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PLANTERS ASSOCIATION OF MALAY. 



Under the presidency of Mr. R. W. Harrison, (Klang, D. P. A. 

 a meeting of the above Association was held July 22nd, at 8 a.m. in 

 the Ipoh Club, and there were present the following delegates. 



C. L. Gibson, J. I. Philips, Alma Baker, H. S. Whiteside, 

 (Perak, P. A.) ; John Gibson, (Klang, D. P. A.); P. W. Parkinson, I. 

 L. Jarvis, H. F. Browell, (Batu Tiga, D. P. A.) ; H. M. Darby, 

 (Kapar, D- P. A.) E. Valpy, (Kuala Langat, D. P. A.) ; Thomas 

 Boyd, A. Crawford, (Malayan, P. A.); H. C. E. Zacharias (Secretary). 



The Business. 



The Secretary read the business to be put before the Meeting 

 which was as follows : — 



1. Minutes of previous Meeting. 



2. Report of Special Committee on Constitution of Benevolent 

 Fund. 



3. Proposed by Kuala Langat D. P. A : — "That Government be 

 requested to prohibit the sale to Tamils by Spirit Licensees of liquors 

 other than unadulterated toddy and beer." 



4. Proposed by the Malay Peninsula Agriculture Associations: — 

 " That this Association approach Government requesting that a reward 

 be offered to such person as shall satisfy the Government of an approved 

 method of exterminating white ants." 



5. Repatriation of unfit Indian Immigrants. 



6. Proposed amendment of the "Prevention of Diseases" En- 

 aetment. 



7. Proposed by Batu Tiga D. P. A. : — "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 that matter." 



8. Proposed by Batu Tiga D. P. A. : — "That in Rule o 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 Chairman then proposed that as the minutes of last Meeting 

 held in the Kuala Lumpor on the 19th May last had already been cir- 

 culated they be taken as read. 



This was unanimously agreed to, and the minutes w 7 ere accordingly 

 declared passed. 



The Rubbek Exhibition. 



The Secretary next drew attention to the scant way samples of 

 F. M. S. rubber were being prepared for the approaching Exhibition 

 in London and said that although a large amount of space had been 

 applied for, only some seventeen exhibits were being shown up to date. 

 Amongst these were Kamunting, Sungei Krudda, Bertam, Caledonia, 

 Jebong, and Golden Hope Estates. He believed that in several in- 

 stances orders had been given to Managers to refrain from sending 

 exhibits at all. 



