Colonial S3cnotary's Office 
17 tn S3ptauW 3 r 191H 
•50/191*5 
Sir 
With r* 303>*31»C‘3 to CO rrysv Oi> lii* C 3 i 3yirt>ipe wit; 
i 
uitii Mr.Maxwell’# litisr cf t!i 3 24th Fihruary,191G t cf 
% 
y:on v *41t0» 3 ** an ‘I 3r ‘lirp vi t?i your I 3 1 ior dai 3 d i;■ 3 l.ii 
August last,I an diryctid to inform you that title Get 
will h 3 vary clad if you will pro e -3 id with if 3 uudartakinc 
of t:i3 prs^araiior of a wort 3 mm 3 .ra.tii!p and diaypesirr 
all i?i3 sp 3C.i'3« of plan yrc yarn us pi arts T rewr to occur 
iv t:‘.3 Malayan PirirauTa South of Latitude 7 aiul ir the 
adjacent islands actually byXerpirp to ih 3 Straits 
■ 3 31 11 an 3i > t a o - Mai ay P or Insula. 
Your ryiKi'.floratier will by £75C. 
3 . 'jThq work should consist of 3 cr 4 velum as of about 
7CC pa^ys yack,and nay - 3 illustrator by lino blocks, 
wuguovor you consider that tfcay ar 2 call 3 d for to add 
tc tVi cl 3arn iss of thy taxi. Ton ary authorised to ineur 
c>' byhalf c? this Govt.ary Roly rat .3 gxpyrelilury rycyssarv 
< V 
for th 3 2 v " 3par a tier r f dr awi 1 ys f 0 r 1 i n 3 blocks . 
I havy itc 
ad. l*\ S. Jaiiys 
. Ri dl-yy *sq,C.lt.G. ,F.R.S, 
Cunb3rXan1 He ad 
K 3 W Gardans 
