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PLANTERS' ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 
Fifth Annual Report for the year ending 
31st March, 1912. 
To the Members of the 
PLANTERS’ ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 
Gentlemen, 
Five meetings of the Association were held during the past year, 
four in Kuala Lumpur and one in Ipoh. 
I am glad to be able to report that the Malacca Planters’ Associ- 
ation has rejoined us, bringing up the number represented to 14 
again, as before. The affiliation of four further Associations also 
appears to be imminent, viz: — 
The Ulu Selangor District Planters’ Association. 
The Bagan Datoh Coconut Planters’ Association. 
The Dindings Planters’ Association. 
The Ulu Langat District Planters’ Association. 
If these Associations join, as it is sincerely hoped they will, the only 
planting districts not represented will be Kinta and Kedah. 
It is felt by members living in the North and South of the 
Peninsula, that meetings of this Association should sometimes be 
held in Perak, Negri Sembilan, and Johore. Although there is no 
doubt that Kuala Lumpur is the most central place for both Northern 
and Southern members, it might be advisable, in order to induce all 
parties to shew greater interest in the working of the Association, to 
hold one meeting in the North, and one in the South, each year. 
Indian Labour. — The figures for the past year shew a great 
increase on those for the previous two years, and are as follows. 
Percentage 
Immigrants . Emigrants, of column 2 to 
COLUMN 1. 
1908 
1909 
1910 
1911 
54.522 
30,920 
5671% 
49.817 
31,374 
62-98% 
83,723 
39,080 
46-66% 
108,471 
48,103 
44'35% 
These figures are very satisfactory, and it is expected that those for 
1912 will be equally as good. Thenumber of Immigrants in January, 
1912 was about 12% more than in January, 1911. 
Chinese Labour. — Large numbers of this class of labour came 
into the country during the past year. The question of recruiting 
Chinese was gone into b) r a Sub-Committee, which came to the 
conclusion that no combined system of recruiting could be resorted 
to at present, and that it must be done by private enterprise. 
The Labour Enactment, No. 12 of 1910.— The Association 
has felt the want of this Enactment greatly, and they regret that 
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