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2 original plants have almost entiroly disappeared, evidently choked at the outset
3 by the overgrowth, or weakened by proximity of the teel and other crops.
4 Measurement of 31 trees in two separate blocks gave following results.
5 Maximum height..........cccccccseeeseeeeeeee 43} feet.
6 Ordinary ee in ent fe peepee ny cere -
7 VERO PALE icsemssaverwennciviimcarsnce 113 inches.
8 Average space occupied by each plant ... 67 sq. feet.
9 141. It is satisfactory to note that, during the past season ,fire was exclud-
10 ed from the entire Pyoonchoung Plantation, embracing 644 acres, but spread
11 out over a much larger arca.
12 142, The only amount realized by sale of plantation produce was Rupces
13 7-8 as already noted in para 133, the pines and plantain trees giving no return
14 whatever.
15 143. The total expenditure on the Sittang Plantations during the year un-
16 der review amounted to Rs. 2,385-12-6.
17 144, Total cost of Teak cultivation. The expenditure incurred on Plan-
18 tation of 1871-72 was Rupees 15,657-7-0 ; on maintonance of previous year’s
19 Plantations Rs. 10,733-4-9; and towards Plantation of 1872-73 Rs. 4,575-5-9*.
20 145. Cinchona cultivation (Sittang Division). The main Plantation con-
21 Thantoungyee Plantation of 1870; ulti. tins 394 plants fairly established : Of 15 plants mea-
22 praia. sured the heights vary fron 2 fect 2 inches to 3 feet 6
23 inches, As these plants are nearly all from cuttings finally planted out in Au-
24 gust 1871, their growth may be considered very satisfactory thus far.
25 146. Propagation by Cuttings. Additional cuttings, 448 in number, ob-
26 tained from the Plumadoe trees and placed under hardening frames, are now
27 about to be set out im the main plantation, thereby reducing the number in the
28 Propagation House to 100 cuttings.
29 It is doubtful whether cuttings are obtainable this ycar from the Plumadoe
30 trees owing to their increased size.
31 147. Propagation by seed. 23 seedlings are about to be put out in the
32 main plantation.
33 The seedlings of 1871, viz :—
34 Cinchona succirubra .........ccccesssccceceeescers 1800,
35 * PS BAPE cS use ren p eateen en sivece ans 440,
36 and of Cinchona condaminia .............cecceees 2300,
37 have been transferred from the Propagation House to nursery beds protected by
38 roofs of bamboo or dry ferns.
39 The following secdlings remain in the Propagation House :—
40 From seed sown this year (1872),
41 but which germinated late, 1000 Cinchona condaminia
42 From seed obtained this year from | 200 »y Succirubra.
43 the Plumadoe trees, 29 » calasaya,
44 The seed used during the year was chiefly obtained from the Superinten-
45 dent, Cinchona Plantation, Darjeeling, some from the Government Plantation,
46 Ootacamund.
47 * Full information regarding the ozpenditury of the pustand provious years since the formation of Plantations will be fyund
48 ercorded in Appendix D.