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RUBBER NOTES. 



Patents, 



Mr. Derry who has been for some time in England, has filed his 

 specification for his patent, for smoking rubber latex, which we may 

 hope will be very shortly before the planters. Patents for an inven- 

 tion for coagulating and disinfecting the latex of rubber plants, and 

 for improvements in the manufacture of Pyroligneous acid, generally 

 known as Crude Acetic Acid, for coagulating and disinfecting the 

 latex of rubber trees, are also granted to Martia Hohl of Colombo, in 

 the Government Gazette. — Ed. 



NOTICE. 



Note on sending Specimens for Examination. 



It is particularly asked that planters and others sending speci- 

 mens for examination and report to the Department of Agriculture, 

 Federated Malay States, would be careful to affix a label, containing 

 the name of the estate, not only to the outside of the package but to 

 the specimen itself. It has happened lately that a number of spt-ci- 

 mens have been received on the same day, none of which bore any 

 distinguishing mark, except the railway label which is usually rubbed 

 off before reaching the Office. It has been a matter of some difficulty 

 to determine which specimen belonged to which letter of inquiry. 



It is also asked that all letters connected with the work of the 

 Department be addressed to the 



Director of Agriculture, 

 Federated Malay States, 



Kuala Lum.pur. 



and not to individual officers. It is only in this way that communi- 

 cations can be referred to the proper officer to deal with, without un- 

 necessary loss of time. 



