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No. 4428/1909. 20th September, 1909. 



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

 dated the 13th September, 1909, reporting two resolutions which were 

 passed at the last Meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya 

 held on the ioth ultimo- 



2. With regard to the first, I am to invite your attention to this 

 office letter 649/1907, addressed to you on the 16th February, 1907, 

 and to state that the information asked for in the last paragraph of 

 that letter does not appear to have been supplied, as yet. 



3- With regard to the second, I am to point out that " Latex " 

 was inserted in the Enactment in accordance with the wish expressed 

 by the United Planters' Association. If a further definition is requir- 

 ed, it would be well that the Planters' Association of Malaya should 

 supply it. 



I have, etc., 

 (Sgd.) R. G. WATSON, 



Federal Secretary. 



Mr. Cumming thinks the reply unsatisfactory, but it was per- 

 haps his fault, as under his instructions their last letter to Govern- 

 ment had only contained the terms of the resolution mentioned above. 



Mr. Skinner gives an instance which had come under his notice 

 at Kajang. They were changing their factory ; 125 lbs. of rubber 

 disappeared, and the two watchmen and a storekeeper were fined 

 $3, $5 and $7 for carelessness. 



Mr. Cumming says that rubber stealing was rife throughout the 

 country. The Government had taken steps to protect the miner. 

 All they asked was that Government should license rubber dealers, so 

 that they might have access to their books, and that only reputable 

 people be licensed. 



Mr. Parkinson proposes that the Secretary be instructed to 

 circularise members of the Association asking for concrete cases of 

 theft to set before Government. This is seconded by Mr. Lake and 

 carried. 



PRAEDIAL PRODUCE ENACTMENT. 



8. Mr. Lake considers the reply received from Government 

 quite satisfactory. All they wanted was that " latex " should cover 

 every form of rubber. He suggests that their legal adviser should 

 define it. He proposes " that this Meeting agrees that ' latex ' should 

 include all forms of rubber and guttaperchas, and leaves the exact 

 wording to our legal adviser." 



This is seconded by Mr. H. F. Browell and carried. 



