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Your original letter of August 28th, 1907, to the Chair- 
man of the IT. P. A., was by him laid on the Table at the last 
meeting of that body ever held, viz., on October 5th, 1907. 
The matter was intended to rest there and I never received 
any further instructions regarding same. 
The U. P. A. was dissolved a few weeks later, and the 
matter of recruiting for your Corps never came before this 
Association until the 5th December, 1908, when Mr. Corbetta 
asked a question on the subject, which will come up for dis- 
cussion at our next meeting on the 28th instant. 
In the meantime, however, and as this Association now 
represents the whole of the Malay Peninsula, inclusive of 
Joliore, Malacca and Province Wellesley, I would suggest 
that it might be more advantageous if you were to ad- 
dress the different Planters’ Association of Selangor (viz. 
the Kuala Lumpur I). P. A., Kuala Selangor D. P. A., 
Klang D. P. A., Batu Tiga D. P. A., and K. Langat D. P. 
A.) 
(Sgd.) II. C. E, Zac n arias, 
Secretary. 
Mr. P. AY. Parkinson considers the last paragraph of 
the Secretary’s letter unnecessary, aslhe Commandant was 
right to address the head Association. He is of opinion 
that every assistant could manage the 12 drills, and he 
therefore moved: — 
“That this Association is in sympathy with the Volun- 
teer movement and would urge managers of estates to en- 
courage assistants to join and grant them facilities to at- 
tend camps and parades. ’ ’ 
Mr. A. J. Fox seconds the motion. 
Air. A. B. Lake says that there were already many calls 
on a planter’s time, such as cricket, football, &c. Personal- 
ly he thought that a man could be useful with a double- 
barrelled gun. Sport was absolutely necessary, if a man 
was to keep fit. 
Mr. J. Gibson considers it an Imperial duty to uphold 
the country, and planters, he said, should be prepared to do 
their duty by it. A matter like the one under discussion 
should take precedence of cricket. 
Air. Fox points out that matters had been arranged so 
as to obviate the clashing of important cricket matches with 
camps. 
Air. Parkinson draws attention to the fact that it was 
now possible for a Volunteer to put in two drills at a week- 
