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bearing I believe that it is not likely that the system will be found 

 anything but useful when it comes' to tapping or picking, whether 

 on days wages or contract. 



As will be seen from the sketch everyone of the blocks has its 

 name; so for instance, there can be no mistake possible when I sav that 

 the stream running through fields E/2, D/2 and D/i has its spring 

 in the jungle at E/3 and it is impossible to miss a hill lying in G/5. 



In the same way as every square can be accurately designated it 

 is also possible to name every individual tree within one of the 10- 

 acre blocks which, with the 50 trees in every direction represents 

 a fixed spot in a similar though smaller co-ordinate system. 



W. R. ROWLAND, 



15M January, 1907. 



TRANSMISSION OF RUBBER SEEDS. 



We have received the following letter from Mr. BARTLETT of the 

 Botanic Gardens, Demerara, as to a sending of seed of Para rubber 

 from the Botanic Gardens:— •• I am much obliged to you for the 

 three boxes containing 1,200 seed I am glad to say that over 920 

 of the number have grown into plants and a few more are still 

 appearing which 1 regard as very satisfactory, considering the length 

 of time that they were on the voyage. Theydid not arrive here 

 till nearly the end of October, i.e , about two months after they were 

 dispatched. 



Transmission by parcels post would appear in spite of its costli- 

 ness to be far the most economical way of sending Para rubber 



CHENGEI DAMAR. 



We see by the Malay Mail that Messrs. LanhaM and SHAV 

 Hillier -tend to start a Damar Industry in the Raub distn* 

 The damar ,s to be obtained by tapping the "Chengal tra 

 Balanocarpus maximus. * 



This tree also known as Chengei and Penak, gives a beautifu 

 transparent damar, of good quality^ which there is some demand 

 This is perhaps the firs! European attempt to work the damar W 

 the tree directly. One would like to know details of the method- 

 adopted for obtaining it. 



