men employed. When we consider the diflSculties 

 many estates have in getting labour, it is comforting 

 to realise that rubber is a crop which year by year 

 entails less labour. 



There appears to be some doubt as to the time bearing 

 a rubber estate takes to become rem,unerative, so stage OF 

 perhaps I may mention that our Magigye estate now rubber. 

 provides some information on that point. Early in 

 191 1 an area of rubber was planted with plants one 

 year old from seed. Of these 50% had reached the 

 tappable stage early in 1916. They gave, during 

 1916, an average yield of 6% ozs. per tree which 

 certainly places that area in the remunerative stage. 

 I might add that this yield was obtained without 

 supervision beyond an occasional visit by a 

 European. 



E. Brown, F.L.S., 

 Manager, Kivuvu Rubber Coy. Ltd. 



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