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garden at Zanzibar plants of nearly all the tropical fruits and
products; I have no doubt they are there still, but probably
no one knows what they are, Some trees grow very well, such
as the logwood, mahogany, cinnamon, cassia, nutmeg, Liberian
coffee, Paraguay tea, Ceard and I’ard indiarubber trees, etc,,
etc. Eucalyptus of three kinds grew splendidly; I left one
tree I 12 feet in height. There were also nearly all the tropical
fruits, and many useful things, such as the Brazil nut and fancy
palms.
'* What we really need on the coast is to have a trained
Kew gardener, at about £200 salary, in charge of an experimental
garden, which would be the nursery for the issue of
seedling plants for general distribution ; four acres of ground
would be more than ample; my private garden was forty acres,
but it was laid out as pleasure-grounds as well. A nursery
garden would be most valuable ; but to be of use, it must be
under the care of a resident gardener, who can devote his
continuous attention to it.
“ Jo h n K i r k .
“ March 35, 1892."
OSTRICH FEATHERS.
Valuation. November 1 ¿94.
La. 02. '
7 feathers, w g t 8 White short part bloods value 50J. per lb.
5 .» » quilly ; „ 45'j.' „ „
„ 1 7 Third white femina and spadovas „ lor. „ „
„ 9 Boos and third boos „ 5r. „ ,
„ 8 Mediums and short black „ 6r. „
„ 13 Loose black ' „ ir: „ |
Above realized £6 at public sale.
RICE.
From Gosha on River Juba, Kismayu District.
“ London,January 1892.
“ 1293. Sample of paddy, apparently of Java kind. It is a
veiy bold even grain paddy, slightly mixed with discoloured
grains. Difficult to sell, but if imported and cleaner on
shipper"s account would probably yield in cleaned rice equivalent
to ys. 6d. per cwt. for the paddy.
“ 1294. Cleaned rice, apparently of Java kind. Middling-
bold grain, even dull grey-white colour; some maggots in
sample. Nearest valuation, 1 1A per cwt. Would sell readily
at this moment in the absence of stock of Java or Japan rice.”
gIMiiM; SESAME,
Valuation. * London,.January
| Thjg L also favourably reported upon, and it is worth cm
the spot about 45/. per quarter o f 3S4 lbs,”
SKINS,
Report,
“ We value the skins you sent us as follows—
Deer skins, about is, 6d. each.
Leopard skins, about 2s. 6d. and 5s. each.
“ They are very badly wormed, and tender and badly patched.
Giraffe hide only suitable for glue, pieces worth about 2d, to
1 a 2d. per lb.”
TOBACCO.
Report. uJanuary iSg t,
“ We have to report as follows on the pared o f samples
received from Mombasa—
“ Tobacco. Our brokers report as under—
“ ‘ We have carefully examined the samples o f East African
tobacco, and find them different to anything hitherto imported
into this country, at least the sample from Taveta.
“ | The leaf in this sample, evidently packed by natives, is
very small and scrappy, and therefore only fit for fillers. It
would be interesting to see the full leaf carefully packed
straight. For export to the Continent this tobacco as at
present put up would be useless, as, on account o f the stalk
being removed, it would be classed as manufactured, and
therefore liable to the duty. As the tobacco we find will
not burn, it is useless for cigar purposes, but it might do fcr
cutting if mixed with other growths. The flavour is paarSaoa-
larly good, and we fancy it may be accounted for by the sasdl
being Virginia, or, what seems also very probable, the flavour
may be artificial. We value the tobacco at from 3d. to 3|«£
per lb.
“ ‘ The other sample, a native roll, is quite useless, and
utterly unsaleable We shall be happy to give you any
further information you may desire I f o f any interest ¡to
you, we should be glad to show you samples o f leaf itefeaoGa
grown in West Africa, worth nearly as many shillings per !5v
as we quote yours pence,’ ”