To assist Merchants, Planters and others who may wish to avail 
themselves of the advantages offered as set forth~above, the Gov- 
ernment have appointed Mr. C. Xurtis, F.L.S., Botanic Gardens, 
Penang, to act as Agent ; to whom all enquiries should be made, 
and all materials requiring scientific or technical examination, or 
commercial valuation should be submitted for forwarding to the Im- 
perial Institute. 
