was beld of the offices of the secretary, 16 Cantoa Road, on Thorsday. Mr. J, H. Teesdale presided, and the other directors present were Messrs E, C. Pearce and C. Selby Moore, The Chairman said: As the directors' report of September 13 last was go recently issued, I feel that there is very little information I can give you in addition to what that report contains, As you will have seen from it Mr! Selby Moore spent several days on the estate in Angast last and the directors were very leased to be able 804" to obtain from at first-hand what the condition of affairs there was.
I may tell you that Mr. Moore has given ova very favourable report and as his. included visits to pated Toho po be was very well able to deaw comparisons, and in his owa words be has told a that, "The Tawah stands out as model of a well-kept well-managed estate." As yon will remember, our last annual report showed you that the directors bad taken stope to increase the area of the Estate and had made application for an additional area of about 230 acres. Since the report. for 1911 has been sent to you, we have received a letter from Mesars. Aylesbary snd Garland to the effect that the grant to us of this additional area bat "Deen sanctioned by the Goverment on 877 satisfactory terms, In the report now sobmilted to the meeting, you will note that we have kept the tabulated form giving particulars of the area and trees on each block so you can tell at " glance what progress is being made in the planting, 'This table in last year's report showed an' ares of 220 sores uncultivated.
Daring the past year, another 116 sores of these 220 sores have been brought into cultivation. leaving uncultivated 104 acres, which with the above new area will provide " reserve which will be cleared and planted as fands become lable, A careful of the girth of twenty or more trees in every block is taken each month by the Manager and forwarded to us through Meesre. Ayk and Gar-Innd. The growth is eminently satis factory and compares favourably with recognized standards, You will remember that in my speech at the last meeting I informed you that the condition of Block No. 3 left good deal to be desired. I am glad to refer you to Messrs. Aylesbury and Garland's Report of Angast 15 in which they say with regard to this block This is greatly improved; the last time we visited, lallang bad jast been cbaogkolled, it is now almost clean over the whole field. A fair of this field will be bound to have lallang spring up again in patches, but these can easily be Kept under and in " short time this field should be in perfect order as regards weeding. The trees injured by 1g off the bark sre recovering The digging this field has had will do lot of caltivat ince the last meeting this bleck has been brought ap well to the standard of the remaining blocks. At the Inst annual meeting I informed you Movers. Aylesbury and Garland considertappabe on the June 30 last, Tapping, ed that forty acres on Block I would be
one experienced, and only has been delayed by the great
gan in the last week of September. As you know, it takes a little time to teach coolie to tap properly and ten experienced tappers were engaged to teach the rest and Mr, Martin, the assistant manager, has spent ten days estate in order to Ie regard to output, we are ical experience of
glad to be able to inform you that the Rabber produced in the following months was
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