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We have therefore been reluctantly obliged for several years to- 
abandon this idea altogether, and to leave the task to the Government 
who alone have the machinery to compel the return of accurate 
statistics. 
Under the circumstances we are afraid, that no authoritative 
stMement regarding the present rubber acreage of the Malay Penin- 
S A U 'V be *T labl f’. Until early Sprin S- "hen the Director of 
Agriculture will have his returns for 1910 ready. 
Believe me, dear Sir, 
Yours faithfully, 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 
Secretary. 
7. HOSPITAL RULES. 
The Secretary read the following letters : 
No. 3975/1910. 
Sir, 
23rd January, 1911. 
'cw l T 1 directed to address you with reference to Section 18 of “The 
fs follows - rerS Pr0teCtion of Health > Enactment, 1910” which reads 
treatment 1 ? 6 empl ° yer ? bal ‘ bear the expenses of the maintenance and 
Iona asherln suehhosp ! t f ofevery labourer under written contract as 
to the h h " ™, ms “ '“ ch hosp ‘ tal wh0 was at ‘he time of his admission 
and shalTnni h n 1 h 'u Seve " days previousl >- employed on the estate, 
and shall not be allowed to recover such expenses from the labourer 
either by deduction from the wages Or otherwise, but shall not except 
as may be provided m the contract of such labourer, be required to pay 
wages in respect of any time during which the labourer is in hospital. 
In the case of a labourer who was employed under a parol aeree- 
taStaCTtT Pl Tt. Sha " ? efray the ex P enses °f his maintenance and 
ln sucb hospital so long as he remains in hospital, but may 
recot er from such labourer the expenses of his treatment and mainten- 
ance at such rate as the Resident with the approval of the Resident- 
Ueneral, may from time to time prescribe by notification in the Gazette 
n respect of any period in excess of thirty days during which such 
labourer shall have remained in the hospital.” 
... 2 , T . he Ac ‘ing Resident-General would be glad to be favoured 
that SectIon WS ° f ““ AsSOciation as t0 the rate t0 be Prescribed under 
I have, &c. 
(Sgd) J. R. O. Aldworth, 
Ag. Federal Secretary. 
Proposed by Mr. Cumming, seconded by Mr. Skinner, and carried 
ce n n a “em hattheratet ° ^ — d *> Government^ 
