. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol,. XII. No. 303. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 395 RUBBER INDUSTRY. SELLING METHODS FOR PLANTATION PARA. An importiint meeting of Chairmen and Directors of rubber plantation companies has just been held in London, to consider certain proposals for improving the present methods for marketing plantation rubber. (Tb^ economic side of the plantation Para rubber industry hais been dealt with in the Agriridtural Xew^, Vol. XII, pp. 271, 277, 323, 342,377.) A lengthy report on the meeting appears in the India RiMer ?loiirnal
. Agricultural news. Agriculture -- West Indies; Plant diseases -- West Indies. Vol,. XII. No. 303. THE AGRICULTURAL NEWS. 395 RUBBER INDUSTRY. SELLING METHODS FOR PLANTATION PARA. An importiint meeting of Chairmen and Directors of rubber plantation companies has just been held in London, to consider certain proposals for improving the present methods for marketing plantation rubber. (Tb^ economic side of the plantation Para rubber industry hais been dealt with in the Agriridtural Xew^, Vol. XII, pp. 271, 277, 323, 342,377.) A lengthy report on the meeting appears in the India RiMer ?loiirnal {Qc\ohe'[ , 1913). It is learnt from this that the combination principle been agreed to, and it has been left to the Rubber Growers' Association to propound a scheme. The Chairman (Mr. A. A. Beauman, Chairman of the Mubber Share Trust and Finance Co., Ltd.) stated in the course of his speech that he would vote for Mr. Emerson's resolution embodying his central selling agency scheme. For the growers, Mr. Herbert Wright proposed an amendment of Mr. Owen's resolution. The object of Mr. Herbert Wright's amendment was to introduce a definite step, such as could not be attained by adopting Mr. Owen's resolution. Mr. Wright requested the meeting to vote purely and simply on the desirability of ertecting combination among sellers. This amendment was seconded by Mr. W. F. de B. McClaren. At the conclusion of the meeeting the amendment was put to the vote and declared carried, only fourteen hands being raised against it. Many of those present did not vote. The Chairman voted against the amendment. It may be added that the meeting at which the above proceedings took place was highly representative and influ- ential, and one of the largest that has ever taken place in connexion with the rubber industry. In regard to the production and consumption of rubber, the following estimates, may interest readers of the Agri- cultural Neirx :— World's production in tona. I.—ACTUAL. Con- P
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