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8. With the passing of the new Emigration Act of 
1922, emigration to Malaya was again brought under 
control by the Government of India though the Act 
did not begin to apply until March 1923. 
While this measure was under consideration very 
grave apprehension was felt as to its possible effect 
on the system which had in the meantime been built 
up in Malaya, and with the consent of the Government 
of India, a deputation went to Simla in September, 
1922, to discuss the question with the Standing Com- 
mittee on Emigration of the Government of India. 
The depution met with a friendly reception and the 
conditions* and rules which were afterwards issued 
were so framed as to be readily adaptable to the 
existing system. 
9. This system dates from the year 1907. In that 
year the Indian Immigration Committee was appointed, 
consisting partly of officials and partly of unofficial, 
with the Superintendent of Immigrants as Chairman, 
and an Enactment passed empowering the Committee 
to levy an assessment on the amount of work done by 
all labourers from the Madras Presidency upon 
employers of such labourers. 
The proceeds of the assessment were to be paid 
into a Fund known as the Immigration. Fund which was 
to form no part of the general revenue of the Govern- 
ment but to be administered by the Superintendent 
of Immigrants, under the authority of the Committee,' 
solely in the interests of the importation of Indian 
labour. 
* The conditions are given in Appendix A, 
