January 1, 1913.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Some Rubber Planting Notes. 



STATISTICS OF LEADING PLANTATION COMPANIES. ,0 the date of the accouiits was shown as 534,979 pounds, against 



FIGURES of leading plantation companies for the entire a quantity of 218,000 in the previous year. The estimate for the 



year 1911 as compared witli the lirst nine months of 1912 year (ending August 31) had been 433,000 pounds. For the 



show following results: Year 9 months, current year the estimate is 921,000 pounds. 



1911. 1912. A satisfactory feature recorded, was that the growth of the 

 lbs. lbs. rubber is excellent, as well as the renewal of the bark, these con- 

 Highlands & Lowlands I'ara Rubber Co.. 633,024 618,180 ditions being attributed to the system of wide planting carried 



Anglo-Malay Rubber Co 780.972 608,090 on throughout the estate. This system has promoted the renewal 



Linggi Plantations 1,064,500 776,000 of the bark, which, it is added, is the capital of the rubber tree. 



London Asiatic Rubber & Produce Co.. 352,688 472,400 



Grand Central (Ceylon) 406,061 389,960 tangk&h hubber estate (johoee). 



Damansara (Selangor) Rubber Co 383,745 385,340 According to the report for the year ended September 30, 1912, 



Lanadron Rubber Estates 375,846 392,990 presented to the shareholders' meeting of December 16, the crop 



Kapar Para Rubber Co 330,861 369,360 of rubber amounted to 54,000 pounds against an estimate of 



Seafield Rubber Co 308,461 332,650 40,000 pounds, and a quantity for 1911 of 17,413 pounds. The 



Sungei-Kapar Rubber Co 338,480 325,200 estimate for the year ending September, 1913, is 100,000 pounds. 



Gula Kalumping Rubber Estates 243,040 315.900 In order to develop the estate, the installation for an up to date 



Pataling Rubber Estates Syndicate.... 333.044 315,480 factory has been shipped; while orders have been placed for a 



Consolidated Malay Rubber Estates... 401,897 314,810 suction gas engine and the necessary washing mills. The culti- 



Seremban Rubber Estate 363,344 305,810 vated area is 1,600 acres. 



Batu Caves Rubber Co 261,605 261,200 



. BOTANICAL GARDEN FOE SUMATRA. 



Total for year 1911 6,577,568 According to the Batavia "Niewsblad," the local Director of 



Total for 9 months, 1912 6,183,370 Agriculture has gone to Medan, Sumatra, with the object of 



Thus the output of 15 leading companies reported for the f^rst ''"ding a suitable location for a Botanical Garden. Many of the 



nine months of 1912 was nearly as large as it had been for the ^^^Ser planting companies are said to be interested in the project 



entire year 1911. ^"d have offered their land to the government to help the work. 



LATEST CHOP REPORTS '^^^ general opinion in Sumatra is that such an institution would 



The cabled reports of the larger companies to November 30 "materially help experimental planting work and would afford 



show a continued increase as compared with last year. Thus the '"""^'^ information as to the most suitable methods of cultivation. 



Anglo-Malay reports 813,649 pounds as compared with 692,786; kamerun and Congo rubber. 



while the London Asiatic does still better with 624,581 pounds p^^.^ the results of a botanical investigation undertaken by 



against 301,039. Selaba records 288,928 pounds as compared Herr C. Ledermann by order of the German Geographical Coin- 



with 176,043. The gam in the output of the smaller companies ^i^^i^„^ ^ ,^ould seem that Kamerun is much behind the Congo 



is in some cases in even a higher proportion. -^ ^^e preparation of rubber by the natives. In the latter terri- 



TANDJONG RUBBER CO., SUMATRA. 'o'"y ^^cry factory has a drying house, while Mr. Ledermann 



The crop for the year ending June 30, 1912, of the Tandjong =0"'^ "o*^ discover a single one in Kamerun. 

 Rubber Co. was 34,864 pounds, e.xceeding the estimate by He considers the higher value of Congo rubber, particularly 

 4,864 pounds ; the average yield being 108 pounds per acre. The Kassai, as being due to its judicious treatment by the Belgian 

 net average price realized was 4s, 4.46d. per pound, against f. o. buyers, who cut it, remove impurities as far as possible by beat- 

 fa. cost of 3s. 2.18d. per pound. The relatively high cost is owing ^"S and kneading, and reject every piece of crude rubber found 

 to the recruiting of additional coolies, and the expenditures '° "^ adulterated. 



caused by inaugurating tapping. By the fact that the estimate for I* 's added that if similar care were exercised in Kamerun, 



1912-13 is 180,000 pounds, and the estimated cost reduced to 2s. ''"bber from that quarter would command a higher price. Kame- 



3d. per pound, the prospect of a large number of trees being ™" ^^^^^ y'«'<l ^ 2°°^ product, and the natives are not unskilled 



about to come into bearing is indicated. ^s rubber collectors. They must, however, be trained to deliver 



only rubber of good quality. 



LANGEN (JAVA) RUBBER ESTATES. 



According to the report presented to the annual general meet- rubber in French west Africa. 



ing of December 3, the original estimate for the year ending President Fallieres has recently approved an ordinance for 



September 30 was 42,000 pounds; afterwards raised to 92,500 '^e regulation of crude rubber gathering in the French West 



pounds. The amount actually harvested during that period was African territories. The Governor-General of West Africa had 



145,633 pounds, the cost being 2s. 3Md. per pound and the "'^"'^ "PO" ^^^ government the need of such a measure, in order 



average net price realized 3^. ll^rf- The estimate for the cur- '« P''«^''="t ^^^ depreciation of the article on the European 



rent year is 250,000 pounds ; a reduction in cost being anticipated. "larkets. 



According to this ordinance, the preparation and sale of crude 



UNITED MALAYSIAN RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITED. rubber is forbidden in other form than in slabs or cakes of the 



Prominence is given by the "Malay Mail" to a statement made maximum thickness of one centimeter (two-fifths of an inch) ; 



to the shareholders by the secretary of the United Malaysian ;„ ^repe. or in very thin strips. Gathering from rubber plants 



Rubber Co., to the effect that good progress is being made, jg prohibited every year during a period not exceeding three 



reports of which would be published in due time. months, to be fixed by the Lieutenant-Governor of each Colony. 



UNITED SERDANG (SUMATRA) RUBBER PLANTATIONS. During this time, business in rubber can only be carried on in 



In the report presented to the shareholders at the annual meet- French West Africa with a certificate that the rubber was 



ing of December 1, of the above company, the crop secured up gathered before the commencement of the close season. 



