rubber notes. 
Patents. 
Mr. Derry who has been for some time in England, has filed his 
specification for his patent, for smoking rubber latex, which we may 
hope will be very shortly before the planters. Patents for an inven- 
tion for coagulating and disinfecting the latex of rubber plants, and 
for improvements in the manufacture of Pyroligneous acid, generally 
known as Crude Acetic Acid, for coagulating and disinfecting the 
latex of rubber trees, are also granted to Martia Hohl of Colombo, in 
the Government Gazette. — E d. 
NOTICE. 
Note on sending Specimens for Examination. 
It is particularly asked that planters and others sending speci- 
mens for examination and report to the Department of Agriculture, 
Federated Malay States, would be careful to affix a label, containing 
the name of the estate, not only to the outside of the package but to 
the specimen itself. It has happened lately that a number of speci- 
mens have been received on the same day, none of which bore any 
distinguishing mark, except the railway label which is usually nibbed 
off before reaching the Office. It has been a matter of some difficulty 
to determine which specimen belonged to which letter of inquire . 
It is also asked that all letters connected with the work of the 
Department be addressed to the 
Director of Agriculture, 
Federated Malay States, 
Kuala Lumpur. 
and not to individual officers. It is only in this way that 
cations can be referred to the proper officer to deal with, 
necessary loss of time. 
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