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effects on the Para rubber tree on different soils of the various 
nitrogenous, phosphatic or potash fertilizers. 
The average cost per acre of the above formula excluding lime, 
will amount to $20 to $25 per acre. This does not include transport, 
freight or labour. 
Lime can be purchased at 80 cents to $1 per picul. 
L. Lewton Brain. 
INTERNATIONAL RUBBER EXHIBITION 1911. 
The following reports by Sir William Taylor, KC.M.G., and 
Mr. L. Wray on the Malayan section of the Exhibition contains 
much that should be carefully considered by planters in Malaya. 
It will I think be conceded that so far as the Botanic Gardens, 
Singapore, Forest Department and the Department of Agriculture, 
Federated Malay States, were concerned on this side and the Malay 
States Information Agency, with the assistance of Mr. Wray in Eng- 
land, were concerned everything that possibly could be thought of 
and done was done to make the Malayan Exhibit a success. The 
part of the exhibit they were able to look after themselves has been 
favourably commented on and the accessories of the exhibit com- 
pared favourably with those of any other country. 
In fact the only thing required to make the Malayan exhibit a 
really notable success was the rubber. It ought to be evident that a 
rubber exhibit cannot be made out of accessories, however necessary 
these may be to the proper framing of the central exhibit. 
The Department mentioned above could not supply the rubber 
— this much must come from the plantations. All that they were 
asked to do was to forward their samples to the Department of 
Agriculture in Kuala Lumpur, where they were sorted and packed. 
The Planters Association of Malaya forwarded the rubber to England 
where it was taken charge of by the Malay States Information 
Agency. • 
Yet only 34 estates out of over 700 could take this small amount 
of trouble over a matter which affected the prosperity of the rubber 
industry of Malaya and it was left to the thirty-four estates, and 
among them special credit must be given toBukit Rajah, Chersonese, 
Highlands and Lowlands, Linggi, Vallambrosa and Lanadron, to 
prevent the Malayan exhibit being a total failure- 
This lack of the spirit of co-operation between the plantations 
among themselves and between them and the departments concerned is 
I venture to think the most important point broughtout by the Rubber 
