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3, RUBBER DEALERS' BILL, 
The Secretary reads the following correspondence : 
The Resident General, F.M.S. 
Kuala Lumpur. 8th December, 1909. 
Sir,— I have the honor to inform you, that at the last Meeting of 
this Association held on the 5th instant, a resolution was passed with 
acclamation to express to you the thanks of our Members for the 
great trouble taken by you over th : Bill and for the careful consider- 
ation you have given to our representations. 
At the same time it was suggested, that, to insure the smooth 
working ( f the Enactment, a similar Ordinance ought to be in force 
in the Colony and I therefore would respectfully submit to you, to 
approach His Excellency the Governor of the Straits Settlements on 
this subject. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) H, C. E. Zacharias, 
Secretary. 
The Secretary, 
The Planters’ Association of Malaya, Batu Tiga, 
Kuala Lumpur. 7th February, 1910. 
Dear Sir, I wish to call the attention of your Association to 
the practical working of your new Praedial Products Ordinance. 
Last week a Chinese Kade man in Batu Tiga was caught buying 
this Estate’s rubber from one of my Tamil coolies. 
They were caught red handed; the Klang magistrate said there 
was no doubt about it, and fined the Chinaman $ 50 _ . a most inade- 
quate punishment in my opinion, but the coolie fa wretched boy 
of 15) got 4 months. 
The value of the rubber was about $6-. for which the bov received 
10 cents. 
I know there is a great deal of stolen Rubber being sold in Batu 
Tiga, but it may be years before another receiver is caught and 
convicted. 
I trust the Association will consider the case for I do not think 
the magistrate’s fine likely to discourage theft, it is more likely in my 
opinion to have a contrary effect. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) H. E. G. Solbe 
H. E. G. Solbe, Esq., 
Batu Tiga. 8th February, 1910. 
Dear Sir, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 
7th instant which I will lay before the next Meeting of my 
Association, to be held on the 27th instant. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 
