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Funtumia Elastica, the produce of which is said 

 to compare favourably with the best Para rubber. 

 Negotiations for other areas are at present going 

 on, the principal leases being in connection with 

 the extensive forests known as the Budoga and 

 Buoroma. 



Vines are to be found everywhere in the smaller 

 forests, and a permit to collect rubber is granted 

 at an annual fee of £2 per square mile, subject to 

 an export duty of 10 per cent. 



The Administration are also planting along the 

 sides of the main roads rubber-trees such as Para, 

 Castilloa, Funtumia, and Ceara. 



The cultivation of Cocoa is very promising, 

 and the total cost in the Government nurseries at 

 Kampala amounts to 43 rupees per acre. It ranks 

 with good quality Ceylon in the market. 



There is a very large demand for seeds and 

 plants. The latter appear to be hardy and free 

 from disease. 



Coffee is extensively cultivated, and with every 

 prospect of success, as undoubtedly both the soil 

 and the climate of Uganda are suitable to it. 

 Large quantities of the seed have been distributed 

 in different districts. An indigenous variety is 

 found in Buddu and on the Sese Islands. The 

 cost per acre on the Government estate is 35 rupees. 



Rice should become an industry of first-rate 

 importance, although the Bombay varieties appear 

 to be the only ones suitable to the country, as 

 the rainfall is not quite sufficient for the upland 



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