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During the past year the area under rubber has been increased 
by 78 acres planted among coffee and coconuts along the road 
frontage. The young, rubber all over is coming away well, and the 
young plants are now well above the coffee. 
The clearing along the road on the boundary of Sungei Kapar 
Estate is even and regular, and trees are thickening out fast. The 
old rubber all over the Estate is quite healthy and free from pests, 
with the exception of white ants, which give a great deal of trouble 
from time to time, and are a constant source of expense. 
Unfortunately, a very severe gale of wind struck the Estate about 
the 1 8th March, and a number of trees were either blown down or 
had their tops broken off. 
The portions of the Estate — one on the Marshalsea Division, near 
the A. A. drain, and the other on the Harveston Division — suffered 
most severely. The damage done is more of a temporary than of 
a permanent nature, as nearly all the affected trees have been 
pollarded and put back in their places, and many of them have 
already begun to sprout. 
During the past year about no acres have been thinned out to 
about 150 trees per acre. 
Crop , — The year's output of rubber amounted to 156,922 lbs., 
against an original estimate of 100,000 lbs., which was subsequently 
increased to 120,000 lbs. 
Expenditure . — In last year’s Report all charges connected with 
tapping, curing, etc., were included under one heading; but the 
actual cost of tapping and collecting scrap for the year amounted 
to 24’ 1 cents per lb. ( yd . per lb.),, which I do not consider a high 
rate when the close planting all over the Estate is taken into 
consideration, and the comparatively poor yield per tree. 
The total cost of rubber produced, allowing for upkeep of land 
not in bearing, is 61*28 cents per lb., or, say, is. 5 d. The estimate 
of 215,000 lbs. rubber for the present year should be quite safe 
unless something unforeseen occurs. 
The future prosperity of this Company is now assured; the 
labour force is well established, and there should be no possibility 
of any crop being lost owing to lack of coolies to tap. The whole 
Estate is now opened up, and expenditure on all works should 
cheapen year by year on weeding owing to the rubber covering the 
ground more, and on other works owing to the increased yield 
which may be regularly anticipated for some years to come. 
BUKIT KRAIONG. 
By the end of June it is anticipated that we shall have planted 
320 acres, which will have cost, including all buildings, but deduct- 
ing land charges, about $73.50, which I consider a very moderate 
figure for the first clearings in a block situated like this without any 
road connections or outlets. The land is very good indeed. 
