Passing on to planting matters I will deal with those of Bandoe Ardjo Estate first- There was at periods a considerable shortage of field cooli owing to competition form the neighbouring Tapioca and Coffee Estates. The health of the force was on the whole satisfactory.
Very little trouble was experienced from either pests or diseases except that the- attack of Oidium leaf-fall was of unusual severity.
The gardens are reported to be in very good condition and are under leguminous green covers. The rate f bark renewal is satisfactory and the reserves of bark are ample.
All buildings were given the necessary upkeep and are in satisfactory condition with the exception of the manager's bungalow and one of the assistants bungalows which will need replacement in the near future.
On Kali Minggir Estate there was a shortage of tappers during the early months of the year but matters had righted themselves by the end of the year. The health of the force, I regret to say, left much to be desired Neither pests nor diseases gave any particular trouble and on this Estate the attack of Oiduim leaf-fall was lighter than} usual.
The gardens are under a green cover and are reported to be in good condition. The young areas planted from 1930 onwards are making satisfactory progress.
As regards Pasawahan Estate, this property is in a somewhat sparsely populated part of the country and ihe supply of labour was at times inadequate for our requirements. It hoped to overcome this difficulty by building a few more coolie lines and thus gradually establish a resident labour force. The health of the workers was, in the main, satisfactory but there were two epidemics of influenza and malaria during the year The output of rubber was very small, as the Estate was only brought nto tapping for two or three weeks in December; the export rights, however, were utilized by the other two properties, 44 acres of the abandoned are were re-cleared and planted up with budded stumps from first class clo There was no serious incidence of either pests or diseases although stripes canker and mouldly rot were in evidence. The usual attack of Oidium leaf-fall was kept in check by sulphur dusting.
Speaking generally this estate is now in a satisfactory condition the trees are reported to be increasing in girth steadily. All buildings ave in a good state of repair with the exception of the outhouses of the managers bungalow, which will be renewed this year.
As regards the accounts of the Shanghai company the Interest and Transfer Fees received were almost sufficient to cover the whole of the expenses incurred.
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