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3. On the motion of Mr. E. W. Harvey, seconded by Mr. H. F. 
Dupuis, the Minutes of the Meeting of April, 30th and of the Emer- 
gency Meeting of May, 24th are taken as read and confirmed. 
4. PRAEDIAL PRODUCE ENACTMENT. 
The Secretary reads the following letter, to which no reply had 
as yet been received : 
The Federal Secretary, 
Kuala Lumpur. 5^ May, 1910. 
Sir,— -I have the honor to inform you, that at the last meeting of 
this Association it was resolved to submit to you a suggestion for an 
amendment of the Praedial Produce Enactment, to the effect, that the 
words “ and any other produce of any plant or tree ” be added after 
the words “roots." 
This would seem necessary, as rubber is not at all specifically 
mentioned in the said Enactment. 
I have etc., 
Your obedient servant, 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias. 
Secretary. 
5. RECRUITING ADVANCES. 
In the absence of Mr. M. C. Cumming, it is decided to place this 
subject on the agenda of the next meeting. 
6. CHINESE LABOR. 
The Secretary reads the following letters received : 
No. 2819/1910. 2nd June, 1910. 
SIR,— I am directed to inform you that His Excellency the High 
Commissioner has been in communication with the Governor of 
Hongkong on the subject of a proposal to establish an agency in 
Hongkong for the purpose of recruiting Chinese Labor for work on 
the plantations in the Malay Peninsula. 
2. In the course of this correspondence the Registrar General, 
Hongkong, has suggested that arrangements should be made for the 
coolies to be repatriated at the end of the contract. He states that 
where this is done a very good class of laborer is obtained, that it is a 
great inducement to a laborer to know that if he wishes he will be 
sent home at the end of his contract, and that repatriation would re- 
move one of the greatest objections, if not the greatest objection, that 
the Chinese have to contract emigration. 
3. The Acting Resident-General will be obliged if he can be 
favoured with the views of your Association upon this proposal. 
I have etc., 
Your obedient servant, 
(Sgd.) E. C. H. Wolff, 
The Secretary, for Federal Secretary. 
The Planters’ Association of Malaya. 
