100 
Export of Para Rubber Seed. 
15. — During the year a very large number of Para Rubber 
seeds and plants were sent out to all parts of the world, of these 
a large number were supplied from the Botanic Garden trees, 
others were obtained outside from various plantations and packed 
and shipped. The packing of these seeds for long distances 
entailed a great amount of work, as they had to be packed in tin 
boxes, 150 seeds in a tin with burnt rice dust. Two tins were 
then enclosed in a canvas covering, addressed, and then sent by 
post, so as to avoid the seeds being heated in the hold. This plan 
has been proved eminently successful, and the percentage of seed 
that arrived safely at long distances such as Jamaica, Solomon 
Islands, West Africa, etc., has. been very high. 
The following were the localities to which the seeds were 
sent : — 
Seeds from the Economic Garden Trees. 
Singapore 
• 15*5*0 
Province Wellesfey and Perak 
• 48,95° 
Selangor ... 
. 80,795 
Christmas Island ... m !. 
2,400 
Borneo 
100 
British Solomon Islands 
600 
British Guiana 
. - 2,100 
Queensland 
150 
Philippine .Islands ... 
5 00 
Honolulu ... 
800 
Mexico 
900 
Sumatra_ ... , ... t 
2,000 
Uncertain destination 
2,800 
Total ... 
157,605 
Seeds Purchased elsewhere, Packed and Shipped 
at the Botanic Gardens. 
Jamaica ... ... 
200,000 
Lagos and Nigeria 
80,000 
Pahang ... . ... 
43,000 
Sumatra ... ... 
20,000 
Kelantan ... 
7,000 
Borneo 
3OO 
. 
345*3°° 
Total number of seeds exported 502,905. 
A larger number of seedlings also were exported, viz 
Singapore ... 
.. 3,200 
Borneo 
.. 8,050 
Sumatra 
. 3,200 
Uncertain destination 
IOO 
14*350 
