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Report on the Experimental Plantations for the year 1910. 



EXPENDITURE. 



The total expenditure on the Kuala Lumpur, Batu Tiga and 

 Gunong Angsi Experimental Plantations for the year 1910, exclusive 

 of establishments, was $19,132.24. 



STAFF. 



Mr. J. V. Sankarapillay, Overseer and Clerk, Experimental 

 Plantations, Kuala Lumpur. 



Mr. W. Valauthampillay, Overseer and Clerk, Experimental 

 Plantations, Batu Tiga. 



Mr. Gnananantliampillay, Overseer and Clerk, Experimental 

 Plantations, Gunong Angsi. 



BUILDINGS. 



At the close of the period under review, the new cooly lines at 

 Batu Tiga, and the repairs to office and cooly lines, Gunong Angsi. 

 were nearly completed. 



The roads and drains throughout the plantations have been kept 

 i'.i good repair during the year. 



LABOUR SUPPLY. 



The labour supply for the Kuala Lumpur Plantation has been 

 good, but at Batu Tiga fever has been very prevalent amongst the 

 coolies and considerable difficulty is experienced in keeping up 

 the force. 



PARA RUBBER (HEVEA BRAZILIENSIS). 



Tapping Experiments. 



The tapping experiments at Kuala Lumpur and Batu Tiga were 

 continued during the year. Careful records of all experiments are 

 being kept and the results will be published in due course. The 

 following is an account of rubber shipped to England during the year : 



Shipped. 



Rubber. 





^)old at 













d. 5. 



d. 



30th January ... 



1,043 H 



lbs. crepe ... 



.. 10 



2 





,, ... 



111V2 



,, scrap crepe 



.. 10 







2Ist May 



2.815^/2 



„ crepe 



9 



oVa q 



I 



,, ... 



257 



„ scrap crepe 



.. 8 











„ bark ,, 



8 



2 





nth Novembef 





„ crepe 



4 



9V2 4 



8 





130 



„ scrap crepe 



4 







,, ... 



125 



„ bark 



•• 4 







Totals: crepe, 5,566^ lbs. ; scrap crepe, 498H lbs. ; bark crepe, 

 259^ lbs., from 984 trees. 



WHITE ANTS. 



During the year, 31 trees, attacked by white ants, were treated 

 with the Universal Whitr Ant Destroyer with ver}^ satisfactory 

 results. 



