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number of those who might have been expected to have been 
willing to assist for the benefit of the community appeared to 
misunderstand the rationale of such exhibitions, which are not 
for the benefit of the Government but strictly for the benefit 
of each and every resident in the Peninsula. As to the utility 
of these exhibitions Mr. Campbell writes as follows: — 
The Utility of Agricultural Shows. — The utility of such shows 
has often been questioned, but no one who saw' the large and 
varied exhibits in the £< Native Industry” section, and the ready 
sale which these exhibits met with, can deny that a great 
stimulus was thereby afforded to native industries ; and, so long as 
the natives can rely upon being able to dispose of their produc- 
tions at these annual shows, there is good reason to believe that 
some of the Malay arts 'and handicrafts, which, as the Hon. 
Secretary for that division remarks in his report, are rapidly 
becoming obsolete, may, at least to some extent, be revived. 
Educational Value of Shows. — The practical demonstration 
on the preparation of rubber given by Mr. Burgess, Govern- 
ment Analyst, Singapore, was of the greatest value, and my 
Committee is deeply indebted to him, as also to Mr. G. Dearie 
Russell, Manager, Federated Engineering Company, who 
constructed a rubber- washing machine on the principles recom- 
mended by Weber — for an exceedingly interesting and instructive 
demonstration ; and one which will probably have a very 
important bearing upon the preparation of rubber in the States. 
The educational value of these shows is a point which 
should always be kepi to the fore, and every effort should be 
made to bring the natives within their educative influence. It 
is suggested that, in addition to such demonstration as the one 
referred to above, prizes should be offered for agricultural imple- 
ments as the result of competitive trials, not merely as exhibits 
in the ordinary way. 
Report on Division “A.'’- — Agricultural Produce. 
Mr. L. C. Brown had the charge of this department, which 
was really very well represented. He reports: — 
As regards Division "A, I feel even" reasop to be proud of 
the exhibits, not only from the most satisfactory — but that the 
exhibits themselves would, as a whole, do credit to any show as 
the products of tropical agriculture. 
The exhibits received came from the following districts : — - 
Perak. — Upper and Lower Perak, Krian, New Territory, 
Matang, Larut and Kuala Kangsar. 
Negri Sembilan. — Seremban, Jelebu, the Coast and 
Tam pin. 
Selangor.— Kuala Lumpur, Klang, Kuala Selangor and 
Kuala Langa. 
