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the produce of the estates in which they had holdings and many 
I am sorry to add, were sadly disappointed at finding their particular 
estate, either not represented at all, or represented by one insignifi- 
cant and unconvincing sample. It would have been enlightening to 
Estate Managers, Directors and Secretaries had they heard the freely 
expressed comments of some of their shareholders. This is not an 
agreeable subject to dwell upon, but it is one, which in the interests 
of the Companies concerned, cannot be passed over in silence. 
There were many manufacturers amongst the visitors, both 
English and foreign, and it was a favourable sign that they appeared 
to be much interested in the subject of plantation rubber and were 
seriously considering the feasibility of using or extending the use of 
it, in their various businesses. 
Should the Exhibition just closed lead Malayan Planters to 
combine and carry out a thorough scientific investigation of the 
whole subject of rubber growing and preparation ; with the object of 
turning out standard grades of Malayan rubber of high and unvarying 
qualities, then all the money and work which has been expended on 
it will not have been spent in vain. 
July 24th, 1911. 
L. Wray. 
