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Re space 1/2 this has been reserved by Ceylon but I think 2/4 

 equally good if not better. If I find that it is possible to alter the 

 positions I shall have great pleasure in meeting your wishes. 



Malay Cottage. I still have this stored in case you require to 

 use it at the next Exhibition. I am afraid you would require some 

 fresh roofing, though not a very great deal. There are no kitchen 

 utensils but to the best of my belief the whole of the woodwork is 

 complete; it has been lying in the store where it was placed at the 

 close of the last Exhibition. 



It is advisable to send over a good supply of stumps showing the 

 various tappings if you can, and they are bound to draw attention 

 like they did at the 1908 Exhibition, also live rubber plants and 

 special decorations. Some of the photos you sent before were too 

 small. It would be better not to have so many and have them much 

 larger ; you can get them enlarged cheap enough in London. 



I am only making these suggestions for the benefit of the Exhibit. 



What few photos Ceylon had were very large and could easily 

 be seen. 



If your Committee wish, I can get out a design for your stand 

 though I presume you will send over a portion of it to give it the 

 look of Federated Malay States and Straits Governments; it would 

 look more natural, than if it were made wholly of English design. 

 It will be necessary to have a platform down. 



There is one thing I would like to impress upon you, viz., next 

 year being Coronation which will take place shortly before the 

 opening of the Rubber Exhibition on the 24th June, every one, 

 especially standfitters, will be extremely busy and all arrangements 

 therefore in connection with the buildings of the Stands should be 

 made well in advance. 



Dear Sir,— in reference to the F.M.S. and Straits Settlements 

 it is to be hoped that the Committee arranging the representation of 

 the two Colonies at this Exhibition, will see that no private firms 

 have articles or goods placed on the Government space as if they did, 

 it would take away from special nature of the exhibit and turn it into 

 an ordinary general commercial stand instead of a representative 

 Rubber Exhibit. 



Yours truly, 



(Sgd.) A. Staines Manders, 



Manager. 



H. c. F. Zacharias, Esq., 



Kuala Lumpur. 



London, 

 31st August, 1910. 



