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issue them to residents and Exhibitors who may be visiting England 
during the Exhibition. 
Your truly, 
(Sgd.) A. Staines Manders. 
The Secretary, 
Rubber Growers’ Association, 
London E. C. 
Dear Sir, 
London Exhibition 1908. 
As we are anxious to take concerted action with you in this matter, 
I shall be glad to hear what attitude your Association is taking, and 
any other points connected with the subject deserving of our joint con- 
sideration : expecially the question of awards. 
Mr. Manders, the exhibition manager, sent us a number of letters 
and circulars, the last of which I replied to as a per copy enclosed for 
your guidance. 
Awaiting with interest the favor of your reply, 
Yours faithfully, 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 
Secretary 
Dear Sir, London, E. C., April 2nd, 1908, 
London Rubber Exhibition. 
We have yours of the 6th altimo and beg to say that this Associa- 
tion will give you every assistance in its power with regard to your 
exhibits. 
The Advisory Committee came to the conclusion that it would be 
a mistake to give awards. The object as far as the planting commun- 
ity is concerned, is to bring “ plantation rubber” before the notice of 
the world and not with a view of any individual or estate benefitting 
in the way of advertisement. If every grower of rubber in the F. M. 
S., and Ceylon desired to compete, Olympia would simply appear as a 
large show room of samples. Your Association will, therefore, at once 
see the decision is a wise and necessary one. 
What we have suggested to Ceylon we would take the liberty of 
suggesting to your Association, viz., That the Government be asked 
to receive exhibits from all desiring to send to the exhibition. These 
to be sent to some central place, say Singapore, to be selected from by 
a committee. You would thus obtain the best possible exhibits your 
country can show. 
Should you wish this Association to arrange about show table 
stands, &c., it will be necessary for your Association to remit funds 
here. 
Yours faithfully, 
(Sgd.) C. Taylor, 
Secretary, 
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