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V. London Rtobeb Exhibition. The Secretary reads 

 the following correspondence, which is noted : 



Knala Lumpur, 



16th March, 1<)0<J. 



No. 4014/1908. 



Sir, — With reference to your letter of the 6th January 

 last forwarding- a statement, to date, of your accounts in 

 connection with the Rubber Exhibition I am directed to 

 point out to you that there is missing from your accounts 

 any mention of the $500 — which it was understood had been 

 voted from the general funds of the Planters' Association 

 of Malaya for the purposes of the Exhibition. 



The nett deficit therefore would appear to bo $o09-o4. 



I have, etc., 

 (Sgd.) R. GL Watson, 



Federal Secretary. 



To The Secretary, 



The Planters' Association of Malaya, 



Kuala Lumpur. 



17th March, 1909. 



The Federal Secretary, F. M. S., 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Km,— I. have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your 

 letter No. 4014 dated yesterday. 



The $500 were originally voted by us, so as to provide 

 funds to start with, until such time, as subscriptions, &c, 

 began to come in: and it was hoped that the total of do- 

 nations and Government contributions would be more than 

 sufficient, to defray the whole cost of the Exhibition, with- 

 out having to make a more than merely temporary call on 

 the already very slender resources of this Association. 



However, whatever your final decision may eventually 

 be, I would take it as a favour, if it could be communicated 

 to me before the end of this month. Our financial year 

 closes on the 31st instant and I am naturally anxious to 

 submit to our Members a complete statement of accounts 

 of this Exhibition, 



1 have, etc., 

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



Secretary. 



