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 REASONS FOR ITS PROPOSED CREATION. 



1. The Meetings of the P. A. M. are h^ld at irregular intervals 

 and in the interim the Secretary has no opportunity of consulting the 

 representatives of the Association. 



2. He is, therefore, unable to proceed with negotiations on a 

 given subject until he has received fresh instructions from a sub- 

 sequent meeting. For this reason such negotiations are likely to be 

 unduly protracted. 



3. Under present arrangements the delegates to the P. A. M. 

 are expected to pass very important resolutions, affecting the entire 

 planting community, without any opportunity for mature reflection 

 or for consultation with their respective district associations. 



CONSTITUTION. 



1. I think the first and chief consideration is to get men who are 

 willing and able to attend the meetings of the standing committee. 



2. For this reason I should advocate the appointment of those 

 who live within a fairly easy distance of Kuala Lumpur. 



3. At the commencement the standing committee could be 

 formed of 5 of the delegates with power to add to their number, the 

 Chairman and the Secretary of the P. A. M. being ex-officio members- 



4. The standing committee should meet at least once every 

 month. Addition al meetings to be convened on the requisitions of the 

 Secretary of the P. A.M. or of two members (jf the standing committee. 



FUNCTIONS. 



1. To consider all draft enactments of the F.M-S. Government 

 and to take steps to call the attention of the P.A.M. delegates to any 

 proposed legislation which is likely to affect the interests of the 

 planting community. 



2. To authorise the Secretary of the P.A.M. to continue negotia- 

 tions and correspondence if in accordance with the policy determined 

 at the meeting of the P.A.M. 



3. To sift and prepare the matter intended for discussion at the 

 meetings of the P.A.M. 



Mr. Macfadyen is afraid that the creation of this committee 

 would emphasize still further the preponderance of Kuala Lumpur. 

 He would therefore suggest that members from other States be eli- 

 gible, and if that was agreed to, he had much pleasure in seconding 

 the proposition 



Mr. Burgess thinks that Johore would certainly like to be 

 represented. 



