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4. If it is decided to take part it is hoped that a good displaj^ of 

 exhibits from the Federated Malay States will be guaranteed. 

 The Secretary, I have etc., 



Planters' Association of Malaya, (Sd.) F. E. Taylor, 



Kuala Lumpur. Ag. Under-Secretary, F.M.S. 



13th December, 1911. 

 Under-Secretary, F.M.S. 

 Kuala Lumpur. 



Sir, — I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter 

 3/7950 dated yesterdaj% contents of which. I will place on the agenda 

 of our next meeting to be held on the /th proximo. 



I have etc., 

 H. C. E. Zacharias, 



Secretary. 



Mr Harvey : May I suggest the Association be not represented 

 in New York. 



Mr. Macfadyen : seconds. 



Mr. Gibson : I think the New York Exposition will be fruitful 

 of good results and it will be foolish indeed not to be represented. 

 We know perfectly well that America is a big consumer and is likely 

 to increase, and I think if we made a good show in America it would 

 be to our own benefit. I feel confident of the fact that we have 

 only to get the Yankee to take to using our rubber in real earnest, 

 to see another rubber boom. We have only to show him we can 

 produce goods as good as are produced in other parts of the world. 

 It would be wanting in energy and enterprise if we were not 

 represented. 



Mr. Dupuis Brown supports Mr. Gibson's contention. 



The Chairman thinks it would be a great pity to decide that the 

 Association be not represented and suggests circularizing the various 

 Planting Companies, to get their views on the subject. 



Mr. Macfadyen explains that he had seconded the proposition, 

 not because he thought it undesirable that the Malay Peninsula 

 should be represented, but because he had misgivings that it would 

 be well represented. The last Exhibition in London had strained 

 their resources and he was afraid that contributions might not 

 come forward as readily as was necessary, to get their industry 

 adequately represented. 



Mr. Harvey's motion is put to the Meeting and declared lost by 

 by 8—4. 



Mr. Gibson then proposes and Mr. Fox seconds that the 

 Secretary communicate with the Government of the F.M.S and S.S. 

 and with the Rubber Growers' Association and solicit their co- 

 operation in the matter. 



The motion is^carried by 10 — 2, 



