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to take note of the thickness of each man's parings. 

 He should be made to turn them out and exhibit 

 them daily, and in this way careless work can be 

 readily noted. 



Tapping should commence as early as possible 

 in the morning and be finished by 10 a.m. on a 

 bright day. Should the morning be rainy, the 

 work can commence as soon as the rain is over, 

 and be completed as early as possible. The flow 

 of the latex will be found to be considerably 

 affected by sunshine. 



Each tapper can deal with 500 trees. This 

 gives him 250 to tap each day alternately. Each 

 man should be given his own area, with which no 

 other tapper should be allowed to interfere, except 

 in the case of absence of the regular man. In this 

 way, the men will know that bad work can always 

 be brought home to them, and pride in good work 

 will be encouraged amongst them. No system of 

 pay by results in latex is advisable. It would only 

 result in watering the latex or deep cutting of the 

 trees. Frequent supervision to see that no trees 

 are missed, and that no careless work is done; is the 

 surest means of securing the best results. 



Curing and Drying. The latex immediately 



