Note 61 — XII.
Reading edition
In 1859 the most important of the colonial products, grown for account of the Government, presented the following quantities:—
Coffeepiculs727,000 (of 125 lbs. each)
Sugar"901,000.
Indigo 558,800lbs.
Cassia 256,000"
Cochineal (a failure in the crops owing to incessant rains) 6,700"
Tea 2,057,400"
Pepper 45,000"
The duties on imports and exports for that year in the islands of Java and Madura alone amounted to 7,440,579 guilders, or £620,048.
N.B. The picul of 125 lbs. = 136 lbs. 10 ounces avoirdupois.