In Watt's Dictionary of Economic products, it is stated that the 

 leaves are much esteemed by native practitioners who prescribe them 

 as a grateful stomachic in dyspeptic affectives and cholora; they are 

 besides considered as an attenuant and alterative and are accordingly 

 administered when it is necessary to correct the habit." The dose of 

 the infusion of the leaves is half a tea-cup-full twice a day. 



The plant is widely dispersed from Africa through India to Ceylon, 

 Siam and the Moluccas. 



H. N. E. 



MINUTES OP A GENERAL MEETING OF THE 

 PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 



Held at 3 p.m., on May 19th, 1908, at tiie Masonic Hall, 

 Kuala Lumpor. 



Present. For the Perak P. A., Mr. C. L. Gibson. For the Kuala 

 Lumpor D. P. A. : Mr. F. G. Harvey, Mr- E. B. Skinner, Mr. C. Burn- 

 Murdoch and Mr. A. J. Fcx. For the Kuala Selangor D. P. A : 

 Mr. Edgar Smith and Mr. J. Hunter. For the Kapar D. P. A. : Mr. H. 

 M. Darby and Mr. C. T. Hamerton. For the Klang D. P. A. : Mr. John 

 Gibson, Mr. J. Whitham, Mr. E. W. Harrison and Mr. A. B. Lake. For 

 the Batu Tiga D. P. A. : Mr. H. F. Browell, Mr. H. L. Jarvis and Mr. P. 

 W. Parkinson. For the Kuala Langat D. P. A. : Mr. E. W. Munro 

 and Mr. E. Macfadyen. Chairman : Mr. E. W. Harrison. Secretary 

 (Acting): Mr. E. M. Neill. 



I. The minutes of the previous meeting are taken as read and 

 passed. 



II. The Acting Secretary reads the following correspondence 

 re Eecruiting Licenses : — 



Johore, 5th May, 1908. 



Dear Sir, § 



Eeferring to the discussion at the meeting of the Planters' Asso- 

 ciation of Malaya, held at Kuala Lumpor on the 26th ult., re 

 signing of Kanganies' licenses by Mr. Clayton, at Penang, it may 

 perhaps be of interest to some of those concerned to know that I have 

 just received a license, signed by Mr. Clayton, which was sent direct 

 to him for signature by the Superintendent of Indian Immigrants, 

 Johore Bahru, and without my having to make any application to 

 Penang at all. This is most convenient, and I feel sure that were it 

 generally known planters would not trouble themselves any more 

 about this matter. 



I am, etc., 



(Sgd.) Arnold H. Malet. 



