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1st February, 1907. 



The Federal Secretary, F. M. S. 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Sir, — I have the honour to inform you, that at the last 

 Meeting of this Association held on the 26th ult. the follow- 

 ing two resolutions were passed. 



1. "That the Government he at once requested to 

 license all dealers in or exporters of Rubber; that they he 

 required to keep records of all their transactions and to 

 register their source of supply and that no export in cases 

 marked "sundries'' he allowed without examination." 



2. "That dealers in ruhher plants and seeds he regis- 

 tered and compelled to produce, if called upon, certificate of 

 origin." 



I have, etc., 

 For United Planters' Association, 



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



Secretary. 



16th February, 1907. 



No. (349/1907. 



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

 letter of the first of Fehruary currect, and to say that there 

 is at present no legal power to take the action proposed by 

 the resolutions of the United Planters' Association. 



2. I am to point out that within the last three months 

 the scope of the Praedial Produce Protection Enactment 

 has heen widened at the request of the Association. If 

 Government is now to legislate for cured ruhher it might he 

 difficult to refuse to do so for any article liable to become 

 the subject of theft. 



3. Before the matter can be further considered, the 

 Association should submit more precise details of the 

 measures they wish to see adopted, together with some con- 

 vincing proof of the need for so drastic a step on the part 

 of the Government. 



I have, etc., 

 (Sgd.) A. R, Venning, 



Federal Secretary. 



