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Mr. Browell does not consider it politic to publish any 

 such returns and questions the propriety of calling for 

 them. 



Resolved to let the matter remain in abeyance until the 

 next meeting. 



X. The Secretary reports that the motion standing in 

 the name of the K. District Planters 9 Association has since 

 been withdrawn. 



XI. London Rubber Exhibition. The Secretary re- 

 ports progress of this fund and exhibits a photo taken of 

 the British Malaya stand and leaflets, prepared by Mr. 

 Carruthers and distributed at the Exhibition. 



Mr. G. L. Gibson proposes that a formal vote of thanks 

 be accorded to Messrs. L. Wray, Derry and J. B. Carru- 

 thers for the excellent work done by them in connection with 

 this Exhibition. 



Mr. Lake in seconding this proposal, suggests that me- 

 mentoes be also given to these three gentlemen, of a value 

 aggregating $150.00. 



XII. The Secretary read out the following letter from 

 the Kapar District Planters' Association. 



Golconda, 27-11-08. 



Kapar District Planters' Association. 



The Secretary P. A. M., 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Dear Sir, — At a Meeting of my Association it was pro- 

 posed and passed unanimously "That at the General Meet- 

 ing of the P. A. Mi every member of any affiliated associa- 

 tion should be allowed to attend and vote." 



I should be much obliged if you could kindly bring this 

 up at your next Meeting. 



Yours faithfully, 

 (Sgd.) W. S. Bosanquet, 



Hon. Secretary. 



There being no proposer of this motion, the Meeting 

 passes on to the next item. 



XIII. Mr. Parkinson animadverts on the fact that a 

 letter sent during 1907 by the Commander, M. S. V. R., to 

 the Secretary of the United Planters' Association had 

 never received any acknowledgement. 



Mr. Zacharias regrets being unable from memory to 

 give any information on the subject. 



