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The Secretary having reported that the total contributions receiv- 
ed by him to date amounted to *350, Mr. Cumming impressed upon 
the meeting the importance of making a first class show, and said that 
Se " funds were available the better. An exhibition would be 
held in the Masonic Hall, Kuala Lumpur, at the b e g inmng 
to pick out the best rubber to send Home. Samples should be 25 lbs 
in weight. He also mentioned that while subscriptions were voluntary, 
*200 per thousand acres planted was thought to be a fair basi 
subscribing. 
4 . GRADING OF EXPORTS. 
The Secretary read the following letter : 
Kirby Estate, Labu, 24th January, 1911- 
Dear Sir, 
-p rnMPULSORY GRADING OF AGRICULTURAL 
PORTS. As Chairman of the Confe -rence d “recwf of 
fficSpTh " iSS bate SO- you of the resuit of 
pur deliberations. 
In the absence of evidence to prove 
cailed) is inferior to other compel 
desirable to recommend the mtroductton of regmatt 
grading and classification of other exported articles. 
Yours faithfully, 
The Secretary, A rmprjis BROWN 
Planters’ Association of Malaya, (Sgd.) A. DUPUib 
Kuala Lumpur. 
5. STRAITS MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
The Secretary reported having received to date donati 
ling $779.28. 
6. ACREAGE UNDER RUBBER. 
The Secretary read the following letter : 
„ 24th December, 1910 
H. K. Rutherford Esq., 
20, Eastcheap, 
London, E.C. 
Dear Sir, October 7th, which I have laid 
I thank you for your favour of ^Octobe 7 
before my Association at their recent Meeting. 
Much as we would like to ^ * 
has unfortunately been proved to be ut- ter y P^ por years we 
together anything like comprehensi rticu i ars of acreage and 
have tried to get at the close of eveDf y „ industry was st iU quite 
coolie population; but, even n planters, all personally 
small and practically res ‘" c ‘ e ne V er b een able to compile any statis- 
known to each other, we have ne reliable 
tics, that could be called even approximately reliable. 
