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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 78

Rubber

Rubber.

Of late years rubber has attracted [unclear: med] or less attention. Several varieties are [unclear: as] present under experiment, and a great [unclear: des] is set out in a practical wav. In all, [unclear: 500] acres are at present under cultivation, chief varieties bring the Haven or [unclear: pav] variety, the Kixcia, the Castilloa, and [unclear: the] Ficus, the lalter being a tree which is [unclear: verty] highly regarded in Java. Large [unclear: sample] of native-grown rubber have been [unclear: as] ported, and have been most [unclear: favourably] reported upon, but so far Samoa is [unclear: no] and cannot be an exporting countrv [unclear: unles] about 1911. when, pcrbups, sumo 800 [unclear: across] will have come into first-class [unclear: bearing] Rubber planters in Samoa are most [unclear: hoper] of results, and, basing their [unclear: ralculating] on much lowered prices for the [unclear: prodouct] than at present obtain, expect to clear [unclear: very] heavy profits after the initial vears [unclear: havy] passed. Of late it has dawned upon [unclear: please] terms that they might grow the tall [unclear: varies] ties of rubber to shade their cacao trees and new plantations are being set out [unclear: in] this wav.