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We made them to understand that it is the en wish of the 
0 ke 
bee up to them, but that it is impossible for the industry to 
last en ae years with the present system of working the 
us and that we would strongly advise them, therefore, in 
ecordance en the wishes of the ee to stop all rubber- 
pour ing in their forests for the next two or three zn 
the surviving trees might have sufficient ins to recov 
selves with Dark, and to allow young ba (in which ibeir poen, 
abound) to attain tapable sizes. After this period of time every 
proprietor should then begin to wis his bush on quite a 
different system. That in this way the industry would be 
permanent, and they would derive yearly income from their 
forests. 
We pointed out to them the great commercial value of this tree, 
and its financial superiority is cola and palm trees, and there- 
fore sonrt urged them to devote as much, if not greater 
attention to the rearing and ee of this tree as they do to 
the latter ones. 
They were made to understand that by doing thisthey would not 
only be carrying out the wishes of the Lagos Government, which 
moting the interest of trade and be benefiting themselves and 
children. 
Finally we told them that it is their duty to stop all intruders 
in their forests, as it was en who had ruined their forests 
more than the inhabitants themselv 
We regret to report that all over i-Yoruiidla nd, beginning from 
Iwo, and as far as we went in this direction, the forests are 
sparse and there are more fields than anything else. Consequently 
there are few rubber trees in those parts, and a good deal of what 
there are are what the natives call the male Ire tree [Holarrhena 
vd ; it produces a similar juice to the female Ire tree, but 
oagulates only to the consistency of the soft Ire rubber 
(Landolphia Sp. ; this deserves investigation as it is very plentiful 
in some parts and yields abundance of juice). 
The only parts where good bits of forest were found were 
Osogbo, Ila-Oke, Ilobu, Ejigbo. 
E. 3 Yorubaland, prete we strongly urged the ve 
take to planting Ire as they do kola and palm trees 
een siitable dici are avaiable. explaining kor they should be 
planted, and what a great rend of income such an undertaking 
will be to them in the fut We are pleased to report that the 
gin seemed to fall in sani) with this suggestion. 
furthermore impressed on them that the process of apping 
should only be aos once a year, and during the rainy season, 
at sufficient time be allowed the trees to rebark ee g 
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2 feet bobween the are la ateral grooves: this is j just the point 
where the native tappers destroy the trees; ar do not allow 
more than from 6 to 9 inches between the lateral grooves, thus 
