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Ideal Rubber Estate Factory 
Competition. 
(CASH TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS.) 
PRESENTED BY 
The Proprietors of the India Rubber Journal, London. 
The Proprietors of the India Rubber Journal offer a prize of Twenty-five pounds 
sterling for the best plan of and essay on a rubber estate factory. The Exhibition 
Management will present an engraved certificate, which will be an endorsement 
of the award. , 
t _Each competitor may send in one or more plans together with one essay describing in detail the con¬ 
struction or organisation of the factory. The essay must not exceed 2,000 words, 
2_ The factory must indicate all phases of estate rubber preparation : coagulating, washing and cleansing, 
drying — with or without heating or special apparatus—curing—with or without smoking — weighing 
and packing. ,, 
^ —The factory plan must be one which can deal with 300,000 lbs. or more dry rubber per annum. 
4 -The India Rubber Journal to have the right of reproducing the winning plans and essay, and anv others 
if they may so desire. THE PRIZE ESSAY WILL BE REAL) AT THE FOURTH INTER¬ 
NATIONAL RUBBER CONFERENCE held in conjunction with the Exhibition, and will also be 
published in the Exhibition Numbers of the journal and in the official report of the proceedings of 
the Exhibition. 
g.—The Judges will be appointed by the Exhibition Awards Committee. 
< 3 —Entries must be sent to the Awards Committee, c/o Mr, A. Staines Manders, Exhibition Offices, 75, 
Chancery Lane, London, W.C., by Tuesday, 12th May, 1914. On receipt, each plan will be numbered 
and will be exhibited at the Exhibition under such number. All entries should be endorsed Inaui 
Rubber Journal Ideal Rubber Estate Factory Competition. The name and address of the 
competitor must be written on a separate card or sheet of paper and enclosed with the Plans and 
Essays, which should not bear any distinguishing mark. 
7. —The Judges’ decision to be final and without appeal, and if they think fit, the amount may be divided 
into two or more prizes, if essays are in iheir opinion of equal merit. 
It is suggested that competitors should aim at providing a factory which, while permitting of all the 
necessary operations, shall aim at turning out a standard rubber uniform in appearance and properties. 
Photographs may be sent to illustrate details. 
The essay should state particulars of the time required to effect complete preparation and variations 
of temperature or pressure to which the rubber is subjected during the process. 
Estate Photograph Competition. 
(CASH TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS.) 
PRESENTED BY 
The Proprietors of the “ India Rubber Journal, London. 
The Proprietors of the India Rubber Journal offer a prize of Twenty-five pounds 
sterling for the best collection of photographs illustrating all departments of rubber 
estate work, from seed collection to shipping of rubber. The Exhibition Manage- 
rr 't|t will present an engraved certificate, which will be an endorsement of the 
award. 
RULES. 
r.—Not more than 20 photographs to be submitted by each competitor. 
2. — The photographs may be sent mounted or unmounted, and be of any size and taken in any country. 
The exhibitor must number each illustration and send in a written statement describing each photo¬ 
graph according to number. 
3. — The proprietors of the India Rubber Joum i/ have, the right of reproducing the winning set and any others 
should they desire to do so. 
4. —The decision of the Judges appointed by the Rubber Exhibition Competition Committee to be final and 
without appeal, and if they think fit’the amount may be divided into two or more prizes, if photo¬ 
graphs are, in their opinion, of equal merit. 
5. — The Donors accept no responsibility for lost exhibits or their return, but will endeavour to return to 
each competitor the illustrations sent if same are properly addressed by the competitor. 
6. — Entries must be sent to the Awards Committee, c/o Mr. A. Staines Manders, Exhibition Offices, 75, 
Chancery Lane, London, W.C., by Tuesday, 12th May, 1914. On receipt, each set of photographs 
will be lettered and will be exhibited at the Exhibition under such letters. The name and address 
of the competitor must be written on a separate card or sheet of paper and enclosed with the 
photographs, which should not bear any distinguishing mark. All entries should be endorsed India 
Rubber Journal Estate Photograph Competition. 
Entries close 12th May, 1914. Entries close 12th May, 1914, 
