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the Government is nimble to agree to the issue of a Enle 

 making obligatory the grant of compensation for any pri- 

 vate property the destruction of which may have been 

 ordered by a Medical Officer under the prevention of 

 Diseases Enactment. 



I have etc., 

 (Sd.) S. Mc Arthur, 



Ag. Federal Secretary. 



Noted with regret. 



5. Loans to Planters. The Secretary reports the 

 receipt of the following letter: — 



3995/1908. 



Kuala Lumpur, 15th October, 1908. 



Sir, — I am directed by the Resident-General to inform 

 you with reference to your letter of the 31st July last, that 

 the Government is unable to agree to the suggestions made 

 by your Association on the subject of Loan to Planters. 



I have etc., 

 (Sd.) S. Mc Art huh, 



Ag. Federal Secretary. 



and reads the following correspondence: 



9th October, 1908. 



The Federal Secretary, F. M. S. 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Sir, — I have the honour to draw your attention to a 

 certain amount of hardship that has been entailed in certain 

 recent cases, where planters applying for a loan from your 

 Government had their Estates inspected by amateurs. 



This question has been considered by the last Meeting 

 of his Association, held on the 5th inst, when I was in^ 

 structed to forward to you the following Resolution, as 

 then passed : 



"That it be submitted, that the Government for the 

 purpose of Estate valuations do not go outside their own 

 scientific staff of officers, as composing the Department of 

 Agriculture. ' ' 



I have etc., 

 (Sd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 

 Secretary, 



