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io. RULES. 
Mr. Macfadyen proposes r 
“ That the following he added to Rule 12. : Members may also be 
represented by a personal proxy entitled to speak and vote, provided notice 
has been given before the Meeting to the Secretary. 
He considers that the more elastic their rules were, the better. 
He instanced that, if the letter of their Rules had been strictly carried 
out, Mr. F. Pears for instance would have been unable to speak 
at their last Meeting. 
Mr. Lake is of opinion that these constant changes in their Rules 
are undesirable and in this case unnecessary. 
After some discussion, Mr. Macfadyen then withdraws his 
original motion and substitutes the following : 
That the following be added to Rule 6 : 
“ And any member of a Constituent Association , representing a 
delegate unable to attend, may speak and vote on all motions , provided 
notice has been given before the Meeting to the Secretary .” 
This is seconded by Mr. Dupuis and carried unanimously. 
II. REGISTRATION OF COOLIES. 
The following is brought forward by Mr. Staples on behalf of the 
Kuala Selangor District Planters’ Association : — 
“ That the Planters 9 Association of Malaya be approached with a 
view to improve the registration arrangements re the employment of local 
Tamil coolies, and principally in the matter of notifying previous emplo- 
yers of the re-engagement of coolies previously employed by them. 9 ' 
Mr. Staples says the planters in his district thought that the 
system of registration was inadequate- The Superintendent of 
Immigrants was informed, and nothing else was done. The previous 
employer of a coolie ought also to be informed. 
Mr. Lake formally seconds the motion, to allow it to be discussed. 
Mr. Gumming says that the Association was not concerned with 
registration, and recommends that the Immigration Committee be 
approached. The motion is then put to the vote and lost. 
12. RECRUITING ADVANCES. 
Mr. Cumming reverts to the amount of the allowances given by 
the Indian Immigration Committee to importers of labour to cover 
their recruiting expenses, and to the irrecoverability of advances. 
The Meeting goes into Committee. 
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