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4. ELECTION OP OFFICERS. 



Mr. Cumming vacating the Chair, Mr. Harrison is appointed 

 temporarily. 



Mr. Harrison says that it was the duty of the Association to 

 record a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring chairman for his excellent 

 work during the past 3^ear. There had been a lot of very arduous 

 work, and Mr. Cumming, who had devoted much time which he could 

 ill spare, was to be congratulated on the work done, notably getting 

 the Rubber Dealers Enactment passed. 



Mr. C. E. S. Baxendale seconds the vote of thanks which is carried. 



Mr. Parkinson proposes that there be no ballot, and that Mr. 

 Cumming be asked to act again. This is carried unanimously and 

 by acclamation. 



Mr. Cumming, having resumed the chair, thanks the meeting for 

 their confidence, and expresses a hope that even better work would 

 be done this year. He then says that much of the praise they had 

 given him was due to Mr. Zacharias who had kept him up to the 

 work, and suggests that he be re-appointed Secretary. 



Mr. Harrison endorses Mr. Cumming's remarks, and seconds his 

 proposition, which is carried unanimously. 



5. ESTIMATES. 



The Secretary having introduced the Estimates, Mr. E. W. 

 Harvey proposes and Mr. P. W. Parkinson seconds that the item of 

 $1,000, for the " Agricultural Bulletin " be deleted. This Motion is lost. 



Mr. F. G. Harvey thinks that now was the time to put the 

 Association on a firm financial position, and proposes that the sub- 

 scription per delegate be raised to $200—. 



Mr. Harrison in seconding says that the Association had proved 

 its worth. Its influence would increase with time, but it must stand 

 on a firm financial basis, and now was the time to build up a reserve. 

 The motion is carried. 



Mr. H. F. Dupuis proposes and Mr. F. G. Harvey seconds that 

 the other items in the Estimates be adopted as they stand. 



6. RUBBER DEALERS' E.NACTMENT. 



The Secretary reads the following letters to Mr. Solbe and from 

 Mr. H. W. Bailey : 



H. E. G. Solbe, Esq., Kuala Lumpur, 



Batu Tiga, I2th March, 1910. 



Dear Sir,— Reverting to your letter of the /th of February, 

 same has been submitted to our legal adviser, who writes as follows 



/ am in receipt of your letter of the ^rd instant enclosing a letter 

 from Mr. Solbe which I return herewith. I suppose Mr. Solbe in the 



