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2. The subject of a Labour Department has however been 

 under consideration ; the Government sympathizes with the resolu- 

 tion, and steps are being taken in the matter. 



I have, &c., 

 J. R. O Aldworth, 

 Ag. Under Secretary to Government. 



The Secretary, 



Planters' Association of Malaya, 

 Kuala Lumpur. 



The following resolutions are passed by us at a meeting held at 

 Carcosa on the 19th February, 191 1 :— 



1. That this Committee is in favour of increasing the maximum 

 assessment leviable under the Enactment to $3 per quarter, which $3 

 shall include the surtax mentioned in Resolution number 6. 



2. That Section 5 (/) of Enactment 6 of iqo8, Perak, be amended 

 so as to permit of the assessment being varied half yearly if 

 necessary. 



3. That the assessment on employers generally should be fixed 

 as soon as possible at $2 per unit for each quarter. 



4. That the minimum recruiting allowance be fixed from the 

 1st January, 1911, at $5 per cooly. 



5. That it is desirable that the recruiting allowance for the 

 second half of 1910 should be paid at the prescribed rate of $4.50. 



6. That a surtax of $i per quarter per unit should be imposed 

 on any excess of the estate-labour force as calculated for assessment 

 purposes over the number of coolies imported during the two pre- 

 ceding calendar years. 



7. That the Government be exempted from the payment of the 

 surtax on all coolies departmentally employed. 



8. We consider that having regard to the fact that estates are 

 being formed in Singapore, and Tamil labour is being employed 

 thereon, the provisions of the Ordinance might with advantage be 

 extended to Singapore. 



9. We are of opinion that our proposals will within a reasonable 

 period result in the fund obtaining the necessary sums required for 

 current purposes, and for repaying any sums which the Government 

 may lend for the purpose of placing the Fund in credit. 



(Sgd.) C. Malcolm Cummlng. 



(Sgd.) E. B. Skinner. 



(Sgd.) R. Pears. 



(Sgd.) W. Duncan. 



(Sgd.) Arthur Young. 



(Sgd.) R. J. Wilkinson. 



