APRIL. 1904- 



.Vol. 111. Vwu I 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES. 



EDITED BY 

 11. N. RIDLEY, m. A., F. i..s. ; 

 Director of Botanic Gardens S. S 



CONTENTS. 



Page. 



1. Preparation ol Crude Rubber, by F. PEARS ... 1 [9 



2. Report on Gutta-perchas from the Straits Settlements, by 



Professor W. R. DUNSTAN ... ... '121 



3. Extraction of Gutta-percha from the Leaves ... 128 



4. Report on Rubber from the Straits Settlements ... 130 



5. Analysis of Castilloa and Funtumia Rubber (Bull. Imp. 



Inst.) ... ... ... ... 130 



0. Future of Rubber in Ceylon ... ... ... 131 



7. Common Tapioca Flour, by A. L. De MORNAY ... 133 



S. Coconuts in Ceylon ... ... ... 134 



9. Ramie, by D. E. Radcliffe and C. Baxendale ... 134 



10. Vanillin ... ... ... ... 137 



11. Notes from the India Rubber Journal ... ... 140 



12. Minutes of first Meeting of the General Committee of 



the Agricultural Show ... ... ... 140 



§j. Miscellaneous, Notices to Subscribers ... ... 142 



14. Rainfall for March, 1904 ... ... ... 142 



15. Singapore Market Report ... ... •••1,43 



[6. Exports from Singapore & Penang to Europe & America 144 

 17. Export Telegram to Europe and America ... ...146 



in. Monthly Rainfall 1 894-1903. Negri Sembilan ... 147 



1 < ). Meteorological Returns ... ... ... 148 



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