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First of all, they wanted, out of the profits of the tax, to give some 
acknowledgment to those who had already established a considerable 
labour force when the tax came into existence. The equity of this, 
he was sure, they would agree with. Whether the money, when it 
was distributed, would come up to their expectation, was another 
matter. He was afraid not. 
Self-Help Rewarded. 
Another point was to give relief to those planters who were in 
the habit of sending their own kanganis to India to recruit labour. 
One important object the Committee and the Government had in 
view was to get rid of the great evil of crimping, and by making the 
tax universal they thought they had destroyed whatever incentive 
there was to crimp. They thought there was now sufficient labour 
and no inducement to a man to steal another's coolies. But so long as 
some sent their own kanganis to India to recruit obviously these 
planters were doing more than men who sat down and waited for the 
labour to come to him, and only took it oil the hands of the Govern- 
ment. Therefore, the Committee had recommended— and the Govern- 
ment was prepared to agree— that some allowance should be made to 
those who sent their own kanganis to India. It was only fair, His 
Excellency thought they would agree, to take away this grievance and 
to do something to relieve them from the acute evil of crimping. 
His Excellency concluded by apologising for trespassing upon 
their patience, but he did not often have the opportunity of speaking to 
them. He then declared the Show open. 
Reprint from Straits Times August 12. 
LIST OF WINNERS. 
(Gls Reported btj The Malay Mail) 
Division A. I. 
1. Padi, best sample of any named variety. 
1st prize. Peng. Haji Ahmat, Malacca. 
2nd prize. Che Wang, L. 0-, Penang. 
3rd prize. Syed Usop, Ohigar Galah, K. Kangsar, 
Highly Commended Penghulu Long, Malacca. 
2. Pulut, best sample of any named variety. 
1st prize. Mohamed Bin Yupe, L. 0., Penang. 
2nd prize. Raji Bosah Penghulu, Krian. 
3rd prize. Peng. Mat Tedong, Malacca. 
3. Rice, best sample, prepared by machinery. 
1st prize. Wan Yeop Ibrahim, Parit Buntar. 
2nd prize. Khy II eng Bee, Sungei Penang. 
3rd prize. Mohamed Datoh, Karamat Rd , Penang. 
4 Rice, best sample, prepared in a lesong. 
1st prize. Peng. Uussain, G. Seminengol, Perak. 
2nd prize. Penghulu, Jebong Matang, Perak. 
3rd prize. Kamaludinbin Haji Baludin, Penang. 
