20 MAY 1938, Page 46

KEPONG (MALAY) RUBBER ESTATES

A distinctly hopeful view of 'the future of rubber was expressed by. Sir Francis Vouks at the meeting of Kepong (Malay) Rubber Estates. Although he regarded the severity of the present recession as exceeding all preconceived ideas of the probable range of price movements under a regulation scheme, he was convinced that it was only a passing phase, and that whenever trade conditions improve in the U.S.A. the rubber industry will again see a reasonable measure of prosperity. During the past year the company cut out and replanted 2444 acres in 1937 and have started work on 338 acres this year. The new- areas are to be hudgrafted.

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