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The Secretary, 



Planters' Association of Malaya, 

 Kuala Lumpur. 



London, 20th November, 1910. 



Sir,— With reference to the subject of the representation of the 

 Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements at the forthcoming 

 International Rubber and Allied Trades Exhibition to be held in the 

 Agricultural Hall in June, 191 1, I have had an interview with the 

 Manager of the Exhibition, Mr. A. Staines Manders, in the course of 

 which that gentleman expressed a hope that the Malay Hut which 

 was used in connection with the last Rubber Exhibition, should be 

 again set up, as it was in his opinion a source of attraction and 

 interest to a large number of those who visited the Malay Section. 



2. If Mr. Manders' views in his respect are to be met, and they 

 appear to me to be worthy of consideration unless your Government 

 should decide on having something more ornate and attractive than 

 the Hut, it will be necessary that you should send here at an early 

 date some fresh attaps for the roof. The materials of the building 

 have been carefully stored since they were last used, by the Manager's 

 directions. 



3. Mr. Manders also suggested that large photographs of scenery 

 and places of interest in the Peninsula should be available. The 

 photographs sent and utilized at the Exhibition of 1908 were much 

 too small in his opinion. 



4. Another suggestion is that stumps of Rubber Trees showing 

 the methods of tapping adopted should be sent here and be on show- 

 in the Malay Section. At the last Exhibition this course was taken 

 in connection with the Ceylon Section with very satisfactory results. 



5. A further suggestion of Mr. Mcmders is that other products of 

 the Colony, such as coconuts, coffee, etc., should be on view in the Sec- 

 tion. These products would be used by way of ornamenting the stands 

 and making them attractive to the General public, not in any way in 

 the sense of being exhibited. 



6. If you have any pamphlets or other literature that could be 

 distributed gratis to visitors a supply might be sent. 



7. So far I have heard of only two Rubber Companies having 

 estates in Malay Peninsula having applied for space. I should be 

 glad of an expression of your views as to whether the space assigned 

 to the F. M. S. and Straits Settlements Governments may be to any 

 extent allowed to be made use of by Exhibitors connected with the 

 Peninsula. I understand the Management to be opposed to this, and 

 to hold that the Government space should be utilized for Government 

 Exhibits only, and that other Exhibitors should apply for space for 

 their several purposes. 



