The annual general meeting of the Kali Glidik Coffee Estates, Ltd., was held on Monday at 10 Canton Road. Mr. A. J. Welch took the chair, supported by Messrs. Elis Hayim, A. P. Nazer, C. F. Shackle. ton, and W, R. McBain. Shares represented numbered 25,462, The Chairman said:
You will have noticed from the report that, as a result of a survey that was carried out during the year. under review, the area of Kali Glidik that is planted with coffee is returned as some 217 acres smaller than was stated in the previous reports, and the planted area of Panawangan is approximately 06 acres smaller than estimated. "The total areas of the estates, however, remain just about as stated previously. area on these hilly estates extremely difficult, and, the planting distance being known, it is usual to calculate the planted area according to the number of plants set out, or, in other words, we stil! have the same number of coffee bushes as were presumed to be on the area as originally stated. A great deal of the difference in the planted area is accounted for by the fact that the surveyor has follow. ed the very unusual course of deducting from the planted area all land occupied by garden paths and subsidiary roads. Since these means of access are essential to proper supervision and economical working, it is the usual practice of surveyors to ignore them and to treat the whole area which they cover as jing under whatever culture is
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