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General. — At present the cultivation and manufac- 
ture of tapioca on an estate scale is carried on 
entirely by Chinese. 
The market value of tapioca has improved recently, 
the local prices (Oct. 1923) now ruling being: — 
Small flake $11.75, medium pearl $13.75, and small 
pearl $14.00 per pikul respectively, which are con- 
sidered sufficient to give a profitable return. 
GAMBIER. 
(Uncaria Gambler). 
Gambier is a tanning material obtained from the 
leaves and twigs of Uncaria Gambier, which is a 
large shrub, indigenous to Malaya. 
Its cultivation in this country has always been in 
the hands of natives, the Chinese being the principal 
exporters of this product. 
The following are the exports of gambier from the 
Federated and Non-Federated Malay States for the 
year 1921: — 
Federated Malay Non-Federated 
States. Malay States. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Quantity. 
Value. 
Pikuls 
$ 
Pikuls 
$ 
Bales 
696 
6,388 
18,606 
160,138 
Cube 
4,348 
46,434 
4,881 
44,339 
Total 
‘5,054 
52,822 
23,487 
204,477 
The principal countries to which it is exported are 
the United States of America, the United Kingdom 
and India. 
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