After several members had'spoken on the subject it was resolved t 
Government be asked to treat this Association m the same noeiai 
manner as tegards funds as the Ceylon Government was doing the 
association there. , . , „ Tno _._j 
The Chairman also pointed out that the latter country was send 
ing home their own scientific man to the forthcoming London Lx n- 
bition. _ 
A Benevolent Fund. 
Mr. John Gibson spoke at length on the report of the Committee 
on the constitution of a Benevolent Fund, based on the lines of that 
at present in existence in Ceylon, and said it could be duly circulated 
and discussed before being finally adopted by the Association. 
Resolution three was then discussed and passed in its entirety and 
it was also agreed that no credit of any kind be given to customers, 
this being a practice prevailing very much on many Estates at present. 
The “White Ant Cure,” resolution No. 4, was then discussed at 
great length, and eventually was carried with the further request that 
Government be asked to put in a scientific man to study the much 
vexed question thoroughly as was being done some months ago but 
had been suddenly stopped. 
Undesirable Coolies. 
Resolution No. 5 was then gone into and after several members 
had spoken on the subject rather strongly the Chairman proposed, 
and Mr. H. M. Darby seconded, that all undesirable coolies be re- 
patriated at the expense of those who had brought them into the 
country. 
The motion was carried unanimously. 
On Resolution 7, after an amount of argument, the meeting passed 
the following motion. , 
“That Government be requested to grant compensation, under the 
Prevention of Diseases’ Enactment, for any private propeity, the 
destruction of which shall have been ordered by any medical officei 
under said Enactment.” 
To Deal with Bolters. 
Resolution No. 7, relative to the bolting of coolies, was then brought 
forward by Mr. H. F. Browell and seconded by Mr. H. M. Darby. 
It was proposed, and carried nem. con. that the Chairman and 
Secretary of each district association shall constitute the Commission 
on the subject, and be asked to draw up a scheme to be submitted at 
the next meeting of the P. A. M. 
The alteration of Rule No. 5 as proposed in the agenda was 
carried without a dissentient vote. 
The Secretary then read a letter he had received from the Kapar, 
D. P. A. re the assessment of coolies, which ended in Mr, Darby' put- 
ting in a motion to the effect that before Government or the Immi- 
gration Committee change any present existing rules that this Asso- 
ciation be allowed a chance of expressing individual and its own views 
on this most important subject. 
The motion was agreed to. 
