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already occupies the ground and has the advantage of possession, 
the absolute necessity of some means of locomotion to a more 
favourable site becomes evident and the lesson to be learnt, espe- 
cially by the forester is not difficult of application. Where all 
start fair as in a plantation the. conditions are entirely changed 
for all get a share of light and are kept clear of obstructions 
overhead. 
CORRESPONDENCE. 
Measurement of Para Rubber Trees. 
To the Editor, 
Agricultural Bulletin, S. S. 
Inch Kenneth Estate, 
Kajang, Selangor, F. M. S. 
Sir, — The following may be of interest to planters of Para Rubber. 
A small area was planted on this Estate in January, 1896, with 
Para plants obtained from the Botanical Gardens, Singapore. 
They are now, therefore 5-f-j- years old and they measure as follows 
at 3 feet from the ground. 
Trees. 
3 feet and over 3 feet girth . . . 
18 
2 & „ 
33 
2 ... ... 2 ,, ... 
55 
Under 2 feet ... 
54 
Total,., 140 
The largest tree measures j feet 6 inches . I have no doubt that 
still better measurements would have been obtained had the land 
been kept clean. It was overgrown with weeds and lalang for 
about 2 years. The soil, originally swampy, has been drained and 
in one part where draining was neglected the trees died slowly 
after reaching from 2 to 3 years old. Excepting those and a few 
broken over by wind (these sent out new shoots and are mostly 
doing well) there have been practically no losses. 
I see in the October number of the Bulletin Mr. Derry's esti mate 
of girth at 6 years old is 24*30 inches. 
Yours faithfully, 
R. C. M. KINDERSLEY. 
Agricultural Shows in the Colony and 
Federated Malay States. 
To the Editor, 
Agricultural Bulletin. 
Kuala Lumpur, 
November 24th , igoi. 
\ 
Sir,— The suggestion thrown out by you in the first number of the 
Agricultural Bulletin as to the advisability of establishing some re- 
