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Pahang. — Only a small exhibit of padi. 
Penang, Province Wellesley and Malacca, also con- 
tributed. 
A few remarks about some of the exhibits deserving, I con- 
sider, special mention, may not be out of place, the rrloi^e so as it 
will serve for reference and comparison with any future show, 
Coconuts, of which there was a magnificent collection, both 
^specimen and variety, may be said to have taken first honours, 
in so much that it was in this product for a very fine collection 
of varieties that Mr. E. B. Prior, Golden Hope Estate,' was 
awarded the cup kindly presented by H. E. the High Commis- 
sioner for the best collection of agricultural products. The same 
estate received a first prize for an excellent sample of copra, 
while the Selangor Oil Mills were equally successful for a very 
fine sample of poonac manufactured in their factory. The pro- 
ducts derivable from the coconut tree and its fruit were very 
much in evidence, and with respect to this, one exhibitor had 
baskets, brushes, ladles of all sorts, sticks, and some articles 
of such intrinsic value that he refused to part with them at any 
price. Excellent samples of sugar, coir fibre and twine were 
also on view, and it is to be hoped that at some future show, 
when the industry expands in all its branches, we may see rope, 
soap and coconut butter exhibited from some factory situated 
in the Federated Malay States or the Colony. 
Rubber . — I was certainly disappointed that there were not 
more exhibits iTi this class; on the other hand, most of the 
samples were of excellent quality. Mr. A. B. Lake took both the 
cups presented for Para; Kent Estate the one given by the 
Selangor Planters’ Association ; and Uganda Estate Mr. Parry’s 
prize ; Mr. F. A. Stephen’s exhibit being “ highly commended,” . 
as also that of Mr. P. W. Parkinson. Mr. W. W. Bailey 
succeeded in carrying off the cup presented by the Negri Sembilan 
Planters’ Association for the best sample of rambong. 
Padi .. — The various kinds, both as regards specimens and 
collections, were exceptionally good, but great difficulty was found 
in obtaining competent Judges for awarding the prizes, as the 
Judges appointed for this division expressed themselves unwill- 
ing to undertake the work, believing that they could not give fair 
justice in the selection, and it would be better if, in future, some 
special arrangement was made about this, Mr. Belfield, the 
Acting Resident of Perak, was good enough to present a prize for 
the best sample of padi, and this was awarded to Penghulu Kota 
Lama Kiri, Kuala Kangsax. 
The Judges commented most favourably on the exhibit that 
took first in Gambler, and they were also very much taken by the 
best sample in white pepper, grown on Padang Rengas Estate, 
Kuala Kangsar. An interesting feature of the show was an 
excellent display of various fibres by Messrs. Hogan & Co., which 
