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2. The Committee will appoint Judges, from whose decision 

 there shall he no appeal. They may withhold a prize when they are 

 of opinion that there is not sufficient merit to justify an award, and 

 may recommend special prizes for any exhibit not contained in the 

 schedule. No exhibitor shall be awarded two prizes in any class. 



3. The Committee reserve the right to refuse or exclude any 

 entries or exhibits, and the arrangement of the exhibits shall be subject 

 to their direction. The Committee does not hold itself responsible for 

 exhibitor's expenses. 



4. Exhibitors desiring free transport by Kailway must give notice 

 through a District Officer or direct to the Hon. Secretary, who will 

 provide them with a free pass for themselves and their exhibits. A 

 reduction of 25 per cent off the usual freight will be made by the Straits 

 Steamship Company on all bona fide exhibits. 



5. All entries must reach the Hon. Secretary at least seven days 

 before the Show (Monday, 3rd August.) 



6. Exhibitors in Division C must provide for the care and main- 

 tenance of their own exhibits, and will only be permitted to remove 

 their animals from the Show grounds on obtaining an order of removal 

 from the Hon. Secretary. 



7. No exhibit (except live animals) may be removed from the 

 ground before 7 a.m. on the 13th August. 



8. All reasonable care will be taken to provide for the safety of 

 exhibits sent to the Show, but the Committee does not hold itself res- 

 ponsible for the loss of, or damage to, any exhibit, either in transit or 

 during exhibition. Provision will be made for keeping articles of value 

 under lock and key at night. 



9. Government exhibits shall not be eligible for prizes in any 

 class. 



10. All exhibits, with the exception of those in Division B, must 

 be in the Show yard not later than 6 p.m. on Sunday, the 9th August. 



AGRICULTURE IN KELANTAN. 



Mr. W. A. Graham's latest report on the State of Kelantan has 

 the following: — 



A large number of inquiries concerning land for rubber planting 

 were received during the year. These led to further negotiations with 

 many parties, some of which resulted in the taking up of land, while 

 several applications were pending at the end of the year. The area of 

 land taken up amounted to 14,000 acres of which 8,000 are situated 

 within the Duff Company's concession. An arrangement was arrived 

 at by which the Duff Company, although all its rights as now defined 

 terminate with the year 1940, was enabled to enter into negotiations 

 possible rubber planters for long leases, the Government agreeing, under 

 conditions, to recognise such leases as may not have expired at the date 

 when the Company's rights cease. The soil and climate of Kelantan 

 have been reported on as very suitable for rubber planting and land is 

 being leased to planters on exceptionally easy conditions. Rubber already 

 planted is all doing well and the young trees compare favourably with 



