Turning to planting matters, and dealing with Chengai Estate first, 25 acres of spare land were planted with rubber during the year. All the reserve land is now under cultivation, with the exception of the 300 acres granted to us by the Government in November, 1927. It is not the intention of your board to open this latter area for the time being. As regards the mature area of 647 eres, the trees, generally speaking, may be considered healthy, the rate of bark renewal shows a steady im-Provement, and the reserves of tappable bark are ample. An 8 lip. Patter engine was installed in the factory during the year; this pumps water to bungalows and coolie lines and also drives the electric light Kenerator of the manager's bungalow. At the end of the year, the
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