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Planters and residents in the Straits Settlements and Fede- 
rated Malay States are at liberty to send (through the Colonial 
Secretary at Singapore) specimens of little known or new vegetable 
or mineral products of the Straits Settlements or Federated Malay 
States for examination at the Imperial Institute by whom a report 
will be made, through the Cohonial Secretary. Specimens should, 
if possible, consist of «a few pounds of the material and should be 
accompanied by full information especially respecting the precise 
locality in which the* material is found and the extent of its 
occurrence. 
Attention may also be drav^n to the “Bulletin of the Imperial 
Institute” published quarterly, which contains records of the 
investigations conducted at the Imperial Institute, and special 
articles on tropical agriculture arfd the commercial and industrial 
uses of vegetable and mineral products. Copies of this publication, 
price 4s. 6d. per annum (including postage), may be ordered through 
Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, Ltd., of Singapore. 
Special sample rooms h§ve been arranged at the Imperial 
Institute, for the information of enquirers, in which materials which 
have been investigated and valued are available for reference. 
Important products are also shown in the Malaya Court in the 
Ppblic Galleries of the Imperial Institute. 
Communications should be addressed to the Director, Imperial 
Institute, South Kensington, London, S.W. 
