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CORRESPONDENCE. 
To the Editor 
Padang Rengas, 
. March 2ist, 1903, 
The Agricultural Bulletin, 
Singapore. 
Dear Sir, — In your Journal of November, 1902, there appeared a 
letter from Mr. Cyril Baxendale, describing the tapping of two 
Para Rubber trees in my garden here, which resulted in the collection 
of 30 lbs. of Rubber in two months. 
Mr. Baxendale sent the Rubber through his office to one of the 
largest manufacturing Companies in the world and was favoured with 
a special report after the Rubber had been properly dried and 
cleaned. 
The bulk of the consignment realized 3/1^. per ib ; the Scrap 
which contained a great deal of bark at 2/ 2d. per lb. 
The highest quotation for American Para at the time was 3/3*/. 
per lb. ; the difference of two pence in the price was accounted for by 
the excessive amount of water, owing to the Rubber being dried in 
thick slabs. 
No chemical of any description was used, and in the opinion of the 
Managing Director we were well advised not to use any, since the 
use of acids is liable to deteriorate the Rubber. 
After paying all charges and postage Mr. Baxendale has sent me 
a cheque for forty-five dollars. It would have been over fifty dol- 
lars had the despatch of the Rubber been delayed for a few weeks. 
The cost of collection (based on the rate of wages prevailing on 
this Estate; was two pence halfpenny a lb. and therefore in spite of 
the depression of the market at the time, the result was profitable. 
Mr. Baxendale advises me that he is now filtering his latex and 
drying the Rubber in slabs of less than a quarter of an inch in 
thickness. 
Samples of this have been forwarded to his manufacturing friends. 
I his latter has been taken from four year old trees growing on Jugra 
Estate, Selangor. 
I have, etc., 
G. R. SALISBURY. 
Editor 
Gapis Estate, 
Padang Rengas, Perak, 
April 1st, 1903. 
Agricultural Bulletin, 
Singapore. 
Dear Sir, — In answer to your' letter of March 28th, the age and 
girth of the trees from which I obtained the Rubber was given in 
