January r, 1892.] 
THE TROPICAL AGRICULTURIST, 
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oourae of time, however, the purehaeer of the first 
lot not only sold off all he had bought but found 
freeh demands made upon him for a further supply. 
This ho now finds himself unable to obtain, the 
manufacture having been stopped by orders from 
home. It 18 questionable, however, it your planters 
would do wisely to reoommenoe shipping green tea, 
for it has been told me that the market for it is 
most preoariouB. A demand may spring up for a 
short time and then die away suddenly, and any 
attempt to supply so oaprioious a market would 
almost certainly result in disappointment. There 
is no doubt that the prices obtained for the first 
shipment could never again be got. From all I 
can learn, it appears to be the case that all the 
green tea coming from China is more or less coloured, 
some of it so thickly that the scum can be taken 
off the infusion with a spoon ; others so delicately 
that not a trace is observable on the surface of 
the hot water. The Chinese are said to be 
remarkably skilful in the manipulation of the 
colouring matter. A man will take a handful 
of this, and with it stir up a quantity of 
tea hat with such judgment ard deftness that 
not a single leaf will remain oncolored, and not 
one with more than its due proportion. 
Tho state of the China tea market is, it would 
seem, a ruling factor just at present in paralysing 
all busmers on the Stock Exchange. At least the 
Echo seems to think this. That paper has declared 
that, the losses this year in dealings connected with 
China tea have amounted to no leas than £750,01)0 
and th.it until the embarrassment caused by this loss 
has disapoeared, the present difflculties of the Stock 
Exchange must remain and speculation be alack 
and dangerous. And yet wo have not heard of 
any serious failure among the firms which deal 
mainly in tea from theUtlestial Empire. There is, 
however, probably some basis of truth for what the 
Echo has stated, though it may be doubted if the 
loss has been as that it could have the effect mentioned 
on such enormous transactions as those of the Stock 
Exchange Still, of course, the loss must mean 
diminished capital in this country to the amount, 
whatever it may be, of the losses if sustained. 
CEYLON TEA FEND. 
Minutes of procee.lings oi a meeting of tho Standing 
Oommi'tee of tho Ceylon Tea Fund ’* held withiu 
the PlanlC's’ Association’s Koome, Kandy, on Friday, 
th» ll,h December 1091, at half past nine o'clock 
(9 30 a.m.) in tho moruing. 
Present ; — Mr. Uilea F. Walker (Chairman, Plan- 
ters’ Aesoeiation of Ceylon), Messrs. W. D. 
Gibbon (Ka dy), T. 0. Huxley (Kandy), W. S- 
Thomas (Chairman, Uimbiilla Association), A. M. 
White (Kandy end K,lb,.kka), A. W. S. Stokvillo 
(Chairman, Maskeliya Assuoiatioo), Sholto O. D. Bkrino 
(tthairman, Dikoys Assooiatiou), T. 0. Owen (Kandy), 
Johu Aymet (Honorary Secretary, Dolosbage and Yak. 
dessa Asiociatiou), A. E. Wright (Maskeliya), L. Stuart 
(Chairman, Dolosbage and Yakdessa AHSOCiation), A. G. 
K. Borron (K .n ly), Hoo. L. H. Kelly (M. L. 0., 
Kandy), Meesia. Wm. Forbes Laurie (Kandy and Kuru- 
negala), A. Philip (Kandy, Secretary to tho Planters' 
AsHooiution, of Ceylon). 
The notice calling the meeting was read. 
Tho minn'OS of prtoee, lings of a meeting of the 
Standing Committee of the “ Ceylon Tea Fund” held 
at Nuwara Eliya on Friday, the 9th Ootober, were taken 
as read an, I were confirmed. 
Obvlok Tea Fund Sub-obiptions. — Bead letter from 
Mr. A G. L lyard, Dctenagalla Estate, Uogawantalawa. 
Bead letter from the Honorary Seoretary, Dikoya 
Planters’ Aesnoiacioa. Bead letter fromJthe.Chairman, 
DimbuU A.eoointiou. Bead letter from the Honorary 
Secretary, Maskeliya Association. Bead letter from the 
Chairman, Kalutara Assooiatioa. Bead letter from Mr. 
Hobsrt Young, Beovenla Estate Wattegams, iatimatiag 
that from Ist January 1892 his estate will subscribe to 
the “ Ceylon Tea Fund.” Bead letter from Mr. George 
Beck, Henfold, Lindula, enclosing cheque to Ceylon Tea 
Fund, and inviting ntteation to his prowsal to 
increase tho rate of aubsoription to the Fund on 
the ground that the funds at present available are fat 
too small for the vast nndertakiogs before the Com- 
mittee. Bead letter from A. Bethune, proprietor 
Madoolteune, Yeyangoda, intimating that it is hia 
wish that the estate should aubsoribe to the “ Ceylon 
Tea Fuad” on the usual terms. Bead letter from B. 
Innes Brrry on behalf of Mr. Thomas J. Liptoaa’ 
Pooprassio group stating that ho has been instructed 
to notify that the euKscription is discontinued from 
(late. Bead letter from Messrs. J. M. Bobertson & Oo. 
Koeolveti : — “ That the letter be acknowledged." Bead 
letter from Mr. A. H. Mallet intimating that the pro- 
prietor of Buanwella eitete would subscribe to the 
“ Ceylon Tea Furfd" in 1893. 
Ceylon Tea at the VYoeid's Expos. tion at 
Chicago in 1893. 
Nomination op a OommissionKb.— Kead letter 
from Mr. Morey, United States Consulate of Ceylon, 
enclosing copy of his letter to the Hon. Geo. B. 
Davis, Direator.Qeneral, Columbian Exposition 1893, 
Chicago. Read letters from Messrs. '\V, M. Smith 
* Co , Walter Agar, U. F. Dunbar, J. M. Macmar- 
tin, J. A. Roberts, A. Kossio Ashton, Tfaos, Dickson, 
Junior, James Westland, F. J. Whittall, P. E. 
Radley, ,T. Manley Power, Arthur Anson, Chas 
Ogilvie, W. L’amy Smith, Reginald Ellis, L. B. H, 
Dickinson, E. R. 'Wiggin, U. W. Hornby, R. B, Hector, 
W. Harman, J. H. "Wynell-Mayow, F.D. S. Amarasuriya, 
E. V. Carey, E. de Fonblauque, H. D. Deane, E. Rod- 
well. Walker, A. M. Ferguson, Junior, and Honorary 
Secretary, Dikoya Assooialiou. 
Bescived (1) : — “ That the nomioation of tho Hon. 
J. J, Grinlinton as a Commissioaer to represent the 
planting interests of Ceylon nt the World’s Colom- 
bian Exposition, Chicago 1893 meets with the ap- 
proval of tho Standing Committee of the Ceylon Tea 
Fund and that tbe Chairman do submit bis name 
for approval at the general meeting of the Plautera’ 
Association of Ceylon to be held this day- 
Bcsolvcd (3) : — “ That tbe sum of RSO.OOO granted 
towards the ChicagoExhibition be raised to B35,(X)0 and 
that the half yearly iustalments be made accordingly, 
Ceylon Tea in Russia. — Bead extract of letter 
from tbe Secretary, Ceylon Association in Loudon, on 
tbe sabject, 
Cbylon Tea in Vienna, Pbaoue, Kaelsbao itc.— 
Read letter from Mr. John Ferguson of tho Oeyfon 
Observer making anggestions ne to farther pushing the 
sale of and making known Ceylon Tea in Vienna, 
Prague, Karlsbad cStc. Bcaolved “ That the Standing 
Committee of the Ceylon Tea Fund do convey to Mr, 
John Fergn-son tlieir thanks for the interest he boa 
taken in push log Oeylou Tea in Austria, and inform 
him that bis recommendations will receive full con- 
sideration.'’ 
Ceylon Tea in Italy.— Bead letter from Mossis. 
Whittall & Co. notifying that the Tea for presentation 
to Her Majesty the Queen of Italy (1001b. finest 
Ceylon tea packed in two ornamental half-chests— out 
of 0 ilamandei and tbe other of tamarind wood) had 
been hauded to Mr. Geo, Vanderspar, the Italian 
Consul, Bead letter from Mr, George Vanderspar 
intimating that the tea bad been dnly shipped. 
Ceylon Tea in Gkiuiiany. — Bead letter from Mri 
Shelton Agar enclosing a letter from Mr. E. Schrader 
on the But jeot of further pushing the sale of and making 
known Ceylon tea in Germany. Mr. E. Sohrader 
addressed the Committoo on the subject. Resolved:— 
* That a special meeting of the Standing Oommitlou 
of tbe ‘ Tea Fnnd ’ bo held in K»ndy on Monday, the 
4th January 1892, at 3 o’clock in the afternoon, to oon- 
sidor tbe question of a subsidy of tea to Mr. Schrader,” 
Analyses op Sami’le.h op Ceylon Tbai. — Submitted 
letter from Mr. H. Atkinson. Resolved; — '! That ita 
consideration be postponed to next meeting.” 
(3BVI.ON Tea at the BCimbebley Exhibition 1892.— 
Snbmitted letter from tho Secretary Ceylon Cham^r 
of Commerce. 
