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No. 4428/1909. 20 th September , igog. 
Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter 
dated the 13th September, 1909, reporting two resolutions which were 
passed at the last Meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya 
held on the 10th ultimo. 
2. With regard to the first, I am to invite your attention to this 
office letter 649/1907, addressed to you on the 16th February, 1907, 
and to state that the information asked for in the last paragraph of 
that letter does not appear to have been supplied, as yet. 
3. With regard to the second, I am to point out that “ Latex ” 
was inserted in the Enactment in accordance with the wish expressed 
by the United Planters’ Association. If a further definition is requir- 
ed, it would be well that the Planters’ Association of Malaya should 
supply it. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) R. G. WATSON, 
Federal Secretaty. 
Mr. Cumming thinks the reply unsatisfactory, but it was per- 
haps his fault, as under his instructions their last letter to Govern- 
ment had only contained the terms of the resolution mentioned above. 
Mr. Skinner gives an instance which had come under his notice 
at Kajang. They were changing their factory ; 125 lbs. of rubber 
disappeared, and the two watchmen and a storekeeper were fined 
$3, $5 and $7 for carelessness. 
Mr. Cumming says that rubber stealing was rife throughout the 
country. The Government had taken steps to protect the miner. 
All they asked was that Government should license rubber dealers, so 
that they might have access to their books, and that only reputable 
people be licensed. 
Mr. Parkinson proposes that the Secretary be instructed to 
circularise members of the Association asking for concrete cases of 
theft to set before Government. This is seconded by Mr. Lake and 
carried. 
PRAEDIAL PRODUCE ENACTMENT. 
8. Mr. Lake considers the reply received from Government 
quite satisfactory. All they wanted was that “ latex ” should cover 
every form of rubber. He suggests that their legal adviser should 
define it. He proposes “ that this Meeting agrees that ‘ latex ’ should 
include all forms of rubber and guttaperchas, and leaves the exact 
wording to our legal adviser.” 
This is seconded by Mr. H. F. Browell and carried. 
