Minute paper No. 
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8acor41y l*aR still afraid cf the book being toe cumbersome.Re 
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saya th?t he anticipates the. ai*e fc«»j that of tie Ceylcr Plcra ri*:- 
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2 # CT4 pages of text itt 5 Tcla.plus ICO quarter coloured plates. 
leu will rerer tench the planter with thatrycu will supply th 9 scierti- 
fic ard Pcrast offices ir the Celery and- F.M.S.with copies and the scienti. 
lie Institutions of the world will get copies tan* then the distribution < 
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Moreover the rarest Officer will rot he able to take such a weight of 
paper into camp. * • 
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Admitting that wart of detail «ay lead to* aisidentifioaticrs.it is receasa, 
tc attain the greatest possible compression without Misleading.I should 
urge it oi* to Mr.Ridley i>ow,w^ile asking bis* for an estimate'cf Ue ranker 
of pages so as to be able to calculate tHe cost of |>rii*ting. 
Besides Mr.HHlsy writes in. 
different ways or 
differ art lays ard wbat be 
prepares will gair by tbe retisiot! it gets ir compression. 
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paring got bis estimate of the number‘of pages,tbe Colonial office 
could consult their authorities for you t ©r they could be consulted direct 
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as to whether further compression ia possible or durable. 
* ad.I M.iurkiil 14/«/l$ 
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Share is a fund of rvar £*i?*0 for printing a ylera of the Malay 
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PeninswlaJtr.Maiwell nske<l M»-.Ridley lately" lireetor cf Gardens here.tc 
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w^it^e the work; see (?) Mr.Ridley's reply’is (s) Rraft letter tc l!r. Ridley 
submitted. 
ii. Ibere are war/ papers in connection with this fund but' I do rot think 
they affett the greawt question. 
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Irtd.R.C. 33/6/16 
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Please see aelion taler 
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Irtd.R.C.36/6/16 
G.S.Kcted ad.I.lt,Jurkiii gy/g/IS 
