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4. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 
Mr. Camming vacating the Chair. Mr. Harrison is appointed 
temporarily. 
Mr Harrison says that it was the duty of the Association to 
record a hearty vote of thanks to the retiring chairman for his excellent 
work during the past year. There had , been . a f ! ot efch he mu“d 
work, and Mr. Camming, who had devoted much time which Jie cou 
ill spare, was to be congratulated on the work done, notably g g 
the Rubber Dealers Enactment passed 
Mr. C. E. S. Baxendale seconds the vote of thanks which is carried. 
Mr Parkinson proposes that there be no ballot, and that Mr. 
Camming be asked to act again. This is carried unanimously and 
by acclamation. 
Mr. Cumming, having resumed the chair, thanks the meeting for 
their confidence, and expresses a hope that even better work would 
be done this year. He then says that much of the praise they had 
given him was due to Mr. Zacharias who had kept him up to th 
work, and suggests that he be re-appointed Secretary. 
Mr. ‘Harrison endorses Mr. Cumming’s remarks, and seconds his 
proposition, which is carried unanimously. 
5. ESTIMATES. 
The Secretary having introduced the Estimates, Mr. E. W. 
Harvey proposes and Mr. P. W. Parkinson seconds that the item ol 
$1,000, for the “Agricultural Bulletin” be deleted. This Motion is lost. 
Mr. F. G. Harvey thinks that now was the time to put the 
Association on a firm financial position, and proposes that the sub- 
scription per delegate be raised to $ 200 —. 
Mr. Harrison in seconding says that the Association had proved 
its worth. Its influence would increase with time, but it must stand 
on a firm financial basis, and now was the time to build up a reserve. 
The motion is carried. 
Mr. H. F. Dupuis proposes and Mr. F. G. Harvey seconds that 
the other items in the Estimates be adopted as they stand. 
6 . RUBBER DEALERS’ ENACTMENT. 
The Secretary reads the following letters to Mr. Solbe and from 
Mr. H. W. Bailey : 
H. E. G. Solbe, Esq., 
Batu Tiga, 
Kuala Lumpur, 
I2tk March, 1910 . 
Dear Sir, -Reverting to your letter of the 7 th of February, 
same has been submitted to our legal adviser, who writes as follows: 
« lam in receipt of your letter of the %rd instant enclosing a letter 
from Mr. Solbe which I return herewith. I suppose Mr. Solbe tn the 
