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22 nd December, 1908, 



The Federal Secretary, F. M. S. 

 Kuala Lumpur. 



Sir, — I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your 

 letter No. 6153 re Mr. H. McGill's white ant remedy. 



I have received an analogous letter from the same 

 gentleman under same date. 



This, I think, is a good instance of how wasteful the 

 present want of system is, regarding the award in question. 



In my letter of the 14th instant I suggested that the 

 Director of Agriculture's office be appointed the receiving 

 office for all applications of this nature, and as your letter 

 No. 3995 on the same subject does not seem to be opposed 

 to such a course being taken, I beg to submit our suggestion 

 once more for the consideration of your Government, and 

 now beg to enclose all applications, as far as they have been 

 received by me. 



F. G. West (2), Nai Chim (copy), R. E. Cox, V. Bis, 

 Chas. F. Pears (2), H. McGill, A. A. Thomas, W. L. Van- 



DERSLOTT. 



While thanking you for your courtesy in sending me 

 copies of all applications received by you, I hardly think 

 that any useful purpose is served thereby. 



All that would seem necessary is to appoint somebody 

 (Director of Agriculture?), whose duty it would be to 

 receive all applications, to deal with them in a preliminary 

 way, and eventually to lay the whole matter before a Select 

 Committee, the latter, I would further suggest, to consist 

 of, say, three members nominated by this Association and 

 an equal number by your Government, these six to co-opt 

 their own Chairman. 



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



Secretary. 



Kuala Lumpur, F. M. S. 



29th December, 1908. 



Sir, — 1 am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 letter dated the 22nd December, 1908, and to say that the 

 Government of the Straits Settlements is being' consulted 

 as to the formation of a Committee to consider claims in 

 connection with the offer of a reward for the discovery of 

 a white ant remedy. 



