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Bolting of Coolies. 



VIII. Mr. Browell proposes: "That this Association appoint a 

 commission to go into the question of bolting by coolies, with the idea 

 of that commission subsequently reporting to Government on the 

 matter. " 



He states that the grievance is one of the oldest, but no improve- 

 ment seemed in sight. In the past most bolters had gone to Eailway 

 and P. W. D. Works; now they went to work on other Estates. 



Mr. Jarvis, in seconding the motion, thinks it would be a good 

 idea if provision were made so that no cooly could take up a new job 

 without reporting himself first to the Assistant Superintendent of Immi- 

 grants. 



Mr. Darby rather favours a private Registration scheme. 



Mr. Parkinson thinks it unnecessary to discuss the various schemes 

 now. He would prefer to leave the commission to go into all this. 



Mr. C. L. Gibson reminds the meeting that the system of Dis- 

 charge Tickets had once already been submitted to Government who, 

 however, had most categorically refused to entertain any such prop- 

 osition. 



Mr. Browell adds to his motion "that this commission consist of 

 the Chairman and Secretaries of all constituent Associations, that such 

 commission formulate a scheme and submit same to the next meeting 

 of the P. A. M. " 



Mr. Darby, in seconding the motion, suggests that the first meet- 

 ing of the Commission be held during the forthcoming Agri-Horticul- 

 tural Show at Kuala Lumpor. 



The motion is then put to the meeting and carried unanimously. 



Alteration of Rule 5. 



IX. Mr. Jarvis proposes and Mr. Browell seconds: "That in 

 Rule 5 the words and 'shall be declared at the Annual Meeting in 

 April' be deleted, and the following substituted: 'and new members 

 shall enter the Association after the Report for the past year has been 

 received at the annual meeting.' " 



The proposer having shortly explained his proposition, which is 

 only to make Rule 5 more explicit, the motion is put to the meeting 

 and carried unanimously. 



Indian Immigration Fund Bill. 



X. The Secretary reads the following letter received from the 

 Hon. Secretary of the Kapar D. A. A.: — 



Klang, 5th July, 



Dear Sir, 



"At a recent meeting of the K. D. P. A. the following resolution 

 was made, and I am directed by my Committee to ask you to bring 

 it up at your next meeting. 



"That in the opinion of this Association the terms of assessment 

 of the Tamil Immigration Fund Bill at the present time are not equit- 

 able and should be amended, so that the employers of labour should 

 pay only on the number of coolies actually recruited in any one year, 



