It is requested that the following 
number be quoted in the reply to 
this letter. 
No. 1/24 
(Misc. 56) 
Botanic (Sarbens, Singapore, 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
2nd. January , 1924 
SUGGESTS THAT HE MAY TOUR THROUGH THE TOOTS 
OF THE PENINSULA DURING THE YEAR 
IN ORDER TO COLLECT INFORMATION 
FOR THE DICTIONARY OF THE 
ECONOMIC PRODUCTS OF 
THE MALAY PENINSULA 
Sir, 
I have tine nonour to submit tnat I hope during tnis 
year to tour through the towns of tne Peninsula in order to 
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collect information for my Dictionary of our Economic Products, 
and to suggest that it would be a great service if nclp could 
be asked from District Offices outside tne Settlements* 
2* The request could embody this information* "It is 
intended to prepare officially a dictionary of the Economic pro¬ 
ducts of the Malay Peninsula* With the purpose of rendering it 
as complete as possible, Mr* Burkill will tour through tne 
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country during 1924 enquiring;all tne towns for tne more obs¬ 
cure products* He wisnes to visit tne shops or worksnops of 
artisans wno dye, to*, weave etc* and learning tneir materials 
to trace them to tneir origins: to get into touch with native 
drug collectors and to ascertain what tnoy use: to visit 
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markets and seek out un&ual vegetables or other food 
stuffs: etc* It will be understood that tne searen can be 
shortened by tne kind direction of tne District officers and 
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Mr* Burkill will call on each officer as;preliminary* It is 
asked tnat the officers will be so good as to collect togetner 
such Bn on information within tneir own knowledge and fro* tneir 
staffs of the places houses and persons who should be visited by 
him. It is evident tnat tne knowledge whicn Mr* Burkill seeks 
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