(Colonial Under-Secretary's Views of Work in Malaya London, July 8.
On his return from his tour of Ceylon, Malaya and Java, investi gating' agricultural progress and research in the tropics, public health and the development of education systems, the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, Mr. Ormsby-Gorey interviewed by Reuter, singled out the Javanese sugar industry as probably the best [conducted industry in the tropic.
He expressed the opinion that. the public health work in Malaya was outstanding, but the Dutch Indies were definitely ahead of Malaya in the matter of agricultural research. He found. ver-na cular education in Malaya excellent but English education, he said, needed development. Educational development in Ceylon, particularly the Government Training College at Colombo, he said, placed Ceylon foremost in the rank of British, Colonies, Mr. Ormsby-Gore expressed _his gratification at the facilities given him by Dutch Government of Java, Im conclusion, he said, he wa i regards the future of with the new developments, particularly bud grafting, the plantations in British positions had as good a future in open competition as they had ever had under artificial restriction—Reuter.
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