Mr. Gallagher addresses the Meeting and outlines the scope of 
such a conference. He thinks that the discussion of various points 
would make for efficiency. The conference should discuss the whole 
work from tapping to putting the rubber on the ship. Mr. Gallagher 
enumerates some of the heads of discussion and said that figures 
should be produced wherever possible to substantiate the opinion of 
the speaker. He suggests the appointment of a committee, which 
could meet conveniently, to draw up and have printed a schedule of 
papers. 
Mr. A. B. Milne thinks Mr. Gallagher's scheme implied Utopia 
as the planters were not going to give away their knowledge. 
The Chairman says that the Planters should help one another 
and thinks that the majority of planters were not so selfish and 
shortsighted as not to be willing to give information gained by them 
to the rest of their fellow-planters. 
Mr. Darby suggests that the conference take place in conjunction 
with the forthcoming Agri-Horticultural Show in Singapore. 
Mr. Gallagher says that planters had to fight wild rubber and 
that the day of one Estate competing against another was too far off 
for practical politics. Discussing the venue of such conference, he 
was strongly in favor of same being held in Kuala Lumpur, which 
was the centre of the industry. He did not think there would be 
many planters at the Agri-Horticultural Show in Singapore. 
Mr. C. E. S. Baxendale considers that another objection to 
holding the conference at Singapore at show time was the social 
counter-attractions. 
Resolved , to hold the conference on May 1st, the day after the 
Annual General Meeting of the P. A. M., the Chairman and Secretary 
to confer with Mr. Gallagher on the subject. 
10. BRUSSELS EXHIBITION. 
The Secretary states that he had received a circular suggesting 
that Malaya should exhibit in the rubber section of the Brussels 
Exhibition, 1910. The Chairman suggests to get a firm of London 
brokers to purchase half a ton of each variety, best quality, in the 
open market and forward it for exhibition. 
This proposal being seconded by Mr. Baxendale, is carried 
unanimously; all details to be left in the hands of the Chairman 
and Secretary. 
11. CHINESE LABOR. 
Mr. E. Macfadyen proposes the following resolution:— 
“ That a committee be formed to consider the feasibility of esta- 
blishing in Southern China a bureau for the recruiting of Chinese 
coolies for employment on Estates ”. 
