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both from Ceylon and from the Federated Malay States 

 has practically doubled every year. In fact, so far as 

 Ceylon is concerned, the following table shows that this 

 is an understatement of the case. 



TABLE IV 



Exports of Rubber from British Colonies in the East. 



Y Ceylon exports, Malay Peninsula 



tons exports, tons 



1906 147 425 



1907 248 1,036 



1908 407 1,665 



1909 666 3,340 



1910 1,472 6,500 



1911 2,900 11,000 



1912 6,300 about 20,000 



Lewton Brain in 1910 estimated the future yields for 

 Malaya as follows : 



TABLE V 

 Estimated exports of Rubber from Malaya. 



Year Tons 



1911 10,950 



1912 18,750 



1913 26,550 



1914 35,640 

 1916 65,000 



There seems every reason for anticipating that these 

 estimates will be exceeded. 



A million acres of rubber in full bearing may be 

 expected at a rough estimate to produce 150,000 tons of 



