acre should be added for the five year old trees which 

 are to be tapped for the first time. 



Increase of production in the Federated Malay States. 



120 

 1908 ---- 1,984,285 X + 800,000 



= 3,181,142 Ibs. Actual quantity exported. 



3,165,000 Ibs. = ......... !>4i3 tons. Custom 



House Returns. 

 Difference . . 15,542 Ibs. 



I2C 



1909 3,165,600 ; + 1,600,000 



5,398,720 Ibs. = ..... 2,400 tons. 



(Exported to the end of October 1909, 4,831,823 Ibs.) 



1 20 

 1910 ---- 5,398,720 : + 4,819,800 



= 1 1,298,264 Ibs. = ......... 5,043 tons. 



1 20 

 1911... 11,298,264 X + 8,430,800 



= 21,988,716 Ibs. ......... 9,616 tons. 



1 20 

 1912... 21,988,716 X + 8,148,600 



= 34,535,059 Ibs. = ......... 15,417 tons. 



1 20 

 1913 34,535,059 X + 8,363,600 



49,805,670 Ibs. = ......... 22,234 tons. 



In order to give an idea of the importance of the 

 rubber industry, I quote here a statement of the 1909 

 crop from some estates in production taken from some 

 of the Straits newspapers. 



