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soda to effect the removal of these resins, but we have yet to await 

 the result of time and climatic conditions upon the article thus 

 treated, and also to know the cost of this process upon a commer- 

 cial scale. Yet nothing can be easier than to prevent the forma- 

 tion of this inferior sap by an efficient and thorough method of cur- 

 ing. By so doing the waste and destructive element is converted 

 into valuable gum, a bigger price is obtained, and reputation is as- 

 sured. 



Having endeavoured to point out the dangers of dirt and resins, 

 the question arises, how can these difficulties best be met. The 

 wonderful development of the Congo rubber and its vastly extended 

 and improved quality are due to the importation of experienced 

 Amazon experts, who brought with them a knowledge of their art, 

 acquired through many years of practical experience — not a diffi- 

 cult or expensive experiment. By employing real experts a good 

 rubber can be relied upon, and this will always command a ready 

 market and good price, and secure for the producer both reputa- 

 tion and profit. — Mad fas Mail. 



MALAY RUBBER. 



Lanadron Estate, 



Muar ) via Singapore, 

 Straits Settlements. 



" The following is an extract from the India Rubber and Gutta 

 Percha Journal of May 1 2th, 1902. 



We have in our possession a sample of rubber obtained in the 

 Malay States, from a Hevea plantation, which can only be des- 

 cribed as exquisite. The following are the technical and chemical 

 constants of this sample 



Loss on washing ... ... Nil. 



Resinous matter ... ... 0.86 p. c. 



Ash ... . . ... 0.1 1 p.c. 



The sample is free from any smell, and almost perfectly trans- 

 parent. Evidently, rubber manufacturers have something to look 

 forward to." 



F. PEARS. 



MALAY RAM BONG. 



The follow ing is an extract from a letter received from the Direc- 

 tor of the India Rubber, Gutta percha and Telegraph Works Com- 

 pany, on Aug. 2nd, 1902. 



" We have examined the sample of rubber which you submit and 

 which is known as Getah Rambong. The sample is a small one 

 but the tests we made showed that it contained 5. 1 per cent, of 

 Resin and Organic matter and it lost in washing 10.8 percent. 

 With regard to the questions you ask we estimate that when Para / 

 rubber is selling at 3 shillings a pound, the value of Getah Ram- 



