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MESSRS. HECHT, LEVIS AND KAHN to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
21, Mincing Lane, London, E.C, 
17th May, 1890. 
DEAR SIR, 
I swer to your yesterday's letter we beg to say that 
Colombian scrap rubber has been known in the market for the last 
few years, and is of a very superior quality indeed 
It would be diffieult to give you the exact ave rage market 
value, but it has varied during the last few years between 2s. 3d. 
and 3s. per Ib. 
At the snis moment the value is about 2s. 11d. to iun 
In accordance with your desire, we are sending to-day a 
small sample, whisk will show m the fine spe vu this rubber. 
are, C., 
TARN robe LEVIS AND KAHN. 
John R. Jackson, Esq., 
Royal Gardens, Kew. 
INDIA OFFICE to ROYAL GARDENS, KEW. 
India Office, Whitehall, S.W. 
SIR, 14th June, 1890. 
I AM directed by the Secretary of State for India to inform you 
that Mr. Robert Thomson ^ S 162, Belsize Road, N.W., 
forwarded to this Office a copy of your letter to him of the 24th 
ultimo on the subject of the Colemnbits Virgen rubber 
As Mr. Thomson is desirous of knowing qhcthae the Govern- 
ment of India will be likely to undertake the experimental 
cultivation of this tree, I am to ask you to be so good as to furnish 
this Office with the definite information concerning Colombia 
h of ru i 
expressed in your letter to this Office of the 8th July last, has 
been in any way modified by the information now in your 
possessi 
I am, etc., 
(Signed) J. A. GODLEY. 
The Director, 
Royal Gardens, Kew. 
ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, to INDIA OFFICE. 
Royal Gardens, Kew, 
June 18, 1890. 
SIR, 
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of 
June 14th (R. & S. 772). 
2. We are advised by ie ien brokers that * Bii scrap 
rubber has been known in the market for the las ears, 
y» 
is of a very se "quality bdo 7 it eitran viles is about 
28. lld, to 3s. per 
