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Mr. Macfadyen seems to see two divergent views, with 
a very strong underlying current of agreement, lie would 
not offer his own opinion with regard to the coolies, as his 
experience of them had been only a short one, comparative- 
ly. He had found, however, that if lie wrote off a debt, the 
kangany was only too glad to claim it himself. The really 
important point was, however, that they found themselves 
committed to an arrangement that affected their pockets: 
and they were told that that arrangement might be only a 
temporary one — which alone condemned it. That no tax- 
ation should be imposed without representation, was a 
fundamental maxim of the British race; but this had been 
done; while, further, the Immigration Committee possessed 
great legislative power — greater even than that of the State 
Councils — for, whereas, the latter were restricted in their 
scope, the Immigration Committee was controlled by no- 
body under heaven. He proposed that, if necessary, they 
should carry the matter to H. E. the High Commissioner, 
and failing satisfaction there, then to the Secretary of State 
for the Colonies, or, finally, should move Members of the 
Commons to ask questions in the house. It seemed to him 
that, as the situation stood at present, it was one that they 
could not accept with the slightest vestige of self-respect. 
Mr. Macfadyen then proposes that voting on this sub- 
ject be deferred, until the discussion on item 6 has taken 
place. 
This point of order is seconded by Mr. Parkinson, put 
to the Meeting and carried by 12 to 7. 
IX. Mr. Irving, rising to propose paragraph 4 on the 
agenda, intimates that as the motion standing in the name 
of the Kapar District Planters ’ Association was covering 
the same ground, he would withdraw his own and now pro- 
pose: 
‘‘That at the Annual General Meeting of the Planters ’ 
Association of Malaya, every member of any affiliated As- 
sociation be allowed to attend and vote.” 
He characterizes the present system as quite unsatis- 
factory, as it often happened, that a District Association 
was in favour of a measure, which their own delegates 
might disapprove of. This present system gave no chance 
to any planter, who was not on the Planters’ Association of 
Malaya and he knew there was great dissatisfaction. 
Mr. Bosanquet seconds the motion. 
Mr. Gibson is afraid this motion would defeat the very 
end, for which this Association was founded. He would 
suggest that the word “speak” be substituted for “vote.” 
Mr. Harrison sketches the initial difficulties, they had 
