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their scheme, which will be treated as confidential, to the Editor, Agri- 

 cultural Bulletin S. S. & F. M. S. Singapore or to Mr. W. J. Gallagher, 

 Office of Director of Agriculture, Kuala Lumpor, F. M. S. 



The reward is intended for the destruction of Termes Gestroi in 

 rubber plantations ; an account of which has been already published in 

 the Bulletin, and not for a mere poison such as Arsenic, Corrosive 

 sublimate or Nicotine which will destroy any insects which happen to 

 be touched by it. The sole difficulty in exterminating Termes Gestroi 

 consists in the fact that the main nest lies under ground at an 

 unknown spot and from it radiate small tunnels of considerable distance 

 by which the termites attack the trees in the plantation. 



Attempts to destroy them at the point of attack are of little use 

 as the insects can retire underground to the nest, and attack other 

 trees by means of fresh tunnels 



Competitors should read the accounts of the life history of the 

 insect, published in the Bulletin May 1908 p. 157 and March 1909 

 page 91. 



Editor. 



JOHN HADDON & CO. SPECIAL 

 PRODUCE LETTER. 



London, 8th April, 1000. 



Straits Report. 



A good business has been done in all yellow descrip- 

 tions, shipments arriving sell well, market outlook is 

 good for the next few months. 



The better qualities are scarce and wanted at 50/-to 

 55/-per cwt. Common grades have sold at improved 

 rates. 



Market firm, and a good business at high prices in 

 Mombassas and Zanzibars, fair rates have also been 

 paid for Japans which in comparison are cheap. 



A large business has transpired in all descriptions. 

 We close F. M. Straits at £17. 17. 6.; Sundried 

 £18.10.0.; Manila £17. 7.6. ; Java £18.15.0.; Malabar 

 £20; South sea £17.17.6 c.i.f. delivered weights. 



gum benj amin Trade has been very dull and prices in buyers favour. 



We value Sumatra, marbled, good to fine seconds at £7 

 to £8, common to fair £3.5.0. to £6.50; Palembang, 

 common to fair 30/-to 44/- ; Siam £8 to £27. 



gum copal Transactions very small and at easier rates. We 



value Macassar, fair dark brown to fine pale scraped at 

 50/-to 70/-, middling to fair half hard 32/6d to 47/6d. 

 Nuts, ordinary to hard 18/6d to 35/-, Chips 18/-to35/-. 

 Soft blocky sorts 17/6 to 22 6 per cwt. Pontianac, 



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