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2. The Kangany w as giv en the usual orders for tickets and "lie 

 took hi 3 coolies away to a neighbouring village, u Puthury" for de- 

 tention till departure of steamer. 



3. The same evening Kadirvalu came to my quarters and re- 

 ported that two policemen on beat had taken away his license and 

 had been harassing him and his coolies. The matter was at once 

 reported to the Police at Negapatam, and Kadirvalu, accompanied 

 by my peon and a police constable, went to the village and returned 

 with the license, which had been left behind by the constables 

 before they continued their rounds. It was was further ascertained 

 that they had extorted eight annas from a relative of the lad named 

 Adikan after frightening the cooly that he would be arrested for 

 crimping away a minor. 



4. The next day, in company with the Inspector of Police at 

 Negapatam, I went over to Sikkil, the head-quarters of these 

 policemen, and there Kadirvalu and his cooly identified the two 

 men. They were prosecuted before the Stationary Sub- Magistrate, 

 who found them guilty and sentenced them to a fine of fifty rupees 

 each, in default, six weeks' imprisonment. 



5. After the usual period allowed by the law, the prisoners 

 appealed to the Joint Magistrate (the Sub-Collector) against the 

 Sub-Magistrate's conviction, but the sentence was confirmed in the 

 higher court. 



6. It is to be hoped, after this, that the subordinate police 

 officials in the neighbourhood will cease troubling Kanganies who 

 take up 'residence in the villages pending the departure of the 

 steamer. Kanganies, however, must help me by remaining behind 

 until their evidence has been taken before a court of law, for, 

 otherwise, I can do no good by merely making a complaint. The 

 witnesses must be present to substantiate their charge. Every 

 endeavour will be made to get them away as soon as practicable. 



I have, etc., 



E. FOSTON. 



Superintendent, S.S. Emigration Depot. 



S.S. Emigration Office, 

 Negapatam, 18th February, /902. 



The Resident-General, 



Federated Malay States, 



Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. 



Sir, — I have the honour to report that, by the s.s. " Bulimba," 

 on the 23rd December, 1901, Kangany Suppiah, of Linggi Estate, 

 Negri Sembilan, together with an assistant, arrived in Negapatam, 

 and the next morning they reported themselves to me. Suppiah 

 complained that although he paid for the landing charge at Nega- 

 patam to the British India Agents when be purchased his passage 

 tickets in Penang, yet, between the steamer and the shore here, 

 their boat was stopped and, after knocking them and other pass- 

 engers about, *the boatman robbed them of eight annas apiece. 



