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Mr.- Parkinson said it was ridiculous to have to send all the way 

 to Penang for these licenses. Surely the deputy should have the 

 powers of the superintendent of issuing these licenses. Another 

 grievance was, that all coolies coming over under the old passes were 

 charged $10.00 passage money. 



Mr. A. B. Lake said it was not necessary to send Kanganies to 

 Penang ; it was merely a question of waiting for return of a letter to 

 Penang. 



Mr. J. Gibson confirmed Mr. Parkinson's experience re $10.00 

 charge, and said that on discovering this, he had immediately written 

 to cancel all old licenses. 



Mr. E. B. Skinner said similar charges had been made in the case 

 of some of his coolies, but on Government being approached, a refund 

 had been made in every single case. 



III. Be § 8 of last meeting, Mr. Zacharias said that Mr. Douglas' 

 resolution was founded on a case of which he had promised to send 

 details. This he had not done. 



Mr. Lake explained that the sample was tampered with in transit 

 and so the case fell through. 



IV. The following correspondence re Sunday Names is read : 



The Gen. Manager, F. M. S. E. 



glU, Kuala Lumpor r January 2J/,th 1908 



I have the honour to inform you that the following resolution 

 has been passed by my Association at their last meeting, viz : 



° That no Sunday Names be given to any coolies taken on as from 

 the 1st prox., but that Sunday Names be continued up to July 1st, 

 1908, in the case of all coolies employed on the 31st inst." 



Inviting your kind support of this scheme, which obviously can 

 only be carried through if the employers of labour are unanimous. 



I. have, etc. 



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



Secretary. 



No. G. M. R. 478/08. 28th January, 1908. 



Sir, 



I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 

 21th January on the subject of Sunday Names for coolies and to state 

 that I have issued instructions that similar action is to be taken on 

 the railways in Malaya. 



I have, etc. 

 (Sgd.) A. H. Alston, 



for G. M. Rlys. 



The Secretary stated that a similar letter had been written to the 

 Director P. W., F. M. S., but that so far no reply had been received. 



Mr. Skinner asked whether all the estates bound themselves to 

 abolish Sunday Names, and whether those who did not approve of this 



