October i, 1908.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Ctaciovii, and Ficus Vogelii; also several specimens of rubber 

 prepared from the first three species. 



Trinidad (exhibits Nos. 46 — 47) sent specimens of various 

 kinds of rubber produced under cultivation. 



British Guiana (exhibit No. 48) was represented by 18 samples 

 of rubber and balata prepared by the colonial forestry officer, the 

 British Guiana Rubber Corporation, Limited ; Mr. David Young, 

 and five other individuals or private firms. 



St. Lucia (exhibit No. 49) sent specimens of cultivated Hevea 

 Brasiliensis, Caslillda, etc. 



AFBICA. 



Exhibit No. 40 was devoted to British East Africa, one of 

 the principal products for export from which region is india- 

 rubber. The most important native creeper is the Landolphia 

 Kirkii, but the newly discovered Mascarcnhasia elastica is of in- 

 terest. The exhibit related also to recent experimental work in 

 introducing additional species. 



The Companhia de Mozambique, operating in Portuguese East 

 Africa, have an exhibit of 15 items, including several lo-pound 

 samples of native rubbers in different forms, five samples of 

 cultivated Ceara rubber, and collections of plant specimens and 

 photographs of plants and methods of rubber cultivation. 



THE DUTCH INDIES. 



A NOTABLE feature of the exhibition was the department con- 

 tributed by the commission appointed by the Dutch government 

 to secure the adequate representation of Holland and her colonies. 

 It embraced not only specimens of rubber and gutta-percha 

 (wild and cultivated), but a profusion of maps and photographs, 

 utensils, and the like; also displays by the rubber factories of 

 Holland. The rubber displays are mentioned here; some of 

 the other displays will be referred to under other headings. 



The government of the Netherlands East Indies made a com- 

 prehensive exhibit of Ficus elastica rubber, gutta-percha, gutta- 

 jelutong (Pontianak gum), palembang gum, fat from gutta- 

 percha seeds, etc., from Sumatra, Java and Borneo; also maps 

 and photographs. 



Rubber Displays From Plantations. 



Deli Maatschappij. — Samples of rubber in six forms from 

 Ficus elastica from their rubber and tobacco plantations at 

 Medan, cast coast of Sumatra. No acid is used except a small 

 quantity of liquid ammonia in the drip tins. 



Rubber Cultuur Onderneming Tji-bening. — Sixty-five bales 

 of Ficus elastica rubber; plantation in Preanger regency, Java. 



Cultuur Maatschappij Pangledjar. — Samples of Hevca rubber, 

 exposed for over two years to light and air, from cinchona, coffee 

 and rubber plantations in Preanger regency, Java. 



Maatschappij tot Exploitatie van het land Tjimangies. — Rub- 

 ber from Ficus elastica, from Buitenzorg, Java. 



Cultuur Maatschappij Kali Djerveh. — Ficus rubber and photo- 



Special Section of British Malaya. 



graphs of coffee and rubber plantations in Loemadjang division, 

 Java. 



Particulier Land Tjikand Ilir. — Rubber from Ficus elastica; 

 40 kilos dried on tree; 15 kilos dried on leaves. From rice, rub- 

 ber and coffee plantations. Serang division, Java. 



Maatschappij ter Exploitate der Pamanoekan en TjiassemLan- 

 den. — Rubber from Ficus and Castilloa; leaves and seeds of these 

 species and Hevea; tapping tools and other utensils; maps. 

 From Krawang division, Java. 



Het Algcmeen Nederlandsche-Indisch Rubber Syndicaat te 

 Batavia. — Fifteen samples of commercial rubber from the firm 

 L. Platon & Co., Batavia, Java. They embrace Castilloa, Ficus 

 (wild and cultivated), and Landolphia, prepared by different 

 methods. 



Landbouw Onderneming Dolok en Taleon Saragi. — Ficus rub- 

 ber from plantation of Birenstihl & Sulger, Batoe Bahra division^ 

 Sumatra. 



Weise & Co., Rotterdam merchants, made a display of crude 

 rubber (wild and cultivated), gutta-percha and balata, from the 

 Dutch colonies, Africa, and South America. 



Other Plantation Displays. 



Photographs of plantations, and in some cases maps, were ex- 

 hibited by Cultuur Onderneming Pasir Waringin (Java) ; De 

 Rubber Planters Vereeninging at Bandjar (Java) ; Plan- 

 tagen Gesellschaft Boenisan (Java) ; Anglo-Java Rubber 

 Co. (Java) ; Landbouw Onderneming Tjiseroe (Java) ; 

 Particulier Land Tjikandi Ilir (Java). Bantamsche Plantagen 

 Maatschappij (Java) showed many photographs of Hevea and 

 Ficus plantations, and Belgisch Nederlandsche Cultuur Maat- 

 schappij photographs of rubber trees 3 years old. 



In addition to displays of rubber mentioned already, Het 

 Algemeen Nederlandsch-Indisch Rubber Syndikaat showed some 

 large photographic views of rubber in the Java botanical gar- 

 dens. Maatschappij tot Exploitatie der Pamanoekan en Tjiassem 

 Landen exhibited 21 photographs of interest of Hevea, Ficus and 

 Castilloa trees on three plantations in Java. 



The Colonial Museum's Exhibit. 



The Colonial Museum at Haarlem (foundation of the Society 

 for the Promotion of Industry), of which Dr. M. Greshoft is di- 

 rector and H. A. A. van der Lek conservator, made a display 

 embracing — 



Caoutchouc from Sumatra, Java and Borneo — 12 samples. 



Gutta-percha and allied gums, including gutta-percha from 

 leaves — 19 samples. 



Balata, from Surinam, and articles made of balata — 12 samples. 



Gum damor, gum copal, dragon's blood, benzoin, and other 

 products of the Dutch East Indies. 



Models of native houses in Java, and articles illustrating the 

 life of the natives. 



Publications of the Museum. 



There may also be mentioned the miscellaneous exhibit of the 

 Netherlands colonial ministry, of telegraph cable models, maps, 

 and books. 



Another Dutch East Indian Display. 



Outside of the regular Dutch East Indian department 

 Th. L. A. Runge, of Deli-Mceda estate, Deli, Sumatra (exhibits 

 Nos. 121,122 in the commercial department), showed specimens 

 of Ficus rubber blocks of S kilos each, rendered extremely tough 

 and durable by means of smoke only, and also bundles of tobacco 

 leaves. Their exhibit embraced, in addition to photographs, a 

 collection of 128 Batak curiosities, illustrating the life and cus- 

 toms of the natives in that part of Sumatra, and 20 Sumatra birds. 



BUHMA. 



Lieutenant Colonel J. A. Wyllie (exhibit No. 42) sent from 

 Rangoon a Wardian case containing specimens of two native 

 rubber yielding creepers, and samples of plantation rubber from 

 Hevea, Ceara and Chavannesia {Urceola) esculenta, one of the 

 creepers referred to. 



