PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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THENIC.O. 882
112
1 August 199
MAURITIUS ROYAL COMMISSION, 1909
Mr A WALTER
[l'ontinued
17 August 1909]
The two principul causes of anxiety at the present time would appear to be (1) defective culture on the part of The peasant proprietor, (2) the inability of the factories to deal with the crop between the end of August and the The extractum is, on the whole, fair, although there is of November, er at latest the first week of December still mann for improvement, which will be partly effected by the closing of some half-dozen of the weaker mille And August 1989
TABLE-SHOWING MORTGAGE DEBTS ON ESTATES WITH FACTORIES
A. WALTER
MINUTES OF EVIDENCE.
Mr A. WALTER.
TABLE I continued.
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113
[Continued.
District Serial Sumber. Number.
Name of Estate
Yield par grown
Arpent. on
Estate.
made Total
Area. per 15 Hours
Private Govern- Tutal
Mortgage mont
Debts.
1 Loans.
Mortgage Debts.
Sugar
Sugar!
District Number Number
Name of Estate
Yield per grown
Arpent
arade
Total per 15 Arva
Private
Govern
ment 'Mortgage
Total Mortgage
Tons. Million Tons. Arpents. Re
lbs.
+
Debts
Loan
Debts
109
H
Estate. Hours
102
80
Million
63
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!!
Tons
3
5
32
Sui
To
17
116
113
15
3x
12
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19 5
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401
Arpents 1,528 1,043 11,800
KH 350,000
RA
RA.
J01
350,000
6
54.327
66.127
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L'Union.
27.9
3-2
29.5
820
183,000
Rs.
19,942
Re
202,942
Union Bel Air
22.0
2-5
: 25.9
}
1,674
No notes
100,209
100,209
H10
Riche Bois
23.1
3-5
36.0
1,957
219,915
14,718
HI
Rivière des Anguilles
234,633
28.6
2-9
19.2
673
58.321
58,321
H1
Savannah
24.6
4.9
54.5
2.449
185,000 175,528
360,528
H1
St. Félix
27-0
2.5
29.7
728
22.051
H..
Terracine
21.4 -8.7
51.3
Chamouny
14-7
0.8
23.6
1,213 330,879 3,400 i 70,000
22,051 330,879
70,000
Belle Vue H
201
3:0
12 5
2,260
103,880
103,880
Belle Vue (P)
16 0
12
28-9
3,211
385,600
385,600
Rosalie
20 to 23
34
31 5
1,295
TABLE II-SHOWING MORTGAGE DEBTS ON ESTATES WITHOUT FACTORIES.
Grunde Rosalie
17 to 20
31
1,658
171.122
28.155
199.277
Bon Air
St Andre
Below 17
3.3
23.2
1,250
125,00
15.269
140,269
1
217
→ 1
25 0
2,981
Indebtedl
58,199
L'Industrie
156
05
IN 3
22417
24.202
58.199 24.202
Serial
Name of Estate.
Number.
1
Average Yield per Weight of Total Cane Area. Arpent.
harvested.
:
Private Mortgage
Debts.
Govern- ment Loans.
Total Mortgage Debta.
Antouette
17 20
26 S
2.155
331,411
Belle Vue (M)
23 6
31
23 3
3,652 Indebted
Beau Séjour
20 3
40
33 6
2,531
12.421 343,832 57,070 57.070 224,243 924,243
Tone.
Tons.
14
I
Bagatelle.
20.5❘
8,264
Arpents.
645
Ra.
Re.
Ra.
Esperance
15-6
1.9
24.5
1.824
17
Belle Rive
20-7
De d'Ambre
21 9
27
2240
3.138
Labourdonnais
16-0 i
44
42 7
2.925
301,687 Indehted
82,640 58,645
384,327
14,983
1,472
Anner of Beauchamp
18
Olivia
58,645
21.8
11,695
1,202
Estate, No. 7.
20
Henrietta
Mon Loisir
19 1
21
15.3
1.596
23,936
23.936
16-1
8,126
2,877
28,196
23
Schoenfeld
St Antoine
13-8
2.6
IN 5
3,20H1
200,000
37.736
237.736
15-1
10,051
1,060
298,917
25
Palmyre
29-1
2,424 1,054
28,500
28
Argy
11 0
(6
28-1
3,192
270,005
15,957 285.957
Bon Espoir
28,196 298,917
28,500
14.4
5,747
700
1
30
Mon Loisir (R.),
P
4.443
520
Beauchamp
25-0
3.9
68.1
2,844 1
30,580
30,580
81
Mare Bèche
Constance
24 2
4.6
38-6
3,013 131,531
190,080
321,811
15 7
3,886
2,419
87,500
7,113
94.813
35
Eau Bleue (L.R.)
13.7
3,857
458
26.750
Constance (M)
24 3
31
24.6
1,004)
26,750
36
Deep River
22-9
3.5
37.9
1,947 200,000
| 200,000
Chamonny (L.B.)
7-1
1,825
424
3,800
3,800
40
!
L'Etoile .
21-1
3-8
30-8
2.671!
222,084 222.084
Beau Climat
12-9
1,693
246
5,000
5,000
41
Mon Rocher
15-8
L'Union
2.7
48
49-3
1,677
Queen Victoris
23.0
4 3
34 6
3.(MH)
450,000 250,000
450,000
9,780 710
(Included in Belle Vue
1250,000
48
(H) No. 19.)
Réunion
16.9
2,709
600
None
10,925
1
50
Belle Rose
Rich Fund
26.6
2-6
42-8
1.197
147.988 147.988
609
77,750
-
+
53
Union Park
20-1
9,355
893
250,000
10,925
77,750
250,000
61
I
Melrose
·
6,981
889
Rosebelle
20 2
4.6
33.6
א2.85
76,548
6.370
82,918
62
Fontenelle
28.2
Beau Vallon
32.9 4.6
D,
Le Vallon
17 9
3.3
24-7
3,399 4,111
310,000
310,10
8,205
530
80,000 15,167
95,167
69
407.114
Dio
Cent Gaulettes
14:4
1.7
20-8
1,211
50,000
162,919 14.801
569,038
Stanley
26-1
17,578
1,732
Indebted
85
64,801
Belle Isle.
21-0
2,027
850
53,000
14,100
67,100
BA
D19
Deux Bras
23-3
28-9 3.2
Riche en Eau
23-3
4-8
Du
Ferney
.
13-8
20.8 1.5
D1.
Gros Bois
15-0
1.2
54-5
1,241 28.6 2,300 2,557 2,197
| 115.824
115,824
Albion
1,892
50,000
50,000
95
22.160
22.160
Belle Vue (A.)
F
25,738 3,988
568,380
566,580
98
La Flora.
9.6
1.178
171
16,500
16,500
100
Combo
19.0
250,000
250,000
9,838
900
134,000
134,000
D1z
La Barraque
16-2
2.7
31.5
2,099
59,098
59,498
109
Astrma
17.8
8,742 1,025
Government loan on Astrea and
Di
Mon Désert (C)
20-9
3.0
30.7
2.749
L'Etoile, No. 105.
106
La Caroline
P
D
Plaisance
20-7
3.G
38.1
1,953 No notes
273,114
273,114
2,357
1,029
12,000
12,000
111
Unité
Da
Joli Bois
0.0
21.4
528 No notes
39,580
39,580
24.4
17,539
1,178
483,579
39,880
529,453
112
St. Hubert
4.1
29-6
1,975
40,537
40,537
Upion
12.7
4,768
720
80,000
16,501
96,561
119
Du
Union Vale
3.7
39.7
1,589
250,000
69,020
319,#20
Espérance
3,453
750 Indebted
139
Chebel
-
400
144
!
L'Avenir (Banc)
1,816
166
Trianon -
21.3
5.6
43-4
2,275
}
1
151
Bonne Veine
7,930
475
Highlandta
17-9
40 0-8
2.929
Bamin
23-2
2.3
27 3
2,800
100,000 96,588
196,388
154
Bois Madras®
2,082
210
| | | |
2,013
2,013
3,774
3,774
9,179
9,179
3,597
3,597
Réunion
16+
0.8
26-8
848
30,000
30,000
• Meiras,
Tamarin
20.5
2.7
24-3 5,874
Médine
29.6
2.8
17.8
2.816
!!
30,993
30,993
TABLE III-Showing relaTIVE WEIGHTS of ESTATE and SMALL PLanters' Canes crushed at each FACTORY in 1907. (Crop 15 per cent. below Normal.)
Minimny
22.8
3-6
21.1
1.430
392,583
92,918
485.501
Mon Désert
28.2
8-0
50.5
2,719
182,000
205.411
Pieterboth
25.0
5-6
35.1
2,229
387.411 (included in Plaisance D)
Weight
Weight
Planters Plantera"
Côte d'Or
19:4
3-1
27.4
1,245
198,999
Valetta
Alma
4.2 23-261
37.4
1,755
109,000
213.408 14.409 155,298 264,298
Berial
District Number. Number.
of Cane
of Cana
Total Total
Cames
Canes
Name of Estate.
grown
bought
Cane
Bugar
from
22.8
8.5
44.6
3,105
66,000
264,441
380,441
on
from
crushed. mado.
Estates
from Estates
Bans Souci
24.7
5.7
76.5
2,761
300,000
29.507
329,507
Estate. Planters.
over 100 under 100
Arpents. Arpents:
Beauchamp and Bel
18:4
30.1 2.7
6,327
42.881
42,681
Tona.
Tons.
Ombre.
Bt. Aubin Britannia
24-3
A-8
34-6
2,747
375,025
65,957
440,982
3
A1
The Mount
10,525 12,204
Tons. 22,729
Tons.
Tons.
Tons.
2,439-5
12,904
19.1
7.0
49.1
3,709
16,500
239,291 255,791
46
A
Beau Plan
6,057
22,423 28,480
2,845.6
7,177
15,248
19
Δι
Bel Air Benares
27.6
2-2
23.3
647
Balle Vue (H.)
12,090
10,615
23,641
8.440.4
5,668
4,952
26.9
4.2
31.5
1,813
122,426
87,804 210,280
5
A
Belle Vue (P.)
5,214
11,288
16,302
1,616-5
11,288
32
A
Rosalie (Constance)
14,508
1,800 15,000 1,800.0
1,300
u 2700a, ko.
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MAURITIES ROYAL COMMISSION, 1:00
Mr A. WALTER
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