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Forest Office, 
TaipinG, 5 th September , 1907. 
To the Editor, 
“ Agricultural Bulletin, ” 
Singapore. 
Sir , — 1 think that a photo of my new Invention for Permanent 
Plant Houses for the East or. any country which has an equitable 
hot climate like the Straits Settlements will be of interest to your 
readers. 
2. The photo shows a roof made of single length sheets of 
corrugated zinc 7 feet long but no doubt the material could be had 
of any length. In making a larger building care should be taken 
not to cut the zinc over the line of the roof frame-work as if this is 
done the frame would get wet and water drip from it during rain 
storms. If the supporting frame-work were laid 6 feet apart, 8 inches 
or so at either end of the zinc should remain uncut to allow for the 
overlap over the frame-work. 
3. If necessary the sides of the building could be made of the 
same perforated corrugated sheets. 
4. It will be noticed that the zinc should be cut on the ridge 
part only leaving the guttering to carry off the water. 
5. I was granted a Diploma for this invention at our Agri- 
Horticultural Show held last month at Kuala Kangsar. 
I have, etc. 
A. W. STEPHENS, 
Deputy Conservator of Forests, Perak. 
THE RUBBER MARKET. 
In Rubber shares there has been a general marking down In all 
quotations, but the undertone may be regarded as very satisfactory, 
there being a number of buyers at the lower quotations, but stock 
is difficult to get in any quantity. The market for hard, fine Para 
is firmer, and plantation rubber, consequently, is fractionally dearer. 
Anglo-Malays fully paid arc 4^-5 § and the partly paid have been 
dealt in round about 4^. Batu Tigas are 23$. -24$. and Bukit 
Rajahs are 6-6£ ex rights. Cicelys are for sale at about 5 \ and the 
Preference are steady at 6-6 Consolidated Malays are 3U3I and 
Damansaras are offered at 1^ Federated Selangors are asking for a 
bid, and Golden Hopes have been dealt in at if. Highlands fully 
paid have been freely dealt in at 3! and the partly paid are if-lf. 
Java Rubber and Produce are steady round about J prem. and 
Kepitigailas are /jo-l q-6-^o-20-6. Klanangs are 5-5^ and Kuala 
Lumpurs have freely changed hands at 30s. to 31^. Linggi new' 
shares are a good market with buyers at 1 2s. 6d., but Lunuvas are 
asking for a bid. Malacca Ordinary have been taken in large 
