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ion as places already planted; new roads and 

 ill greatly assist in" the opening up these new- 



While large areas have been planted in rubber, still larger 

 areas, amounting at the end of 1906 to some 200,000 acres, have 

 been applied for and granted for this cultivation. The State of 

 Perak has gone ahead more rapidly than Selangor in rubber 



but a connecting road has been begun. 



The fact that the Klang district, where rubber was first 

 planted, has now been all taken up for rubber am! iu> more remain- 

 unalienated, has forced would-be rubber planters to go hirthci 

 afield, with the result that in Selangor, Perak and Negri Sembilan 

 fine clearings have been made in new districts. 



Protective Forest Belts. 

 The value of protective forest belts was explained in the last 

 report and these necessary guards against plant diseases are still 

 occupying my attention. ' and Government will be asked to 

 continue the "policy and reserve more of these belts to cut ott 

 v:il 'H)Us planting district- from each other. Dr. Treub, ot Java, 

 who is the greatest living authority on tropical agriculture, is 

 much interested in these protective jungle belts which he 

 considers, a sound and wise provision which unfortunately in Java 

 and other agricultural countries it is now too late to lay out as too 

 much land has already passed away from the control ot the 

 State. 



Camphor. 



Experiments have been made with the propagation of 

 camphor by means of cuttings. The first trial of some thousands 

 of these was not successful owing to lack of supervision but 

 more have been struck and it is hoped to be able to produce a 

 stock of young plants. 



As the camphor plant does not fruit until it is some 30 or 40 

 y»* old it is important to learn how it can be P™P^J? 

 c Jtting S . More seed will be obtained from Japan where : the 5 onh 

 ee L d trees are known and plants from these seeds when estab 

 atrLV ViU beavail ^e for planters who wish to give this plant 



shf yhile not recommending that the cultivation of ^mphor 

 be taken up over large areas it must be remembered that 

 the Pnce of camphor is exceedingly high and the prospects of high 



