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Ritchie, Mr. E. M. Janion, Mr. G. Stothard, Mr. A. Craw- 

 ford and Mr. J. Sargant— Secretary. 



The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 



The notice calling this meeting was read. 



The Secretary read the reply from the Superintendent of Indian 

 Immigrants with reference to a statement made by Mr. HlLL, the 

 Protector of Labour, Federated Malay States, to Mr. T. BOYD with 

 regard to recruiting in India. 



The President stated that he had interviewed the Resident-General 

 with regard to the free-tickets which were promised to this Associa- 

 tion by Sir Willi \M TREACHER, the late Resident-General, Feder- 

 ated Malay States. Mr. Taylor adheres to the decision that these 

 tickets shall be used for labour imported exclusively into the Feder- 

 ated Malay States. 



Mr. F. O. HALLIFAX proposed that a letter be sent to the Straits 

 Government asking that similar assistance be given to Planters in 

 the Colony for importing their labour, as the Federated Malay 

 States Government are doing for Planters in the Federated Malay 

 States, and that a copy of the correspondence between the Associa- 

 tion and the Federated Malay States Government be attached to the 

 letter. This was seconded by Mr. T. BOYD and carried. 



Mr. Boyd proposed that the items Nos. i and 2 on the agenda be 

 left in abeyance for the present. If coolies continue to come over 

 in large numbers another meeting can be called to decide the ques- 

 tions. Seconded by Mr. STOTHARD and carried. 



Correspondence was read with regard to the contracts of Javanese 

 Immigrants, and the President stated what was being done in the 

 matter which the members considered satisfactory. 



The President proposed that the Superintendent of Indian Immi- 

 grants be asked to allot to Mr. Symes, of Bagan Dato Estate, the 

 full number of coolies he has applied for, i.e., 151, by the 30th of 

 June, 1905, say 30 per month, as the free-tickets can only be used 

 up to that date. 



Mr. Symes said if the proportion of women cannot be obtained, 

 he would take men in their place. 



Seconded by Mr. Boyd and carried. 



Mr. Janion, the Manager of the Chartered Bank, said he had lived 

 some time in Java and Sumatra and was personally acquainted with 

 the Dutch Government Officials in those places, and he would have 

 much pleasure in doing anything in his power to further the interests 

 of the Association in the matter of getting over labourers from Java. 



The President thanked Mr. JANION for his kindness in offering 

 his valuable services. 



The President proposed that the Association offer two prizes for 

 essays on Rubber, its cultivation, mode of tapping and manipulation, 

 etc. One prize to be for Para rubber, and the other for Gutta 



