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again and the process repeated until a thick solid mass of caout- 
chouc is obtaine slit is made down one side, the rubber is 
peeled off the Sod and hung up to dry. 
I have, &c., 
(Signed) D. MORRIS. 
J. A; Godley, Esq. 4 XB. 
India Office, Whitehall, S.W. 
[Enelosure.] 
REPORT from INDIA RUBBER, GUTTA PERCHA AND TELEGRAPH 
WORKS COMPANY, LIMITED 
Silvertown, iru 30, 1889, 
four samples of Hevea rubber received fro ew have been 
Eight samples sent herewith, four each, “ washed” and 
“e ured. ^» 
No. l. Has the appearance of that imported some 12 months 
since, and known as Rio rubber; is soft, and would decompose if 
ae sed to tke oceans heat after washing, losing 12 per cent. 
n that process; its commercial value 1s. 11d. to 2s. 
No. 2. Slightly firmer; in other respects the same as No. 1. 
No. 3. Percen tage; s loss somewhat less, and therefore of a 
trifling increased v; 
No. 4. Found to E i and firmer, not so likely to decom- 
ose when drying; worth 2s. 3d. Owing i the scrappy nature 
the loss is greater bon it otherwise would 
In Southern India the of the vean of Para rubber 
rees have so far not bee n In 1888 Mr. Lawson was 
iod by the Government 4 supply a short resumé of the success 
which had (oot ape vus eaktivation 4 in the Madras Pisaidetioy: He 
replied as follow 
“There are throe young trees of Hevea brasiliensis in the 
Barliyar Gardens. They are about 20 feet in height, and have 
stems of about 18 inches diameter at the base . . They grow 
vigorously, and they have flowered for the first time tite’ spring, 
have been unable to extract rubber from them in any 
quantity.” 
At Nilambur the rubber trees (Ceara and Hevea) hern planted 
amongst teak trees. In the Administration Report for 1884—85 
it was stated * the growth of the rubbers on the lolo sabumi 
good, though Mr. Hadfield doubted whether they would yield 
much revenue as there was little milk in the seven years' old 
trees.” Again: “One pound of rubber was obtained from 80 of the 
largest trees in 1886-87, but no tapping was done subsequently." 
No distinction appears to have been made in these reports 
between the Hevea and Ceara rubbers. It is possible that the 
failure noted applies more particularly to the latter trees. ` 
