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The out-put of the dry rubber and the yield of latex per 
tree show substantial incre s^s especially the former which 
at this rate *>i rse should in 4 or 6 years give a total 
$ out-put ‘ or Vue / e derated Malay States equal to or grater 
thai» A . • World’s harvest of Para rubber at the present 
'moment. 
During the early months of 1903 the price of Para 
rubber fell to as low as 3/-but during the latter months 
prices showed a substantial increase until th ear closed 
with the market prices at 5/9. During 1909 the nrice has 
been gradually improving until at the >ent time as much 
as 8/- has been obtained for sheet. With no indication of a 
sudden drop in prices in the near future ihe present year 
should close showing an average price per pound greatly 
in ad\ mice of 1908. 
In our next issue ot the Bullet n we hope to give the 
Annual Report ol the Director of , griculture in full. 
T. W. Main. 
A LEPIDOPrEROUS PEST OF COCONUTS, 
BRACHAPTONA CATOXANTHA, HAMPS : 
(ZYGAENID-ffi), 
Under the abore heading we have received from the 
Department of Agriculture, Federated Malay States in 
Bulletin form an arthle on this destructive pest by Air. H. 
0. Pratt, G overnment Entomologist. I became acquainted 
with this insect a fey years ago in Perak and had oppor- 
tunities of viewing its ravages on several plantations, prin- 
cipally native. Air. fratt gives a clear description of the 
Eggs, Larva, Pupa aid Moth male and female, also the life 
history of the insect showing that during the fourth brood 
as many as forty thoisand Caterpillars may be present on 
a single free. The danage caused by such a mass of insects 
if allowed to remain will be quickly understood. As the 
subject is an important one to coconut planters and as ex- 
cellent remedial and preventive measures are given at the., 
end of the article we taxe the liberty of reprinting the 
pamphlet in full. 
Copies of the Bulletin {No. 4) may be obtained on 
application to the Department of Agriculture, Kuala 
Lumpur. 
T. W. M. 
