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I,earing Penang on the 28th; July, by night train I 
reached Kuala Lumpur on 29th morning • After taking some short rest, 
I proceeded to pay a risit to the Botanic Garden, the Agricultural 
college, the Library, and the rarious experimental factories and crepe* 
Here as veil as at Serdang on the occasion of my risit, all officials 
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and students were rery busy with the work of the Show so that 1 had to 
use Mandors as my guides and be content with what information I could 
pickT^ron their spare knowledge as well as from my personal observation. 
I was fortunate, however,in being able to steal a few moments of the 
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Ag. Economic Botanist (Mr*H*H*Sands) and his Assistant xnche Mahamed 
Zain who were kind enough to show me their various collections of rice, 
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coconuts, betelnuts, etc; and the fgimer informed me that most of the 
prises in paddy at the Taiping Show were carried by the cultivators who 
had used the seed improved or selected by the Economic Botany Section, 
which means that the selection as far as the merchants or rather the 
prices are concerned is very satisfactory* That the selection is 
satisfactory as far as the cultivators are concerned has been proved 
by various experimental that were conducted by the Department* 
On 30th, I visited the Serdang station and went through the 
various experimental i as well aaa the deano net rational, plots* 
During July 31 st-August 3rd, I attended the Kuala Lumpur 
Exhibition which I visited a& least twice a day } except on August 3rd, 
when I visited only once, the remaining time of this day I spent in visit 
ing the Kula Lumpur kuseum^^me»^fre4*y i hissiays ^et^y^hol dings of 
rubber near the town* OvAfiepsetae some sections vSLsh^were opened on 
August 3rd, I thought it wise to return on August 3rd evening instead 
of August 2nd. The Horticultural Section is fp the best I have ever 
seen in this country, and there were numerous competitcrs y mostly 
European and Chinese* There was was a very good collection of fairly 
large Roses of finer quality which went to show that good roses could 
be grown in the peninsula* Cattle Show which was held on ?/onday 
(August 3rd) was extremely poor and almost all the specimens were of 
imported Stock. The competitors were chiefly the local people jot 
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