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9. EXCISE ENACTMENT. 
Mr. Cumming remarks that planters had long been agitating for 
legislation to control the liquor traffic. The Excise Enactment had 
been passed and was welcome. Under that Enactment boards of 
licensing justices were appointed, and he says he had received a letter 
from the Acting Secretary to Resident, Negri Sembilan, as follows : 
No. 1690/9/09. Seremban , 13th September , 190Q. 
Sir, —I am directed to inform you that the Excise Enactment 
1908 will be brought into force in Negri Sembilan from the 1st 
January next and to invite your attention to the provisions contained 
in the Enactment for the establishment of Licensing Boards to deal 
with the issue of licences for the sale of intoxicating liquors. 
2. The Resident is anxious that the planting interest should be 
represented on these Boards, and I am to invite you to suggest the 
names of members of your Association who would be prepared to 
serve on the various District Boards which it is proposed to appoint 
viz. ; 
The Seremban District Board. 
The Coast „ „ 
The Jelebu „ „ 
The Kuala Pilah „ „ 
and The Tampin „ „ 
3. I may mention that I addressed the Chairman of the Negri 
Sembilan Planters’ Association in July last on this subject but have 
not hitherto been favoured with a reply. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) E. B. Maundrell, 
' Ag. Secretary to Resident, 
He would further inform the Meeting, that the Negri Sembilan 
Planters’ Association had since met and appointed their members on 
the Board. 
Mr. Skinner says they were now interested to hear, what Selangor 
was going to do in the matter. He believed the idea was to appoint 
only one Planting Member for the Coast Boards, and that on the 
inland boards planters were not to be represented at all. 
Mr. Parkinson considers that even for the Coast one member is 
insufficient. Local knowledge was required, and each District 
Association should have one representative on the Board. 
Mr. Skinner proposes that the Chairman ask the Residents 
of Perak and Selangor that the Planters’ Association of Malaya be 
allowed to nominate licensing justices for Perak and Selangor. 
This is seconded by Mr. Macfadyen, and carried. 
