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Mr. Hervey tells the Meeting that a man having im- 

 properly taken on three of his bolters, had recently been 

 fined $75/- for each cooly, so taken on. 



Mr. Lake would restrict the work of the Immigration 

 Department to inspecting Mining Kongsis ; surely planters 

 could look after their own coolies. 



Mr. Parkinson only wishes to see the provisions of the 

 Enactment carried out. 



The Secretary is then instructed to point out to Gov- 

 ernment that the Enactment is not being carried out at 

 present by its Executive, to quote Mr. Jarvis' case; and to 

 ask that steps be taken to see that that portion of the 

 Enactment be strictly enforced. 



VIII. Return of Convicted Absconders. The Secre- 

 tary reads the following correspondence: — 



October 9th, 1908. 



The Resident-General, F. M. S., 



Kuala Lumpur. 

 Sir, — I have the honour to inform you that I have been 

 in correspondence with the Residents of the Federation 

 regarding the return to the Estate of origin of convicted 

 absconders on their release from Goal. (Vide Letters Xo. 

 4461, Perak; No. 3891, Selangor; No. 2514 Negri Sembilan; 

 No. 1289, Pahang). 



As it would seem highly desirable, that a uniform prac- 

 tice be established, I am instructed respectfully to submit 

 that the Police Authorities be instructed to see, that on 

 release of such coolies from goal they be escorted back to 

 the Estate of origin or to the nearest Police Station thereto 

 (at the option of the employer) ; always provided of course 

 that an application to that effect is made by the employer 

 at the time of conviction. 



I have etc., 

 (Sd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 



Secretary. 



Kuala Lumpur, F. M. S., 



21st October, 1908. 



No. 5171/1908. 



Sir, — I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your 

 letter, dated the 9th October, 1908, on the subject of the 

 return to the Estates on which they are employed of coolies 

 who have been convicted of absconding and have served a 

 term of imprisonment. 



