No. 9. J 



SEPTEMBER, 1904. 



[Vol. 111. 



AGRICULTURAL BULLETIN 



OF THE 



STRAITS 



AND 



FEDERATED MALAY STATES 



EDITED BY 



*H. N. RIDLEY, m. a., f. L. S. ; 

 Director of Botanic Gardens, S. S 



CONTENTS. 



Pagh. 



r. Experimental lapping of Para Rubber Trees at the 



Botanic Gardens, Singapore, by R. Dfrky ... 339 



2. Methods of Tapping Rubber Trees and Collecting 



Latex, by P. J. BURGESS ... ... 380 



3. Value of Malacca Rubber, by the Resident Councillor, 



Malacca ... ... ... ... 385 



4. Rubber Prospects ... ... ... 386 



5. Miscellaneous, Notices to Subscribers ... ... 387 



6. Rainfall for September, 1904 ... ... 388 



7. Singapore Market Report ... ... ... 389 



8. Export Telegram to Europe and America ...'390 



<). Meteorological Returns ... ... . .. 393 



10. Meteorological Observations, General Hospital, Sei em- 

 ban, for the month of August, 1 904 ... ... 404 



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