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more efficient scientific study of the disease if 

 the Mycologist deputed one of his assistants to 

 reside in the affected tract. ..Had expert advice 

 been sought five or six years ago, and acted 

 upon without delay, in connection with the 

 destructive disease in theGodavery delta, there 

 is little doubt that it would have been over- 

 come by now. and much money saved and 

 anxiety avoided. The chief featureof the papers 

 issued wil"h the Government's latest Order in 

 connection with the disease is the amount of 

 speculation indulged in by the various officers 

 whose opinions have been invited, regarding 

 the harm that may be done by tl e fungus and 

 the best way of dealing with it, ... What is 

 wanted, therefore, is not theories, doubts or 

 conjecture, but full and detailed information 

 regarding the life-history of the fungus, as 

 pointed out as long ago as June, 1908, by Mr. 

 M E (Jouchman, I.C.S., who was at that 

 time Director of Agriculture ; and the man 

 to obtain this is, we repeat, obviously Mr. 

 McRae, and not one of his assistants. Once 

 this information is available, Mr McKne would 

 be able to give some definite advance as to the 

 best means to be adopted in dealing with the 

 fungus, and it behoves the Government to see 

 that that advice is acted upon without delay, 

 even if it er. tails special legislation to empower 

 Revenue Officers to order the cutting down of 

 diseased trees. This is a matter which concerns, 

 not the affected districts alone, but every District 

 in the Presidency where palmyra and coconut 

 palms are grown, for, in the light of the opi- 

 nions which McRae haa expressed already, there 

 is every probability of the diseaso, if neglected, 

 gradually spreading over both the East and 

 West Coasts. Then, indeed, as he says, the 

 damage to palmyras would be very great, and 

 one hesitates to contemplate the loss which such 

 a disease might cause among coconut palms. 

 — M. Mail, March 21. 



NEW YORK RUBBER EXHIBITION, 

 1912. 



Conditions for R. G. A Medals Tompetition. 



The Rubber Growers' Association, London, 

 Offer their Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals 

 (each with Diploma) for the three samples of 

 plantation Rubber (irrespective of the method 

 of preparation or country of origin), specially 

 entered for the Competition, that may be placed 

 highest by the Jury. The following (received 

 by to-day's mail) are the 



Conditions: 



1. The Competition is open without entrance 

 fee to anyone engaged in any part of the world 

 in the growth of rubber upon plantations, and 

 entries may be made either by the owners of 

 any such plantation, whether individuals or 

 companies, or by the executive superintendent 

 or manager. 



2. Competitors may send in more than one 

 sample, but must forward a separate entry form 

 or teach exhibit. 



3. No sample will be accepted for the Com- 

 petition unless it has a minimum nett weight 

 of 112 lb. packed into one case. 



4. No brand or identifying mark of any kind 

 must appear on the actual rubber, but the 

 duplicate entry form (see Rule 10), fully 



filled up as prescribed must be enclosed 

 in the case. Competitors may attach to 

 this cards giving supplementary information 

 as to the place and method of production, the 

 postal address of the estate, the office ot the 

 owners, etc., for the benefit of manufacturers 

 or possible buyers. Portions of each sample 

 received within the prescribed time will be 

 placed on show in the Raw Rubber Section of 

 the Exhibition, adjoining the general exhibits 

 of producing countries, and all the foregoing 

 information will be attached to the samples by 

 the Exhibition staff after the awards have been 

 made. 



5. Competitors will be required to certify on 

 the Form of Entry accompanying the exhibit 

 the genuineness of any sample sent in for com- 

 petition and to have their forms countersigned 

 by an official of their local Association,but in the 

 case of estates unconnected with any Associa- 

 tion, the signature of the nrarest British Consul 

 or other recognised local official will be accepted. 



6. The awards will be made immediately on 

 the opening of the Exhibition, without scientific 

 or chemical tests and merely on the basis of 

 commercial value, by a jury consisting of not 

 fewer than seven membnrs selected from the raw 

 rubber experts of New York. 



7. The decision of the jury shall be final in all 

 matters connected with the competition. 



8. At the close of the Exhibition all samples 

 sept in will be sold by the Exhibition authori- 

 ties, if possible by auction, to the regular consu- 

 mers of such rubber, and the net proceeds re- 

 mitted to the competitors. 



9. All samples must be delivered carriage paid 

 to the building between September 10th and 

 16th addressed :— 



A Staines Mandebrs, 

 Manager, Rubber Exposition, 

 Merchants 1 and Manufacturers' Exchange, 

 Grand Central Palace, 

 46th and 47th Streets, LexiDgfcon Avenue, 

 New York City, 

 and marked "Raw Rubber,'"' with country of 

 origin, in bold letters. (Note. —This is neces- 

 sary, New York being[in a pro-tective country ; 

 all raw rubber is admitted duty free, but if 

 marked it will facilitate Customs entry). The 

 samples will be unpacked, displayed and covered 

 by Fire-insurance, free of charge to competitors. 



10. Forms of Entry (in duplicate) may be 

 obtained from the Secretary, Rubber Growers' 

 Association, 1, Oxford Court, Cannon Street, 

 London, E.C., and from Rubber Planters' Asso- 

 ciations in all parts of the world, and one copy 

 thereof must be returned not later than the 

 August 10th, 1912, to A. Staines Manders, 

 Manager, International Rubber and Allied 

 Trades Exposition, Grand Central Palace, 46th 

 and 47th Streets, Lexington Avenue, New York 

 City. All letters bearing the post mark of 

 August 1st, 1912, will be accepted as entries. 



Note.— Consular Invoices upon the forms sup- 

 plied by the Government of the United States 

 of America must be prepared for each shipment, 

 and legalised by declaration before the Consul 

 at the shipping port. Upon completion they 

 should be forwarded with the shipping docu- 

 ments to Mr A Staines Manders, at the address 

 stated above, who will clear through Customs. 



