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Mr Harrison proposes, Mr. Sldnner seconds and it is 
carried unanimously, tlial Rule 4 be amended to read as 
“The Association shill consist of the Cfcob 
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** VtfSSiSS. 4. motion, win* b wM 
A.r r T. a v e proposes that financial changes, it an>, ans- 
in* «“ nt ufe’sStion J th. 
commencement of the new (financial year (April 1st 1910). 
Mr ' ^Cv^Sg i isesfaml Mr. Lake seconds, a vote 
of thanks to the Sub-Oonmiittee which liad drawn up tli . 
rep °vil. Madtjka Co., Ltd.' The Secretary reads the fol- 
lowing correspondence : l Pemngj nth May, 190!). 
Sxb —I have the honour jto inform you that at a recent 
v r 4i ; ol - t p e Immigration Committee it was decided that 
cotdeT of ^ the enclSed correspondence between he Chair- 
mL and the Madura Co.„Ltd„ Negapatam, ou the subject 
of the Company’s charges should he forwarded to > >oui 
Associatiou foiMts information and for any action that it 
ma\ think deoi^g ^ g annas per head on coolies was 
imposed bv the Madura Co. early last year after a circular 
letter, a copy of which is als<( enclosed, had been sent to 
planters. g „ an y 00 olies ail accomodated in the Kan- 
ffanv Camp at Negapatam which is under the supervision 
of the depaitment The clerks V the Madura Co. attend 
the camp on the day of shipment to isshe tickets as agents 
of the British India Steam Navigation Co. and they undei- 
take the shipping of the coolies for which a cliaige of 
aUna | P Th h eifwo S rk Mother respect is that of the financial 
agents and thev do not to the best of my knowledge come 
into contact with the coolies in any way except as mentioned 
above No doubt however they are [always ready to give 
the benefit of their advice to any Kangauy who may get into 
a difficulty, although that cannot often occur. 
5 In the circumstances it is not clear in what way the 
services that the Company renders to the planters diffei 
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