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5. Except in case of emergency such as fire or flood, the Labour- 

 er need not work more than 26 days in any month nor upon the 

 usual Chinese feast days which shall include the following : — 



Chinese New Year (2 days) 5th of the 5th moon 

 15th of the 1st moon 15th of the 7th moon 



Ching Ming Tung Tsit. 



6. The Employer will during the continuance of the contract 

 provide the Labourer free of charge and to the satisfaction of the 

 local authority of the place where the contract is to be performed with 

 suitable house accommodation, with sufficient food of good quality, 

 with medical attendance and treatment, with tobacco and with the 

 services of a barber. 



Provided that the Employer may charge the Labourer 15 cents 

 for the food supplied to him on any day, over and above 4 days in 

 any month, on which he is absent from work, if his absence is not due 

 to sickness or to other cause beyond his control. 



7. If the Labourer shall abscond and be arrested, he shall be 

 liable to pay to the Employer such expenses of his arrest as the local 

 authority of the place where the contract is to be performed may 

 deem reasonable. 



8. — (i) The Employer will at regular intervals of not over one 

 month during the term of the contract pay to the Labourer wages at 

 the rate of minimum eight cents for each day's work, completed by 

 him and minimum seven cents an hour for all work done overtime. 



(ii) The Employer may deduct from these payments the monies 

 which the Labourer is liable under clauses 6 and 7 to pay to him. 



9. If on the completion of this contract by the Labourer the 

 monies which he is liable under clauses 6 and 7 hereof to pay to the 

 Employer shall exceed the amount remaining due to him by the Em- 

 ployer under clause 8 hereof, the contract shall be deemed to be 

 extended until such excess shall have been repaid. Provided that 

 wages duirng such period of extension shall be payable at the rate 

 of minimum ivventy-five cents for each day's work. 



Provided further that this contract shall be null and void on the 

 expiration of eighteen months from the date hereof. 



The Secretary, 



Planter's Association of Malaya, Penang, 



Kuala Lumpur. lOth October, IQIO. 



Dear Sir, — Enclosed we beg to hand you copy of a letter we 

 have to-day forwarded to the Superintendent of Indian Immigration 

 relating to the control which this Association advocates in reference 

 to the importation of Chinese labour. 



We are, dear Sir, 



Yours faithfully, 



(Sd.) Kennedy & Co., 



Secretaries. 



