15.5.14 
S5. r t 
Ih rep? 7 to pour letter no .7 in 12bC7/XS oi 
tr 3 May rapardinr the occurrence of locusts in 
Malaoca t erri16ry 4 I 
an directed to 
inform y 
an 
nurrented 
in your 
previous letter 
of 
th. 
an 
endeavour 
wan nude 
to cope with 
+ ^ * c 
Vi-. t i 
pen 
ati 
on instead 
of bv 
w 
leparato action.. 
R. A vote 
wan authorised r n.d th r 
Deni 
dent 
tit 
h the Ann] 
* Aprice 
11 -; r al I n npe ctor 
who 
net 
nan on 
the 24th February* After discuss on it ^ar> arranged that 
tne o ervice a of the F.M *2 na? ay rum. dor a fihou? d be 
*■ 
obtained "Von the Director* of Agriculture,. She Asst,* 
Inspector nan to apply for then:. 
3. An nothing further happened the Rent dent 
wrote to the Directo of Agriculture on -f*ho 20 th. March 
Ko answer war? received:. A reminder wan uen.t. Ultimately 
on the 24 th* Apr?.? the Director replied that he could not 
op are 
the nen a 
nkecl for. 
4. 
2in.ee tha 
t tine the 
Resident has been 
Oi V' 
a 
i<^yinp 
Maia o oa no n and 
Malacca resources except for 
two 
trap's 
lent 
to him by 
the Director of Agriculture. 
and 
he n 
that 
though Malacca in not 
free f ron the pen 
t 
hi oh 
f onter 
d by th e 
exp to nr jive 1 
al] anp wanten in R 
■. 2.* 
it 
i :1 conp arati. vely 
free : xcept 
for o c o a r» i o > i a 1 aw a rr»s 
that 
over 
the bo r<ler 
f ron. those 
* do f /v- 1 > » 
■ < j 
R.J.W. 
So H?a der 2e cretary 8 F*M* 2 % 
