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CORRESPONDENCE. 
To  the  Editor 
Padang  Rengas, 
March  21st,  ipoj. 
The  Agricultural  Bulletin, 
Singapore: 
Dear  Sir, — In  your  Journal  of  November,  1902,  there  appeared  a 
letter  from  Mr.  Cyril  Baxendale,  describing  the  tapping  of  two 
Para  Rubber  trees  in  my  garden  here,  which  resulted  in  the  collection 
of  30  lbs.  of  Kubber  in  two  months. 
Mr.  Baxendale  sent  the  Rubber  through  his  office  to  one  of  the 
largest  manufacturing  Companies  in  the  world  and  was  favoured  with’ 
a special  report  after  the  Rubber  had  been  proper!}’  dried  and 
cleaned. 
The  bulk  of  the  consignment  realized  3/1^/.  per  lb;  the  Scrap 
which  contained  a great  deal  of  bark  at  2/2^/.  per  lb. 
The  highest  quotation  for  .American  Para  at  the  time  was  3/3<^/. 
per  lb.;  the  difference  of  two  pence  in  the  price  was  accounted  for  b\’ 
the  excessive  amount  of  water,  owing  to  the  Rubber  being  dried  in 
thick  .slabs. 
No  chemical  of  any  descri|)tion  was  used,  and  in  the  opinion  of  the 
Managing  Director  we  were  well  advised  not  to  use  any,  .since  the 
u.se  of  acids  is  liable  to  deteriorate  the  Rubber. 
After  paying  all  charges  and  po.stagc  Mr.  B.x.xicndale  has  sent  me 
a cheque  for  forty-five  dollars.  It  would  have  been  over  fift\'  dol- 
lars had  the  despatch  of  the  RiiblxT  been  dela}’cd  for  a few  weeks. 
The  co.st  of  collection  (ba.sefl  on  the  rate  of  wages  prevailing  on 
this  E.statc;  was  two  |X?ncc  half|X.Miny  a lb.  and  therefore  in  spite  of 
the  depre.ssion  of  the  market  at  the  time,  the  result  was  profitable. 
Mr.  Baxendale  advi.scs  me  that  he  is  now  filtering  his  latex  and 
drying  the  Rubber  in  .slabs  of  le.ss  than  a (juarter  of  an  inch  in 
thickness. 
Samples  of  this  have  Ixicn  forwarded  to  his  manufacturing  friends. 
'I  his  latter  haslx*en  taken  from  four  year  old  trees  growing  on  Jugra 
Estate,  Selangor. 
I have,  etc., 
(].  P.  SALISBPRV. 
Editor 
(lAPi.s  Estaie, 
Padang  Rengas,  Perak, 
April  /si,  /goj. 
\(.RICULrUKAL  HuI.I.ETIN, 
SlNGAI*ORE. 
Dear  Sir, — In  an.swer  to  your  letter  of  March  28th,  the  age  and 
girth  of  the  trees  from  which  I obtained  the  Rubber  was  given  in 
