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THE RUBBER INDUSTRY 



January and February, 1912, were exceptionally dry 

 months, rain falling on very few days during that 

 period. This drought did not materially affect the 

 yield of latex as far as can be judged by the output for 

 that year. In 1913 another dry period occurred in the 

 middle of the year, and in this case a decided shortage 

 of latex resulted in several districts. 



Throughout the Malay Peninsula a very even tem- 

 perature prevails in the low lands. The following gives 

 the average mean maximum and minimum returns for 

 fifteen years, from 1896 to 1910 : 



For the consideration of the capital cost and present 



