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carried into effect by tlie Executive. As an example I may 
state that one of our members only quite recently had 
occasion to refer to the Klang Department, but was quite 
unable to receive any assistance in tracing some bolters 
from his estate, as it transpired that, in the register pro- 
vided for in the Enactment, no entries had been made for 
several months. Whilst this case apparently is one due to 
the departure of one officer and the interregnum created by 
the late arrival of his successor, it is typical of the man- 
ner in which the staff is under-manned, whose duty it is to 
enforce the provisions of the said Enactment. 
My Association therefore submit that, if uh intro- 
duction of a more adequate method of registration is quite 
out of the question, such steps at least be taken as will en- 
sure that the portions of the Immigration Enactment &- 
lative to the registration of Indian immigrants be in future 
carried out to the letter. 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 
Secretary . 
Kuala Lumpur, F. M. S. 
21st January , 1909. 
Sir, — With reference to your letter dated the 18th 
December, 1908, I am directed to inform you that enquiries 
with regard to the subject matter of your letter have elicit- 
ed the following report : — 
“The register is not often consulted by employers, but 
about November 10th, Mr. Jarvis of Batu Tiga called at the 
office and asked to see it. After looking at it for a minute 
or so, he left without asking for any further information or 
stating what he was looking for. Had Mr. Jarvis asked for 
any assistance in the matter, it might have been possible 
to help him. 
(Sgd.) R. G. Watson, 
Federal S ecretary. 
To The Secretary, 
The Planters’ Association of Malaya, 
Kuala Lumpur. 
• 30th January , 1909. 
The Federal Secretary, F. M. S. 
Kuala Lumpur. 
Sir, — J have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your 
letter No. 5172 of the 21st instant, 
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