6, Minting Lane, London, E. C, 



17 1 h June, 1908. 



To the Director, Boyal Botanic Garden Kew, 

 Dear Sir, 



We have carefully examined the sample of rubber you handed us 

 this afternoon. 



The biscuits are very dark and rough, but fairly strong and in 

 good condition, worth about 3, - per lb. 



The Nuggets, are clean and in good condition, but cut wet and 

 very spongy, value about 19, 1/10 per lb. 



The scrap is ordinary black illshapen lumps, also cutting spongy 

 and wet and shewing a few pieces of bark and grift, worth about J 6, 

 1/8 per lb. 



The best form to send this rubber in would be as Biscuits, but a 

 little more care should be taken in the preparation. 



In the sample they are very uneven, and evidently not properly 

 rolled ; we think they have probably been exposed to the air and sun- 

 light causing discoloration. (Signed) Lewis £ Peat. 



Note. — The rubber, except when at the Kuala Kangsar show was 

 not exposed to the light. It is obvious from the wet and spongy 

 condition spoken of such rubbers should be throughly smoked, and if 

 prepared in biscuit form would very likely command a higher price as 

 native collected getah gerip is usually exported large halls which are 

 impossible to smoke efficiently. 



R. Perky. 



EXPORT OF RUBBER FROM BRAZIL IN 1907. 



The following figures comparing the export of rubber from Brazil 

 in 1907 with that in 1906 are quoted by the " Tropenpflanzer " from 

 the " Brazilian Review." 



1903 



Quality. Quantity. Value f.o.b. 



In lbs. In mi Ire is. 



Seringa-fine 34.050.709 117.787.762 



Seringa-entrefme 0.138.542 19.829.7S4 



Seringa-Sernambv 1 8.265.790 36.249.194 



Seringa-Caucho 10.243.675 20.023.559 



Sennga-Miscell. 616.847 1.668.826 



Total Seringa (Para) 69.615.563 195.559.125 

 Massarandula Balata Gum 



Mangabeira 1.437.125 2.326.591 



Manicoba (Ceara) 5.859.715 12.398.835 



Grand Total 76.912.403 210.284.551 



Grand Total in ton* 34.336 



