The Hague, June 8.
Mr. Kloppenburg, a well known banker of The Hague, has now officially submitted his plan for the valorization of rubber to the companies interested in London and The Hague. He has, therefore, informed the British Secretary ' for the Colonies that the scheme 1 no longer confidential.
In the House of Commons yesterday Sir Frank Nelson "(Conservative) asked some questions in regard to the scheme for the valovi tion of rubber submitted By Mr. Kloppenburg, but Captain Marges-son replying for Mr. L. S. Amery said that as the scheme had been submitted with a request that it be treated as strictly confidential, it was impossible to give any Reduction of F. M. S. Rubber Duty:
Kuala Lumpur, June 11.
At a meeting of the Federal Council of the Federated Malay. States the Chief Secretary to the Government, Mr. W. Peel, moved a reduction inthe rubber export duty.
Mr. Peel said that a request for! 'a reduction had been made three months ago but the Government, as trustees of public funds which were bound to be affected to an extent of $2,000,000, was unable act hastily, especially a there was sume doubt whether a reduction would benefit the dealer rather than
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