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EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE PLANTERS’ 
ASSOCIATION OF MALAYA. 
Meeting held at 2.30 p.m., on August 27th, 1908, at the Selangor 
Club, Kuala Lumper. Present : — For the Perak Planters’ Association : 
Mr. C. L. Gibson, Mr. H. S. Whiteside; Negri Sembilan Planters. 
Association: Mr. J. le P. Power; Johore Planters’ Association: Mr. 
A. H. Malet, Mr. A. L. Buyers : Kuala Selangor D. P. A : Mr. A. Irving ; 
Klang D. P. A : Mr. Jno, Gibson, Mr. A. B. Lake, Mr. R. W. Harrison; 
Kapar D. P. A : Mr. H. M. Darby, Mr, C. T. Hamerton; Kuala Langat 
D. P. A; Mr. E. Macfadyen ; Kuala Lumpor D. P. A : Mr. E. B. 
Skinner, Mr. F, G, Harvey, Mr, C. Burn Murdoch, Mr. A. J. Fox, 
Mr. H. C. E. Zach arias. Batu Tiga D. P. A : Mr. H. F. Browell, 
Mr. P. W. Parkinson, Mr. H. L. Jarvis. Mr. R. W. HARRISON 
Chairman, and Mr. H. C. E. ZACHARIAS, Secretary. Mr. L. H C PAYTON, 
(Visitor). 
1. The Secretary, having read the notice convening the Meeting, 
places before the Meeting the following letters : — 
No. 3278/1908. Kuala Lumpor, 13th August, 1903. 
Sir, 
I am directed to forward herewith copies of the Bill to repeal and 
re-enact with the amendments the Tamil Immigration Fund Ordinance 
(Straits Settlements) 1907, the second reading of which is proposed to 
be taken in the Legislative Council of the Colony on the 21st August. 
2. As it is considered desirable that the Bill should be proceeded 
with without unnecessary delay, I am to request that any observations 
which the Planters’ Association may wish to make may be submitted 
as soon as possible. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) S. W. MacArthttr, 
Federal Secretary. 
Klang, 19th August, 1908. 
The Secretary to H. E. The Governor, 
Singapore. 
Sir, 
Enclosed I have the honour to hand you copies of my telegrams 
of to-day’s date with reference to postponing the final reading of the 
revised Immigration Ordinance. 
An emergency meeting of the Planters’ Association of Malaya 
cannot be called with less than 7 days’ notice, and as the first intima- 
tion we received of the Second Reading of the Bill being taken on the 
21st inst., was in a letter from the Federal Secretary dated 14th inst., it 
was impossible for us to call a meeting in time. 
I have, etc., 
(Sgd.) R. W. Harrison, 
Chairman, P. A. M. 
