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roads, there always, a Little in advance of the furthest limit 
of construction, the ubiquitous and necessary Chinaman 
discloses himself. 
The progress of t. Federated Malay States, parti- 
cularly during the past * years, has been extremely rapid, 
and there is no immedia ' reason for anticipating that the 
rate of progress will be jreeiablv diminished in the near 
future. Finally, the cli ite of the Peninsula, not being 
subject to the vicissitudt which obtain in other tropical 
countries, gives to the States great advantages for rapid 
vegetative growth; though the soil is not specially rich, the 
equable high temperature and regular and constant suc- 
cession of rain and sunshine enable trees such as rubber to 
grow more vigorously and rapidly than is the ease in other 
tropical countries which a re subject to comparatively long 
periods of drought and heavy rain. 
Appendix A. 
PARA RUBBER CULTIVATION F. M. S. 
Estimate foe 1,000 Acre Estate; 250 Acres to be 
Opened Each Year. 
1st Year. 
Premium 
Survey fees 
Rent 
Clearing, felling and burning 250 acres 
($15 per acre) 
Lining, holing and planting 250 acres ($6 
per acre) 
Plants . . . . 
Boadj^and drains ($6 per acre) . . 
Bungalow 
Lines 
Medical — Hospital, medicines, etc. 
Labour — Advances, immigration fees, etc. 
Superintendence , . . . ■ . . 
Tools and sundric $ . , 
Total . . 24,150 
$ 
3.000 
1.000 
1,000 
3,750 
1,500 
800 
1,500 
2,000 
1,500 
2,000 
1,500 
3,600 
1,000 
