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and show the rise and fall in amount exported from 
the different countries for the past few years. 
Crops in • 
1899-1900. 
1900-1901. 
1901-1902. 
1902-1903. 
1903-1904. 
La Reunion . 
96,000 
62,000 
110,000 
100,000 
90,000 
Seychelles 
42,000 
18,000 
72,000 
52,000 
65,000 
Comores 
12,000 
28,000 
40,000 
70,000 
55,000 
Madagascar . 
Mauritius 
4,000 
3,000 
2,500 
2,000 
2,000 
Antilles 
8,000 
2,500 
5,000 
10,000 
6,000 
Java and Ceylon . 
15,000 
15,000 
1,500 
4,000 
3,000 
Fiji . . . 
1,000 
1,000 
2,000 
1,500 
2,000 
Mexico . 
50,000 
30,000 
30,000 
38,000 
35,000 
Tahiti . 
45,000 
89,000 
145,000 
131,000 
135,000 
Total kilos 
273,000 
248,500 
408,000 
408,500 
393,000 
Crops in 
1904-1905. 
1905-1906. 
1906-1907. 
1907-1908. 
1908-1909. 
La Reunion . 
55,000 
72,000 
30,000 
54,000 
68,000 
Seychelles 
50,000 
45,000 
20,000 
52,000 
22,000 
Comores 
95,000 
125,000 
105,000 
85,000 
68,000 
Madagascar . 
20,000 
30,000 
40,000 
50,000 
55,000 
Mauritius 
2,000 
2,000 
3,000 
2,000 
2,000 
Antilles 
3,000 
2,000 
2,000 
10,000 
6,000 
Java and Ceylon . 
3,000 
2,000 
3,000 
6,000 
6,000 
Fiji ... 
1,500 
1,000 
1,000 
5,000 
5,000 
Mexico . 
130,000 
75,000 
120,000 
100,000 
100,000 
Tahiti . 
122,000 
135,000 
141,000 
173,000 
200,000 
Total kilos 
481,500 
489,000 
465,000 
537,000 
532,000 
France was for some years the largest importer of 
vanilla, importing in 1899, 113,000 kilos, ofwhich 37,000 
kilos were consumed in that country and the rest exported 
to other parts of Europe and America. The consump- 
tion increased to 60,043 kilos in 1904. 
Germany imported 50,000 kilos only in 1899, but 
its importation increased from 78,900 kilos in 1904 to 
118,900 kilos in 1906. 
America imports considerable quantities in a less 
regular increase, from 171,556 lb. in 1894 to 361,739 
in 1902. 
“ London/’ says Mr. W. E. Davidson, Governor of the 
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