XIII 
GINGER 
413 
In 1882 
144 bags valued at Rs, 
. 572 
1883 
198 „ 
595 
1884 
319 „ 
J J 
1327 
1885 
793 cwt. 
35 
3475 
1886 
1732 „ 
55 
7802 
1887 
388 „ 
35 
1841 
1888 
276 „ 
35 
1440 
MALAY PENINSULA 
A certain amount is always cultivated, chiefly by 
the Chinese, in many parts of the peninsula, Singapore, 
Malacca, Penang, and Province Wellesley. It thrives 
very well with careful cultivation and good manuring, 
and excellent samples are often to be seen at the local 
agricultural exhibitions. It is cultivated only in small 
patches, as a form of garden cultivation, with chilies, 
sweet potatoes, etc., alternating with it. It is not dried, 
or frequently prepared as a conserve, but is generally 
used fresh locally, mainly in local medicines, and curries. 
AFRICA 
In Africa attempts have been made to cultivate the 
plant commercially in Sierra Leone [Agricultural News, 
viii., 1909, 56). In 1906, 618 tons of dried ginger, 
valued at £11,578, were exported, and in the following 
year an increase of 38 tons is recorded, with an increase 
in value of £699. Improved methods of preparation 
were introduced, and the produce realised 65s. to 66s. 
per cwt. as against 32s. 6d. prepared in the ordinary 
native way. The cultivation here seems to be increasing. 
POLYNESIA 
Fiji Islands. — Some correspondence on the cultiva- 
tion in Fiji was published in the Kew Bulletin in 1892, 
p. 76. 
Mr. Yeoward, the Curator of the Botanic Gardens at 
Suva, wrote to Kew that he found a large quantity of 
the plant growing in the Botanic Gardens there, and 
distributed some to planters, planting half an acre him- 
