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Director of Agriculture in the F. M. S. He accompanied 

 me on most of my visits to the estates, showed me his 

 experiments in the gardens at Kuala Lumpur and put 

 figures and other information at my disposal ; in a word, 

 he spared neither trouble nor time to make my visit to 

 the Malay Peninsula as successful as possible. For 

 everything which he did for me, I give Mr. GALLAGHER 

 my sincerest thanks. 



In Ceylon, I stayed some days at Peradeniya, chiefly 

 with the view of investigating the experiments on different 

 varities of rubber which had been undertaken in the 

 gardens of the Experimental Station, and I received the 

 assistance of Mr. KELWAY BAMBER, who also arranged 

 my visits to some estates in the neighbourhood of Kandy, 

 Kalutara and Avisawella and supplied much information. 

 A word of hearty thanks for his friendly collaboration 

 is not misplaced here. 



It seemed appropriate to me that I should report 

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everything I saw in the Malay Peninsula respecting the 

 various cultivations as shortly and accurately as possible. 

 Mr. GALLAGHER was kind enough to examine and correct 

 my descriptions, which are based on necessarily hurried 

 observation. No better qualified expert on this industry 

 could be consulted, and the fact that this scientist has 

 examined my conclusions is the best proof of the correct- 

 ness of my statements. 



