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Further, that the Fund be added to on every possible opportunity, 

 either through the medium of the P. A. M. or District Associ- 

 ations, in accordance with the conditions of their finances. 



From Negri Scmbilan P. A. — 



That the Funds for the " Planters' Benevolent Fund " be kept by 



the P. A. M. appearing on the books of the Association, and that the 



Funds bear interest at current rates. 



Mr. J. Gibson proposed that the rules of the Ceylon Planters' Be- 

 nevolent Fund be obtained and placed before the next meeting. 

 Mr. Edgar Smith seconded. 



Mr. E. Macfadyen proposed as an amendment that Messrs. J. Gib- 

 son, H. M. Darby and A. B. Lake be appointed a sub-committee, with 

 power to add to their number, to consider the rules of the Ceylon 

 Planters' Benevolent Fund and to prepare a report to be presented to 

 the next meeting. 



The amendment was carried. 



VI. The Chairman states that the following motion had been 

 withdrawn until the next meeting: — 



Motion forwarded by K. Langat D. P. A. : — " That Government 

 be requested to prohibit the sale to Tamils by spirit licences of liquors 

 other than unadulterated toddy and beer." 



VII. The question of the Planters' Memorandum in reply to the 

 proposals of the Rubber Growers' Association then came before the 

 meeting. 



Mr. E. Macfadyen proposed that the following resolution be for- 

 warded to the Rubber Growers' Association : — 



" Having been requested to forward to the Rubber Growers' As- 

 sociation the enclosed Memorandum, and having satisfied ourselves of 

 the representative character of the meetings at which it has been drawn 

 up and the complete unanimity with which it has been adopted by those 

 meetings, this Association herewith forwards the Memorandum in 

 question and urges upon the R. G. A. the advisability of reconsidering 

 the proposals referred to." 



The resolution was put to the meeting and carried unanimously. 



The Secretary was instructed to send fifty copies of the Memoran- 

 dum with copy of the resolution to the R. G. A. by this week's mail. 



VIII. The Chairman announces that the following motions for- 

 warded by the Kapar D. P. A. had been withdrawn : — 



(1.) " That from July 1st all coolies should have rice issued them 

 in three separate issues during the month, two gantangs each issue. 

 That in the event of a coolie failing to work more than one day in ten 

 (one working day,) without sufficient reason, he forfeit one issue of rice. 



(2.) " That the standard rate of wages be 27 cents, and the 

 maximum wage for any work 30 cents, this only to be given to coolies 

 working 24 days in the month, and at the discretion of the employers." 



IX. The meeting then discussed a motion forwarded by the 

 Kuala Selangor D. P. A. ; — 



