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The excess exports over imports of pearl sago over these years- 

 have been : — 



1909 

 1910 

 1911 

 1912 

 1913 



96,822 

 69,707 

 79.487 

 93.273 

 91,124 



pikuls. 



The excess import of sago flour occurred in the same year as the 

 excess import of tapioca flour, i.e., 1911 : it came through Singapore, 

 apparently, as also did the major part of the excess import of tapioca 

 flour, the local area under tapioca having been restricted somewhat. 

 With the expansion again in 1912, of the local area, this excess import 

 was replaced by an excess export. 



The Penang poultry trade shows a slightly larger export but a 

 greatly increased import. This import is largely from Kedah, the 

 birds being exported to Port Swettenham, etc. The price of poultry 

 is also rising. 



The area under coconuts is not separately returned, but the 

 following figures of the area under fruit trees and gardens indicate 

 both a wide extent and a slight increase in the Province accompanied 

 by little change in the island. 



Province. 



Penang. 



1902 

 1903 

 1904 

 1905 

 1906 

 1907 

 1908 

 1909 

 I9IO 

 I9II 

 I9I2 

 I913 



Nineteen estates in Province Wellesley own 14,084 acres of coco- 

 nuts, of which only just over one quarter is in bearing as yet. 



