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r Of Pearl Sago 27,000 picuis were sent to the United Kingdom, 

 gn increase of 5,000, to the Continent of Europe about 9,000 picuis,' 

 a decrease of 1,000, the other exports being chiefly to Asiatic 

 places. 



Of Flake Tapioca the United Kingdom received 104,000 picuis, 

 a decrease of nearly 20,000, and France 52,000 picuis, a decrease 

 jjjF 19,000, while of the Flour description to the United Kingdom 

 249,000 picuis were sent, a decrease of 27,000, to the United States 

 37,500, a decrease of 19,000, to France about 1 0,000 more than 

 in 1903, and to Hongkong, 24,000 or much the same as in the 

 previous year. 



2 Of Tapioca from Malacca, Singapore recorded 354,500 picuis, of 

 all kinds, from Johore 62,600 picuis, from Java 46,400, and from 

 the Negri Sembilan 36,200 picuis, being decreases of 16,000 picuis 

 and 14,300 picuis from Malacca and Johore respectively, an increase 

 Of 34,000 picuis from Java and a decrease of 12,000 picuis from the 

 Negri Sembilan. 



I Pearl Tapioca exported to the United Kingdom rose to 97,000 

 picuis. an increase of 3,000. and to Denmark 55,000, an increase of 

 ^8,000, but fell to 55,000 in the case of Australia, a decrease of 

 15,000. 



r Imports of Arecanuts from Johore fell by 37,000 picuis, but rose 

 by nearly 50,000 from Sumatra and by 46,000 from Acheen. 



RAW MATERIALS. 

 Singapore. 



[ Singapore shows a total export of nearly 84-J million dollars, 

 Represented in Sterling by over £8,100,000, being a decrease of 

 nearly 6^ million dollars, but an increase in Sterling of over 

 [£,100,000. 



In the Produce Class the heavy declines were Gutta Percha by 

 bore than 3^ million dollars, Gambier by nearly 2 T 9 - million, Rat- 

 tans by over i£ million, Copra by over I million, Copal, Coconut 

 bil and Planks with decrease of about $200,000 each, and Kachang 

 bil and Sandalwood with declines of $143,000 and $130,000 res- 

 pectively. 



Borneo Rubber increased, however, by nearly i£ million dollars 

 followed by Jelutong and Inferior Rubbers with an increase of 

 {225,000, other increases by smaller amounts being Crude Oil, 

 Benzine, Nuts and Seeds, etc. 



PENANG. 



Produce slightly decreased, Copra falling by $490,000, and Gutta 

 fercha by $70,000, met, however, by an increase m India Rubber 

 l»f close on $800,000. 



The Colony. 



The decrease in Copra is seen by reduced quantities of 74.000 

 ■oils from Bali and the Celebes, 37,000 picuis from the Natunas 

 Bands, and also decreases from other places except Dutch borneo, 

 Bhich sent 34,000 picuis more. 



