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7. STRAITS MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
The Secretary lays on the table the appeal for fund issued by 
him in this connection. 
The Chairman emphasizes the great benefits to the Rubber 
Industry that this Endowment Fund would ensure and bespeaks the 
whole-hearted support of all planters. 
8. CENSUS. 
The Secretary lay on the table further correspondence received. 
9. BENEVOLENT FUND. 
The Secretary informs the Meeting that is was suggested to 
place the money raised at Home under the control of three Tj ustees, 
viz. Sir William Treacher, Mr. C. Meikle, and Mr. J. M. Allinson, 
with survivorship. The Committee of the Benevolent Fund had full 
authority to deal with this matter, but it was of such importance, 
that it was thought better to obtain the approval of the Association. 
The sense is then taken of the Meeting which is unanimously in 
favour of the Ben. Fund Committee taking the step as suggested. 
10. ACREAGE UNDER RUBBER. 
The following letters are read : 
The Secretary, 
Planters’ Association of Malaya, 
Kuala Lumpur. 
Sir, — j beg to draw your attention to the statement recently 
made by H. E. Sir John Anderson that the F.M.S. would probably 
export 70,000 tons of Rubber six years hence, and to my remarks on 
this estimate in a letter to the India Rubber Journal of 3rd instant, 
page 456. 
The simultaneous publication of H. E. speech in the issue 
containing my letter was the first time I had an opportunity o 
reading his statement in full, and it appears to me that the great 
discrepancy in our figures arises from the fact that H. . assumes 
400,000 acres of rubber to be already planted. 
The Annual Report of the Resident General of the F.M.S- for 
1909 gives the total acreage of rubber in that year as 195 , 953 - 1S 
incredible that 203,047 acres have been planted up since then. 
The total acreage under Coconuts, Rubber, Cotfee and . ' ot J" 
;ultivation” in 1909 is given by the Resident General as 353 / 3 9 
acres. It would almost appear that H. E. has added 47,000 acres for 
1910 planting to his total and assumed it was all undei ru er . 
