830  THE  TROPICAL 
on  theSrdJanuary,  only  some  72  days  from  London, 
which  is  a great  improvement  on  the  time  taken 
in  former  days.  We  understand  that  the  African 
Lakes  Corporation  are  opening  a store  at  Ujiji. 
Mr.  Gibbs  also  visited  Lake  Mweru,  and,  crosnng 
that  lake  in  Captain  Weatherley’s  steel  boat, 
spent  a few  days  at  Mr.  Crawford’s  mission  station 
in  the  Congo  Free  State. 
On  Saturday,  the  20th  February,  a sale  of  cattle 
was  lield  at  Zomba,  at  which  90  beasts  of  various 
descriptions  were  disposed  of,  realising  a total 
of  £109.  Cows  with  calves  were  sold  for  £2  each, 
heifers,  30s.  each,  bulls,  £1,  and  bullocks,  23s. — 
British  Central  Africa  Gazette,  March  1. 
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WHAT  THE  PEOPLE  DRINK  IN 
AMERICA. 
A great  deal  of  loose  talk  is  indulged  in  by 
many  unknowing  ones  as  to  what  and  how  much 
the  people  drink,  but  few  know  the  exact  facts. 
We  are  pleased,  therefore,  to  submit  the  following 
table  of  statistics,  from  the  U.  S.  Agricultura 
Year  Book,  showing  the  consumption  of  tea, 
cotiee,  wines,  distilled  sjririts,  and  malt  liquors, 
in  the  United  States  sitrce  1870,  per  capita  of 
))opulation  : — 
0 
p 
CO 
0 
C/3 
p 
4) 
03 
ing 
30 
Tea 
<U 
50 
0 
0 
s 
Q 
Malt 
Li 
Pounds. 
Pounds. 
Gallons. 
pr’f  gal. 
Gallons 
1870..  1-10 
6-00 
0-32 
2-07 
5-31 
’71..  1-14 
7-91 
•40 
1-62 
6-10 
’72..  1-46 
7-28 
•41 
1'68 
6-66 
’73..  1-53 
6-87 
•45 
163 
7-21 
’74.. 1-27 
6-59 
•48 
1-51 
7-00 
’75..1'44 
7-08 
•45 
1-50 
6-71 
’76.. 1-35 
7-33 
•45 
1-33 
6^83 
’77.. 1-23 
6-94 
•47 
1-28 
6-58 
’78.. 1-33 
6'24 
•47 
1-09 
6'68 
’79.  .1-21 
7-42 
-.50 
ITl 
7-05 
’80..  1-39 
8-78 
•56 
1-27 
8-26 
’81..  1-54 
8-25 
•47 
1-38 
8-65 
’82..  1-47 
8-30 
•49 
1-40 
10  03 
’83..  1-30 
8-91 
•48 
116 
10-27 
’84.,  1-09 
9-26 
•37 
1-48 
10' 74 
’85..1T8 
9-60 
•39 
1-26 
10-62 
’86..  1-37 
9-36 
•45 
1-26 
11-20 
’87..  1-49 
8-53 
•55 
1-21 
11-23 
’83..  1-40 
6-81 
•61 
1-26 
12-80 
’89.. 1-29 
916 
•56 
1-32 
12-72 
’90..  1-33 
7-83 
•46 
1-40 
13-67 
’91..  1-29 
7-99 
•45 
1-42 
15-28 
’92.. 1-37 
9'61 
•44 
1^50 
15-10 
’93.. 1-32 
8-24 
•43 
1-51 
16-08 
’94.. 1-34 
801 
‘31 
1-33 
15-18 
’95..  1-38 
9'22 
•28 
112 
14‘65 
■Dietetic  and  Hygienic  Gazette, 
On  the  above,  a very  competent  Ceylon  write- 
now  in  America,  writes  : — “ See  how  coflee  and 
malt  Imuor,  the  drinks  of  the  German  and 
other  European  elements  of  population  have 
increased,  whereas  spirits  have  fallen  off,  and 
Tea  makes  no  progress  although  price  is  less 
than  lialf  of  what  it  was  20  years  ago.” 
THE  DELGOLLA  ESTATE  COMPANY, 
LIMITED. 
DIRECTOllS  ; 
Wtn.  Duff  Gibbon,  Esq.,  Chairman  ; Edwin  Spen- 
cer Fox,  Esq.;  Frank  M.  Laurie,  Esq. 
riEPonT  or  TitE  directors. 
To  be  submitted  to  the  Annual  General  Meeting 
0l  the  Shareholders  to  l?o  held  the  Rogislicred 
AGRICULTHRIST.  [June  r,  1897. 
Office  of  the  Company  at  Kandy,  on  Wednesday, 
21st  April,  1897,  at  3 p.m. 
The  Directors  have  now  to  submit  their  report  for 
the  year  ending  23th  February,  1897,  together  with 
a statement  of  accounts  showing  the  results  of  the 
Company’s  work  for  the  past  season. 
It  is  recommended  that  the  balance  of  R5,009  73 
shown  in  the  balance  sheet  be  carried  forward,  and 
that  no  dividend  be  declared.  It  has  been  thought 
advisable  to  finally  close  the  Organisation  Account,  and 
the  total  amount  outstanding  R694'66  is  now  therefore 
written  off. 
Coco.a. — The  heavy  and  continued  rains  of  the 
autumn  and  latter  portion  of  the  year  had  a bad 
effect  upon  crop,  and  as  a result  there  have  been 
secured  409  cwt.  out  of  an  estimated  yield  of  475 
cwt.  Some  of  this  came  into  the  poor  market  of 
last  year,  but  the  larger  portion  is  meeting  the  im- 
proved position  which  has  recently  been  arrived  at 
in  the  home  market,  and  the  last  sales  showed  a very 
satisfactory  result. 
On  Isabel  Estate  a good  many  bearing  trees  suc- 
cumbed to  the  pest  so  prevalent  in  this  and  other 
districts,  but  upon  Delgolla  the  loss  has  not  been 
80  heavy. 
Liberian  Coffee  continues  to  be  disappointing, 
and  only  about  25  cwt.  were  secured.  It  seems  that 
the  fears  expressed  before  are  to  be  fully  realized  in 
respect  of  this  product,  and  that  there  is  but  little 
prospect  of  benefit  from  it  in  the  future.  Prices 
also  discourage  the  cultivation. 
Coconuts. — The  number  of  nuts  obtained  were 
about  9,550  in  excess  of  the  estimate,  and  138,050 
were  secured  on  an  estimate  of  128,500  this  being 
some  38,894  in  excess  of  previous  year,  when  99,156 
nuts  were  gathered.  The  show  of  nuts  now  on  the 
trees  in  all  stages  of  growth  lead  the  Directors  to 
believe  that  there  will  be  a considerable  increase  in 
the  yield  of  the  coming  season. 
Tea. — In  view  of  the  Isabel  estate  consisting  solely 
of  cocoa,  it  was  deemed  advisable  to  plant  tea  where 
opportunity  served,  and  this  having  had  the  approval 
of  the  yhareholders  has  been  done.  Some  50  acres 
have  been  holed  and  drained,  45  of  which  are  ac- 
tually planted  with  good  local  jat,  and  the  result  so 
fur  is  satisfactory.  The  Directors  think  it  advisable 
that  other  50  acres  should  be  taken  in  hand  in  the 
coming  season.  The  planting  of  tea  will  very  much 
increase  the  value  of  this  part  of  the  Company’s 
property. 
Directors. — Mr.  Frank  M.  Laurie  retires  from  the 
Board  in  rotation,  and  being  eligible  offers  himself 
for  re-election. 
Mr.  E.  S.  Fox  resigns  his  Directorship,  and  the 
appointment  of  a Director  in  his  place  rests  with 
the  meeting. 
Auditor. — The  election  of  Auditor  for  the  ensuing 
year  has  also  to  be  made  by  the  meeting. 
By  order  of  the  Board.  J.  Munton,  Agent  and 
Secretary. 
MEMORANDUM  OF  CULTIVATED  AREA— APPROXIMATE. 
309 
16 
30 
60 
25 
102 
60 
75 
acres  old  cocoa,  25  interspersed  with  Liberian 
Coffee,  and  140  acres  with  coconuts, 
acres  Cocoa  6i  years  old  with  Coconuts, 
acres  „ 4 ;,  „ and  Liberian 
Coffee. 
n 
n 
n 3 ,,  ,,  ,, 
Coconuts  5 years  old  with  Liberian  Coffee. 
,,  60  acres  of  7 years  and  42  acres 
of  5 years,  with  Cocoa  planted  in  60  acres. 
Cocoa  at  Isabel. 
Grass  and  old  laud,  of  which  46  acres  roa 
677  acres. 
♦ 
EXPORTS  OF  COTTONSEED  OIL. 
Tlie  following  are  the  oflicial  returns  of  the 
exports  of  cottonseed  oil,  in  gallons,  during  the 
niontli  of  January,  1896  and  1897,  furnished  by 
the  Bureau  of  Statistics,  Washington.  Total 
gallons,  1897  2,891,213,  1896  1,156,564.— GtY  Paint 
and  Dru(j  Jteporter, 
