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tic and it is stated that British North Borneo now takes its 

 place among the rubber producing countries of the world. 



No doubt is felt as to this acreage increasing every 

 year. 5/2J per lb. was the price realised for the first trial 

 consignment of rubber from Sekong Estate which shews 

 that British North Borneo need not shrink comparison with 

 other countries in this respect. 



T. W. Main. 



MINUTES OF MEETING OF THE PLANTERS' 

 ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 



Held at the Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur, 



On July 11th, 1909, at 10 a.m. 



Present: For the Kuala Lumpur District Planters' 

 Association : Mr. E. B. Skinner, Mr. A. J. Fox, Mr. C. Burn- 

 Murdoch, Mr. H. F. Dupuis, Mr. H. C. E. Zacharias. For 

 the Klang District Planters' Association: Mr. E. W. 

 Harrison, Mr. J. Gibson, Mr. A. B. Lake. For the Kapar 

 District Planters' Association: Mr. H. W. Bailey, Mr. C. T. 

 Hamerton. For the Batu Tiga District Planters' Associ- 

 ation: Mr. P. W. Parkinson, Mr. H. F. Browell. For the 

 Negri Sembilan Planters' Association: Mr. C. M. Cumming, 

 Mr. G. W. Hingston, Mr. J. le P. Power (by proxy), Mr. E. 

 N. T. Cummis. Chairman: Mr. C. M. Cumming. Secret- 

 ary: Mr. H. C. E. Zacharias. 



I. Mr. C. M. Cumming in thanking the delegates for 

 having elected him Chairman of the Association, apologises 

 for not being present at the previous Meeting. He had been 

 asked to express his idea of the future policy of the Associ- 

 ation. The Association was now a strong body, and its 

 policy should be a strong and firm one, not to worry Govern- 

 ment over small matters, but to agree among themselves 

 in important questions what they wanted and to press that 

 fully home. 



II. The Minutes of the previous Meeting are taken as 

 read. The Secretary points out that these Minutes should 

 have included the fact that Mr. R. W. Harrison did not seek 

 re-election and expresses regret for this omission. 



The Minutes are confirmed. 



III. London Rubber Exhibition. The Secretary 

 reads the following letter: 



