2. The Kangany was given the usual orders for tickets and he 
took hi coolies away to a neighbouring village, “ Puthur,” for de- 
tention till departure of steamer. 
3. The same evening Kadirvalu came to my quarters and re- 
ported that two policemen on beat had taken away his license and 
had been harassing him and his coolies. The matter was at once 
reported to the Police at Negapatam, and Kadirvalu, accompanied 
by mv peon and a police constable, went to the village and returned 
with ‘'the license, which had been left behind by the constables 
before they continued their rounds. It was was further ascertained 
that they had extorted eight annas from a relative of the lad named 
Adikan after frightening the eooly that he would be arrested for 
crimping away a minor. _ £ n .. , 
4 The next day, in company with the Inspector of I olice at 
Negapatam, I went over to Sikkil, the head-quarters of these 
policemen, and there Kadirvalu and his cooly identified the two 
men. They were prosecuted before the Stationary Sub-Magistrate, 
who found them guilty and sentenced them to a fine of fifty rupees 
each, in default, six weeks’ imprisonment. 
r \fter the usual period allowed by the law, the prisoners 
appealed to the Joint Magistrate (the Sub-Collector) against the 
Sub-Magistrate’s conviction, but the sentence was confirmed in the 
'''e'^l'r'if to be hoped, after this, that the subordinate police 
officials in the neighbourhood will cease troubling Kangames who 
take up residence in the villages pending the departure of the 
steamer. Kanganies, however, must help me by remaining behind 
until their evidence has been taken before a court of law, or, 
otherwise, I can do no good by merely niaking a complaint, lhc 
witnesses must be present to substantiate their charge Every 
endeavour will be made to get them away as soon as practicable. 
1 have, etc., 
E. FOSTON, 
Superintendent, S.S. Emigration Depot. 
S.S. Emigration Office, 
Negapatam , 18th February , 1902. 
The Resident-General, 
Federated Malay States, 
Kuala Lumpur, Selangor. 
Sir, -I have the honour to report that, by the s s. “ Bulimba 
on the 2 a id December, 1901, Kangany Suppiah, of Lmggi Estate, 
Negri Sembilan, together with an assistant, arrived in Negapatam, 
and the next morning they reported themselves to me. Suppiah 
complained that although he paid for the landing c arge fl C£«- 
tatam to the British India Agents when be purchased Ins passage 
tickets in Penan* yet, between the steamer and the shore here, 
their boat was stopped and, after knpeking them and other pass- 
engers about, tthe boatman robbed them ot eight annas apiece. 
