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are asked to do so, for it might turn out that the employer did not want 

 the coolie returned under escort, and in this case he would no doubt 

 decline to pay for the escort. 



I have, etc., 



(Sgd.) E. J. Wilkinson, 

 Ag. Sec. to Resident, Per ah. 



No. 3981/1908. 



Kuala Lumpor, 5th August, 1908. 



Sm, 



In reply to your letter dated the 29th July, 1908, asking that 

 arrangements may be made with the police authorities for the return to 

 their estates of all absconding coolies on their release from prison, when 

 an order has been made by a magistrate that they should return ; I am 

 directed to inform you that in such cases the employer should make 

 arrangements to send some one to the prison to take charge of the 

 coolie on release. 



I have, etc., 



(Sgd.) K. C. Grey, 

 Sec. to Resident, Selangor. 



No. 2314-8/1908. 



Seremban, 10th September, 1908. 



Sir, 



I am directed to repply to your letter of the 29th ult. in which you 

 ask that the police authorities may be directed to make arrangements 

 for the return to their estates immediately on their release from prison 

 of all absconding coolies sentenced to imprisonment. 



2. The return of labourers to their employers on completion of a 

 term of imprisonment is provided for in Section 33 (iii) of the Labour 

 Enactment 1904, and in the special case of Statue Immigrants in Sec. 

 91 of the Indian Immigration Enactment 1904. 



3. In such cases the employer should either send a person to 

 receive the prisoner at the prison on his liberation, or should request 

 the officer in charge of the prison to send the prisoner under police 

 escort to his place of employment ; the request in the latter alternative 

 being accompanied by a remittance to cover such expenses as may be 

 necessary. 



4. If employers will comply with these provisions of the law, the 

 police will provide the necessary escorts. 



I have, etc., 



(Sgd.) E. B. Maundrell, 



Ag. Sec. to Resident. 



No. 1289/1908. 



Pahang, 10th Sept., 1908. 



Sir, 



With reference to your letter of the 29th July last, on the subject 

 of the return of absconding labourers to estates on their release from 

 prison, I have the honour to inform you that ordinarily the employer 



