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The Secretary, 
Planters’ Association of Malaya, 
Kuala Lumpur. 
London, 20th November, 1910. 
Sir, With reference to the subject of the representation of the 
Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements at the forthcoming 
International Rubber and Allied Trades Exhibition to be held in the 
Agricultural Hall in June, 1911, I have had an interview with the 
Manager of the Exhibition, Mr. A. Staines Manders, in the course of 
which that gentleman expressed a hope that the Malay Hut which 
was used in connection with the last Rubber Exhibition, should be 
Sgain set up, as it was in his opinion a source of attraction and 
interest to a large number of those who visited the Malay Section. 
2. It Mr. Manders' views in his respect are to be met, and they 
appear to me to be worthy of consideration unless your Government 
should decide on having something more ornate and attractive than 
the Hut, it will be necessary that you should send here at an early 
date some fresh attaps for the roof. The materials of the building 
have been carefully stored since they were last used, by the Manager’s 
directions. 
3 - Mr. Manders also suggested that large photographs of scenery 
and places of interest in the Peninsula should be available. The 
photographs sent and utilized at the Exhibition of 1908 were much 
too small in his opinion. 
4 - Another suggestion is that stumps of Rubber Trees showing 
the methods of tapping adopted should be sent here and be on show 
in the Malay Section. At the last Exhibition this course was taken 
in connection with the Ceylon Section with very satisfactory results. 
5 - A further suggestion of Mr. Manders is that other products of 
the Colony, such as coconuts, coffee, etc., should be on view in the Sec- 
tion. These products would be used by way of ornamenting the stands 
and making them attractive to the General public, not in an3 r way in 
the sense of being exhibited. 
6. If you have any pamphlets or other literature that could be 
distributed gratis to visitors a supply might be sent. 
7. So far I have heard of only two Rubber Companies having 
estates in Malay Peninsula having applied for space. I should be 
glad of an expression of your views as to whether the space assigned 
to the F. M. S. and Straits Settlements Governments may be to any 
extent allowed to be made use of by Exhibitors connected with the 
Peninsula. I understand the Management to be opposed to this, and 
to hold that the Government space should be utilized for Government 
Exhibits only, and that other Exhibitors should apply for space for 
*heir several purposes. 
