Condition of Property Reported as Generally Extremely Good at Annual Meeting annual general meeting of] Shanghai Seremban Rubber Estates, was held on Tuesday at the offices of the general managers, Messrs, Wattie & Ca, Dr. R. S. Ivy, presi 'd, supported Craddock: and Mr. C. J. L. Stewart ADirectors) and 36 J. Welea The secretary ing read the notice convening the meeting, the Chairman said The report and accounts have cen in your hands for some time, snd with your permission, Twill adopt the usual course and take them as read.
The report 's se fully detailed that} it leaves little for me to say regarding the past year's working. The standard production 223,000 1b. for the fourth year of restriction the same as for the previous year, which is equal to 350 Ib. per aere, This quantity will be easily obtainable as the estate is capable of producing considerably mere than the assessed production.
Mr. Pinching, formerly senior] scientific officer and mycologist the Rubber Growers' Association, and now visiting agent and technical] adviser for the Penang agents, reported on the estate recently' and stated that the general condition of the trees, their growth and develop-iment, is extremely good. The bark renewal is good and on all the trees there are ample reserves of bark for future teppine.
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