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No. .1397/1909- 15th November, 1 909. 
Sir, lam directed to acknowledge the receipt of your. letter 
dated the 8th November, 1009, asking for a reply to your former letter 
of the 23rd July on the subject of the Indian Immigration Committee, 
and to say that it is not apparent upon what point a reply is required. 
The Federal Secretary, F.M.S. 
Kuala Lumpur. 
I have, etc., 
{Sgd.) R. G. Watson, 
Federal Secretary. 
1 6th November, 1909. 
Sir, — I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter 1397 
dated yesterday. 
The point, on which my Association would wish to be favoured 
with a reply, is as to whether His Excellency the High Commissioner 
has given such directions, as submitted in the last paragraph of my 
letter of July 23rd. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 
Secretary. 
No. I397/I909- 1 8th November , I9°9- 
SiR, — With reference to your letter of the 16th November, 1909, 
I am directed to inform you that, so far as this office is aware, His 
Excellency the High Commissioner has not directed the Chairman of 
the Immigration Committee that no proposal involving a financial 
change be submitted to the Immigration Committee without two 
month’s notice of such intended change having first been given in 
writing to the Planting Members of the Committee. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) R. G. Watson, 
Federal Secretary. 
The Secretary is instructed to write to the Federal Secretary, 
submitting that His Excellency the High Commissioner do give the 
directions enquired about by this Association. 
Mr. Lake enquires, whether, and if so what notice is given 
usually to the members of the Indian Immigration Corffnittee. 
Mr. C. M. Cumming : A fortnight. 
3. TRUCK ENACTMENT. 
The Secretary reads the following correspondence : 
The Federal Secretary, F.M.S., 
Kuala Lumpur. 8th November, 1909. 
Sir, — I have the honor to enclose for your perusal correspondence 
on this subject, passed between the Government of Selangor and my 
Association (11 p.p.) 
