Penang or Malacca, in the Malay Peninsula, Sarawak Gutta-percha 
is exported wholly to Singapore. 
The' India Rubber World page 13 I, February 1 , ' 9 02 - 
PLANTING IN BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. 
Mlanii is not the most tropical district of the whole Protecto- 
rate It is fairly low, hot and humid most ot the year, while if 
probably <*ets double the average amount of ram which falls in 
proDa > g Highlands. As a Coffee district it was 
M i '^i"r-Ued UC the horn? otcoffe'e, but'sti'lf nnicl^as expected _ 
the banefuT effects of Ceylon methods. When one considers the 
rrr^uS inTilighf 
ruin of many a young olanter, and have near ) pro\t 
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and is on an average six feet higli. un . e . - ( F inches 
was measured by the writer was certainly five feet th ee ^nches 
the coffee is best where the shade is fi' c . k ^ tr A a t present have 
thing of all to most people is the fact that t - 1 h 
a crop on them varying from ‘ 'J^'ale l n a month 
figure higher as a maximum but it ts ^best ^ ^ certain 
or two the crop will have mature^ , g ^ the ^i igh test evidence of 
of its quality, u a P r ®^ t r t p e maiden crop was lost by a bad 
unsoundness of be - favourable blossoming season which has 
attack of thrips but wi b b favourable blossomi and . f 0 . 
prevailed this year the c .p & strjki f of what co ffee can do 
!t comes om ] easure to be able to congratulate Mr. Henry 
