161 



full of spaces with a certain amount of bark and dirt. The darker 

 parts look a very fair rubber, but the red is poor. 



The Congo rubbers are probably all the produce of mixed Lan- 

 dolphias. 



Renguela Nigger, inferior, mixed with bark, loses in washing 

 nearly 50 per cent. This rubber is black, but so mixed with red 

 bark that the pieces appear to be quite red. It is for the dirtiest 

 rubber of the lot and looks more like bark dust stuck together with 

 rubber than anything else. The produce of Landolphias, L. ozvarien- 

 sis, L. florida, Petersianus and parviflora Mozambique spools 

 coagulated on st'cks. This is a light reddish grey rubber in short 

 blunt cylinders 2 or 3 inches long. It has evidently been drawn out 

 from the tree in the form of threads wound round sticks. It con- 

 tains a little dirt, but not much, except the remains of the sticks on 

 which it was rolled. These are the produce of Landolphias Kirkii, 

 L. Petersianus and L. florid a. 



THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW, 1905. 



The Hon : General Secretary writes from Penang: — The arrange- 

 ments in connection with the forthcoming Show are well in hand. 

 The various sub-Committees have finished revising the Prize List, 

 and it is expected that it will be in the Printer's hands in a few days. 

 Subscriptions are coming in very well, some §3,000 have already 

 been subscribed. It is estimated that the Show will cost close on 

 §10,000. It is hoped that the Standing Committee, and especially 

 the District Officers, will take steps to inform the Natives, and get 

 them to take an interest in the Show. They should be impressed 

 with the necessity of preparing their Exhibits now by good cultiva- 

 tion of their crops, and by the manufacture of articles of native 

 industry. Although there are a few alterations in the Prize List, in 

 the main it is similar to that of last year. It is expected that with 

 the very liberal prizes offered for padi, viz., §50, §25 and §10, a 

 record entry will result. Mr. A. HUTTENBACH has kindly promised 

 a silver cup for the best collection of rice. His Excellency the 

 Governor, has also been pleased to offer a cup for the best general 

 Exhibit in the division for agricultural products. Altogether no 

 pains are being spared to make the Show a success. It only re- 

 mains for the Standing Committee to do their best to try and get 

 the natives to take a real interest in their Exhibits. It might be 

 mentioned that the Federated Malay States Government have again 

 been good enough to carry Exhibitors and their Exhibits free of 

 charge by the issue of third class fares. The Straits Steamship Co. 

 have also kindly consented to allow a rebate of 25 per cent, off their 

 • usual freight on all bona fide Exhibits. 



It might be added with advantage that Planters and others who 

 have made field notes, on subjects of agricultural interest during the 

 past year, would do well to put them iu the form of a small paper, 

 to be read on one of the days of the Show. The opportunity 



