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Postal Service. 
Mr. Broweli says that needless inconvenience and delay ace caused 
by the late closing of the up mail, and proposes that the Superintendent 
of Posts and Telegraphs be asked that a mail bag be made up to go by 
the 9.10 up train from Batu Tiga daily. 
Mr. Jarvis seconds this, and other members having drawn atten- 
tion to inconvenience caused by the late closing of the mail, the motion 
is carried nem. con. 
Bolting Coolies. 
Mr. Jarvis says he understands that many planters besides himself 
have suffered great losses by bolters. He does not suggest that any 
particular method of stopping the evil be put to the P. A. M., for, were 
a Commission appointed, they would naturally go into all the phases 
of the question very closely. He thinks a step in the right direction 
would be gained if coolies had to report to Assistant Superintendents 
of Immigration before taking on a new job, instead of the system ob- 
taining at present by which the new employer has to send in the name 
after the cooly is engaged, this information being generally unreliable. 
Mr. Henly says this is a step towards cooly registration, which he 
would like to see adopted entirely. 
Mr. Coibetta says he would like to see the word knowingly 
left out of the last paragraph but one in Enactment No. 1 of 1907, as 
this would make the employer much more careful in taking on straying 
labour than at present. 
Mr. Solbe says he does not believe in much legislation for the 
cooly, and that the responsibility should be made to rest more heavily 
on the employer. (( 
Mr. Jarvis proposes, and Mr. Staples seconds. “ That this Asso- 
ciation urges the P. A. M. to appoint a Commission to go into the 
question of bolting by coolies, with the idea of that Association subse- 
quently reporting to Government on the matter." 
The motion is put to the Meeting and carried unanimously. 
Telephones. 
Mr. Jarvis says that, though complaints have been rife during the 
past few months regarding the Telephone Service, nothing appears to 
have been done to improve matters, and he proposes ‘ that the atten- 
tion of the Superintendent of Posts and Telegraphs be drawn to the 
very unsatisfactory state of that Service. 
Mr. Broweli seconds the resolution, which is carried nem. con. 
London Rubber Exhibition. 
The Chairman draws attention to the notices sent round inviting 
subscriptions for the coming London Rubber Exhibition, and expressed 
a hope that all Estates in the Association will come forward to support 
the Exhibition, from which the planting community are certain to 
derive great benefit. 
With a vote of thanks to the Chair, the Meeting terminated at 5 
15 p. m. 
H. L. Jarvis 
Hon . Sec, 
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