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At the BatLi Tiga Experiment station, tapping experiments were 

 commenced in November with a view to testing the effect of certain 

 chemical mannres on the latex. 



Native Cultivation. 



Apart from some treatment of pests v^ery little was done for native 

 cultivation. 



Labour. 



The labour employed on estates is estimated at 77.524, divided 

 as follows : — 



Perak , 27,673 



Selangor 36,498 



Negri Sembilan ... 12,321 



Pahang 1,032 



Total ... 77,524 



Of these, 55,732 were Tamils, 6,170 Javanese, 12,402 Chinese, and 

 2,778 Malays. 



Coconuts. 



Tlie Inspector of Coconut Plantations reports that about two- 

 thirds of the area (123,815 acres) is probably in bearing, and he 

 estimates the value of the whole to be 25,000,000; of the area opened 

 during the year (5,118 acres) about 1,500 acres is to be credited to 

 Europeans. 



Distribution of Coconut Lands. 



The area under cultivation is distributed as follows :— 



Perak ... 63,225 acres. 



Selangor 25,818 „ 



Negri Sembilan ... ... 19,037 „ 



Pahang 15,735 „ 



Total ... 123,815 acres. 



56,560 pikuls valued at $395,466 

 46,826 „ ,. 323 JQ3 



781 „ „ 6,123 

 302 „ „ 2,102 



Total ... 104,469 pikuls valued at $726,884 



In spite of the efforts of the department to induce the natives to 

 adopt sound methods of collecting and treating the nuts, there are 

 still many complaints of the inferior quality of the native-copra. 



Copra. 



The copra exported was : - 



Perak 



Selangor ... - 



Negri Sembilan 



Pahang 



