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Mr. Lake proposes that the Secretary write to the 
R. CL A., explaining the situation and asking them to bring 
pressure to bear at Home, so that further questions of 
finance be first referred to the P. A. M. 
Mr. Macfadven has the greatest pleasure in heartily 
and unreservedly opposing this proposition. He fails to 
see, why this Association should discredit itself by seeking 
outside assistance. The R. G. A. was a thing of the past 
and there was no point in their trying to revive it. 
Mr. J. Gibson agrees completely with the last speaker. 
Mr. Lake regrets being apparently quite a minority and 
states his willingness to let this matter stand over until 
their next Meeting. 
Mr. Macfadven cannot accept this and insists on a clear 
decision, as to whether any appeal to the R. G. A. is to be 
made by this Association or not. 
Mr. Lake feels that surely those, who paid the piper, 
ought to be consulted as to the tune, and he would substi- 
tute ‘‘Boards of Directors y ’ for “R. G. A.” However, see- 
ing the strong opposition he had met with, he withdraws his 
motion. 
Mr. Skinner, referring hack to the $3 Rule would like 
to add, that this Rule was only made tentatively and, if 
after six months it was found to be unsound, it would of 
course be amended. 
XV. The Secretary lays on the Table : 
A. Correspondence with the Perak Chamber of Mines 
during November 1908. 
B. Pahang Notification No. 7 (Vol. xii) re Estate 
Hospitals. 
In reply to an enquiry, the Secretary states that bound 
copies of the minutes of the whole year will be procurable 
at the close of their financial year. 
XVI. The Secretary reads a telegram from the Hon- 
orary Secretary, Johore Planters’ Association, regretting 
inability of their delegates to attend the present Meeting 
and extending a hearty invitation to the P. A. M. to hold 
their next Meeting in Johore. 
Resolved to accept their kind offer with thanks and 
to hold the next Meeting accordingly at Johore Bahru, on a 
day in February, to be arranged by "the Secretary. 
The Meeting terminates at 1 p.m. 
H. C. E. Zachaeias, 
Secretary . 
