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From the West Indies — principally Trinidad — various 
rubbers were exhibited but small samples only, these in- 
cluded Sapium Jenmani, Ficus . elastica, F. Vogelii, Cas- 
tillo a, Ceora , and Ilevea. In these Islands much interest 
and enterprise in rubber cultivation is now taking place. 
The Gold Coast, Uganda, British East Africa, Congo, 
and Mozambique gave a moderate representation of Afri- 
can rubbers. Funtumia and Landolphias were on view in 
the form of “lump” “niggers” “sausage” “ball” “tail” 
etc., but such preparation will scarcely find a market when 
plantation rubber is more abundant. From Uganda and 
the Gold Coast an effort had been made in better samples 
and both countries were represented with tastefully arrang- 
ed sections. 
Reclaimed rubber found a place in the exhibition and 
its use enters very largely into the trade of manufactured 
goods. 
Manufactured Rubbee. 
This part of the exhibition was only moderately rep- 
resented, manufacturers apparently fearing the possibil- 
ity of losing or imparting trade secrets, and consequently 
the extent to which rubber is applied in the arts and manu- 
factures became a matter of conjecture. From the Silver- 
town Rubber Works— the largest in Great Britain— a 
\ aiieci and interesting series of articles were on view 7 , in- 
cluding the history of the tyre trade ; cvcles, carriages, and 
motor tyres ; from the first solid tyre to the latest type of 
the piesent day. The floor of this section was paved with 
India Rubber tiling of Mosaic design; other exhibits were 
samples of rubber mats and sheets 50-60 years old; ebonite- 
atiieltic goods ; and gutta percha cables. 
In other sections Balata belting; Rubber hose; rubber 
toys; surgical goods; electrical and ensdneeriue- fmnrJs- 
auu wear, ana rubber tanned leather would 
appear to have a future. 
Machineby. 
