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The Secretary also put on the table further correspondence he 

 had received from the proprietor of "in Tinland" and the Secretary 

 of the forthcoming Agri-Horticultural Show re exhibits and further 

 prizes being presented, but neither was gone into. 



The Conditions of the Loan. 

 JMr. John I. Philips then proposed and Mr. E. Valpy seconded : — 

 1 That the Besident-General be requested to issue a complete state- 

 ment, regarding the conditions regulating the issue of loans to Planters, 

 and that to the various statments, already published, the following 

 provisions be added. 



(A) " That the vote be unlimited." 



(B) " That no loans be made on account of any area not under 

 cultivation at the present time." 



(C) " That all valuations be made by the officer deputed and 

 shall be final. A loan of 25% to be granted, but the property to be 

 revalued at the end of each year until the loan becomes repayable." 



(D) " That no loan, or part of a loan, be devoted to any other 

 purpose but that of maintenance." 



Carried nem. con. 



Coolies who go to Gaol. 



It was also resolved that a letter be written to the Secretary to Re- 

 sident asking him to make arrangements with the Police Authorities that 

 any Estate coolies serving imprisonment, at the end of their sentence 

 be sent back to the Estate by the Police at the former's expense as at 

 present a great many have absconded altogether when released from gaol. 



The next meeting of the Association was fixed for Monday, 5th 

 October, and will be held in Penang. 



A cordial vote of thanks to the Chair concluded the meeting. 



COMPARATIVE RUBBER EXPORT TABLE. 



Comparative Statement of Cultivated Rubber Exported from the 

 Federated Malay States During the Years 1908 and 1907. 





Exported 

 during 

 July, 

 1908. 



Previously. 



Total ex- 

 port during 

 1908. 



Export din- 

 ing sirailai 

 period of 

 previous 

 year. 



; ■ , . : j j 



Increase. 





lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



lbs. 



Perak 



32,827 



189,633 



222,460 



113.307 



109,153 



Selangor 



164,428 



866,567 



1,030,995 



613,530 



417,465 



Negri Sembilan 



28,847 



325,958 



354,805 



254,458 



100,347 



Pahang 



nil 



nil 



nil. 



nil 





Total ... 



226,102 



1,382,158 



1,603,260 



981,295 



626,965 



Kuala Lumpok, J. R. O. ALDWORTH, 



11th August, 1908. Commxssioner of Trade and Custojns. 



