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Of Pearl Sago 27,000 piculs were sent to the United Kingdom, 
an increase of 5,000, to the Continent of Europe about 9,000 piculs, 
a decrease of 1,000, the other exports being chiefly to Asiatic 
places. 
Of Flake Tapioca the United Kingdom received 104,000 piculs, 
a decrease of nearly 20,000, and France 52,000 piculs, a decrease 
of 19,000, while of the Flour description to the United Kingdom 
I 249,000 piculs were sent, a decrease of 27,000, to the United States 
37,500, a decrease of 19,000, to France about 10,000 more than 
| in 1903, and to Hongkong, 24,000 or much the same as in the 
I previous year. 
Of Tapioca from Malacca, Singapore recorded 354,500 piculs, of 
\ all kinds, from Johore 62,600 piculs, from Java 46,400, and from 
the Negri Semhilan 36,200 piculs, being decreases^ of 16,000 piculs 
and 14,300 piculs from Malacca and Johore respectively, an increase 
of 34,000 piculs from Java and a decrease of 12,000 piculs from the 
Negri Sembilan. 
Pearl Tapioca exported to the United Kingdom rose to 97,000 
piculs, an increase of 3,000, and to Denmark 55> 000 , an increase of 
_'8,ooo, but fell to 55,000 in the case of Australia, a decrease of 
1 5,000. 
Imports of Arecanuts from Johore fell by 37,000 piculs, 'but rose 
by nearly 50,000 from Sumatra and by 46,000 from Acheen. 
RAW MATERIALS. 
Singapore. 
Singapore shows a total export of nearly 84-f million dollars, 
represented in Sterling by over £8,100,000, being a decrease of 
nearly 6f million dollars, but an increase in Sterling of over 
£100,000. 
In the Produce Class the heavy declines were Gutta Percha by 
more than 3^ million dollars, Gambier by nearly 2 T 9 ff million, Rat- 
tans by over million, C n pra by over 1 million, Copal, Coconut 
Oil and Planks with decrease of about $200,000 each, and Kachang 
Oil and Sandalwood with declines of $143,000 and $130,000 res- 
pectively. 
Borneo Rubber increased, however, by nearly l4- million dollars 
followed by Jelutong and Inferior Rubbers with an increase of 
$225,000, other increases by smaller amounts being Crude Oil, 
Benzine, Nuts and Seeds, etc. 
Penang. 
Produce slightly decreased, Copra falling by $490,000, and Gutta 
Percha by $70,000, met, however, by an increase in India Rubber 
of close on $800,000. 
The Colony. 
The decrease in Copra is seen by reduced quantities of 74,000 
piculs from Bali and the Celebes, 37,000 piculs from the Natunas 
Islands, and also decreases from other places except Dutch Borneo, 
which sent 34,000 piculs more. 
