  Whittail  & Co.,  the  agents  and  secretaries 
of  the  respective  companies  : — 
THE  MAHA  UVA  ESTATE  CO.,  LTD. 
An  e.\traordinary  general  meeting  of  the  share' 
holders  was  held  at  11  a.m.  Pre.sent : — Mr.  C.  A- 
Lcechman  (in  the  chair),  and  Mr.  A.  Thomson> 
directors ; and  Messrs.  E.  S.  Anderson,  and  G.  C. 
Walker,  and  James  Forbes,  by  his  attorney. 
An  interim  dividend  of  4 per  cent  for  the  year 
was  declared  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
THE  GLA.SGOW  ESTATE  CO.,  LTD. 
An  e.xtraordinary  general  meeting  of  the  share- 
holders was  held  at  11-15  a.m.  Present: — Mr. 
C.  A.  Leechman  (in  the  chair),  and  Mr.  A. 
Thomson,  directors;  Messrs.  G.  C.  Walker,  E. 
John,  W.  H.  Eigg,  and  Mr.  G.  W.  Carlyon  ; 
and  Mr.  W.  H.  G.  Duncan,  Mr.  A.  E.  Wright, 
Mr.  E.  C.  Baillie  by  their  attorneys. 
An  interim  dividend  of  8 per  cent  for  1890  was 
declared  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
THE  AGllA-OUVAH  ESTATE  CO.,  LTD. 
An  e.xtraordinary  genci  al  meeting  of  the  share- 
holders was  held  at  11-80  a.m.  Present: — Mr. 
A-  Thomson  (in  the  chair)  and  Mr.  C.  A.  Leech- 
man,  JMr.  W.  H.  Eigg,  diiectors;  and  Messrs. 
C.  J.  Donald,  G.  C.  Walker,  H.  S.  Bix,  E. 
John,  and  H.  Tarrant,  and  Mr.  A.  E.  Wright,  Mr. 
James  Forbes  by  their  attorneys,  and  Mr.  G.  H. 
Alston  by  his  proxy. 
An  interim  dividend  of  S per  cent  for  1896 
was  declared  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
THE  DUN  HELD  ESTATE  CO.,  LTD. 
An  extraordinary  general  meeting  of  share- 
holders was  held  at  11-45.  Present: — ^Mr.  A. 
Thomson  (in  the  chair)  and  Mr.  C.  A.  Leechman, 
directors  ; Messrs.  E.  S.  Anderson,  11,  S.  llix,  and 
C.  J.  Donald  ; and  W.  H.  G.  Duncan  and  Donald 
Carnet  on,  by  their  attorneys. 
An  inteniu  divideiul  of  8 per  cent  was  declared 
and  made  payalilo  forthwith. 
THE  CLONES  ESTATES  COMPANY  OF 
CEYLON,  LTD. 
The  fourtli  annual  ordinary  general  meeting 
of  shareholders  was  held  at  noon,  when  the  follow  - 
ing were  present : - Mr.  \V.  IJ.  Eigg,  in  the 
chair,  Mr.  S.  L.  Harries,  directors  ; rVlessrs.  II. 
S-  Bix,  E.  John,  and  A.  Thomson  ; ami  Jas.  Forlies 
and  G.  Y'.  Carlyon,  by  their  attorneys. 
The  minutes  of  the  8rd  annual  ordinary  general 
meeting  of  shareholders  held  on  lOtli  Atigust  1895, 
and  the  minutes  of  tlio  e.xtraordinary  general 
meeting  of  shareholders  hehl  25th  February,  1890, 
were  read  and  conlirmed. 
The  report  and  aceounts  were  then  taken  as 
reatl. 
Propo.sed  by  tlie  ChiAiUMAN  and  seconded  by 
Mr.  E.  .John,  tliat  the  retiort  and  accounts  as 
])ublislied  )>e  adojited. 
Proposed  by  the  CiiAlK.MAN  and  seconded  by 
Mr.  Jas.  Fouuks,  by  his  attorney  Mr.  Walker, 
that  a dividend  of  8 per  cent  be 'declared  and 
made  payable  forthwith. 
Proiiosed  by  Mr.  II.  S.  Bix  and  seconded  by  Mr. 
A.  TitOMSON,  that  Mr.  W.  Forsyth  be  re  elected 
a director. 
Proposed  by  Mr.  Jas.  FoI!  I’.ks,  by  bis  iittorney, 
and  secomled  by  Mr.  John,  that  Mr.  lleiculcs  J. 
Scott  be  ap)iointed  auditor  on  the  same  fee  as 
last  year. 
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THE  YATIYANTOTA  TEA  COMPANY, 
LIMITED. 
An  extraordinary  general  meeting  of  the  above 
company  was  held  at  12-45  p.m.  I’resent : — Mr. 
Y'.  D.  Gil  ben  (in  the  chair),  Mr.  A.  Thomson, 
Mr.  E.  y.  Anderson,  directors  ; Mr.  H.  S,  Bix; 
and  Mes:rs.  Y'.  H.  G.  Duncan,  G.  W.  Carlyon, 
A.  E.  Wright,  and  B.  Y'ebster,  and  Mrs,  Carlyon, 
by  their  attorneys. 
The  notice  conveying  the  meeting  having  been 
read,  an  inte;  im  dividend  of  10  per  cent  for 
1890  was  declared  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
THE  Y'E-OYA  TEA  COMPANY,  LIMITED. 
An  extraordinary  general  meeting  of  .share- 
holder.s  w'as  held  at  1 o’clock.  Present  : — Mr. 
E.  y.  Anderson  (in  the  chair),  Mr.  VV,  J.  Smith, 
directors  ; Messrs.  A.  Thomson,  W.  D.  Gibbon, 
J.  A.  Martin,  G.  C.  Y'alker,  H.  S.  Bix,  and  E.  H. 
Vanderspar  ; and  Mr  Geo.  Vanderspar,  Mrs.  E. 
C.  Baillie,  M.ajor  Gw’atkin,  and  Mr.  W.  Cookes, 
by  their  attorneys. 
An  interim  dividend  of  10  per  cent  for  1896 
was  tleclared,  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
THE  UPPEB  MASKELIYA  ESTATES 
COMPANY,  LIMITED. 
An  extraordinary  general  meeting  of  the  above 
company  wa.s  held  on  the  8th  Augn.st  at  1-15  p.m. 
when  the  following  were  i)iesent  : — Mr.  W.  D. 
Gibbon  (in  the  chair),  JMr.  A.  Thomson,  Mr.  C.  A. 
Leechman,  ilirectors  ; and  Messrs.  G.  W.  Carlyon, 
W'.  H.  G.  Duncan,  A.  E.  Wright,  B.  Webster, 
Cookes,  Jas.  Forbes,  and  J.  Gibbs,  and  Mrs.  A.  N. 
Wright,  by  their  attorneys  ; and  by  proxy,  Messrs. 
G.  H.  Alston  and  T.  K.  ^V'right. 
The  notice  convening  the  meeting  having  been 
read,  an  interim  dividend  of  6 per  cent  for 
1890  was  declared  and  made  payable  forthwith. 
THE  xMOCHA  TEA  COMPANY  OF  CEYLON, 
LIMITED. 
The  ordin  .ry  general  meeting  of  the  sharehol- 
ders of  this  company  wa.s  hebl  at  noon  on  tlie  Sth 
August  at  the  oilice  of  the  agents  and  .secretaries 
(Messrs.  J.  M.  Bobertson  A.Co.),  when  Mr.  F.  W. 
Bois  occui)ied  the  chair,  the  others  present  being  : — 
Messrs.  Edgar  \'ander.spar,  W.  E.  Mitchell,  W. 
Moir,  E.  Jolin  ;uui  11.  Gordon  Bois  (Secretary). 
Tlie  usmil  iormalities  over, 
'riio  ChaIi.man  brouglit  up  the  Beport  of  the 
Du-ectors  for  the  season  outing  80th  June  1896, 
w iiidi.  lie  llionght,  taking  all  things  into  consider- 
ation, .might  1)0  considered  a fairly  satisfactory  re- 
pori,  the  ' Illy  unsatisfactory  feature  in  it  being  the 
fall  in  t .-gc  |)rice  of  tea.  This,  as  they 
w'o'.ii  1 : , was  almost  54  cents  per  lb.,  as  compared 
with  nearly  58  of  last  season’s  ; l)Ut  coni)jared  with 
the  season  before -last  it  w'as  not  so  very  unsatisfac- 
tory. The  crop  had  been  in  excess  o.f  the  estimate 
ami  of  that  of  last  year.  The  Directors  were  en- 
deavouring, if  po.s.sihlo,  to  improve  the  value  of 
tlieir  tea,  and  lur  tiuit  pin  pose  they  had  before 
tiiciii  a scheme  for  the  erection  of  a turbine.  With 
tho.'^e  lew  remarks  he  proposed  the  adoption  of  tlie 
Beport  and  Accounts. 
Mr.  Vanl)I';k.si’.vu  seconded.  — Carried. 
The  rc])ort  of  the  Directors  was  as  follow's  : — 
Your  Directors  beg  to  submit  their  report  and 
accounts  for  the  season  ending  the  .SOth  of  June  last, 
whiclr  they  trust  will  he  considered  satisfactory.  Too 
total  ipiantity  ot  made  tea  is  311, 119  Ih.  which  is 
33,‘i. li,.  iu  o::oi:w  of  the  previous  year.  This  yield 
is  (ijnal  to  ilO  Ih.  per  acre  iu  hearing,  and  after 
deducting  capital  expenditure,  the  cost  per^  pound 
delivered  iu  Colombo  was  25J  cents,  whilst  the  nett 
