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EMERGENCY MEETING OP THE PLANTERS' 

 ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 



Meeting held at 2.30 p.m., on August 27th, 1908, at the Selangor 

 Club, Kuala Lumpor. Present : — For the Perak Planters' Association : 

 Mr. C. L. Gibson, Mr. H. S. Whiteside; Negri Sembilan Planters, 

 Association: Mr. J. le P. Power; Johore Planters' Association: Mr. 

 A. H. Malet, Mr. A. L. Buyers : Kuala Selangor D. P. A : Mr. A. Irving ; 

 Klang D. P. A : Mr. Jno. Gibson, Mr. A. B. Lake, Mr. R. W. Harrison; 

 Kapar D. P. A : Mr. H. M. Darby, Mr. C. T. Hamerton; Kuala Langat 

 D. P. A : Mr. E. Macfadyen ; Kuala Lumpor D. P. A : Mr. E. B. 

 Skinner, Mr. F. G. Harvey, Mr. C. Burn Murdoch, Mr. A. J. Fox, 

 Mr. H. C. E. Zacharias. Batu Tiga D. P. A : Mr. H. F. Browell, 

 Mr. P. W. Parkinson, Mr. H. L. Jarvis. Mr. Pi. W. Harrison 

 Chairman, and Mr. H. C. E. ZACHARIAS, Secretary. Mr. L. H CLAYTON, 

 (Visitor). 



1. The Secretary, having read the notice convening the Meeting, 

 places before the Meeting the following letters : — 



No. 3278/1908. Kuala Lumpor, 13th A ugust, 190S. 



Sir, 



I am directed to forward herewith copies of the Bill to repeal and 

 re-enact with the amendments the Tamil Immigration Fund Ordinance 

 (Straits Settlements) 1907, the second reading of which is proposed to 

 be taken in the Legislative Council of the Colony on the 21st August. 



2. As it is considered desirable that the Bill should be proceeded 

 with without unnecessary delay, I am to request that any observations 

 which the Planters' Association may wish to make may be submitted 

 as soon as possible. 



I have, etc., 

 (Sgd.) S. W. MacArthur, 



Federal Secretary. 



KLANG, 10th August, 1908. 



The Secretary to H. E. The Governor, 



Singapore. 



Sir, 



Enclosed I have the honour to hand you copies of my telegrams 

 of to-day's date with reference to postponing the final reading of the 

 revised Immigration Ordinance. 



An emergency meeting of the Planters' Association of Malaya 

 cannot be called with less than 7 days' notice, and as the first intima- 

 tion we received of the Second Reading of the Bill being taken on the 

 21st inst., was in a letter from the Federal Secretary dated 14th inst., it 

 was impossible for us to call a meeting in time. 



I have, etc., 

 (Sgd.) R. W. Harrison, 



Chairman, P. A. M. 



