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PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 



Fifth Annual Report for the year ending 

 3Ist March, I9I2. 



To THE Members of the 



PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 



Gentlemen, 



Five meetings of the Association were held during the pabt year, 

 four in Kuala Lumpur and one in Ipoh. 



I am glad to be able to report that the Malacca Planters' Associ- 

 ation has rejoined us, bringing up the number represented to 14 

 again, as before. The affiliation of four further Associations also 

 appears to be imminent, viz: — 



The Ulu Selangor District Planters' Association. 

 The Bagan Datoh Coconut Planters' Association. 

 The Bindings Planters' Association. 

 The Ulu Langat District Planters' Association. 

 If these Associations join, as it is sincerely hoped they will, the only 

 planting districts not represented will be Kinta and Kedah. 



It is felt by members living in the North and South of the 

 Peninsula, that meetings of this Association should sometimes be 

 held in Perak, Negri Sembilan, and Johore. Although there is no 

 doubt that Kuala Lumpur is the most central place for both Northern 

 and Southern members, it might be advisable, in order to induce all 

 parties to shew greater interest in the working of the Association, to 

 hold one meeting in the North, and one in the South, each year. 



Indian Labour.— The figures for the past year shew a great 

 increase on those for the previous two years, and are as follows: — ^ 



Percentage 



IinilGliANTS. EmIGKAXTS. of C0LU5IN 2 TO 



COLUMN 1. 



These figures are very satisfactory, and it is expected that those for 

 1912 will be equally as good. The number of Immigrants in January, 

 1912 was about 12% more than in January, 1911. 



Chinese Labour.— Large numbers of this class of labour came 

 into the country during the past year. The question of recruiting 

 Chinese was gone into b}^ a Sub-Committee, which came to the 

 conclusion that no combined system of recruiting could be resorted 

 to at present, and that it must be done by private enterprise. 



The Labour Enactment, No. 12 of 1910.— The Association 

 has felt the want of this Enactment greatly, and they regret that 



