The total exports of rubber in 1915 were 45,143,735 Ib. against lished at Kuala Lumpur, ipplies 98,935,114 Ib. in the previous year, some interesting figures of the es-representing an increase of 8,908,621 timated production and consump- jh, As is natural in the ciroumtion of rubber for the year 1916, a8) stances, the United Kingdom was follows: again the biggest buyer, absorbing more than half the Island's total output. The exports to America amounted to 18,389,681 Ib., or an increase over 1914 of 9,213,690 Ib.
The restrictions on exports in siderably reduced the distributing centres, the only foreign countries to be served in addition to the United States being Russi (which took 332,200 Ib. against 105,- 212 Ib.), France (674,162 Ib. against, 320,152), and Japan (264,901 against and four candareens and other: fancies showed very substantial advanos.
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