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The Laboratory at the Agricultural Station at Kuala Lumpur 

 has been available for the use of the Assistant Chemist by the kind 

 permission of the Government up to the present time, but the 

 Government now require it for their own use and the Trustees have 

 therefore to build a Laboratory— the arragements for this are already- 

 made. 



I have written, by instructions, to the Secretary of the Local 

 Committee in Kuala Lumpur asking to be favoured with their opinion 

 regarding the manner in which the research work should be continu- 

 ed and extended. In the meantime I am instructed to ask that you 

 will consider this matter, and that you will guarantee up to a maxi- 

 mum of £50 for each of the three periods ending respectively June 

 30th. 1913, June 30th, 1914, and June 30th, 1915, in order that the 

 Trustees may be able to submit a scheme to all the guarantors when 

 local opinion in the F. M. S. has been ascertained. 



I enclose form of guarantee. 



Yours faithfully, 



C. TAYLOR, 



Secretary. 



Mr. Gilison and Mr. F. G. Harvey having spoken in support of 

 the letter, it is resolved, "that this association heartily endorses the 

 scheme and recommends all estates to join it." 



19. Land Legisiation. 



The Secretary reads the following letter: 



No. (12) in 909/1912. 



The Secretary, Kuala Lumpur, 



Planters' Association of Malaya, 27th February, 1912^ 



Kuala Lumpur. 



Sir, — I have the honour to inform you that a Committee has been 

 appointed to consider the existing Land Enactment with a view to 

 deciding what amendments may be necessary and desirable and to 

 state that the Committee will be obliged if the Committee of the 

 Planters' Association of Malaya will appoint a member of the Associ- 

 ation to draw up a memorandum in regard to any points in the 

 Enactment which deserve consideration. 



I have etc., 



(Sd.) E. G. BROADRICK, 



Acting British Resident, Selangor, 



Chairman of Committee. 



After a short discussion, Mr. E. Macfadyen is appointed to serve 

 on the Committee as representative of the P. A. M. 



