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about sTVi’u Ch e,SaS fl '° m ‘ aPPed tre6S th6y Wil1 ° nly wei « h 
Carruthers (Agric. Bull. Straits, November 1907) again bases his 
estimate on the weight of the fresh seeds from untapped trees taking 
the weight of 1,000 seeds as 91 lb. He states that the kernel is 60 
to lose at least 20 per cent in drying. The kernel i« ^ , ( 
the total weight of the dry seed 'in Won! Kerell a CheHosI 
during 4 tiansit to England, for the Director of the Imperial Institute 
tlT „ 16 fi n ai% COnStltute about 50 P° r cent b y weight of the whole 
•noa d yle d H 3 per cenfc of oiI - Th e husk and kernel together 
must mean 1 “ less°j|ban”” B is ^e figures that “about” 
_ Taking the weight of 1000 seeds as 8 lb., the loss of weight on 
seed^fhen— ° ^ 0 “‘’ “ d ^ kemel as 50 P« «nt of the thole 
1 ton -280,000 fresh seeds. 
— ■350 000 dried seeds. 
, , : ^ 700,000 kernels. 
Uns estimate is rather too favourable on each point, but accent- 
ing it, and assuming that the kernels sell for £10 per ton then Hip 
gross return per 1 000 apds is 21*5 rupee-cento. Oufof this must be 
met the cost of collecting, decorticating, and freight. 
Times of Ceylon f 
June 1st 1008. 
RUBBER IN' JAVA. 
Growth Good Quality ; Good Labour Cheap 
Mr.O™. Sli?* and ** interview with 
Mr. Mid Mrs^GE^Wendon and 1 family * who' PaS3en ?f s ‘ bis evening 
short holiday. Mr. Welldon came to the Marlin ISn h g“ 6 i° r a 
fore a planter of 35 years experience H» 1 ’ ancl 18 tl ? ere ' 
planting ladder unti! he became Acting General M^ger”" ‘p 
P. Co. When he comes back to the Island at the end of the vearor at 
rs: 8 ;' / he Wi “ g °. back to his old post of East Holy rooL 
a, . p, f Ceylon representative had a brief chat with Mr Welldon 
this afternoon just before he went on board. Welldon 
_ Asked at the outset as to what he thought of rubber in T-ivi 
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