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Since there appears to be a fair prospect of this seed being large- 
ly imported into this country for the expression of oil it becomes 
important that the suitability of the residual cake for feeding cattle 
should be determined, and that the oil should be further experi- 
mented \vith. 
For these ‘purposes it will be necessary to have a supply of about 
, # three hundredweights of the seed, or better, if procurable, the oil 
(about 5 gallons) and the residual cake {2 or 3 cwtr.) left after the 
oil has been expressed. 
I hope that it will be possible to comply with this request at an 
early date in order that the further information which is necessary 
to the development of trade in this product may be obtained without 
delay. 
The sam pie of Para rubber seed meal originally received at the 
Imperial Institute in May, 1503, yas sent by the Superintendent of 
Gardens and Forests, Penang. Perhaps this officer may be able to 
collect the further supply of seeds now asked for? 
I have, etc., 
WYNDHAM R. DUNSTAN. 
To His Excellency the Governor , Singapore, 
Straits Settlements. 
PERSONAL AND OTHER NOTES. 
J Mr. P. J. 3URGESS left for England on March 2nd, 1905, on a 
visit of six months to inspect rubber manufactories and confer with 
manufacturers of rubber. lie took with him a quantity of liquid 
latex preserved with Formaline for experiment and some remark- 
ably fine photographs of rubber, tre6s, and methods of tapping, etc. 
The old and well known Tropical Agriculturist has undergone a 
change of hands. It is now amalgamated with the Magazine of the 
Ceylon Agricultural Society and will in future be published under 
the editorship of Dr. Willis. The Ceylon Agricultural Society was 
founded last October, and is well supported by the Ceylon Govern- 
ment, His Excellency the Governor being President and the Mem- 
bers of x the Legislative Ccuncil and Government Agents together 
with the Government Officials being on the Committee. 
. We must congratulate the Ceylon planters on the interest taken 
in Agriculture there by the Government, tdo often lacking in English 
Colonies, and also for the first time we believe in having a regularly 
published journal emanating from the Botanic Gardens.^ 
The first number of the new publication is illustrated by a number 
of good photogravures. — Editor. 
