of pay should be able to sell to another estate, coolies which have 
cost nearly $20 a head to import, is so absurd that the time seems to 
have come when the law should protect us from this practice being 
carried on in future.” 
Negri Sembilan Planters' Association; 
“That this Association approve that every locally recruited 
Tamil cooly shall be assessed at a rate of $20, and that the sum be irre- 
coverable from the coolv, and that the amount so obtained be used, 
firstly, to pay for the proper administration of the scheme, and 
secondly, to pay a bonus for every coolv imported from India but that 
this Association are not in favour of the Government being exempt. 
“ This Association are also in favour of the formation of a scheme 
for advertising the Federated Malay States in the cooly districts of 
Southern India on somewhat similar lines to those that Mr. Hill put 
into practice some years ago when he was Pratector of Labour.” 
Klang District Planters’ Association : 
“ That the members of the Klang District Planters’ Association 
are of opinion that the decision arrived at by the Sub-Committee 
appointed by the Planters ’ Association of Malaya to go into the 
question of the extra assessment on locally recruited Indian labour, 
be approved of; and that such cess should be as high as possible and 
should not be less than $20 per head. The employer of such labour 
to be liable, in addition, to payment of any assessment in respect 
of each cooly levied under Immigration Fund Enactment and that 
the members of the Klang D. P. A. strongly urge the Planters, 
Association of Malaya to approach the Government without delay , 
with the object of ascertaining what steps are being taken to see that 
the existing law regarding registration of coolies recruited locally is 
vigorously enforced ” 
Batu Tiga Planters’ Association : 
“That this Association recognizes that steps are necessary to 
check local employment of Tamil labour, and authorizes its delegates 
to vote according to their discretion at future P. A. M. meetings on 
the subject.” 
Kelantan Planters' Association: 
“ We regret we have not been able to hold a meeting and there- 
fore unable to give the views of this Association in time for the P. A. 
M. meeting on the I 2 th inst.” 
Mr. CumminG said that, as they knew, H. E. the High Commis- 
sioner had come up to discuss the labour question with them. 
Opinion among the planters had not been unanimous, but it was no 
use going to Government unless it was. Briefly touching on the 
evils of local recruiting*, and thelsuggested remedies, he was uncertain 
whether a differential assessment could be collected. Some planters 
were for it, and some against. Another proposal was to raise the 
