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After several members had spoken on the subject it was resolved that 

 Government be asked to treat this Association in the same liberal 

 manner as regards funds as the Ceylon Government was doing the 

 association there. 



The Chairman also pointed out that the latter country was send- 

 ing home their own scientific man to the forthcoming London Exhi- 

 bition. 



A Benevolent Fund. 



Mr. John Gibson spoke at length on the report of the Committee 

 on the constitution of a Benevolent Fund, based on the lines of that 

 at present in existence in Ceylon, and said it could be duly circulated 

 and discussed before being finally adopted by the Association. 



Eesolution three was then discussed and passed in its entirety and 

 it was also agreed that no credit of any kind be given to customers, 

 this being a practice prevailing very much on many Estates at present. 



The "White Ant Cure," resolution No. 4, was then discussed at 

 great length, and eventually was carried with the further request that 

 Government be asked to put in a scientific man to study the much 

 vexed question thoroughly as was being done some months ago but 

 had been suddenly stopped. 



Undesirable Coolies. 



Resolution No. 5 was then gone into and after several members 

 had spoken on the subject rather strongly the Chairman proposed, 

 and Mr. H. M. Darby seconded, that all undesirable coolies be re- 

 patriated at the expense of those who had brought them into the 

 country. 



The motion was carried unanimously. 



On Resolution 7, after an amount of argument, the meeting passed 

 the following motion. 



"That Government be requested to grant compensation, under the 

 Prevention of Diseases' Enactment, for any private property, the 

 destruction of which shall have been ordered by any medical officer 

 under said Enactment." 



To Deal with Bolters. 



Resolution No. 7, relative to the bolting of coolies, was then brought 

 forward by Mr. H. F. Browell and seconded by Mr. H. M. Darby. 



It was proposed, and carried nem. con. that the Chairman and 

 Secretary of each district association shall constitute the Commission 

 on the subject, and be asked to draw up a scheme to be submitted at 

 the next meeting of the P. A. M. 



The alteration of Rule No. 5 as proposed in the agenda was 

 carried without a dissentient vote. 



The Secretary then read a letter he had received from the Kapar, 

 D. P. A. re the assessment of coolies, which ended in Mr. Darby put- 

 ting in a motion to the effect that before Government or the Immi- 

 gration Committee change any present existing rules that this Asso- 

 ciation be allowed a chance of expressing individual and its own views 

 on this most important subject. 



The motion was agreed to. 



