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soda to effect the removal of these resins, but we have yet to await 
the result of time and climatic conditions upon the article thus 
treated, and also to know the cost of this process upon a commer- 
cial scale. Yet nothing can be easier than to prevent the forma- 
tion of this inferior sap by an efficient and thorough method of cur- 
ing. By so doing the waste and destructive element is converted 
into valuable gum, a bigger price is obtained, and reputation is as- 
sured. 
Having endeavoured to point out the dangers of dirt and resins, 
the question arises, bow can these difficulties best be met. The 
wonderful development of the Congo rubber and its vastly extended 
and improved quality are due to the importation of experienced 
Amazon experts, who brought with them a knowledge of their art, 
acquired through many years of practical experience — not a diffi- 
cult or expensive experiment. By employing real experts a good 
rubber can be relied upon, and this will always command a ready 
market and good price, and secure for the producer both reputa- 
tion and profit . — Madras Mail. 
MALAY RUBBER. 
Lanadron Estate . 
* Muar , via Singapore , 
Straits Settlements . 
“ The following is an extract from the India Rubber and Gutta 
Percha Journal of May 12th, 1902. 
We have in our possession a sample of rubber obtained in the 
Malay States, from a Hevea plantation, which can only be des- 
cribed as exquisite. The following are the technical and chemical 
constants of this sample : — 
Loss on washing ... ... Nil. 
Resinous matter . ... 0.86 p.c. 
Ash ... . . ... 0.11 p.c. 
The sample is free from any smell, and almost perfectly trans- 
parent. Evidently, rubber manufacturers have something to look 
forward to.” 
F. PEARS, 
MALAY RAMBONG. 
The following is an extract from a letter received from the Direc- 
tor of the India Rubber, Gutta percha and Telegraph Works Com- 
pany, on Aug. 2nd, 1902. 
“ We have examined the sample of rubber which you submit and 
which is known as Getah Rambong. The sample is a small one 
but the tests we made showed that it contained 5.1 per cent, of 
Resin ai^d Organic matter and it lost in washing 10.8 percent. 
With regard to the questions you ask we estimate that when Para 
rubber is selling at 3 shillings a pound, the value of (retail Ram- 
