. Cocoa and chocolate : their history from plantation to consumer. Chocolate; Cocoa. CACAO PRODUCTION AND SALE 103 at the courage and energy that have triumphed over such obstacles. Calculating from various estimates, each labourer in the islands appears to produce about 1,640 pounds of cacao yearly, and the average yield per cultivated acre is 480 pounds, or about 30 pounds more than that of Trinidad in Wagon Loads of Cacao being taken from Messrs. Cadbury's Depot to the Beach, Accra. As there is no available labour in San Thome, the planters get their workers from the mainland of Afri
. Cocoa and chocolate : their history from plantation to consumer. Chocolate; Cocoa. CACAO PRODUCTION AND SALE 103 at the courage and energy that have triumphed over such obstacles. Calculating from various estimates, each labourer in the islands appears to produce about 1,640 pounds of cacao yearly, and the average yield per cultivated acre is 480 pounds, or about 30 pounds more than that of Trinidad in Wagon Loads of Cacao being taken from Messrs. Cadbury's Depot to the Beach, Accra. As there is no available labour in San Thome, the planters get their workers from the mainland of Africa. Prior to the year 1908, the labour system of the islands was responsible for grave abuses. This has now been changed. Natives from the Portuguese colonies of Angola and Mozambique now enter freely into con- tracts ranging from one to five years, two years being the time generally chosen. At the end of their term of work they either re-contract or return to their native land with their savings, with which they generally buy a wife. The readiness with which the natives volunteer for the work on the islands is proof both of the sound- ness of the system of contract and of the good treat- ment they receive at the hands of the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Knapp, Arthur William. London : Chapman
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