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In order to encourage the flow of capital into the country it be- 

 hoved the Government to encourage planters by making the means of 

 communication as good and easy as possible, also to get the Codified 

 laws of the State translated and published in English in order that the 

 intending planter might know something of the laws of the land in 

 which he might invest his capital. 



A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. 



W. N. Gawler, 

 Honorary Secretary. 



REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 

 To the Members of the Johore Planters' Association : 

 Gentlemen,— 



In presenting for your consideration the First Annual Report of 

 this Association we congratulate you on the progress that we have 

 been able to make during the year that has now come to an end. 

 Nothing of a very eventful character has occurred and not very many 

 important matters have been brought before you. In mentioning the 

 business that has been transacted we will dwell as briefly as possible on 

 the outstanding points of our past year's work congratulating you on 

 the unanimity with which all our decisions have been arrived at. 



1. This Association was formed at a meeting of Johore Planters 

 held in the Johore Club on June 11th, 1907, His Highness the Sultan 

 kindly consenting to be the First Honorary President and Messrs. R. 

 Pears and Bryce to be Chairman and Vice-Chairman respectively. 

 The former resigned his position on the return of his brother Mr. Fran- 

 cis Pears from Europe early this year and the latter on his departure 

 to Europe in the autumn of last year. Thereupon Mr. Francis Pears 

 was appointed Chairman and Mr. R Pears, Vice-Chairman. 



2. During the year eight General and Committee Meetings have 

 been held and have on the whole been well attended, the average at 

 the former being 10 and at the latter meetings 6 members. 



As our Members' Roll now totals 23 you will see that a fair 

 amount of interest has been displayed in the business of the Associ- 

 ation, taking into consideration the great distances that some of our 

 members have to travel, if they wish to attend our meetings. 



3. On October 19th, 1907, the Chairman (Mr. R, Pears) attended 

 the Ipoh Conference which had for its result the formation at Kuala 

 Lumpor on December the 1st of the "Planters' Association of Malaya " 

 which is composed of delegates elected by each of the Local Associ- 

 ations and which focusses the opinion of Planters from all parts of the 

 Peninsula. On this central body this Association is represented by 

 the Chairman, Secretary and two elected delegates, the basis of re- 

 presentatives being 10 per cent, of the members of each local associa- 

 tion with a minimum of 4 representatives. 



Your delegates have attended each of the three meetings of the 

 Central Association that have been held during the past year. 



4. The following is a brief account of the business transacted by 

 this Association during the year 1907-8 ; — 



