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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[June 1, 1911. 



The Rubber Planting Interest. 



THE MANHATTAN PLANTING HEVEA. 



THE Manhattan Rubber Mfg. Co. (Passaic, New Jersey) for 

 years have been one of the most alert of American com- 

 panies concerning the sources of crude rubber. Almost 

 every year one of their officials has journeyed to Central America, 

 to Africa or the Far East, and as a result they know much of 



Weeding One Ye.\r Old Trees M.\nhatt.\n Pl.\nt.\tion. 



rubber gathering and planting. They were one of the first to 

 plant Castilloa and had not two successive cyclones seriously 

 interfered with the perpendicularity of the trees would have won 

 out. It is mt'St interesting to know that far from being cast 



FiN-E Ye.vr Old "Heveas"' on Manh.\tt.\n Plantation. 



down, as were their trees, they are the possessors of a large 

 Hevea plantation in the Far East from which they are already 

 getting shipments of rubber. 



A BOOK for rubber planters — Mr. Pearson's "Rubber County of 

 the Amazon." 



THE UNITED SERDANG (SUMATEA) RUBBER PLANTATIONS. 



.\ crop of rubber amounting to 67,828 pounds, for which 

 a net average of 6s. Syid. per pound was realized, was re- 

 ported by the Directors in their report to the third annual 

 meeting of the above company, recently held in London. 

 This large crop, much in excess of the estimate, was made with- 

 out overtapping any of the trees, although a considerable addi- 

 tion was made to the number of those tappable, the number 

 having iiicreased from 5,638 trees in September, 1909, to 74,094 

 in August, 1910. During the year an additional 34 acres has 

 been planted with Para, bringing the total area under rubber 

 to 7,284 acres. During the current year a material addition will 

 be made to this area, there being 974 acres felled and cleared 

 and 490 acres ready for planting. The net profit for the year 

 was £21,615 10.S. 6rf., making, with £5,662 4s. Id. brought forward 

 from last year, £27,277 1S.J. \d. available for distribution. From 

 this it was recommended that a dividend of 10 per cent, be paid, 

 leaving £9,277 15.y. \d. to carry forward to ne.xt year. 



RUBBER ESTATES OF JOHORE, LIMITED. 



The report, prepared by the Directors of the above company, 

 for submission to the fifth annual meeting, held May 18, records 

 a good growth of trees. Tapping on 10,000 trees will be com- 

 menced in July, and this number should be materially increased 

 before the end of the year. The total expenditure during 1910 

 was reported as exceeding the estimate, owing to the higher 

 wages demanded by Chinese and Malays, who would gradually 

 be replaced by Indian laborers. 



CENTRAL TRAVANCORE RUBBER CO.. LIMITED. 



The Directors submitted a report at the fourth annual general 

 meeting of the above company, held in London, May 8, in which 

 they describe the growth of the rubber as satisfactory, with 

 1906 rubber soon ready for tapping. During 1910 a small quan- 

 tity of rubber was obtained — 145 pounds — of very good quality; 

 the estimate for 1911 is 13,000 pounds of dry rubber, but owing 

 to the recommendation of the manager, K. E. Nicoll, that no 

 trees be tapped until they attain a girth of 18 inches, at three 

 feet from the ground, this estimate may not be fully reached. 



INAMBAEI PARA RUBBER ESTATES, LIMITED. 



.According to the report submitted by the Directors to the 

 third ordinary general meeting of the above company, held in 

 London, the crop of rubber harvested for the year ended July 31, 

 1910, was 29,273 pounds, landed weight, which realized, after 

 deducting freight, landing and all sale charges, a net average 

 price of just over 5j. lid. per pound. 



Owing to the seizure by bandits of the canoes and rafts pre- 

 pared for the second caucho expedition, its departure was much 

 delayed, and only 640 pounds of caucho obtained before the 

 close of the financial year. The total proceeds from the sale of 

 rubber and caucho amounted to £8.868. 



COLISEO SUGAR PLANTATION COMPANY. 



TIlis company has received the report of the final inspection 

 committee of bondholders, showing development of the entire 

 property completed, according to the requirements of the trust 

 deed. The number of good growing rubber trees on the planta- 

 tion in the State of Vera Cruz, Mexico, is estimated at 2,000,000, 

 which by replanting will be increased by about 500,000 this year. 

 The first planting is 7 years old, but commercial tapping will 

 probably be deferred for several years to avoid possible injury 

 to the trees. 



