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J, Hie Federated Malay Slates Government lias undertaken to 

 grant a sum of £100 a year lor 5 years to tlie Department with a 

 \ie\\ to the careful investigation and commercial development of 

 the mineral resources oi the States. 



The Government G< ologist is collecting specimens for chemical 

 examination and alter analysis the Imperial Institute which is in 

 \er\ complete touch with the principal manufacturing and other 

 industries of the United Kingdom, will bring the specimens before 

 manufacturers and others for trial with a view to their commercial 

 development. 



It is expected that this action will do much to help in finding 

 a market for new products and developing the markets for those 

 already exploited. 



