Private and Confidential, 
Exhibition Offices; — 
75, Chancery Lane, Holborn, 
London, W.C, 
4th May, 1908. 
MANAGER'S REPORT. 
To the Members of the Advisory Committee of the International Rubber 
Exhibition, London, September, 1908. 
Gentlemen, 
I have the honour to report that since the last meeting of the 
Committee, which was held on 19th February, great progress has been 
made with the work in connection with the Exhibition, and after an 
experience of nearly thirty years, I can confidently say that I 
have never known a project to be taken up with so much enthusiasm, 
whilst the support promised has exceeded my most sanguine expecta¬ 
tions. As you are aware, it was first arranged that the Exhibition 
should be held at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster; but it 
soon became evident that in consequence of the magnificent support 
we were receiving, and the extraordinary number of applications for 
space which came pouring in from British and Foreign Rubber pro¬ 
ducing Countries, manufacturers of rubber goods and machinery, 
together with the gratifying promises of interesting loan-exhibits, 
it would be necessary to change the venue to some place possessing ■ 
far greater space than the hall originally selected. It fortunately 
happened that Olympia, although generally fully engaged, was 
available, but for a fortnight instead of a week, and so the 
Executive having obtained an option, which would enable them to see 
whether the extraordinary support would be continued, finding 
themselves at length perfectly justified in doing so, closed with the 
Olympia Company. Notwithstanding the increased expenditure, it will 
be gratifying to you to know that the support received secures the 
return of the amount which has been guaranteed to me for the expenses 
of the undertaking. 
At the last meeting Mr. Rutherford moved the following 
Resolution:— 
“ That Ceylon and the Malay States might be asked to send 
“a few young Rubber Plants in Wardian cases, also a trunk 
“of a Rubber Tree, 10 to 15 years old, showing the tappings 
on the bark. Rubber seeds of the various species, and 
leaves of the trees, also samples of the oil made from 
“ the seeds." 
And I may add that, agreeably to this Resolution, these Countries 
have promised to send fine displays. In this connection I should 
state that the Countries either officially or semi-officially repre¬ 
sented to date are :— 
All the Colonies of the Netherlands. 
Federated Malay States Mexico 
British East Africa Uganda 
Borneo Gold Coast 
Southern India Venezuela Columbia 
and several of the Islands of the British. West Indies. Others, 
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Ceylon 
Hawaii 
Brazi1 
