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9. EXCISE ENACTMENT. 



Mr. dimming remarks that planters had long been agitating for 

 legislation to control the liquor traffic. The Excise Enactment had 

 been passed and was welcome. Under that Enactment boards of 

 licensing justices were appointed, and he says he had received a letter 

 from the Acting Secretary to Resident, Negri Sembilan, as follows : 



No. 1690/9/09. Seremban, 13th September, 1909. 



Sir, — I am directed to inform you that the Excise Enactment 

 1908 will be brought into force in Negri Sembilan from the 1st 

 January next and to invite your attention to the provisions contained 

 in the Enactment for the establishment of Licensing Boards to deal 

 with the issue of licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors. 



2. The Resident is anxious that the planting interest should be 

 represented on these Boards, and I am to invite you to suggest the 

 names of members of your Association who would be prepared to 

 serve on the various District Boards which it is proposed to appoint 

 viz. : 



The Seremban District Board. 

 The Coast „ „ 



The Jelebu „ „ 



The Kuala Pilah „ „ 

 and The Tarn pin „ „ 



3. I may mention that I addressed the Chairman of the Negri 

 Sembilan Planters' Association in July last on this subject but have 

 not hitherto been favoured with a reply. 



I have, etc., 

 (Sgd.) E. B. Maundrell, 



Ag. Secretary to Resident. 



He would further inform the Meeting, that the Negri Sembilan 

 Planters' Association had since met and appointed their members on 

 the Board. 



Mr. Skinner says they were now interested to hear, what Selangor 

 was going to do in the matter. He believed the idea was to appoint 

 only one Planting Member for the Coast Boards, and that on the 

 inland boards planters were not to be represented at all. 



Mr. Parkinson considers that even for the Coast one member is 

 insufficient. Local knowledge was required, and each District 

 Association should have one representative on the Board. 



Mr. Skinner proposes that the Chairman ask the Residents 

 of Perak and Selangor that the Planters' Association of Malaya be 

 allowed to nominate licensing justices for Perak and Selangor. 



This is seconded by Mr. Macfadyen, and carried. 



