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THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
[Jan.  I,  1897. 
merchants,  exporters  and  importers,  carriers,  af^ents, 
brokers,  storekeepers,  and  conti’actors,  A'c.  ; to  con- 
struct and  maintain  telegraph  lines,  telephones, 
electric  light,  heat,  and  power  works,  canals,  reser- 
voirs, waterworks,  wells,  aqnedncts,  watercourses, 
furnaces,  gas  works,  piers,  wharves,  docks,  saw, 
quartz,  and  otlier  mills,  hydraulic  works,  factories, 
warehouses,  &c.  The  signatories,  are  : — C.  A.  Reiss,  51, 
Lime  Street,  E.  : E.  H.  ilaticock,  28,  Mincing 
Lane,  E.U. ; H.  A.  Hancock,  28  Mincing  Lane, 
E.G.;  D.  B.  Crane,  28,  Mincing  Lane,  E.C.;  A. 
Zimmern,  51,  Lime  Street,  i'l.C.;  G.  E.  Elvish,  96, 
Embleton  Road,  Ladywell,  S.E. ; C.  J.  Haycock,  20, 
Birkbeck  Road,  Beckenham,  S.E.  The  number  of 
directors  is  to  be  not  more  than  five  nor  less  than 
three.  The  first  are  C.  A.  Reiss,  E.  H.  Hancock, 
H.  A.  Hancock,  T.  J.  Lawrence,  and  H.  Wills. 
Qualification,  £150.  Remuneration,  £300  per  annum, 
divisible.  Registered  office,  50  and  51,  Lime  Street, 
E.C. 
PUNDALOYA  TeA  COMPANY  OF  CeYLON,  LIMITED. — 
Registered  November  19  by  Allen  and  Son,  17, 
Carlisle  Street,  Soho  Square,  with  a capital  of 
£150,000  in  £10  shares.  Object,  to  adopt  and  carry 
into  effect  an  agreement  expressed  to  be  made  bet- 
ween G.  Christian,  E.  Christian,  E.  II.  Christian, 
and  C.  M.  Robertson  of  the  one  part,  and  this 
company  of  the  other  part,  for  the  acquisition 
of  the  Sheen  snd  South  Pundaloya  Estates,  in  the 
Pundaloya  district,  and  the  Wootton  and  Charing 
Cross  Estates  in  the  Kolagaloya  Valley  of  the  Dimbula 
district,  and  the  Deeside  Estate  in  the  Maskeliya 
District,  all  in  the  Central  Province  of  Ceylon,  and 
to  develop  the  resources  of  and  turn  to  account  the 
lands,  buildings,  timber,  and  rights  for  the  time 
being  of  the  company  m such  manner  as  the  com- 
pany may  think  fit,  and  in  particular  by  clearing, 
planting  cultivating,  farming,  grazing,  mining,  build- 
ing, felling,  manufacturing,  anl  otherw'ise  dealing 
with  the  same ; as  planters,  farmers,  and  graziers, 
cultivators  and  growers  of  tea,  coffee,  cocoa,  &o. ; 
as  shipowners,  warehousemen,  exporters  and  importers, 
carriers,  agents;  to  ooustruct  and  maintain  rail  and  tram 
roads,  telephones,  telegraphs,  reservoirs,  waterworks, 
Ac.  The  signatories,  who  take  one  share  each,  are  : 
E.  Christian,  1,  Gloucester  Mansions,  S.W.  ; G. 
Christian,  Bighton  Wood,  Alresford,  Hants  ; C.  M. 
Robertson,  12,  Eenchurch  Street,  E.C.  ; A.  Bethune, 
44,  Argyll  Road,  Kensington  ; C.  H.  Dendy,  8,  Old 
Jewry,  E.C.  ; H.  Bois,  5,  Astwood  Road,  South  Ken- 
sington; P.  H.  Christian,  Bighton  Wood,  Alresford. 
The  number  of  directors  is  to  be  not  more  than  five 
nor  less  than  two.  The  first  are  E.  Christian,  P. 
H.  Christian,  and  C.  M.  Robertson.  Qualification, 
£1,000.  Remuneration,  £500  per  annum  and  a share 
in  the  profits,  divisible.  Registered  office:  12,  Pen- 
church  Street,  E.C. 
Tea  in  Carolina,  U.  S.— Since  writing  on 
this  subject  we  have  receivcil  a pamplilet  from 
.^lr.  Shepard,  pro[)riotor  of  the.  Pinehurst  Tea 
Plantation,  in  Hm  Southern  Slato.s,  entitled  “ May 
'I'ca  lie  prolitalily  grown  in  the  SouLlioru  States 
uf 'America'^’  We  sliall  re|)roduce  it  in  our 
monthly  T.  A.,  and  meantime  may  notice  that 
Mr.  Sheiiard  fully  acknowdedges  the  difference  due 
to  price  of  labour:  to  pluck  the  leaf  alone  per  lb. 
with  him  costs  as  inucli  as  to  supply  the  article 
packeii  from  the  East  ; hut  he  aims  at  raising 
tlie  quality  and  says  he  is  succeeding ! Assam 
Indi'i'enous  tea  plants  suffer  because  the  tem- 
perature falls  to  irP  Pahr.  in  winter,  and 
yet  the  average  on  Carolina  is  as  high  as  (15°  and 
the  annual  rainfall  ofi  inches.  Mr.  Slieplianl  em- 
ploys 20  negro  children  to  pluck  over  25  acres 
and  they  are  kept  steadily  at  'work  during  the 
season.  ' Evidently,  too,  the  people  of  Charleston 
appreciate  the  quality  of  the  tea  prepared.  Por 
further  particulars  of  Mr.  Shepard’s  expenment 
we  must  refer  to  the  Tropical  Agriculturist. 
THE  TEA  MARKET. 
In  Iho  Tea  market  the  low  level  of  quotations  is 
the  fe.iturc  ; quality,  too,  is  at  a low  level,  and  at  the 
auclious  (Indian)  a large  percentage  of  supplies  does 
not  realise  more  than  about  6J.  per  lb.  The  past 
week  shows  an  increased  pressure  of  low  grade  Tea 
offering,  whereas  quality  has  not  been  fully  repre- 
sented, and  Tea  at  lOd.  to  Is.  per  lb.  is  dearer  tUan 
that  obtainable,  say,  in  October,  the  cheapest  period 
this  season.  'The  machine  China  Teas  sold  on  2nd 
inst.  at  4jd.  to  10|d.perlb. — L.  & C.  Express,  Dec.  4, 
PUSSELLAWA  PLANTERS’  ASSOCIATION. 
Minutes  of  proceedings  of  a Committee  meeting 
held  at  Gampola  Hotel  on  Thursday,  December  10th 
at  9 a.m. 
Tresent. — Messrs.  J.  Roberts,  C.  J.  Jones,  R.  S. 
Duff  'Tyler  (Chairman),  and  H.  M.  Picken,  (Honorary 
Secretary). 
Notice  calling  the  meeting  having  been  read, 
the  minutes  of  last  meeting  held  on  Saturday,  the 
9th  of  May,  1896,  were  read  and  confirmed. 
Business. — Resolved  that  the  official  crop  for  1897 
be  stated  as  follows  : — 
Croji.  Total  acreage  under  tea. 
1897  ..  6,5.34,600  1897  ..  17,846 
1896  ..  5,849,000  1896  ..  16,648 
Increase..  685,600  Increase  ..  1,197 
or  showing  an  average  of  405  lbs.  of  tea  per  acre  in 
bearing  for  the  district. 
Minor  Roads. — Resolved  that  Government  be  a.sked 
to  grant  the  sum  of  R450  towards  the  following  minor 
roads  in  the  district : — 
Pnssellawa — Nawalapitiya 
Xussellawa — Nilambe 
Loolcondera — Karagastalawa 
Pussellawa — Deltotte 
R.  c. 
..  100  00 
..  150  00 
..  100  00 
..100  00 
Total  ..  450  00 
and  the  Secretary  when  applying  for  funds,  do  point 
out  that  no  deductions  should  be  made  fi'oni  monies 
collected  for  Resthouses,  as  none  exists  in  the 
districts. 
Gampola-Kaduoannawa  Road. — Read  letter  from 
Mr.  Shelton  Agar,  dated  December  1st.  Re- 
solved : — “ That  Mr.  Agar  be  thanked  for  kindly 
undertaking  the  supervision  of  above  road,  and 
that  Government  be  asked  to  pay  any  unspent 
balance  to  Mr.  Agar  for  1896  and  that  a further 
sum  of  R3,000  be  asked  for,  for  1897  vide  Secretary’s 
letter  of  July  29th,  1896.” 
Pussbelawa-Nuwara  Eliya  Road. — Resolved: — 
“ That  correspondence  be  brought  forward  at  next 
General  Meeting.” 
District  Hospital. — Read  letter  from  Colonial 
Secretary,  dated  July  2nd. 
Read  letter  from  District  Medical  Officer  rc 
medical  fees.  Resolved: — “ 'That  the  subject  bo 
brought  before  next  General  Meeting.  Resolved  : — 
“ That  Secretary  write  to  the  Principal  Civil  Medical 
Officer  rc  the  double  allowance  to  D.M.O.  whilst 
keeping  two  horses.” 
Blue  Book  returns  for  Assistant  Government  Agent, 
Nuvvara  Eliya. 
Statistic  forwarded  by  Chairman  for  the  estates 
asked  for.  H.  M.  PICKEN, 
Honorary  Secretary. 
“ The  (Iek.m  Liee  oe  the  Soil”  is  the  title 
of  an  inslnictivc  article  from  the  Scofsinan  sent 
ns  by  anox-(leylon  jilaiiter  as  of  special  interest, 
he  thoui'lit,  for  his  hretlireu  out  here  in  the 
present  clay. 
