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decided that the question of administration of estate hospitals was one 

 that could not very well be taken up as an association matter, as private 

 interests are involved. Your committee would however urge that 

 estate managers work as much as possible in concert, in order that 

 expenses may be reduced to the lowest figure possible. 



Policing the District. — Representations were made to Government 

 re the insufficiency of the policing of the district but so far no steps 

 have been taken to better it. There can be no question that there is 

 much room for improvement in this respect and as the district is 

 developing so rapidly it may not be too much to expect that an 

 European inspector may be appointed to it during the coming year. 



Tamil Immigration Bill. — Your association expressed the strongest 

 disapproval of the poll tax which it was proposed to levy on all Tamil 

 coolies employed in the country. This has, however, become a fait 

 accompli and our coolies are now subject to a taxation of $5 per head 

 per annum. As a set off against this, coolies recruited in India are 

 granted free passages which it is hoped will induce a greater influx of 

 labour than we have experienced hitherto. 



Sunday Names. — An excellent move has been made towards the 

 reduction of working expenses on estates by the deleting of Sunday 

 names. This measure comes into full force from July 1st next, and it 

 will act as a further set off against the poll tax previously mentioned. 



Cultivation.— The following is a table showing the cultivated area 

 and the acreage of land held by Europeans in this District. This 

 includes estates which are not on the membership of your association 

 and is therefore a thoroughly comprehensive statement. 



Para Rubber. 





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127 





382 



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23,286 



36,666 



Finance.- — Owing to the dissolution of the U. P. A., and the 

 refunding of all subscriptions and entrance fees for the current year by 

 that body, the financial position of your association is a strong one, as 

 shown by the statement of accounts herewith attached. 



General. — Taken as a whole the objects attained by your associa- 

 tion during the year under review, may, we venture to think, be deemed 

 satisfactory. It must be borne in mind that as an organisation, we are 

 still in our infancy, but we have already been able to fully justify our 

 existence, and it is to be hoped that by the full co-operation of all members 

 we may continue to progress to our mutual advantage. 



(Sgd.) Thomas More, 



Chairman 



