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than these are not uncommon. These figures demonstrate pretty 

 clearly that the cultivation of coconuts is a sound and profitable 

 concern for the native community. 



Copra and Oil. — I estimate approximately that at least 

 30,000 pikuls of copra have been exported from the States, in 

 addition to which 12,657 pikuls of copra were purchased by the 

 Selangor Oil Mills Company situated at Kuala Selangor. This 

 makes the out-turn of copra during 1905 nearly double that in 

 1904, and of course during the current year the exports should 

 show a very considerable increase again. The principal exports 

 of copra were from Telok Anson, Perak, over 23,000 pikuls, from 

 Kuala Selangor 4,900 pikuls, and from Klang, Jugra, 1,800 pikuls. 

 The Selangor Oil Mills turned out from their factory about 6,000 

 pikuls of coconut oil. 



The Agri-Horticultural Show held in Penang proved in 

 every way quite a success. The Colony and the Federated Malay 

 States were well represented by excellent collections of coconuts, 

 both in specimen and variety, also samples of copra, coconut oil 

 and sugar, coir, fibre, etc., and it may be said to the credit of 

 the exhibitors from the States that they carried off, notwithstand- 

 ing the keen competition, several prizes in this particular section. 



The favourable expectations expressed in my last report with 

 regard to the further eradication of the beetle pest and the 

 improvement in and the development of coconut cultivation 

 among the natives, during the year under review, have been 

 fairly realised. In my opinion also, the prospects of the future 

 extension of this valuable industry in the -States, so conducive to 

 the welfare and prosperity of a very large portion of the populace, 

 are as promising as ever. 



L. C. BROWN, 

 Inspector of Coconut Plantations, F.M.S. 



MALAYAN DRUGS— continued. 



Applications for Ulcers and Sores in the Legs. 



Malays, like other natives of half civilized countries, are very 

 fond of dressing wounds and sores to which they are very liable 

 with pounded or ground-up leaves of various kinds and in many 

 cases the native doctor converts by his skill a wound which with 

 a simple water-dressing would heal in a few days into a serious 

 ulcerated sore. 



I have an extensive list of leaves used for healing wounds. 

 Most of them are common weeds, with apparently no definite 

 virtues, but are more or less juicy and keep the wound cool and 

 prevent dirt from getting in. One is, however, a well known 



