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The present system seems to be rather cumbersome and leading 
to a great deal of waste of time and money on the part of the employer 
or his Kangany, whilst it would be decidedly m the interests of Re- 
cruiting, to do away with all delays and stoppages at intermediate 
stations and permit the Kangany to proceed straight from his estate 
to his village in southern India. , , , u 
The members of my Association feel, that such a result could 
readily be achieved, if you delegated the powers vested m you m this 
respect to all your assistant superintendents ; and I was accoidmgK 
instructed to submit to you the following resolution which was passed 
unanimously, viz: , . ,. . 
“ That all Assistant Superintendents of Immigrants be authorised 
to issue recruiting “ licenses.” ,, 
2 The other point raised was that carters, woodcutter and 
scavengers be included in the schedule of the rules made under this 
enactment.” 
I have, etc. 
(Sgd.) H. C. E. Zacharias, 
Secretary. 
No. P. O. L. 100/08. Pman 9> mh 1908 ' 
Sir, 
1 have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 
January 24th on the subject of the issue of Kangany Licenses. 
2 I would point out in reply that the rules under which these 
licences are issued only came into force on January # 1st last and that 
at the date of the recent meeting of the Planters Association there 
had only been one opportunity of sending Kangames to India namely 
by the boat that left Penang on January 4th. 
3. I am of opinion, therefore, that it is too soon yet to judge 
whether any alteration is required in the rules. 
4. I would take this opportunity of pointing out that one 
hundred and seventy licenses have been registered between January 1st 
and Januarv 27th although delay has occurred in a few cases thiough 
the omission of the employer to fill in the required particulars In 
one case a Kangany who did not know the European name of his 
employer presented two licenses made out on obsolete forms, unsigned 
by the employer and with the name of the estate omitted. 
5 Blank forms for licenses can be obtained from the Assistant 
Superintendent of Immigrants, Klang, as well as from the Penang 
office, and if employers will only be at the pains to ensure that the 
licenses are properly filled in I do not think it will he found that there 
is undue delay in registration. 
I have, etc. 
(Sgd.) L. H. Clayton, 
of I. S . S. & F. M. S. 
