Show ceylon tea tea plantations in ceylon bave bays been in existence only 30 0 years yet the annual exports of black tea amount to nearly in value form formerly erly coffee constituted Ce ylona main in austry but after a diatana of the plant in 1880 its cultivation was discontini dis contin aed many planters pl antera however recouped themselves vea by tea and rubber thanks chiefly to the former article the island s old prosperity revived today ceyl i i boalts 1500 plantations plant necessary to tea cultivation I 1 costly but very laborsaving labor saving saying th work itself is not hard only the ell mato mate makes it what is in anted wanted mainly ot of employed emp loyes la Is to watch mancl nery and teed feed it from the stock of tea leaves awaiting treat ment the worker workers aro are not sing halese but natives of southern india A labarere lab crees wages vary from eight to sixteen centa cents a daw while a foremans salary averages a month liar ilar per a weekly |