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Mr, Skinner suggests one member for each State. 
Mr. Gibson considers, that if the Association found the intervals 
between meetings too long, a better plan than appointing a com- 
mittee, which would in a way usurp the rights of delegates, would be 
to hold meetings of the Association oftener. 
Mr. Dupuis Brown says even if the Assoiation did meet twice 
every month he’ still thought a standing committee should be formed 
to boil everything down and prepare it for the Association meetings. 
The motion is then put to the meeting and carried by 8—2. 
Mr. Dupuis Brown proposes that the Committee be forthwith 
appointed. 
Mr. Gibson is in favour of leaving this over until the Annual 
General Meeting. 
The Meeting decides in favour of Mr. Gibson’s suggestion by 
9 votes to 5. 
8. New York Exposition. 
The Secretary submits the following correspondence : — 
Malay States Information Agency, 
London, E.C., 3rd November, 1911. 
Dear Sir, — I beg to forward for the consideration of your 
Association copy of a letter received from Mr. A. Staines Manders, 
regarding a Rubber Exhibition to be held in New York in September 
and October, 1912. 
Mr. Staines Manders calls attention to the fact that the charge 
for space will be 8/4^. a square foot as against 4/- a square foot which 
was charged at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. Other expenses al- 
so would probably be higher than in London. 
Mr. Staines Manders is very insistent as to the benefits likely to 
result from Plantation Rubber being made better known in the U.S.A. 
I have communicated Mr. Staines Manders’ letter to the F.M.S. 
and to the Straits Governments. 
The Secretary, 
I am, Dear Sir, 
Yours faithfully, 
(Sd.) W. T. Taylor. 
Planters' Association of Malaya, 
Kuala Lumpur. 
Dear Sir, — I have recently returned from New York, U.S.A. , 
which I visited by invitation of several gentlemen, for the purpose o 1 
