Pricks. — The price of coconuts in the various districts 

 during the year was as follows: 



Bating Padang . . . . 6 to 8 cents each 



Kuala Lumpur, Ulu Selangor and 



Ulu Langat . . . . . . 5 to 8 „ 



Krian and Selinsing . . . . 5 to 6 „ 



Kuala Pilah 4 to 6 



Kinta . . . . . . . . . . 3 to 8 



Lower Perak . . . . . . 3 to 6 „ 



Kuala Kangsar and Upper Perak . . 3 to 5 „ 



Larut and Matang . . . . 3 to 4 „ 



Klang and Kuala Langat . . 3 to 4 „ 



Pahang . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 16 L 



Kuala Selangor and Bernard . . 2 to 6 „ 



Sereniban and Jelebu . . . . 2 to 6 „ 



Coast 2 to 3 



Tampin . . . . . . . . . . 2 to 6 „ 



Prospects. — The prospects of the industry appear to 

 me to be still hopeful and encouraging, and I look forward 

 to a steady development in the cultivation, both by 

 Europeans and the native community, during the current 

 year. 



At the Agri-Horticultural Show, held at Kuala Lumpur 

 in August, the coconut industry was well represented both 

 by the Colony and the Federated Malay States. The 

 exhibits of coconuts, copra, coconut oil, etc., were exception- 

 ally fine, and the States carried off nearly all the prizes in 

 this particular section. 



L. C. BROWN, 

 Inspector of Coconut Plantations, F. M< S. 



REPORT ON EXPERIMENTAL PLANTATIONS 

 FOR THE YEAR 1908. 



The chief work of the year has been the development 

 of the Kuala Lumpur Experiment Plantation. 



Expenditure. — The total expenditure for 1908 on the 

 Kuala Lumpur and Batu Tiga Plantations, exclusive of 

 establishments, was $13,420.75, which shows a saving on the 

 estimates of $1,279.25. 



Labour Supply. — The supply of coolies has been very 

 satisfactory, and the health, on the whole, good. Towards 

 the end of the year there was a considerable amount of 

 malarial fever amongst the coolies at Kuala Lumpur. 



