Mr. Lake considers that the point at issue had been 
evaded. What they did ask, wafs to be consulted on the 
wav their money was to be spent. ,, , 
' Mr. Parkinson points out, that however excellent men 
and planters the Government nominees m question may be, 
it does not follow that they represent the opinions ot the 
majontj that the whole question is one 
of principle, and that there should be no taxation without 
representation^,,^ fa to veply that the matter 
consideration, and Mr. Lake imdei takes to 
The 
still under 
formulate' a Eesolution tP be placed on the Agenda of the 
lleXt ynL 1U EEP0RTS AND Accounis. The Annual report 
1, , v i„ g been taken as read, the Secretary explains the Ac- 
< OU ' Mr. Harrison, in proposing the adoption of the Report, 
thinks they may congratulate tliemse ves 0,1 u th V® F( . 
achieved during the year. The establishment of a _ 
deral Council for these States would remove one of the 
o rievaiices which had been so frequently raised, namely that 
they had practically on opportunity of criticising an> En- 
actments that concerned them before they became law. 
particulars as regards the constitution of the i tew 
ware awaited with interest, and it was to be hoped that it 
would have full powers as regards all internal legislation. 
The actual results of the working of certain estate 
hospitals since they were opened amply justified the com- 
plaint they made as to the unjust incidence of the a a 
minimum rate. The following figures from Estate hos- 
pitals in the healthy districts of Selangor were of interest 
and from them it would appear that even now many estates 
were being taxed far higher than they should be. Taking 
the figures of 5 district hospitals winch serve .1,733 coolie., 
'>( 5 <j beds had been provided, the average number ot beds 
occupied daily amounts to 109.2 and the maximum m any 
one day was 169. Under the 5% rule 479 beds would have 
to have been supplied. n , . ... ■ . i 
The Association had been somewhat severely criticised 
in some quarters of its action in having voted a .compara- 
tively large sum of money as a reward lor the discovery o 
a cheap and effective means of eradicating white ants, but 
their critics could hardly realise wliat their annual expen- 
diture on trying to get rid of white ants now amounted to 
nor what an infinitesimal sum per estate the reward would 
