April  i,  1896. J THE  TROPICAL  AGRICULTURIST. 
68 1 
Pai't  preliminary  expenses  in  con- 
nection with  incorporation  of 
the  Company  . . • • Kl,709  33 
Interest..  . ••  01  48 
Stationery,  Printing,  &o.  . . 110  00 
Management,  expenses,  &c.  . . 037  50 
R2,557  31 
There  is  a balance  in  Profit  and  Loss  account  of 
Rl, 221-74. 
The  Directors  estimate,  that  after  making  provision 
for  further  expenses  in  connection  with  the  Transfer 
of  the  Estate  to  the  Company,  amounting  to  about 
R250,  there  will  be  a balance  of  R071-74  to  carry 
forward  to  next  account,  which,  in  view  of  the  fact 
that  the  Capital  of  the  Company  was  only  subscribed 
in  January,  may  be  considered  satisfactory  in  that 
the  incorporation  of  the  Company  has  cost  the  Share- 
holders practically  nothing. 
It  will  be  necessary  to  elect  Directors  and  Auditor 
at  the  Meeting.  C arson  & Co., 
Agents  and  Secretaries. 
On  the  motion  of  Mr.  DAW.SON,  seconded  by 
Mr.  Shakespeare,  the  report  and  accounts 
were  adopted. 
On  the  motion  of  Mr.  Daavson,  seconded  by 
Mr.  Shakespeare,  the  Provisional  Directors — 
Messrs.  J.  N.  Campbell,  11.  P.  Hmlson,  and  G.  J. 
Jame.son  Avere  re-elected  Directors  for  this  year. 
Mr.  F.  ^y.  Waldock  was  re-elected  as  Auditor, 
and  this  concluded  the  business  of  the  meeting. 
THE  SELANGOR  PLANTERS’  ASSOCIATION. 
Minutes  of  a general  meeting  of  the  Selangor 
Planters'  Association,  held  on  Saturday,  22nd 
February  1896,  at  10-30  a.m. 
Present:— Mr.  E.  V.  Carey  (Chairman),  Mr. 
Tom  Gibson  (Hon.  Secretary),  Messrs.  C.  Meikel, 
E.  R.  Skinner  and  H.  Huttenbach  (Members  of 
Committee),  and  Messrs.  Lake,  J.  Glassford,  K. 
Meikle,  Walker,  Nissen,  Dougal,  Christie,  Hicks, 
Stonor,  Tollemache  and  Allen  ; Munro  (visitor). 
1.  The  notice  calling  the  meeting  was  taken 
as  read- 
2.  The  minutes  of  last  general  meeting  were 
read  and  confirmed. 
3.  The  following  gentlemen  were  elected  mem- 
bers of  the  Association Messrs.  T.  North 
Christie,  J.  B.  M.  Leech,  A.  Lutyens,  F.  B. 
Hicks  and  M.  S.  Parry. 
4.  Read  letter  from  Government  Secretary  in 
reply  to  suggestions  from  the  Association  ra 
discharge  tickets. 
5.  Bead  letter  from  Govern uieiit  Secretaiy, 
notifying  that  His  E.xcellency  the  Governor  had 
dechied  to  refer  to  a Commission  of  live  persons, 
consisting  of  the  Resident  (Jouncillor,  Penang,  the 
Auditor-General,  representative  planters  of  Pro- 
vince Wellesley  and  Selangor,  and  an  oflicial 
from  Perak,  the  following  questions  in  connection 
•tvitli  Indian  Immigration  : — 
(1)  What  amendments  it  is  desirable  to  make 
in  Ordinance  16  of  1892,  before  bringing  the 
same  into  operation  ; (’2)  Whether  any  further 
action  on  the  part  of  the  Government  (as  dis- 
tinguished from  individual  action  by  employer, 
of  labour)  is  desirable  to  promote  immigrations 
or  to  benefit  immigrants ; and  if  so  what  action 
is  recommended. 
It  was  decided  that  Mr.  E.  V.  Carey’s  name 
should  be  submitted  to  the  Resident  as  the  Selangor 
representative. 
6.  In  the  absence  of  Mr.  Darby,  Mr.  Gibson  pro 
posed  the  resolution  in  his  name : 
“ That  the  Government  of  Selangor  be  asked  to 
reconsider  Order  No.  603  in  the  (roeenunent  Ouzstje 
of  6th  December,  1805,  re  sale  of  Government  Medi- 
cjnes,  and  that  the  collection  of  payments  for  medi- 
cines dispensed  at  District  Dispensaries  and  Hospitals 
be  made  quarterly  as  is  now  done  in  the  case  of 
accounts  for  Hospital  patients.” 
This  was  seconded  by  Mr.  Walker  and  carried 
unanimously. 
7.  The  Annual  Report  for  1805,  having  been 
distributed  to  members  present,  was  taken  as  read 
and  adopted  nem.  con. 
8.  Mr.  Carey,  vacating  the  chair,  intimated  that 
there  was  a general  feeling  amongst  members  that 
it  was  desirable  ^that  the  Committee  should  in  future 
consist  of  five  members  instead  of  three,  and  on  this 
being  put  to  the  meeting  the  motion  was  carried, 
the  change  being  subject  to  confirmation  of  the  next 
general  meeting. 
0.  Mr.  Carey  proposed  that  Mr.  C.  Meikle  seconded 
that  Mr.  Dougal  take  the  chair  protein. 
10.  A ballot  for  office  bearers  for  1806  was  then 
held,  with  the  following  result : — Mr.  E.  V.  Carey, 
Chairman,  Mr.  Tom  Gibson,  Hon.  Sec.,  and  Messrs. 
C.  Meikle,  E.  B.  Skinner,  A.  B,  Lake,  L.  Dougal 
and  A.  Walker  members  of  Committee. 
11.  The  meeting  terminated  with  a vote  of  thanks 
to  the  chair  at  12-15  noon.  Thos.  Gibson, 
Hon.  Secretary. 
THE  ANNUAL  REPORT  1805. 
Gentlemen, — In  submitting  this,  the  third  Annual 
Report,  your  Committee  are  pleased  to  state  that 
during  the  year  thirteen  new  members  have  been  en- 
rolled upon  the  books  of  the  Association,  and  the 
attached  statistics  show  an  increase  of  3,546  acres 
under  cultivation  and  of  1,240  labourers  of  all  na- 
tionalities employed  on  estates. 
Great  as  the  above  increase  is,  there  is  every  rea.son 
to  think  that  it  will  be  dwarfed  by  comparison  with 
1806,  judging  from  the  reported  large  clearings  con- 
templated in  the  Klaug,  Kajang,  and  Kuala  Selangor 
Districts. 
This  result  is  most  encouraging  and  clearly  shows 
increased  confidence  in  the  planting  enterprise  on 
the  part  of  the  investing  public  ; and  doubtless  the 
good  prices  of  fi42-50  to  $45,  which  have  ruled  steadily 
during  the  year,  have  much  to  do  with  it. 
Besides  the  above  acreage  under  European  cultiva- 
tion, a very  large  area  is  now  planted  with  coffee 
by  native  holders  all  over  the  State,  but  particularly 
in  Klang  District,  where  it  is  estimated  that  not  less 
than  3,000  acres  are  under  native  coffee,  and  the 
cultivation  is  extending  rapidly. 
Meetings. — During  the  year  1805.  six  general  meet- 
ings and  11  committee  meetings  have  been  held,  and 
as  a rule  were  well  attended.  One  extraordinary  gen- 
eral meeting  and  one  extraordinary  committee  meet- 
ing were  also  held  during  the  year. 
Mr.  Carey’s  Visit  to  India  and  Report  on 
Same. — Early  in  the  year  the  Chairman  (Mr. 
Carey)  having  occasion  to  visit  Southern  India 
kindly  offered  in  the  interests  of  the  Associa- 
tion to  interview  the  officials  of  the  Indian  Emigra- 
tion Department,  and  to  make  enquiries  generally  in 
connection  with  the  recruiting  of  Tamil  labour  in 
that  country.  On  his  return  to  Selangor  he  submitted 
a lengthy  and  interesting  report  of  his  visit,  which 
has  been  circulated  amongst  members.  One  thing  in 
particular  disclosed  by  the  report  was  the  fact  that 
the  main  obstacle  to  the  recruiting  of  free  labour 
in  India  lay  in  an  old  Madras  General  Order  dated 
15th  May,  1888,  which  contains  a rule  to  the  effect 
that  no  agent  or  recruiter  shall  receive  any  com- 
mission on  coolies  not  entered  in  the  list  of 
indentured  coolies. 
With  a view  to  having  above  restriction  removed 
or,  at  least,  exceptions  made  in  the  cases  of  mercantile 
firms  of  standing — your  Committee  addressed  the 
Government  on  the  subject,  and  the  outcome  of  this 
correspondence  was  a despatch  from  the  Colonial 
Secretary,  S.S.,  to  Secretary  to  Government  of  India, 
Rev.  and  Agri.  Dept.,  in  which  he  says,  that  the 
Governor  of  the  Straits  Settlements,  Sir  C.  Mitchell, 
hopes  that  the  Government  of  India  will  secure  for 
the  congested  districts  of  the  Presidency  of  Madras, 
and  the  newly  developed  territory  of  the  Protected 
States  of  the  Malay  Peninsula,  the  great  ’noon  of  a 
free  interchange  of  labour  which  will  be  highly 
