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Composition of dry-washed rubber : 



Caoutchouc ... ... per cent. 94'0 



Resin ... ... ... 2'7 



Proteids 2'9 



Ash 0-4 



Commercial Valuation. About 4s. 8d. per Ib. in London, 

 Tvith fine, hard Para at 4s. 4d. per Ib., and " medium" to 

 palish plantation crepe at 4s. 9d. to 5s. O^d. per Ib. 



Remarks. This rubber is very satisfactory in composition, 

 being quite equal in this respect to plantation Para rubber 

 from the East, but it is deficient in strength. This defect is 

 probably due to the rubber having been obtained from young 

 trees, and there is little doubt that the product furnished by 

 the trees as they become older will show a great improve- 

 ment in physical properties. The rubber will then be of 

 greater value. 



The weakness of Eubber from young trees is a 

 question which continually crops up in connection 

 with plantation Rubber. It is only reasonable to 

 expect that the strength of the Eubber is affected 

 by the age of the tree producing it. The defect is 

 one which only time can remedy. Meanwhile we 

 can regard with satisfaction the fact that our 

 Rubber can be made of such quality as to reach a 

 value almost equal to that of the Rubber from the 

 East. 



Cocoa. Here again there are no actual sales to 

 record. As explained elsewhere, all our Cocoa to 



