R itch ik, Mr, E. M. Jan i ox, Mr. G. Stothard, Mr. A. Craw- 
ford and Mr, J. SARGANT — Secretary. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The notice calling this meeting was read. 
The Secretary read the reply from the Superintendent of Indian 
Immigrants with reference to a statement made by Mr. Hill, the 
Protector of Labour, Federated Mala}’ St'-ites, to Mr. 1 . Boyd with 
regard to' recruiting, in India. 
Thg President stated that he had interviewed the Resident-General 
with regard to the free-tickets which were promised to this Associa- 
tion by Sir WlLI.lAM TREACHER. the late Resident-General, Feder- 
ated Malay States. Mr. Taylor adheres to the decision that these 
tickets shall be used for labour imported exclusively into the Feder- 
ated Malay Slates. 
Mr. F. O. Hallifax proposed that a letter be sent to the Straits 
Government asking that similar assistance be given to Planters in 
the Colony for importing their labour, as the Federated Malay 
States Government are doing for Planters in the Federated. Malay 
States, and that a copy of the correspondence between -the Associa- 
tion and the Federated Malay States Government be attached to the 
letter. This was seconded by Mr. T. Boyd and carried. 
Mr. Boyd proposed that the items Nos. r and 2 on the agenda he 
left in abeyance for the present. If coolies continue to come over 
in large numbers another meeting can be called to decide the ques- 
tions/ Seconded by Mr. SrOTHARD and carried. 
Correspondence was read with regard to the contracts of Javanese 
Ii^dgrants, and the President stated what was being done in the 
mftter which the members considered satisfactory. 
The President proposed that the Superintendent of Indian Immi- 
grants be asked to allot to Mr. Symes, of Bagan Dato Estate, the 
full number of coolies he has^ applied for, 151, by the 30th of 
June, 1905, say 30 per month/ as the free-tickefs can only be used 
up to that date. 
Mr. Symes said if the proportion of women cannot be obtained, 
he would take men in their place. 
Seconded by Mr, Boyd and carried. 
Mr. J ANION, the Manager of the Chartered Bank, said he had lived 
some time in Java and Sumatra and was personally acquainted with 
the Dutch Government Officials in those places, and he would have 
much pleasure in doing anything in his power to further the interests 
of the Association in the matter of getting over labourers from Java. 
The President thanked Mr. JANION for his kindness in offering 
his valuable services. 
The President proposed that the Association offer two prizes for 
essays on Rubber, its cultivation, mode of tapping arid manipulation, 
etc, One prize to be for Para rubber, and the other for Gutta 
