HONGKONG DAILY PRESS
Trade Unions Should Be Encouraged By Planters
That the development of healthy trade unions of estate work- men in Malaya should be encouraged by planters, was the opinion of Mr. S. B. Palmer, presiding at the annual meeling of the United Planters' Assoelation of Malaya, at Kuala Lumpur.
"In 1940 two highly important Statutes were enacted in the F.M.S., having previously been enacted in the Colony. I refer to the Trade Unions Enactment Ordinance and to the Industrial Courts Enactment Ordinance. When the Trade Unions Bill was before the Federal Council 1, as planting member of that Connell, sald:-
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MERCANTILE CO-OPERATIVË
THRIFT & LOAN
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SOCIETY
FINANCE & GENERAL
LARGE STOCKS OF TIN
BEING BUILT UP
Although the export of tin was large during the last few months, only a part of it was going into consumption, and the building up of large stocks carried implications of great moment to the mining in-. dustry, said the chairman of the Straits Trading Co. Ltd., Sir John Bagnall, at the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders
An appeal for more members was made by Mr. A. Cromarty pre-
Presenting the report and ac- "The tin mining industry expo- siding at the 15th annual general counts for the half year ended Dec, rienced prosperous, although art!- meeting of the Singapore Mercan- $1, 1940, the chairman stated that. fetal conditions during the second tile Co-operative Thrift and Lean although it was expected to con-half of 1940,” said Sir John. "Com- Society, Ltd., held at the office of tinue the payments of dividends at mencing with an international the Co-operative Societies Depart. half-yearly intervals as hitherto, quota of 120 per cent for January The enactment of such legis, ment in the form of income taxment, Fullerton Buildings,
henceforth presentations of a March and 80 per cent for: April lation as the Trade Unions Bill is and excess profits tax,
Mr. Cromarty also drew the at-counts and general meetings wou'd | June, the effective rate for the re- "We constantly hear from esten- tention of members to the lack of be held annually.
minder of the year was 130 per but consonant with the trend of social and industrial development. sibly responsible persons even interest shown in the Co-operators' This was done. Sir John pointed cent. giving an average for the Therefore the United Planting from those in high places whose Scholarships, conducted under the out, to suit changed conditions, es- whole year of 115 per cent, inter-
Urban its position should ensure that they be Singapore Association of Malaya gives
Co-operative pecially as regards staff available. national, blessing to this Bill and expresses better informed that rubber.com- Union, and pointed out that al- and stated that the release of per- the hope that both Government | pantes and shareholders in rubber though two scholarships-one for sonnel for "extended periods of and employers will assist such companies are amassing huge for- secondary schools and the other continuous training had affected Trade Unions as may be formed tunes as a result of the high ex- for the Trade School-were avall work adversely, both in the office along constitutional lines and help port release and the increase in the able annually, no application had and on the mines. so make them an acceptable and price of rubber due to the war. so far been received for the Trade useful part of the industrial "Nothing is further from the school since its inception five years
truth as far as companies regis- ago. This legislation (which has nottered In Great Britain are
The Scholarship Rules had been raise funds for the prosecution of yet been brought into force) wil cerned: and after all British com- amended to allow for two second- the war, besides being a good in regulate the formation, the regis panies form a very large propor-ary school scholarships in any year vestment. tration and the activities of trade tlon of all the rubber companies when no application was received unions, whether Associations of operating in Malaya. With very for the Trade School scholarshly employed workmen or associations few exceptions shareholders are and he saw no reason why mem- of employers.
no better off than they were in bers who had sons should not make application for them. declared the speaker.
machinery of the country.
1937.
con-
reserves
or
CONSIDER LOANS
.:
"Unfortunately the second half of the year witnessed an excep- anal drought when lack of water materially affected production, closely followed by a period of very heavy rainfall with flooding inter- fering with mining activities to an equally serious degree To these troubles were added the difficulties inherent in re-opening long-closed mines and the inevitable delays of time in obtaining plant and mining stores
Referring to the registration of
the President charac-war nominees, terised it as the hardy annual and said he wished to draw their atten- tion to it as most of the members had not yet complied with the Committee's request in this matter,
It was only to be expected' that Malayan output would be adversely affected and the pro- duction of 44,718 tons of tìn during the second half of the year against a permissible ex- port of 50,268 tons was a crê- ditable showing in the circum- stances.
THURSDAY, MAY
15: 1941-PAGE 9
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"In passing what applies to tin applles substantially also to rubber and, owing to the de- pendence of the économie, wel- fare of Malaya on these two staple Industries to practically all other businesses in' Malays. One's residence here has in- deed been short if one bas not witnessed great variations in Malaya's finances brought about by the ups and downs of tin and rubber production and price fluctuations"
"Thus, looking ahead for any Kingdom because we view with A WARNING *
A DIFFICULTY
lengthy period the most that Ma- concern the effect on the long-term "It is most important to note
layan miners can hope for 19 an interests of the mining industry that trade unions of workmen are "In fact with excess profits duty
It had been decided,, went on He urged all those who had no.
average international rate of 60 in particular and of Malaya in primarily formed for the purpose at 100 per cent. British companies Mr. Cromarty, to consider appli-done so to fill in the forms and
per cent equivalent to a domestic general, of substituting what is called col-are finding it extremely difficult to cations from members for loans for send them without delay. He also
quota of about 48 per cent. aside reasonable lective bargaining for individual set
the purchase of War Savings Cer- warned them not to register minor
LONG TERM VIEW bargaining in regard to wages and against future deterioration
tificates, Such' loans would only be as their nominees as this would in-
"Unlike other countries in which "Under these conditions, it would other terms and conditions of em-future periods of low prices, ployment. Negotiations through "Another very important point is granted provided they were withinvolve them in litigation.
The meeting declared a dividend production is concentrated in a appear that in mining companies 80 per cent. of members' subscrip- appointed representatives is un-that, we have been urged to pro-don capital free from liability by of 21 per cent, and approved a pay-few hands, the output of Malaya have every right to press for the questionably the chief and most duce and we are producing the
ment of $39,54 to the Co-operators comes from innumerable mines, abolition of a system which heavi
both large and small, with conse-ly taxes their profits, represented prevalent function of trade unions. maximum output of rubber often way of loans or suretyship.
It was hoped that some members Scholarship Fund.
quent delay in effecting increases by the US stock pile, without The meeting also approved a "Pending the coming into force from patriotic motives as in many of the trade unions legislation to cases the extra tapping is produc- would come forward and take loans
substantially augmented.
drastically reduced earning which which I have referred. a number of ing no extra profit and this full for this purpose which, he said, contribution of $100 to the Malayan production when quotas are making allowance for losses or
was another form of belping to Patriotic Fund...
"But it is from another and more will undoubtedly follow, either quas! trade unions such as up production is being maintained in
serious angle that the question during or after the war. The least Hf societies and the like) have, spite of ather calls upon -European
should be considered. For the 12that should be done is to place the been formed and registered or re- supervision which must of neces-
years ended Dec. 31,, 1939, the total tax collections' in suspense, possi- world consumption of tin averaged hly invested in war loans, pending 154,000 tons. Deducting 30,000 tons the financial results of succeeding for the production of the non-re- years, Momin stricting countries. there remains
corded under the Societies Enact-sity result in some deterioration of HONGKONG SHARE QUOTATIONS
ment. While the avowed objects tapping standards.
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The meeting adopted the report and accounts, approved the re-eled- tion of Mr. E. M. F. Ferguson and
According to official statisties of
"There need be no diffidence re-appointed Messrs, McArthur and
Crawford as auditors. 124,000 tons for divisiori among the about this postponement as the restricting countries, which quan-war bill is not likely to be liquidat- tity. on the basta of present stan-ed for many years to come. We add dard tonnage of 207,970, represents our support to the representations the production of bakery bread for an international quota of 60 per which have already been made the Prairie Provinces and British anent taxation in the United Columbia the latter province leads.
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It is feared, undersirable political raw material is required for the factions may be influencing if no;¦ war effort. directing or controlling them,
Malaya has been called 'the "However, when the Trade dollar arsenal. Unions Enactment comes
into respects than one. force societies such as those to ports are a medium for producing which I have referred will be re-dollar exchange. Indeed, as Sir quired to amend their constitution John Hay has pointed out, at the and confine their activities to mat-present abnormal rate of rubber tera
which properly fall within exports their value far outstrips their objects.
that of any commodity, other than
My own personal view is that gold, exported from the United the development of healthy trade Kingdom or any Empire country,” unions of estate workmen ought to he said.
be encouraged by us. But here I Mr. Palmer was re-elected pre- would sound the warning that thesident
mere formation and existence of president.
sound and healthy trade unions
will riot prove a panacea for labour 11's
with -Mr. Pratt, Vice-
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The trade union movement among estate workmen in Malaya must of necessity be faced" with many dimiculties and cannot be expected to begin at the stage without any
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wire rope connecting the winch to "Whenever possible the Associa the coal-cutter draws the machine tion works in close, collaboration up the steep face at any one of with Government and I acknow-seven speeds. ledge with gratitude the ready ac- Safety devices operate at all" quiescence of Government in the points. The pull on the rope can-
· Association's requests for inter-not exceed
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"In 1940 the rubber industry re- the hardness of the material and ceived high prices for its product, the sharpness of the mechanicat In this connexion" I Have' 'Beveral things to say The difference be picks, as accurately as if he were tween the immediate pre-war price actually close at hand to the coal-
cutter itself. and the present prices of rubber does not represent all profit for the producer.
The yield of the 1940 sugar beet "Costs "of production have ad- vanced considerably; the emolu-cop in the Chatham and Wallace- $1 ments of estate tabour have been burg districts covering 38,000 acres increased freight, insurance and averaged 10.38 tons per acre com- landing charges and the cost of Pared with the average of 9.54 all estate requisites have advanc-tons per acre in the past five years.
The
average sugar content last ed a war export duty has been levied.
year was 16.8 per cent,
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'and Industrial production. Further, the bulk of building construction in Toronto the profits of rubber comparles during 1940 totalled $7,000,000, the are highest in ten years. The total as- operating in Malaya which domiciled in the United Kingdom sessment for 1941 is announced at are paid to His Majesty's Govern- $951,000,000.
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