FIBRES 573 



Lately Cameroon has also exported a small quantity of 

 vegetable fibre material, the exact nature of which is not, 

 however, published in the official commercial statistics, 

 viz. : 



Quantity. Value. 



Kilograms Marks 



1911 ... ... ... 156 ... 85 



1912 ... ... ... 798 ... 316 



Perhaps it will prove possible to grow kapok there also, 

 more especially since the decrease in rubber production 

 affords sufficient opportunity for the beginning of other 

 branches of cultivation. 



