Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-23
RUBBER COMPANY
REPORTS PLEASE
STOCKHOLDERS

Reports from the visiting agents
ard the general manager OF Selama-
bindings Formations were received
this week. They furnish reading that
Is satisfactory 10 the stockholders
Milne & Stevens, visiting agents.
Five two reports. one TO the rubber
estate Of November 7. and the other
t. the coconpt estate as OF New
vernber 6. The report of w. s. Cook
son, the general manager, Is dated
November y and is largely explana-
tory ~ the REPORTS Of the visiting
agents.
The report OF the visiting agents
as 10 the rubber estate shows the
planted area and the date of planting
10 De All acres In 1910, 1915 In 1911,
4e3.G4 in 1912, 1880 in 1913 and So
IN 1914, in ell 1905 acres and re-
serve OF $50 in forest and swamp.
II says that the growth continues
satisfactory and that with the excep-
ton of few acres OF swampy land
where growth has been retarded the
rubber is exceptionally even and
healthy and shat the estate promises
TO grow into one OF the finest In the
country. wedding also Is in excel
lent condition.
criticism Is made OF the high
cost of revenue area and ii Is ex-
planned by the proportion OF swampy
land and that when this is drained the
expense will be cut down. II COM
ments fayorably on the planting OF
strips OF mimosa along the slopes and
says. continuance viii be money well
spent as II will conserve the valuable
surface soil and allow the swampy
-land to drain.
The crop for the first 10 months
OF the year was 24.2S1 pounds and at
the end of September 3s.115 trees or
e5.7 of the total number over an area
u 693 acres were being tapped The
October crop was estimated at LAG
pounds per tree.
The steadily Increasing yield was
commended bat costs termed too high
and II is advised that they must be
drastically cut. The quality of the
work is termed excellent everywhere.
The type Of smoked sheet is termed OF
fair quality but no reason is found
why II should not be further improved.
Cost of manufacture Is put at 3.6e
cents Grade percentages for young
trees are good. Estimates for the
1917 output are put at 10000 pounds
Costs are $4,000 under the estimates or
nearly 10 per cent. The future pros
poets of the estate are deemed excel
lent and the present condition all
that can be desired.
The report of the coconut estate
shows 1l50 acres planted in 1872,
1916 in 1913, 81 in 1914 and 90 in
1915: the total area is 1913 and the re-
serve 1864 The total area shows a
decrease of 1872 acres under cultiya-
ton. The three different sections are
treated separately and criticism Is all
favorable. and expenditures are found
to be $11, 900 under the estimate for
the year. The general condition of
the whole estate is found satisfac-
tory though suggestions for improve
ment and curtailment are made. The
crop for 1917 is estimated at 100000
nuts as a minimum with probability
Of a much larger yield.
Manager W. S. Cookson In his re-
port shows that while the area separ.
ating rubber trees now adds TO the
costs this viii be more than made up
for lates as the trees will be larger
and better for the very separation that
IS now termed costly.
He promises an early Improvement
in the quality of smoked sheet rubber
also.