398 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Noy., 1897. 
Coffee in Noth Borneo. 
From the Sugar Journal (Mackay) we take the following remarks on coffee in 
North Borneo by Mr. W. B. Pryer in the course of an address before the 
London Chamber of Commerce :— 
The coffee grown in North Borneo is the Liberian sort. It grows faster 
and is healthier and larger in North Borneo, as far as I can discover, than in 
any other country; and it finds a ready sale, the present price being about 64s. 
per ewt., against 40s. for good Channel Rio (Arabian). ‘The following are the 
actual crop figures from a 170-acre estate :— 
Piculs cts. 
Before 24 months old Ay Ve. 1 96 
Six months 25 to 30 i 31 .. 40 02 
Hi 81 ,, 36 p on .... 180 385 
' 387 ,, 42 % or; ay | PAD G) 
* 43 ,, 48 * gin vp ELIE ae 
Three months, 51, 52, 53 1 an oo GbE) 5. 
This is of clean marketable coffee. This estate has not been manured-—a 
significant testimony to the richness of the soil. Labour costs 30 cents or 73d. 
per day for each working day, with no extras of any kind, the men housing 
themselves and finding most of their tools. It is free labour, which is in 
increasing supply as demand increases. 
* J Picul = 133 1b., which is equal to nearly 24 tons at £64 per ton = £1,536. 
