225 



The Tapioca Factory. — is completely equipped and is now turning 

 out 800 piculs of Tapioca per month. 



Thirty-five coolie sheds to hold 500 men 2 Bungalows in good 

 order, but requiring kitchens and out-houses. 



The working of the Tapioca is leased to the present owners for a 

 period of 5 years under the agreement the lessees have to keep up 

 all existing clearings to the end of the second crop when they 

 must be handed over free of lalang and weeds. The lessee has to 

 open up and up-keep at least 400 acres of new forest every year 

 and maintain same for a period of not less than 3I years (end of 

 second crop). The Para Rubber in such clearings to be planted at 

 purchaser's expense. 



The lessees have to pay a royalty according to the fluctuations 

 of the price of Tapioca. 



$7.80 per picul 

 7.60 „ 

 740 „ 

 7.20 „ 

 7.00 „ 

 and so on. - 



6 months' notice from either 



24% 



23 » 

 22 ,, 



21 „ 

 20 



$10.00 per picul. 30% 



9.60 „ 29 „ 



9.20 28 ,, 



8.80 „ 27,, 



8.40 „ 26 



8.00 „ 25 „ 



The agreement is terminable at 

 side. 



The purchasers must have their own manager and a staff of coolies 

 to plant and look after the rubber, etc. 



By the end of 1906 there should be 1,500 acres, 



1907 » 2 >5oo » 



of Para Rubber planted of which 700 acres will be 

 jungle. 



Estimates of igo6. 



Planting up 900 acres with Para x 16$' with $ 



stumps ... ... ... ... 18.000 



Nurseries and Seed 300,000 ... ... 2,000 



Management (6 months) ..- ... 2,500 



Additions to Bungalow and furniture ... 1,000 



Tools and contingencies ... .. 750 



Rent 6 months ... ... ... 1,750 



in virgin 



Income. 



Royalty on Tapioca 6 months 800 pis. per month 



®2 5 % ... 



Proceeds of Rambong and Coconuts 



9,600 

 1 ,400 



26,000 



1 1 ,000 



15,000 



