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the produce of the estates in which they had holdings and many, 

 I am sorry to add, were sadly disappointed at finding their particular 

 estate, either not represented at all, or represented by one insignifi- 

 cant and unconvincing sample. It would have been enlightening to 

 Estate Managers, Directors and Secretaries had they heard the freely 

 expressed comments of some of their shareholders. This is not an 

 agreeable subject to dwell upon, but it is one, which in the interests 

 ot the Companies concerned, cannot be passed over in silence. 



There were many manufacturers amongst the visitors, both 

 English and foreign, and it was a favourable sign that they appeared 

 to be much interested in the subject of plantation rubber and were 

 seriously considering the feasibility of using or extending the use of 

 it, in their various businesses. 



Should the Exhibition just closed lead Malayan Planters to 

 combine and carry out a thorough scientific investigation of the 

 whole subject of rubber growing and preparation ; with the object of 

 turning out standard grades of Malayan rubber of high and unvarying 

 qualities, then all the money and work which has been expended on 

 it will not have b^en spent in vain. 



L. Wray. 



July 24th, 1911. 



