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 APPENDIX. 



Federal Council, Tuesday, 14th November, iqil. 

 PRESENT: 

 H. E. the High Commissioner, Sir Arthur Henderson Young, K.C.M.G. 

 The Chief Secretary, Mr. Edward Lewis Brockman, C.M.G. 

 H. H. the Sultan of Selangor, Alaedin Suleiman Shah, C.M.G. 

 H. H. the YaaiTuan of Negri Sembilan, Tunku Muhammed, C.M.G. 

 The Acting Resident of Perak, Mr. Reginald George Watson, C.M.G. 

 The Acting Resident of Selangor, Mr. Edward George Broadrick. 

 The Acting Resident of N. Sembilan, Mr. Cecil William Chase Parr. 

 The Resident of Pahang, Mr. Edward John Brewster. 

 Mr. John Henry Matthews Robson, Mr. Edmund Becher Skinner, 

 Mr. Harry Denis Griffiths, Towkay Foo Choo Choon. 



ABSENT: 

 H. H. the Sultan of Perak, Sir Idris Mersid-el Aazam Shah G.C.M.G. 



H. H. the Regent of Pahang, Tuagku Mahmud bin Sultan Ahmad, 



C.M.G. 



The Acting Legal Adviser, Mr. Hastings Rhodhs, was present. 



THE LABOUR ENACTMENT, 1912. 

 READING 



The Chief Secretary addressed the Council, and moved that a 

 Bill entitled "An Enactment to make provision for the proper super- 

 vision and treatment of Labourers " be read. He said : 



This Bill will necessarily be only a temporary measure because 

 the new Labour Code is now in course of preparation and the provi- 

 sions of this Bill will be corporated in it. We asked the Council to 

 pass this Bill as special circumstances have arisen which make it a 

 matter of urgency. The first part of the Bill follows on the lines of 

 the Bill recently introduced in the Legislative Council in the Colony 

 and which has now been read a second time. I believe, as a matter 

 of fact, the second reading was taken without opposition. Necessity 

 for the second part of the Bill has arisen in the Federated Malay 

 States. Shortly, the facts are as follows : 



On a certain estate in the Federated Malay States matters have 

 reached a stage at which the manager is unable to control the labour 

 force there. There has been terrible mortality on the estate, the 

 labour force of which consists of 1,100 men. On a recent visit of in- 

 spection, about 500 were found sick about the estate. The hospital 

 accommodation is absolutely insufficient and the medical staff is 

 quite unable to look after the coolies. The manager has been directed 

 to carry out certain works but has failed to carry out promises which 

 have been made. He states that matters have been reported to the 

 Directors but that they have objected to the expenditure necessary to 



