April 1, 1913.J 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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THE BATAVIA EXHIBITION OF 1914. 



POSTPONED from April, 1914, to the following September, 

 * the Batavia Rubber Exhibition will form the next link in the 

 chain after tlie London display of June, 1914. By this arrange- 

 ment of dates the visitors to the earlier exhibition can still take 

 in the later one. 



In the official program of the Batavia (Java) International 

 Rubber Congress and Exhibition, attention is called to the fact 

 that there are in the Netherlands East Indies 260,000 acres 

 planted with rubber; the exports having amounted in 1911 to 

 2,249 tons. In addition to Dutch capital, the equivalent of about 

 92 millions of dollars has been invested by otlicr nations in the 

 Netherlands East Indies, this amount including about 75 millions 

 Britisli, 12 millions Belgian and four millions American. Ger- 

 many is only represented by about three-quarters of a million. 



As in the case of previous rubber exhibitions in other parts 

 of the world, a Congress will be held, when it is expected that the 

 views of well-known authorities on vital questions will throw 

 light on many matters of consequence. One of the special fea- 

 tures of the exhibition is — that being held in a rubber-producing 

 country, rubber-yielding species will be planted in the exhibition 

 grounds; while an opportunity will be afforded for visiting rubber 

 estates in the vicinity of Batavia and in other parts of the East. 



The Congress will be divided into eight sections, as follows : 

 1, Botany and Zoology; 2, Climate and Soil; 3, Culture and 

 Crops ; 4, Preparation, etc. ; 5, Working Policy, etc. ; 6. Synthetic 

 Rubber; 7, Commerce; 8, Publications. 



Prizes and diplomas will be offered by official and commercial 

 organizations, the jury dealing with them being international in 

 character. According to the latest announcement, the exhibition 

 will be open from September 8 to October 10, 1914 ; the congress 

 being scheduled to close on September 12, 1914. 



A definite program of the congress will shortly be issued. 

 Meanwhile, information can be obtained from the secretary of 

 the committee. Dr. C. J. J. Van Hall, Buitzenborg, Java. 



The Congress and Exhibition will be held under the patronage 

 of the Prince Consort of the Netherlands and with the support 

 of the Dutch Government. Applications for space should reach 

 the secretary-general of the exhibition before November 1, 1913, 

 mentioning floor or wall area required. 



Among the principal objects of the exhibition will be to show 

 how the culture and preparation of rubber are conducted in the 

 principal rubber producing countries of the world. The necessary 

 attention will also be given to wild rubber species. 



Major General J. G. H. de Voogt is president of the executive 

 council, the vice-president being Dr. W. B. Tromp de Haas, the 

 well-known rubber expert. 



SINGAPORE AS A DISTRIBUTING POINT FOR PLANTATION RUBBER. 



The Ka.it .Xsiatic Co., Limited, of Singapore, has issued a 

 circular to plantation companies, pointing out that the charges 

 incurred by selling rubber in London represent 4^ per cent., of 

 which 2-}4 per cent, would be saved by selling in Singapore. The 

 expenses of shipping and landing rubber from Singapore for 

 the American market are estimated at ZYu per cent. 



MANCHESTER (NORTH BORNEO) RUBBER, LIMITED, 

 According to the report of Mr. T. A. Ball, one of tlie directors 

 of the above company, who recently visited the property, the 

 rubber trees are everywhere looking healthy and strong. The 

 best individual trees measured at three feet from the ground, 

 15j/> to 16J4 inches, all tappable now at 2J4 years' growth, which 

 -Mr. Ball considers very good indeed. By the last accounts about 

 1,700 acres were planted in rubber on the company's estates. 



BRITISH MALAYA RUBBER PRODUCTION, 1906-1911. 



/^\\l.\'(i to the crop reports being furnished by various de- 

 ^^ partments, the aggregate of the items of British Malayan 

 rul)ber production is not always clear. 



This point i.s, however, distinctly shown by the report of the 

 Director of Agriculture of the Federated Malay States, which 

 gives the returns of the four divisions comprised in the term 

 "British Malaya": 



.ArRE.\CE UNDER RUnBER. 



1906. 1907. 1908. 1909. 1910. 1911. 

 Federated Malay 



States '. 85,579 126,235 168,048 196.953 245,774 352,974 



Straits Settlements 11.341 42,866 50,121 57,587 60,568 80,629 



Johore 2,310 10,126 20,944 33.344 43,516 74,975 



Kelantan & Kedah 2.025 4,151 12,995 34,299 



Total British 

 Malaya 99,230 179,227 241,438 292,035 362,853 542,877 



The preponderance of the Federated Malay States in the rubber 

 production of British Malaya is shown by the official tables; those 

 States representing about two-thirds of the total acreage under 

 rubber and seven-eighths of the total yield. 



.Another feature of this return is the comparative table of 

 acreage under rubber and yield of the four States which con- 

 stitute the Federated Malay States. For 1911 the figures stand 

 as follows : 



1911. 



Acreage Under 



Rubber. 



Selangor 145,222 



Perak 124.681 



-Negri Scmbilan 75,356 



Pahang 7,715 



1911. 



Yield. 



Pounds. 



11,438,966 



6.041,762 



4,297,745 



31,144 



Total of Federated Malay States 352,974 21.809,617 



Thus, the State of Selangor produces the largest actual quantity 

 of rubber, while the average per acre was approximately: 

 Selangor. 79 pounds; Perak. 48 pounds; Negri Sembilan, 56 

 pounds; Pahang, 4 pounds. Selangor therefore leads under both 

 heads, fn connection wiih this total for 1911 of 21.809.617 

 pounds as yield of British Malaya it is of interest to note that 

 the aggregate estimate of Malayan exports for 1912 is 44,588,807 

 pounds ; thus showing an increase for last year exceeding 100 per 

 cent. Official details on same basis as shown for 1911 will 

 follow at a later date. 



YIELDS OF RUBBER (pOUNDS). 



1906. 



Federated Malay States 861 ,772 



Straits Settlements 25.560 



Johore 47.724 



Kelantan & Kedah 



Total British Malaya 935,056 



