Anon., ‘Minutes of a Meeting Held at the Gardens Club, Singapore, at 2.30 p.m. on April 17th, 1936, between Pineapple Packers and Officers of the Agricultural Department’ (1936)

He then proceeded to discuss with the members the principal points arising out of the “Preliminary Memorandum on Conditions in Pineapple Factories”, prepared by the Canning O cer and which had been circulated to packers. In relation to paragraph 1 of the memorandum Mr. Tay Lian Teck said that owing to the numerous local regulations relating to buildings, sanitary conditions and factory regulations, the factory buildings as a result of complying with all the regulations were more elaborate than necessary, he also emphasised the di culty of obtaining the / sanction of the various authorities before registration could be e ected, he urged that there should be more co-operation between the Agricultural Department, the Health Authorities and the Building Authorities.