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XV. Mr. Alma Baker wishes to know the position created by 
coolies bolting from Government Hospitals. 
Mr. Jarvis thinks it injudicious to open this question, as the 
obvious reply of Government would be to ask the complaining Estate 
to erect its own hospital. 
After some further general discussion, Mr. A. Baker withdraws 
the subject. . 
XVI. The date of the next meeting of the Association is then 
fixed for Monday, October 5th, 1908 at 10.30 a.m., at the Chamt er of 
Commerce, Penang. 
The Meeting terminates at 11.30 a.m- 
H. C. E. Zach^ ias * 
Secretary. 
APPENDIX. 
P. A. M. Benevolent Fund. 
I. The Committee shall consist of the Chairman Secretary 
of the P. A. M. (or such other body as may succeed it) , ““ .. ' 
Secretary and one other Member of each District Asso 
with 5 members (not necessarily planters) to be nominated by the 
Chairman P. A. M„ and 8 members shall constitute a Quoiu . 
II. The Meetings of this Committee shall b? called b} the 
man P. B. E., on requisition by 3 members. f . ^ 
Til, Ten days notice shall be given o* any meeting, and the 
business to be transacted at such meeting shall be stated o 
paper and particulars of cases for which assistance is 
in the hands of the Secretary 20 days belore the meeting at which the 
° aSe XV Subscriptions will be ret owe A and acknowledged by the Secretary. 
V The following shall be entitled to assistance from the Fund . 
Managers and Superintendents of Estates on 
payment of an annual subscription of $10 to the Bene- 
volent Fund. . , . . . , 
Assistant Superintendents of Estates (i.e., any Assistant 
drawing a salary from an Estate) on payment of an 
annual subscription of $5 to the Benevolent Fund. 
A Donor of $100 to the Benevolent Fund, or an annual 
subscriber of $20 for 5 years will be welcome as a 
Patron, and have a copy of the Proceedings of the 
Standing Committee and Statement of Accounts of the 
Fund rendered to him, and such donor or his family 
shall be entitled to assistance .from the Fund if in need 
of such Should such sum of $100 be subscubed bj 
the proprietor of an estate on behalf of the estate, hen 
the Superintendent shall be entitled to ass.stanee from 
this Fund if in need of such during the life and owner- 
Members t of the °Planting Committee or tlieir families, 
other than those qualified under («), (fi\ (e) above, maj 
receive assistance from the Fund only by the unanimous 
consent of a meeting of not less than three-fourths oi 
the members. 
(■ b ). 
(O. 
(d). 
