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Re space 12 this has been reserved by Ceylon but I think 2/4 
equally good if not better. If I find that it is possible to alter the 
positions I shall have great pleasure in meeting your wishes. 
Malay Cottage. I still have this stored in case you require to 
use it at the next Exhibition. I am afraid you would require some 
fresh roofing, though not a very great deal. There are no kitchen 
utensils but to the best of my belief the whole of the woodwork is 
complete pit has been lying in the store where it was placed at. the 
close of the last Exhibition. 
It is advisable to send over a good supply of stumps showing the 
various tappings if you can, and they are bound to draw attention 
like they did at the 1908 Exhibition, also live rubber plants and 
special decorations. Some of the photos you sent before were too 
small. It would be better not to have so many and have them much 
larger ; you can get them enlarged cheap enough in London. 
I am only making these suggestions for the benefit of the Exhibit. 
What few photos Ceylon had were very large and could easily 
be seen. 
If your Committee wish, I can get out a design for your stand 
though I presume you will send over a portion of it to give it the 
look of Federated Malay States and Straits Governments; it would 
look more natural, than if it were made wholly of English design. 
It will be necessary to have a platform down. 
There is one thing I would like to impress upon you, viz., next 
year being Coronation which will take place shortly before the 
opening of the Rubber Exhibition on the 24th June, every one, 
especially standfitters, will be extremely busy and all arrangements 
therefore in connection with the buildings of the Stands should be 
made well in advance. 
Yours truly, 
(Sgd.) A. Staines Manders, 
Manager. 
H. C. F. Zacharias, Esq., . London, 
Kuala Lumpur. 31st August, 1910. 
Dear Sir, — in reference to the F.M.S. and Straits Settlements 
it is to be hoped that the Committee arranging the representation of 
the two Colonies at this Exhibition, will see that no private firms 
have articles or goods placed on the Government space as if they did, 
it would take away from special nature of the exhibit and turn it into 
an ordinary general commercial stand instead of a representative 
Rubber Exhibit. 
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