442 FETCH : 



(September 15, 1877), and small parcels to Singapore, Java, 

 Queensland, and Mauritius.^ 



The nmnber of plants sent to Singapore was 22. They were 

 despatched on June 11, 1877. It was probably 9 of these 

 which Murton planted in Perak in October, 1877. 



The total cost of the introduction of Hevea has been stated 

 to be £1,505. 45. 2d., but this sum includes not only the pay- 

 ment to Wickham, but also Cross's expenses. It would appear 

 therefore to cover the whole expense of introducing Hevea, 

 Castilloa, and Ceara. The details of the expenditure are ^ ; — 



£ 

 Wardian cases . . . . 120 



Carriage to docks 



Kew expenses 



Carriage and passage to Ceylon, &c. 



Wickham . . 



Cross 



7 



10 



163 



700 

 505 



Other Introductions of Hevea Brasiliensis. 



The three instances already described are believed to con- 

 stitute the only successful introductions of Hevea brasiliensis 

 into British Colonies or Dependencies in the East. There ai-e, 

 however, several records which might appear to indicate that 

 the Eastern stock has been replenished from time to time, and 

 it may be as well to discuss these briefly. 



In 1881, Mr. A. Scott Blacldaw attempted to open up a trade 

 in seeds of Hevea and Ceara from Brazil, and advertised both 

 kinds of seeds in the Ceylon Press. He had made arrange- 

 ments for getting seeds in quantity, but feared " that the 

 Para iubl)er cannot be raised in Ceylon from seeds brought 

 fnnu Jirazil." ^ In a previous communication to the Ceylon 

 Observer, October 21, 1881, he statt'd that he had brought two 

 tins of Hevea seed from Brazil, and had sent them to Ceylon 

 on trial. "• iXothiug further is known of this enterprise, and it 

 is improbable that it was attended with any success, at least 

 as regards Hevea. 



' Kow Report, 1877. 



» Triinoii, MSS., from dotails furnished by the India Oflice. 



^ "Tropif-ul .AK'ri(Milttiris(," N()v. I, IKXI. 



* Ferguson, " ludiarublji>r imd Cutlu-perclm," 1st od., p. 82. 



