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Mr. Lake proposes that the Secretary write to the 

 R. G. A., explaining the situation and asking them to bring 

 pressure to bear at Home, so that further questions of 

 finance be first referred to the P. A. M. 



Mr. Macfadyen has the greatest pleasure in heartily 

 and unreservedly opposing this proposition. He fails to 

 see, why this Association should discredit itself by seeking 

 outside assistance. The R. G. A. was a thing of the past 

 and there was no point in their trying to revive it. 



Mr. J. Gibson agrees completely with the last speaker. 



Mr. Lake regrets being apparently quite a minority and 

 states his willingness to let this matter stand over until 

 their next Meeting. 



Mr. Macfadyen cannot accept this and insists on a clear 

 decision, as to whether any appeal to the R. G. A. is to be 

 made by this Association or not. 



Mr. Lake feels that surely those, who paid the piper, 

 ought to be consulted as to the tune, and he would substi- 

 tute "Boards of Directors" for "E. G. A." However, see- 

 ing the strong opposition he had met with, he withdraws his 

 motion. 



Mr. Skinner, referring back to the $3 Rule would like 

 to add, that this Rule was only made tentatively and, if 

 after six months it was found to be unsound, it would of 

 course be amended. 



XV. The Secretary lays on the Table: 



A. Correspondence with the Perak Chamber of Mines 

 during November 1908. 



B. Pahang Notification No. 7 (Vol. xii) re Estate 

 Hospitals. 



In reply to an enquiry, the Secretary states that bound 

 copies of the minutes of the whole year will be procurable 

 at the close of their financial year. 



XVI. The Secretary reads a telegram from the Hon- 

 orary Secretary, Johore Planters' Association, regretting 

 inability of their delegates to attend the present Meeting 

 and extending a hearty invitation to the P. A. M. to hold 

 their next Meeting in Johore. 



Resolved to accept their kind offer with thanks and 

 to hold the next Meeting accordingly at Johore Bahru, on a 

 day in February, to be arranged by the Secretary. 



The Meeting terminates at 1 p.m. 



H. C. E. Zaoharias, 



Secretary, 



