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NEGRI SEMBILAN. 



The Resident ; 



The Chairman, Negri Sembilan Planters' Association ; 

 Another member appointed by the Negri Sembilan Planters' 



Association ; 

 The Collector of Land Revenue, Seremban. 



PAHANG. 



Each District Officer. 



GENERAL REMARKS. 

 British Resident, Perak. — Thinks that unless the exhibits are 

 likely to be of practical benefit to the people locally interested, there 

 is no justification for having the shows at all. 



Agriculture. — Three objects : 



(1) Improve the local cattle, sheep, pigs, horses, poultry ; 



(2) „ „ grain sown (especially rice) and the 

 method of cultivation ; 



(3) Introduce simple agricultural machinery. 



The initiative must largely be taken by Government. From 

 Perak fairly good cattle selected from, the Government herd can be 

 sent. 



Government should purchase and exhibit good specimens of live 

 stock of every description ; procure selected specimens of various 

 seeds, and exhibit them under cultivation in the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood of the show; also cheap ploughs, harrows and other 

 specimens of simple but useful agricultural machinery in actual 

 operation. Such an exhibit would be a liberal education to all 

 native cultivators. 



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Horticulture. — The native sections should be organised on much 

 the same lines as those of the " cottage garden " shows in England. 

 Unfair o allow the produce of the Botanical Gardens, Singapore 

 and Penang, or the Government Gardens of Perak and Selangor, 

 to compete with the results of the native competitor's individual, 

 and necessarily restricted, efforts. 



Manufactures. — Should only include articles of a strictly utilita- 

 rian nature : wherever possible, the process of actual manufacture, 

 as well as the results, should be shown. 



Works of Art. — Should read " Art Industries " — not merelv the 

 result, but the process is wanted, whether in weaving, pottery mak- 

 ing, carving or any other artistic industry. 



Thinks the show should be open for 3 days. 



British Resident, Selangor. — Is personally opposed to hold- 

 ing such shows under present conditions in the Federated Malay 

 States. Considerable expense to Government, and still larger 

 expenditure of time and energy on the part of Government officials, 

 who can ill be spared from other duties. Results so far as " educa 

 tional value" is concerned appear to be nil, and the "healthy 

 competition " is conspicuous by its absence. 



Points out that July, 1903, will not meet Mr. CURTIS' require- 



