AGRIC IT LTTJI T AL CONFE RE NOE, 
MALAYA, 1917. 
rpHE first Agricultural Conference of Malaya was held at Ivnala 
^ Luripur on 25th to 28th April, 1017. 
The . following Committee was appointed to make all arrange- 
ments : 
Chairman — Mr. L. Lewton-Brain, Director of Agriculture ; 
Members — Mr. R. C. M. Kindersley ; 
R, W. Munro ; 
,, F. G. Harvey ; 
„ L. Mooijaart ; 
,, H. C. E. Zaeharias, Secretary, P.A.M. ; 
Hon. Secretary — Mr. B. Bunting, Assistant Agriculturist. 
The first session was held at the Chamber of Commerce, Kuala 
Lumpur, on 25th April at 2.80 p.m., there being about 75 visitors 
present. 
The Director of Agriculture ( President of the Conference) was 
in the Chair and in opening the Conference extended a hearty 
welcome to the visitors to the Conference and said that he expected 
that the papers to be read would prove of benefit to all. He hoped 
t hat a great part of their value would be in eliciting* the opinions of 
all those attending. Every opportunity would be given for discus- 
sion and lie hoped that everybody would avail themselves of it freely. 
The Chairman then introduced Dr. S. H. R, Lucy who read his 
paper on “ Health and Sanitation on Estates.” 
The next session consisted of a visit to the Offices of the 
Department of Agriculture on 26th April at 8.80 a.m. The visitors, 
of whom there were about 110, were first conducted round part of 
the Experimental Plantation and shown a number of economic 
products which were being grown on an experimental scale. At 
9.30 a.m., a demonstration of the rubber vulcanizing and testing 
station, acetic a£id plant, fibre and paper making machinery, etc., 
was given. Later, the visitois were shown the various laboratories 
and inspected specimens of various diseases and pests, besides various 
economic products grown at the Government Plantations. 
The third and all subsequent sessions were' held at the Chamber 
of Commerce, Kuala Lumpur. 
