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To Belgium 54,451 pikuls more were sent and lo Germany 

 160,051 more. 



The United Kingdom received 22,601 pikuls less, France 229,034 

 less, Italy 82,978 less, and Russia 41,225 less. 



The price of copra advanced from about $8 per pikuls in January, 

 1909, to $10.40 per pikul towards the close of the year. The high 

 prices obtainable will no doubt have the effect of stimulating production. 



Gambier.— Exports totalled 508,332 pikuls =^ tons 30,256 valued 

 at $5,569,683, a fall of pikuls 29,961 == tons 1,783 but a rise in value 

 of $1,043,104 owing to advanced prices. 



Imports from Johore increased but from Rhio and Lingga 

 Archipelago decreased. There was a fall of pikuls 46,091 = tons 2,744 

 to the United States of America, and of pikuls 608 = tons 36 to the 

 United Kingdom, but to France there was an increase of 15,873 

 pikuls = tons 945, to Calcutta pikuls 3,969 = tons 236, and to 

 Belgium 2,463 pikuls = tons 147. Prices have advanced. 



The cultivation of gambier is being hampered by the rubber 

 boom which is likely to cause a reduction in supplies. 



Borneo Rubber. — exported totalled pikuls 20,519 = tons l,22l 

 valued at $1,872,236, giving an increase of pikuls 623 = tons 37 and 

 of $157,890 value. 



Sarawak imported 924 pikuls = tons 55 less while Sumatra 

 and Dutch Borneo imported more by 1,015 pikuls ~ tons 60 and 

 pikuls 634 = tons 38 respectively. 



The United Kingdom received 963 pikuls = tons 57 more, 

 but France received 447 pikuls = tons 27 less & Japan 301 pikuls = 

 tons 18 less. 



Gum Copal. — Exports reached 139,840 pikuls = tons 8,324 valued 

 at $1,783,253, a decrease of 19,417 pikuls = tons 1,156 and of 

 $344756 value. 



Imports from Celebes declined by 2,195 pikuls = tons 131, from 

 Philippine and Sulu Archipelago by 2,591 pikuls = tons 154, and 

 from Moluccas by 300 pikuls = tons 18. 



Gutta Percha. — Was sent out to the amount of 38,849 pikuls = 

 tons 2,312 valued at $2,228,958, the increase being 10,820 pikuls = 

 tons 644 and $845,060 value. 



Dutch Borneo sent 4,540 pikuls more, and Sumatra 8,371 pikuls 

 more into the Colony. 



Exports to the United Kingdom recorded 4,251 pikuls more, 

 to Germany 2,382 pikuls more and to the United States of America 

 3,998 pikuls more. 



