Telephone N° 347_ Avenue. 
HEAD OFFICE & BRANCHES 
Telegraphic Address,’ BORNEO, 
CoocS- A I. A.B.C. Lieber's. Scott's & Watkins. 
Branches, 
Sarawak, i Batavia. 
Singapore j Bangkok, 
Chiengmai 
ILOYOS AGENTS AT 
BATAVIA. 
BANGKOK 
SARAWAK. 
Claude Sugden,Esq. 
Manag er, 
The Borneo Co.Ltd. 
SINGAPORE. 
Bear Sir, 
In the cultivation of Pepper, burnt earth, as you 
are aware, is used as a manure. Pour years ago we had a sample 
of it from Sarawak analysed here hy Dr.Dyer, a leading authority 
in such matters. We enclose copy of his analysis, iron which 
you will see he states that the earth he examined had no manuri- 
al value. We communicated this to our Kuching friends, hut the 
use of burnt earth is still continued in the gardens on which 
we have raade advances, the gardeners being firm believers uhao 
the earth is of great benefit to their vines. It may be that 
it performs some other important function for the plants tnan 
that of manuring them, of which we are unaware. 
We shall he obliged if you will put the matter oefore 
the Hedd of the Botanical Gardens at Singapore, and ash him if 
he will kindly inform you what is the exact service,ii any, ohat 
the burnt earth renders to the pepper. We can understand 
that some earths, according to their composition, might be of 
advantage to the vines, but we believe what is employed in 
