Rubber

Plantation

Papuan Rubber Prices Under Australian Government Control—Payable on Plantation or Nearby Port, per lb., Australian Currency:

London Para.

Smoked Price onper lb. per lb.

January 6. 1933 .. .. ... 4 3 4d 2.43d July 7 .. .. 6%d 3.71d January 5. 1934 .. .. ... 4V«d 4.2Rd July 6 . . . . ... 5Vad 7.06ri January 4. 1935 .. .. ... 5d 8Hd July 5 . ... 5d .. 7%d January 3. 1936 6 3 /4d 8Hd June 5 ... 9d 7Vid January 8, 1937 .. .. ... 1/2 .. lOVad June 4 .. .. lid 9 5 /«d January 7.’ 1938 *. .. ... 7>/4d .. 7d

J ul y 1 6 3 /4d .. 7Vid January 6. 7d .. 8Vsd Jul y 7 7Hd .. 8V«d January 5, 1940 13d .. 11.6 7 /.d ul y 5 15d .. 12 3 ,4d January 3, 1941 13d .. 12.47y a d A P r11 * 15d .. 14Vsd •* une 6 16Vad .. 13.5»/.d August 1 I7d l3Vfcd October 10 — Price officially fixed at .. 13 3 /4d

Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 September, 1943 . 1/6 Va 1/4 1/2 September, 1944 . 1/6 Va 1/5 Va 1/3 Va July, 1944 . . 1/4 Va 1/3 Va 1/1 Va