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On open meeting being resumed the following Resolution pro- 

 posed by the Chariman and seconded by Capt. Fox, is put to the 

 meeting and carried unanimously : — 



That the delegates from the Klang District Planters' Association^ 

 strengthened by Dr. Watson, with power to add to their numbers be 

 appointed to negotiate with Government over the erection of a tem- 

 porary Quarantine Camp at Port Swettenham." 



The Secretary reads the following : — 



RESOLUTION PASSED AT THE KLANG D.P.A. MEETING, 



1ST JUNE, 191 1. 



In view of the great importance to the F.M.S. of the arrange- 

 ments for quarantining coolies, of the fact that the recent epidemics 

 of cholera and smallpox suggest that the present arrangements are 

 not entirely efficient, while the complaints made by coolies of these 

 arrangements indicate a serious danger to the continued smooth work 

 of recruiting, it is expedient in the opinion of this association : — 



(a) that the control of the quarantine station be placed under 



the authorities of the F.M.S. Medical Service. 



(b) that immediate steps be taken to ensure that coolies whO' 



have been in contact with smallpox or other infectious 

 disease be dealt with by vaccination, disinfection or other 

 appropriate method, be detained at Penang until free 

 from infection, and the risk of conveying infection to- 

 others, and no longer. 



ic) that coolies who have not been in contact with infectious 

 disease be sent on at once to Port Swettenham, and 

 undergo vaccination there before being discharged, 



and we desire, these resolutions be placed before Government with 

 a view to their consideration by Medical Authorities. 



The Chairman remarks that this has already been dealt with. 

 3. LABOUR. 



REGISTRATION OF LOCALLY RECRUITED COOLIES. 



Mr. E. Macfadyen then rises to speak on the following resolu- 

 tion : — 



"That a Registration Fee $i be imposed on every coolie locally 

 recruited." 



He says he thinks the Enactment which prescribes for the regis- 

 tration of coolies had always been rather neglected both by 

 Government and by planters. Employers had failed in a good many 

 instances to register the coolies they had taken on locally, and he 

 believes that the reason they had not done so is because there is no 

 compulsion about it, practically speaking. Government had taken no 

 trouble about it, because there is no money in it (Laughter). It was 



