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1st February, 1907. 
The Federal Secretary, F. M. S. 
Kuala Lumpur. 
Sir, — I have the honour to inform you, that at the last 
Meeting of this Association held on the 26th ult. the follow- 
ing two resolutions were passed. 
1. “That the Government be at once requested to 
license all dealers in or exporters of Rubber; that they be 
required to keep records of all their transactions and to 
register their source of supply and that no export in cases 
marked “sundries” be allowed without examination.” 
2. “That dealers in rubber plants and seeds be regis- 
tered and compelled to produce, if called upon, certificate of 
origin.” 
I have, etc., 
For United Planters’ Association, 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zachabias, 
Secretary. 
10th February, 1907. 
No. 649/1907. 
Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your 
letter of the first of February current, and to say that there 
is at present no legal power to take the action proposed by 
the resolutions of the United Planters’ Association. 
2. I am to point out that within the last three months 
the scope of the Praedial Produce Protection Enactment 
has been widened at the request of the Association. If 
Government is now to legislate for cured rubber it might be 
difficult to refuse to do so for any article liable to become 
the subject of theft. 
3. Before the matter can be further considered, the 
Association should submit more precise details of the 
measures they wish to see adopted, together with some con- 
vincing proof of the need for so drastic a step on the part 
of the Government. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) A. R. Venning, 
Federal Secretary. 
