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The Meeting was unanimously in favour of this Camp being 

 placed under the control of the Principal Medical Officer of the 

 F.M.5., and that, if necessary, the Camp be leased from the Govern- 

 ment of the Straits Settlements ; and I was intructed to submit that 

 H. E. the High Commissioner be approached by you accordingly. 



I have etc., 

 (Sd.) H. C. E. ZACHARIAS, 



Secretary. 



No. 2 in 516/1912. Kuala Lampur, 



The Secretary, 13th February, 1912. 



The Planters' Association of Malaya, 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Sir, — I am directed to refer to your letter dated the I2th January, 

 igi2, on the subject of the control of the Quarantine Camp at Pulau 

 Jerejak and to inform you that the question has been referred to the 

 Colonial Government, and a reply has been received to the effect that 

 the Colonial Government regrets its inability to meet the views of 

 the Planters' Association in this mater. 



I have etc., 

 W. H. MACKRAY, 

 For Under Secretary, F.M.S. 



Mr. E. B. Skinner reports that this matter had again been brought 

 before the Indian Immigration Committee, who had been promised a 

 number of improvements by the Colonial Government. He was in 

 favour of giving them a trial until the end of the recruiting season in 

 September; and to take up the matter again then, if no permanent 

 improvement had resulted. In the meantime he proposed that the 

 matter stand over, 



Mr. Cruickshank seconds the suggestion, but wished to know 

 whether there was an inspection committee of planters. 



Mr. Skinner replies that the planting members of the Indian 

 Immigration Committee were the officially appointed visitors. 



Mr. Skinner's suggestion is agreed to. 



3. Chinese Labour. 



The Secretary reads the following Report of the Sub-Committee 

 of their Meeting held on January, 2ist 1912, there being present Mr. 

 H. R. Quartley (in the chair), Mr. Choo Kia Peng and Mr. H. C. E. 

 Zacharias ; also the Hon. C. J. Saunders and Messrs. L. H. Clayton 

 and J. R. O. Aldworth. 



REPORT. 



The feeling of the Meeting was that there was a sufficiency 

 of Chinese Labour in the country to do all the work required, 

 but that it was desirable lu intrt;duce more labour, in order to 

 lower i-ates of pay. The Planting Industry is really not at all 



