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this industry will develope. One estate in Selangor 
has obtained exceedingly good results, both as 
regards yield and quality. The Department of 
Agriculture is in a position to supply seed in fairly 
large quantities and is in touch with other sources 
of supply. 
The industry is an attractive one from several stand 
points. There is a very wide market for the oil 
which is required in vast quantity, and the price 
in normal times is fairly steady. In Malaya, it 
would be possible to work a property on up-to-date 
lines, but how this will compare with the native 
industry in Africa is difficult to say. 
In addition to coconuts and the African Oil Palm 
there are other oils which may be grown with 
success. There is an import of ground nut oil into 
the Peninsula equal in value to approximately 
$2,000,000 a year. Several estates have taken up 
the cultivation of groundnuts, and special mention 
might be made of one property in Perak where 
satisfactory profits have been made. There is a 
ready sale for the oil and, provided the crop is 
grown under suitable soil conditions, its cultivation 
can be recommended. Gingelly is another oil with 
possibilities. 
The cultivation of Tea has, from time to time, been 
the subject of some interest but it has never been 
planted except on a small scale. There is little 
doubt that tea may be grown with success in Malaya ; 
and, provided suitable labour is available and a 
market can be found for the produce, it should prove 
a sound undertaking. 
The Malay Peninsula was at one time the principal 
spice growing country in the East Indies and targe 
quantities of pepper, cloves, and nutmegs were 
