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Volume V No.

1 Thursday 23rd May, 1963 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN R A' AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT CONTENTS ANNOUNCEMENTS BY Mr SPEAKER: Titah Uchapan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Speech) [Col. 7] Message from the Senate [Col. 25] Assent to Bills passed [Col. 26] The Honourable Enche' Ahmad Boestamam [Coi.
27] ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS [Col. 27] (Setapak)—Detention and Leave ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE UNDER STANDING ORDER 18—CHOLERA EPIDEMIC [Cols.
35 and 80] ADJOURNMENT TO A LATER DAY (Motion) [Col. 36] BILLS PRESENTED [Col. 37] MOTIONS— Access to Parliament [Col. 37] Committee of Selection (Appointment of Members) [Col. 41] Public Accounts Committee (Appointment of Chairman) [Col. 42] The Yang di-Pertuan Agong's Speech—Address of Thanks [Col. 43] WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS [Col. 115] HUJONGAN KHAS KAPADA TITAH UCHAPAN [Col. 127] FEDERATION OF MALAYA DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) Official Report Fifth Session of the First Dewan Ra'ayat Thursday, 23rd May, 1963 The House met at Ten o'clock a.m.
PRESENT: The Honourable Mr Speaker, DATO' HAJI MOHAMED NOAH BIN OMAR, S.P.M.J., D.P.M.B., P.I.S., J.P. the Prime Minister, Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Y.T.M.

TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN PUTRA AL~HAJ, K.O.M.

(Kuala Kedah).

the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and Minister of Rural Development, TUN HAJI ABDUL RAZAK BIN DATO' HUSSAIN, S.M.N.

(Pekan).
(Pekan).

the Minister of Internal Security and Minister of the Interior, DATO' DR ISMAIL BIN DATO' HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN, P.M.N.

(Johor Timor).

the Minister of Finance, ENCHE' TAN SIEW SIN, J.P. (Melaka Tengah).

the Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications, DATO' V. T. SAMBANTHAN, P.M.N.

(Sungei Siput).

the Minister of Transport, DATO' HAJI SARDON BIN HAH JUBIR, P.M.N.

(Pontian Utara).

the Minister of Agriculture and Co-operatives, ENCHE' MOHAMED KHIR BIN JOHARI (Kedah Tengah).
the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, ENCHE' BAHAMAN BIN SAMSUDIN (Kuala Pilah).

the Minister of Education, TUAN HAJI ABDUL HAMID KHAN BIN HAJI SAKHAWAT A LI KHAN, J.M.N., J.P. (Batang Padang).

the Assistant Minister of the Interior, ENCHE' CHEAH THEAM SWEE (Bukit Bintang).

the Assistant Minister of Labour and Social Welfare, ENCHE' V. MANICKAVASAGAM, J.M.N., P.J.K.

(Klang).

the Assistant Minister of Commerce and Industry, TUAN HAJI ABDUL KHALID BIN AWANG OSMAN (Kota Star Utara).
the Assistant Minister of Information and Broadcasting, ENCHE' MOHAMED ISMAIL BIN MOHAMED YUSOF (Jerai).

ENCHE' ABDUL AZIZ BIN ISHAK (Kuala Langat).

ENCHE' ABDUL GHANI ISHAK, A.M.N.

(Melaka Utara).

ENCHE' ABDUL RAUF BIN A. RAHMAN, P.J.K.

(Krian Laut).

3 23 MAY 1963 4 The Honourable ENCHE' ABDUL RAZAK BIN HAJI HUSSIN (Lipis).

ENCHE' ABDUL SAMAD BIN OSMAN (Sungei Patani).

TOH MUDA HAJI ABDULLAH BIN HAJI ABDUL RAOF (Kuala Kangsar).

TUAN HAJI ABDULLAH BIN HAJI MOHD.

SALLEH, A.M.N., P.I.S.


(Segamat Utara).

TUAN HAJI AHMAD BIN ABDULLAH (Kota Bharu Hilir).

ENCHE' AHMAD BIN ARSHAD, A.M.N.

(Muar Utara).

ENCHE' AHMAD BIN MOHAMED SHAH, S.M.J.

(Johor Bahru Barat,).

TUAN HAJI AHMAD BIN SAAID (Seberang Utara).

ENCHE' AHMAD BIN HAJI YUSOF, P.J.K.

(Krian Darat).

TUAN HAJI AZAHARI BIN HAJI IBRAHIM (Kubang Pasu Barat).

ENCHE' AZIZ BIN ISHAK (Muar Dalam).

DR BURHANUDDIN BIN MOHD.

NOOR (Besut).

ENCHE' CHAN CHONG WEN, A.M.N.

(Kluang Selatan).


ENCHE' CHAN SIANG SUN (Bentong).

ENCHE' CHAN SWEE HO (Ulu Kinta).

ENCHE' CHAN YOON ONN (Kampar).

ENCHE' CHIN SEE Y IN (Seremban Timor).

ENCHE' V. DAVID (Bungsar).

ENCHE' GEH CHONG KEAT (Penang Utara).

ENCHE' HAMZAH BIN ALANG, A.M.N.

(Kapar).

ENCHE' HANAFI BIN MOHD.

YUNUS, A.M.N.

(Kulim Utara).

ENCHE' HARUN BIN ABDULLAH, A.M.N.

(Baling).

ENCHE' HARUN BIN PILUS (Trengganu Tengah).

ENCHE' HASSAN BIN MANSOR (Melaka Selatan).


ENCHE' HUSSEIN BIN T O' MUDA HASSAN (Raub).

ENCHE' HUSSEIN BIN MOHD.

NOORDIN, A.M.N., P.J.K.

(Parit).

TUAN HAJI HUSSAIN RAHIMI BIN HAJI SAMAN (Kota Bharu Hulu).

ENCHE' IBRAHIM BIN ABDUL RAHMAN (Seberang Tengah).

ENCHE' ISMAIL BIN IDRIS (Penang Selatan).

ENCHE' ISMAIL BIN HAJI KASSIM (Kuala Trengganu Selatan).

ENCHE' KANG KOCK SENG (Batu Pahat).

ENCHE' K. KARAM SINGH (Damansara).

CHE' KHADIJAH BINTI MOHD.

SIDEK (Dungun).


ENCHE' LEE SAN CHOON (Kluang Utara).

ENCHE' LEE SECK FUN (Tanjong Malim).

ENCHE' L IM JOO KONG, J.P. (Alor Star).

ENCHE' L IU YOONG PENG (Rawang).

ENCHE' T. MAHIMA SINGH, J.P. (Port Dickson).

ENCHE' MOHAMED BIN UJANG (Jelebu-Jempol).

ENCHE' MOHAMED ABBAS BIN AHMAD (Hilir Perak).

ENCHE' MOHAMED ASRI BIN HAJI MUDA (Pasir Puteh).

5 23 MAY 1963 6 The Honourable ENCHE' MOHAMED NOR BIN MOHD.

DAHAN (Ulu Perak).

DATO' MOHAMED HANIFAH BIN HAJI ABDUL GHANI, P J .


K. (Pasir Mas Hulu).

TUAN HAJI MOKHTAR BIN HAJI ISMAIL (Perlis Selatan).

NIK MAN BIN N IK MOHAMED (Pasir Mas Hilir).

ENCHE' NG ANN TECK (Batu).

ENCHE' OTHMAN BIN ABDULLAH, A.M.N.

(Perlis Utara).

TUAN HAJI REDZA BIN HAJI MOHD.

SAID (Rembau-Tampin).

ENCHE' SEAH TENG NGIAB (Muar Pantai).

ENCHE' D. R. SEENIVASAGAM (Ipoh).

ENCHE' S. P. SEENIVASAGAM (Menglembu).

TUAN SYED ESA BIN ALWEE, J.M.N., S.MJ., P.I.S.

(Batu Pahat Dalam).
(Batu Pahat Dalam).

TUAN SYED HASHIM BIN SYED AJAM, A.M.N., P J .

K. (Sabak Bernam).

TUAN SYED JA'AFAR BIN HASAN ALBAR, J.M.N.

(Johor Tenggara).

ENCHE' TAJUDIN BIN ALI, PJ.K.

(Larut Utara).

ENCHE' TAN CHENG BEE, J.P. (Bagan).

ENCHE' TAN PHOCK KIN (Tanjong).

ENCHE' TAN TYE CHEK (Kulim-Bandar Bahru).

TENGKU BESAR INDRA RAJA IBNI AL-MARHUM SULTAN IBRAHIM, D.K., P.M.N.

(Ulu Kelantan).

ENCHE' TOO JOON HING (Telok Anson).

ENCHE' V. VEERAPPEN (Seberang Selatan).

WAN SULAIMAN BIN WAN TAM, PJ.K.


(Kota Star Selatan).

WAN YAHYA BIN HAJI WAN MOHAMED (Kemaman).

ENCHE' YAHYA BIN HAJI AHMAD (Bagan Datoh).

ENCHE' YEOH TAT BENG (Bruas).

ENCHE' YONG WOO MING (Sitiawan).

PUAN HAJJAH ZAIN BINTI SULAIMAN, J.M.N., P.I.S.

(Pontian Selatan).

TUAN HAJI ZAKARIA BIN HAJI MOHD.

TAIB (Langat).

ENCHE' ZULKIFLEE BIN MUHAMMAD (Bachok).

ABSENT: The Honourable the Minister without Portfolio, DATO' SULEIMAN BIN DATO' HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN, P.M.N.

(Muar Selatan).
(Muar Selatan).

the Minister without Portfolio, DATO' ONG YOKE LIN, P.M.N.

(Ulu Selangor).

the Minister of Health, ENCHE' ABDUL RAHMAN BIN HAJI TALIB (Kuantan).

the Minister of Commerce and Industry, DR LIM SWEE AUN, J.P. (Larut Selatan).

ENCHE' AHMAD BOESTAMAM (Setapak).

DATIN FATIMAH BINTI HAJI HASHIM, P.M.N.

(Jitra-Padang Terap).

23 MAY 1963 The Honourable TUAN HAJI HASAN ADLI BIN HAJI ARSHAD (Kuala Trengganu Utara).

TUAN HAJI HASSAN BIN HAJI AHMAD (Tumpat).

ENCHE' KHONG KOK YAT (Batu Gajah).


ENCHE' L EE SIOK Y E W, A.M.N.

(Sepang).

ENCHE' L IM KEAN SIEW (Dato Kramat).

ENCHE' MOHAMED DAHARI BIN HAJI MOHD.

A LI (Kuala Selangor).

ENCHE' MOHAMED YUSOF BIN MAHMUD, A.M.N.

(Temerloh).

ENCHE' OTHMAN BIN ABDULLAH (Tanah Merah).

ENCHE' QUEK KAI DONG, J.P. (Seremban Barat).

ENCHE' TAN KEE GAK (Bandar Melaka).

DATO' TEOH CHZE CHONG, D.P.M.J., J.P. (Segamat Selatan).

WAN MUSTAPHA BIN HAJI A LI (Kelantan Hilir).


IN ATTENDANCE: The Honourable the Minister without Portfolio, ENCHE' KHAW KAI-BOH, PJ.K.

PRAYERS (Mr Speaker in the Chair) merasmikan pula pembukaan penggal kelima bagi sidang Parlimen Perseku- tuan Tanah Melayu.

ANNOUNCEMENTS BY MR SPEAKER Titah Uchapan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong (His Majesty the Yang di- Pertuan Agong's Speech).
Mr Speaker: Ahli2 Yang Berhormat, saya hendak ma'alumkan kapada Majlis ini ia-itu Majlis ini pada 22 haribulan Mei, 1963, telah mengadap Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri PaduKa Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong di-Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Duli Yang Maha Mulia dengan limpah kurnia-nya telah mengeluarkan Titah Uchapan pada kedua2 Majlis Parlimen.

Saya telah perentahkan ia-itu suatu salinan uchapan itu di-bagikan kapada Ahli2 Majlis ini dan di-chapkan dalam Parliamentary Debates.
Tuan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Negara, Tuan Yang di-Pertua Dewan Ra'ayat dan Yang Berhormat Ahli2 Dewan Negara dan Dewan Ra'ayat: Pada had ini, ia-itu dalam tahun yang ketiga Beta memerentah di-atas takhta Kerajaan, Beta merasa amat sukachita menyampaikan uchapan Beta kapada tuan2 dan puan2 ahli kedua?
Dewan Parlimen dalam perhimpunan ini, serta tahun yang Beta bershukor ka-hadrat Allah yang limpah maha kuasa kerana dengan kurnia-Nya pada lalu, negara kita telah berada di-dalam ke- adaan yang aman dan sentosa, mewah dan mat amor dan sakalian ra'ayat ber- satu padu serta bersefahaman.

Beta berharap dan berdo'a supaya kita tiada akan mensia-siakan nikmat yang telah di-anugerahkan-Nya kapada kita saka lian dan dengan yang demikian akan bertambah2 kuat-lah iman dan keya- kinan kita pada masa hadapan.
Sebagai wakil ra'ayat yang dUpileh dalam pemerentahan demokrasi yang baharu lagi subor ini maka tanggong- jawab tuan2 dan puan2 sakalian amat- lah berat-nya.

Tuan2 dan puan2 ada-lah mewakili mempunyai keistimewaan kehendak2 ra'ayat dan menyuarakan mereka pada ketika kita sedang men- chipta sejarah.
Beta sukachita menyampaikan kapada tuan2 dan puan2, dasar2 dan rancha- ngan2 Kerajaan Beta tahun bagi hadapan, Akan tetapi sa-belum dari- pada itu Beta suka hendak menyatakan bahawa persidangan ini ia-lah kali yang akhir di-adakan di-dalam bangunan yang bersejarah ini, kerana, sa-belum ini, tuan2 dan puan2 habis tahun 9 23 MAY 1963 10 sakalian akan bersidang di-dalam sa- buah tempat yang baharu lagi besar ia-itu sa-buah Dewan Parlimen yang layak bagi negara yang baharu ia-itu Persekutuan Malaysia.
lagi kemudahan hendak mengelokkan di-pelabohan2, dan membena semula padang2 kapal terbang supaya perkhid- matan kapal terbang dapat di-luaskan lagi.

Semenjak wakil2 yang rnula2 sekali di-pileh oleh ra'ayat Tanah Melayu bersidang di-dalam tempat persidangan yang sederhana ini, lapan tahun yang penoh dengan kejadian2 bersejarah telah ter- luput.
Di-dalam Dewan ber- bentok-nya demokrasi chara parlimen dan pedoman hidup kita di-tentukan, Di-sini-lah juga terchipta- nya Tanah Melayu yang bebas dan merdeka hingga menjadi sa-buah negara yang sa-benar2-nya.
ini-lah yang Parlimen pembukaan Dengan kejayaan2 yang tersebut, bagi maka penggal ini ada-lah kelima menandakan sa-tangkah lagi kejayaan di-dalam sejarah negara kita, Oleh hal yang demikian, Beta yakin oleh kerana semua ahli Dewan Negara dan Dewan Ra'ayat sedar akan penting-nya ke majuan yang berlaku sekarang dan kejadian2 pada masa hadapan, maka tuan2 dan puan2 akan mengutamakan kepentingan2 negara dengan semangat perpaduan yang tulin manakala me- ngadakan perbahathan di-dalam per sidangan penggal ini.
akan sarpenoh-nya Kerajaan Beta telah memmbangkan dengan chara hendak mengekal dan menambahkan kedua2 lagi lapangan, ekonomi dan masharakat sa- bagaimana yang terkandong di-dalam Ranchangan Lima Tahun Yang Kedua.

kemajuan di-dalam Ranchangan yang di-jalankan telah pun menchapai kemajuan yang besar.

Sunggoh pun usaha2 orang ramai maseh ada lagi peluang untok di-perluaskan, akan tetapi hasil kemajuan daripada usaha Kerajaan sangat-lah memuaskan.
Kerajaan Persekutuan, Kerajaan2 Negeri dan pehak2 berkuasa sudah menchuba bersunggoh2 hendak menyem- itu sa-belum purnakan tahun banyak 1965.

Sa-benar-nya kemajuan telah pun di-chapai di-dalam beberapa ranchangan saperti membena jalan raya, meluaskan bekalan kuasa letrik dan talikom di-seluroh negeri ini.
juga berkenaan dengan hal Demikian ranchangan2 (awam Dengan berjalan-nya ranchangan2 penanaman modal pehak Kerajaan dan orang ramai, semua barang2 yang di- keluarkan di-dalam negeri ini dan segala perkhidmatan telah bertambah kira2 10 peratus banyak-nya antara tahun 1960 dan tahun 1962 pada hal tambahan yang di-jangkakan dalam tempoh Ran changan Pembangunan itu seluroh-nya ia-lah 22 peratus.
tahun Ranchangan Kemajuan ekonomi luar bandar ada- lah juga memuaskan, Mithal-nya sunggoh pun di-taksirkan dalam masa lima itu berjalan hasil pertanian akan bertambah sa- banyak 15 peratus dan mata pekerjaan akan bertambah 11 peratus, akan tetapi pekerjaan dan hasil pertanian itu telah pun bertambah sa-banyak 6 peratus antara tahun 1960 dengan tahun 1962. lagi beberapa Dengan berjalan-nya ranchangan untok pembangunan luar bandar sekarang ini maka boleh-lah di- jangka kemajyian yang lebeh besar akan dapat di-chapai tiada berapa lama lagi.
ini Kemajuan dan kejayaan telah dapat di-chapai kerana Menteri2 Beta dan pegawai2 Kerajaan telah bekerja- sama dengan bersunggoh2 dan men- dengan jalankan pekerjaan mereka ta'at-nya.

Bagi pehak Kerajaan Beta, Beta suka hendak menguchapkan sa- iinggi2 terima kaseh kapada mereka yang telah menunaikan kewajipan-nya setia dan menjalankan dengan bcrbagai2 tekun.
Beta suka menguchapkan terima kaseh kapada beberapa buah Kerajaan dengan kita dan pertubohan2 antara bangsa yang telah banyak memberi bantuan tcknik kapada negara kita ini.

tugas dengan hendak bersahabat yang juga tdat yang sedang Satu daripada langkah2 yang sangat di-jalankan mustahak bagi menambah kema'amoran dan bagi menguaikan ekonomi ia-lah memper- jenis2 pertanian.
Untok banyakkan menentukan supaya langkah ini ber- telah meminla jaya, Kerajaan Beta satu Ford Foundation mengadakan 11 23 MAY 1963 12 pasokan pakar2 pertanian yang boleh dengan memberi nasihat berkenaan langkah2 yang patut di-ambil bagi jenis pertanian dalam membanyakkan telah ini.

Ford Foundation negeri menunaikan dan itu permintaan pasokan pakar2 itu telah membuat satu penyata yang sangat berguna.
sesuai untok Satu daripada shor mereka ia-lah Kerajaan Beta hendak-lah menjalan- kan penyiasatan ekonomi di seluroh negeri ini bagi mengasing2kan tanah jenis sa-suatu yang tanaman.

Dengan itu penyiasatan dapat-lah tanah ladang dan hutan kita itu di-gunakan dengan yang mew ah lebeh sempurna lagi.

Langkah bagi memulakan penyiasatan yang sangat berguna ini akan di-ambil dengan serta merta.
Satu lagi shor-nya yang akan di-beri perhatian dengan segera ia-lah bagi meluaskan teknik penyelidekan serta pelajaran dengan berkenaan perkara2 itu.

Oleh kerana Kerajaan tiada dapat menjalankan kedua2 shor ini dengan sendiri-nya, maka urusan telah pun di-perbuat untok mendapat bantuan teknik dari luar negeri.

Pakar2 telah membuat beberapa banyak itu itu akan di- shor timbctngkan.
kemudahan2 pertanian dan lagi dan shor2 lagi Kerajaan Beta perusahaan dengan berpendapat ada-lah kemajuan ke- sama majuan per penting-nya segala usaha tanian.

Sa-bagaimana dan ikhtiar di-jalankan dengan se- mangat yang kuat bagi memajukan pertanian demikian-lah juga usaha dan ikhtiar di jalankan bagi memajukan perusahaan.
Dengan bckituan Kerajaan Canada suatu penyiasatan khas telah pun slap berkenaan dengan kemung- kinan membuat di-Tanah Melayu, ia-itu barang2 yang pada masa ini di-bawa masok dengan banyak-nya dari luar negeri.

Penyiasatan ini akan terus di-jalankan dengan bersunggoh2 logi.

Kerajaan Beta akdn menghebah- kan hasil2 penyiasatan itu bagi faedah pehak2 yang ingin hendak menjalankan perusahaan baik orang negeri ini sen- diri atau pun orang luar.
Kemajuan perusahaan sangat-lah mustahak bagi kemajuan ekonomi kita.

Bagi mengu- lebeh ini ruskan barang2 dengan tugas sempurna dan bagi menjalankan be berapa ikhtiar lagi untok menggalak- kan pehak2 perusahaan orang ramai maka Kerajaan Beta akan menambah lagi alat2 bagi kemajuan perusahaan yang ada sekarang.

Mark (lebeh Tugas mengadakan wang perbelan- jaan Ranchangan Lima Tahun Yang Kedua itu amat-lah berat.
Sa-bahagian ranchangan2 daripada perbelanjaan itu akan di-bayar dengan Kerajaan wang yang di-pinjam daripada luar negeri.

Kerajaan Beta telah di-beritahu hahawa Persekutuan Republik German sedia memberi pinjaman wang dengan tidak bersharat sa-banyak 21,000,000 Deutsche kurang $15,750,000) bagi membayar belanja ranchangan membena pengkalan di- Bagan Luar, Pulau Pinang.
Bank telah pun mengkaji perkara2 Dunia teknik berkenaan dengan Ranchangan Letrik Haidero di-Batang Padang dan Rumah Letrik yang baharu di-Prai.

Rundingan2 bantuan pinjaman wang daripada Bank Dunia itu bagi ranchangan2 yang tersebut akan di-adakan tiada berapa lama lagi.

Kerajaan Beta telah juga memutuskan hendak menanam modal sa-banyak enam puloh juta ringgit dalam Lem- baga Letrik Pusat sa-bagai bantuan- nya untok belanja ranchangan2 ke majuan Lembaga bagi mendapat itu.
itu, tahun antara Sa-lain daripada $21,000,000 rundingan dengan Bank Dunia bagi meminjam wang dengan $31,000,000 untok Sharikat Malayan Industrial Development Finance Limit ed hampir2 selesai.

Kerajaan Beta pula akan meminjam kan wang sa- banyak $22,500,000 pada ini kapada Sharikat itu dengan tiada di- faedah dan di-bayar balek kenakan ia- dalam Ini langkah2 lah menyusun itu sa- sa-mula Sharikat bagaimana yang di-sebut oleh Menteri Kewangan Rdayat lain.
Kerajaan Beta berharap tahun dengan bantuan itu dapat-lah Sharikat tersebut membesarkan lagi gerakan- nya dan dengan yang demikian dapat- ia mengambil bahagian dengan lah bagi menggalakkan chergas lebeh kemajuan perusahaan.

sa-bahagian daripada dalam Dewan tempoh lama.

yang 13 23 MAY 1963 14 Oleh kerana susah-nya kedwlokan wang bagi ekonomi negeri ini, maka Kerajaan Beta akan berusaha dengan lebeh giat lagi menchari bantuan wang luar dan dalam negeri untok dad ranchangan2 Kerajaan.
melaksanakan Nyata-lah bahawa kita menumpukan perhatian yang berat dalam usaha tenaga kemajuan dan menggunakan yang besar menjalankan usaha2 itu.

Sunggoh pun demikian jangan-lah di- hasil harap yang banyak dalam sa-kejap masa.

Beta suka hendak mengulang sekali lagi apa yang tegaskan beberapa kali pada masa yang lalu— ia-lah tujuan Kerajaan Beta ia-itu hendak menyediakan suatu asas yang kukoh supaya pada masa hadapan kita boleh menchapai kemajuan dengan tenaga sendiri.
akan mendapat telah Beta kita luar biasa getah Faedah daripada usaha2 yang sedang di-jalankan sekarang sudah pun muldi nampak, dan faedah2 ini akan ber tambah2 manakala perusahaan2 itu maju dari sa-hari ka-sahari.

Satu chon- ia-lah usaha toh yang menanam sa-mula.

Dengan galakan Ranchangan Penanaman Sa- mula yang di-jalankan semenjak tahun 1955 pengeluaran getah akan muldi ber- tambah antara tahun ini dengan tahun 1970 sa-banyak dari 3 hingga 9 peratus pada sa-tahun.
Dalam lapangan me- majukan perusahaan dasar yang di- jalankan oleh Kerajaan Beta sudah muldi menunjokkan hasil.

Kemudahan2 telah banyak di-adakan dan pehak2 perusahaan dalam dan luar negeri bertambah2 banyak menanam modal mereka di-Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ini.

Tiada-lah shak lagi perusahaan mengeluarkan barang2 di-Tanah Melayu ini akan bertambah2 lagi dalam masa sa-puloh tahun yang akan datang.
banyak Pertubohan Malaysia akan menim- tanggongan2 yang berat dan bulkan besar terutama sekali berkenaan dengan pertahanan.

Dalam uchapan Beta membuka Parlimen tahun dahulu Beta menyatakan besar bahawa Angkatan Bersenjata Beta akan di- pinda.

Dasar ini telah pun di-pinda.

Dahulu-nya tugas Angkatan Bersenjata ia-lah mem bantu kita yang utama keamanan Pasokan Polis menjaga dasar dalam negeri.
Pada masa ini tugas-nya ia-lah mempertahankan yang utama negara daripada anchaman dan pen- cherobohan dari luar negeri dan kita ber'azam akan menjalankan tugas ini.

Oleh hal yang demikian mustahak-lah itu di-perbesar- Angkatan Bersenjata kan lagi dan di-sediakan dengan sa- chukup2 alat kelengkapan bagi men jalankan kewajipan-nya yang baharu ini.

Langkah2 akan di-ambil bagi membesar dan melengkapkan ketiga2 Pasokan Angkatan Bersenjata kita.
akan Angkatan Bersenjata Bata sudah tentu-lah terus menjalankan peranan-nya membantu pasokan Polis bila2 masa di-kehendaki.

Mereka akan tindakan bersama2 terus menjalankan dengan Pasokan Polis di-Raja Tanah Melayu, Pasokan2 Tentera Common wealth dan juga ashkar2 dan Pasokan Polis yang di-sediakan oleh Kerajaan Negeri Thai untok menghapuskan pengganas2 Komunis yang maseh ada lagi di-dalam sempadan Tanah Melayu dengan Thailand.
kawasan Berkenaan keselamatan dengan dalam negeri dasar Kerajaan Beta tiada berubah.

Dalam lapangan sabversif Kerajaan Beta akan sentiasa berjaga2, dan tiada akan teragak-agak mengambil langkah2 yang sesuai bila2 mustahak, menentang gerakan2 yang di-jalankan serta penyokong2 mereka dalam negeri ini.
subversif oleh Komunis2 Berkenaan dengan hal ehwal luar negeri dan perhubongan antara bangsa, Kerajaan Beta yang sentiasa berpegang tegoh kapada dasar2 Piagam Bangsa2 lalu akan Bersatu pada masa yang terus juga berbuat demikian pada masa hadapan serta menjalankan dasar luar negeri yang bebas lagi tetap.

Tujuan Kerajaan Beta ia-lah hendak berbaik?

dengan negara2 yang mesra dengan kita dan mengadakan perhubongan yang lebeh rapat lagi dalam lapangan ke- budayaan dan ekonomi bila2 dapat.
Kerajaan Beta berpendapat apa juga di- chorak penjajahan hapuskan di-mana2 jua pun dan berchadang hendak bekerjasama dengan semua negara yang mesra dengan kita bagi menchapai chita2 itu dengan jalan aman dan damai.

Ini-lah hendak-lah tempat 15 23 MAY 1963 16 satu chara yang sempurna yang men- datangkan harapan baik kapada semua orang yang terjajah ia-itu suatu chara yang bukan-nya terbit daripada pera- saan benchi atau dendam.
Tujuan kita ia-lah hendak menyegerakan terchapai- nya kemerdekaan negara dengan chara aman dan damai.

Kita perchaya jalan dengan yang bekerjasama bukan-nya dengan tudoh menudoh.

Maka dari segi ini-lah patut di-timbangkan chara kita menubohkan Persekutuan Malaysia; dengan sema- ngat berbaik2 di-antara satu dengan lain ini-lah pedoman kita hendak membebaskan wilayah2 yang terjajah dalam kawasan sa-belah sini.
saling mengerti sa-kali ia-lah serta baik Tetapi chadangan malang-nya hendak menubohkan Malaysia ini tiada di-sambut dengan baik oleh sa-tengah2 tetangga hingga merosakkan negara sedikit persahabatan.

perhubongan Walau bagaimana pun usaha menuboh kan Malaysia semakin maju dan ra'ayat di-dalam semua wilayah yang ber- 'azam-nya kenaan itu bertambah kuat hendak menubohkan Malaysia itu pada tarikh yang sudah di-tetapkan.
Orang2 yang mengikuti perjalanan usaha me nubohkan Malaysia dalam wilayah2 sokongan itu kapada Malaysia semakin bertambah2 itu semua banyak.

Sa-lain daripada negara yang berbaik2 dengan kita terutama negara2 dalam lengkongan Amerika dan Commonwealth Sharikat telah mengatakan ranchangan itu ada-lah mustahak dan munasabah.
tentu nampak bahawa juga Penderhakaan yang telah gagal di- tahun Brunei dalam bulan Disember lalu itu ada-lah satu peristiwa yang sangat mendukachitakan oleh kerana banyak nyawa telah hilang.

Tetapi walau bagaimana pun sedih-nya peris tiwa itu, ia telah menolong Duli Yang Maha Mulia Sultan Brunei dan Kera- jaan Negeri Brunei membuat rancha ngan bagi kesejahteraan dan kesela- matan Negert itu pada masd yang akan datang.

Negeri Brunei telah pun mem buat keputusan hendak bersama2 me- masoki Malaysia.
buah Beberapa Jawatan-Kuasa Antara Kerajaan yang telah mengkaji dasar2 dan butir2 berkenaan dengan Malaysia itu telah menjalankan kerja2 mereka dengan semangat berbaik2 dan bersefahaman.

Rundingan2 berkenaan dengan Sarawak dan Borneo Utara telah pun selesai; rundingan di-antara Brunei dengan Tanah Melayu hampir akan selesai dan persidangan berkenaan denga^ perchantuman yang telah di- adakan oleh Tanah Melayu dengan Singapura di-harap akan tamat tiada berapa lama lagi.
Sa-lain daripada itu rundingan permulaan di-antara United Kingdom dengan Tanah Melayu ber kenaan dengan pertahanan dan ke- wangan bagi Malaysia juga di-adakan.

telah Tuntutan Filipina ka-atas Borneo ini di-anggap Utara ada-lah setakat semata2 oleh Kerajaan Beta satu perkara antara United Kingdom dengan Filipina sahaja.

Tuntutan ini sepatut- tiada akan mengganggu penu- nya bagi dan bohan Malaysia memajukan ASA.
kerja2 tiada hendak Sa-bagaimana yang telah Beta sebut- kan tadi, dasar Kerajaan Beta ia-lah perhubongan mempunyai hendak persahabatan dengan semua negeri, khas-nya dengan jiran2 kita.

Maka ini- lah sebab-nya Kerajaan Beta telah Indonesia bersetuju dengan Kerajaan mengadakan dan Filipina peringkat suatu meshuarat pada Menteri2 Luar di-Manila lama lagi untok membinchangkan perkara2 yang berthabit dengan perhubongan baik2 dan kepentingan bersama.
Sa- sangat-lah balek-nya Kerajaan Beta perbuatan memandang berat akan pehak kecha- terhadap Perdana Menteri man-nya di-fikirkan Tanah Melayu.

Ada-lah bahawa perbuatan tiada akan mendatangkan suasana yang baik dan nyaman bagi sa-suatu meshuarat yang mustahak itu.

Mari-lah kita berdda mudah2an semakin dekat masa meshuarat itu, keadaan akan bertambah baik.
Indonesia membaharui saperti ini had Beta mendengarkan puas bahawa meshuarat ASA yang di- adakan di-Manila pada bulan April itu telah berjaya dan beberapa rancha ngan dan sempurna-nya.
di-laksanakan Apa-kah lebeh baik yang di-kehendaki bagi menun- jokkan betapa yakin-nya negeri2 yang lagi keterangan yang di-persetujui telah pun dengan 17 23 MAY 1963 18 bahawa ahli ASA menjadi ASA mempunydi harapan yang besar untok menchapai kemajuan dan mendatang- kan faedah kapada negara dan ra'ayat- nya pada masa hadapan.
Daripada keterangan yang rengkas mengendi dasar2 utama Kerajadh Beta ini maka nyata-lah bahawa ra'ayat dah negara Persekutuan Tanah Melayu ada-lah bersatu padu dalam chita2 yang sama supaya kehidupan di-dalam negeri ini ma'amor dan bahagia dan supaya negeri2 lain aman dan berbaik2.

Ranchangan Kebangsaan Lima Tahun Yang Kedua kita telah lepas sa-paroh jalan.

Sekarang boleh-lah kita merasa puas hati melihat kejayaan2 yang telah di-chapai itu.
Oleh kerana kita telah pengalaman mengetahui daripada betapa besar-nya kerjasama antara Kerajaan dan ra'ayat maka tiada-lah kita shak lagi yang kehidupan kita pada masa hadapan akan ber- bahagia.

faedah Pada masa yang sudah2 kita tiada kesusahan.

Oleh hal menghiraukan yang demikian Beta yakin semangat lemah menghadapi kita tiada akan masdelah2 pada tahun2 yang akan datang.
Mari-lah kita bersama2 berdo'a pada Tuhan yang maha kuasa mudah- mudahan dengan limpah kurnia-nya, dengan keazaman kita dan dengan ketabahan hati kita, negara kita yang di-kasehi ini akan kekal menjadi sa- buah negara yang aman sentosa dan ma'amor.
The English translation is as follows: Mr President, Mr Speaker, Honour able Members of both Houses of Parliament: Today in this third year of my reign it gives me great pleasure to address all Members of both Houses, gathered here in joint assembly, and to open formally the fifth session of Parliament of the Federation of Malaya.

sunlight of God's benevolence and protection, so it is my earnest hope and warm prayer that we may always prove ourselves worthy of the blessings He has bestowed upon us.
Let the spirit of gratitude for past blessings inspire our faith and confidence in the future.

As Members of both Houses of Parliament, the elected representatives of the people of our young and thriving democracy, great responsibilities rest upon you.

It is your special privilege to be able to represent and to speak for the people and the nation at a time when history is being made.
It is my happy duty to present to you the policies and plans my Government has in mind for the forthcoming Par liamentary year.

Before doing so, however, I cannot refrain from a special note of sentiment on this ceremonial occasion.

This session will be the last to be held in this historic chamber, as before the year is over the Members of both Houses will meet in a newer and more spacious place, a Parliament worthy of the new Nation vfthe Federation of Malaysia.
Eight crowded and dramatic years have passed since the first elected represen tatives of the Malayan people took their seats in this simple and unpretentious chamber.

It is here in this setting that new Malayan traditions of parliamentary democracy have been established and our destiny charted.

It is here that free and independent Malaya was created and nurtured into nationhood.

Bearing these achievements in mind, the opening of this fifth session of Parliament marks another phase in our history.
I am confident, therefore, that all Members, being conscious of the significance and importance of current developments and future events, will give priority before all else to national interests in the truest spirit of Malayan unity during this present session.

In doing so I am most dutifully conscious of the great debt of gratitude we owe to Almighty God for the peace, happiness and prosperity that our nation and people have enjoyed and the sense of unity and purpose we have shared during the past year.
We have dwelt in the My Government has given most earnest consideration to ways and means of maintaining and improving the rate and impact of development in all spheres of our national life, both economic and social, as embodied in the Second Five- Year Plan.

19 23 MAY 1963 20 The implementation of the Plan has already made much progress.

While the efforts of the private sector still leave some scope for expansion, the results in the public sector are very gratifying.
Federal and State Governments and public authorities are striving hard to reach by 1965 the targets set for the public sector.

In fact, in a number of programmes the goals under the Plan have already been substantially achieved.

true of road This construction, the expansion of electric power capacity and the extension of telecommunications the country.

It also applies to improvement of port facilities, and reconstruction of aerodromes for the expansion of air services.
is particularly throughout The execution of plans for public and private investments has resulted in an increase in the volume of all goods and services produced within the Federation by about 10% between 1960 and 1962 as compared with the planned increase of 22% for the whole period of the Develop- ment Plan.

increase of 15% The performance of the rural sector of our economy is just as satisfying.
For instance, it was estimated that during the five-year period of the Plan there would be a projected in agricultural output and of 11% in employ ment.

Both employment and agricultural output, however, have already registered a rise of 6% between 1960 and 1962.

With the continuation of the massive pro gramme for rural development now in train even greater advances can be expected in the near future.
This progress and successful develop ment have been made possible due to the absolute loyalty and co-operation between my Ministers and members of the Public Services, and on behalf of my Government I would like to express at this juncture sincere thanks to all con cerned for their continuous devotion to duty and their consistent performances in their manifold tasks.
I wish also to thank most warmly the many friendly Governments and international orga nisations who have given such generous technical assistance to our country.

One of the most important steps being taken to increase prosperity and to bring about economic stability is the diversifi cation of agriculture.

To ensure success in this venture my Government asked the Ford Foundation to provide a team of top- level agricultural specialists who could advise on measures to diversify agri culture.
The Ford Foundation responded readily, and the team has produced a valuable report.

taken is being this most useful One recommendation made is that my Government should carry out an economic land classification survey on a national scale.

This would enable our abundant farm and forest resources to be utilised more and more on a sound basis.

Immediate action to commence survey.


Another recommendation that will also receive prompt attention is a proposal that my Government should expand substantially its facilities for agricultural and technical research and education.

As both recommendations are measures which the Government cannot implement fully alone, arrangements are already being made to obtain considerable technical assistance from abroad.

Many other recommendations are made and will be considered.
these My Government considers industrial development is as equally important.

The same spirit of dynamism at work in agri culture is also being injected into industrial development.

With assistance from the Government of Canada a special study is now complete on the possibilities of manu facturing in Malaya those products which are at present being imported in large quantities from abroad.

This work will continue and will be intensified.


My Government will give wide publicity to the results of the study for the benefit of potential private entrepreneurs, both domestic and foreign.

Industrial develop ment has an important role to play in our economic progress.

To deal more effectively with this task and to provide additional action as a stimulus to private enterprise, my Government will strengthen the existing machinery for industrial development.
The task of financing the Second Five- Year Plan is one of considerable magni tude.

The Plan provides that part of the 21 23 MAY 1963 22 cost of public investment will have to be financed from external loans.

My Govern ment is now informed that the Federal Republic of Germany is prepared to make an untied loan of 21,000,000 Deutsche Mark (about $15,750,000) to meet the foreign exchange costs of the deep-water wharves project at Bagan Luar in Penang.
The World Bank has already undertaken technical appraisals of the Hydro-Electric Scheme at Batang Padang and the new Steam Power Station at Prai, and negotiations for for these projects from the Bank will be conducted shortly.

My Government has also decided to make an equity investment of $60,000,000 in the Central Electricity Board as its contribution to the cost of these projects.
loan assistance to $31,000,000 for In addition, negotiations with the World Bank for a loan in the region of from the $21,000,000 Malayan Industrial Development Finance Limited are in process of completion.

For its part, my Government will make avail able to it this year a sum of $22,500,000 by way of an interest-free loan on a long term basis.

This is part of the re organisation measures mentioned by the Finance Minister in the Dewan Ra'ayat last year.
My Government hopes that, being thus strengthened financially, this organisation will be able to widen the scope of its operations so that it can play a much more active role in promoting our industrial development.

In view of the difficult financial position confronting the economy, my Government will step up its efforts to raise more financial assistance from foreign as well local sources to implement its as from public investment programmes.
It is clear that we are concentrating great attention on the task of development and on apply ing substantial resources to fulfil the task.

It would be injudicious, however, to expect to see dramatic results overnight.

I wish to repeat here what I have stressed on several occasions in the past—that the objective of my Government is to lay down a firm basis that will ensure self- sustaining development in future.
The beneficial results of efforts now being made are already beginning to appear, and these will increase as develop ment grows in momentum.

The case of rubber replanting provides an outstanding the example.

Under the stimulus of Government Replanting Schemes imple mented since 1955 the production of rubber will begin to increase between this year and 1970 from about 3% to 9% per annum.

In the field of industrial develop ment, my Government's policy is just beginning to bear fruit.
Extensive facilities are being provided, and both local and foreign enterprises are taking an increas ing interest in investing in industrial ventures the Federation.

With a bright future ahead, it is evident that the manufacturing industry in Malaya can grow by leaps and bounds during the next ten years.

in The formation of Malaysia will bring great and heavy responsibilities, especially in defence.
In my Address at the opening of Parliament last year I pointed out that the basic policy of my Armed Forces would be amended, this has been done.

Formerly the primary role of the Armed Forces was to assist the Police in preserv ing peace in this country.

Today their primary role is to defend the country against external threats and aggression, which we are determined to do.
There fore, it is necessary that the Armed Forces should be enlarged and supplied with adequate equipment to carry out their new duties.

Measures will be taken to ensure the efficient all-round expansion of the three Services.

My Armed Forces will, of course, continue to carry out their role in assist ing the Police whenever required.
They will continue operations, planned in con junction with the Royal Malayan Police Force, Commonwealth Forces, and Military and Police Forces provided by the Royal Thai Government, to eliminate Communist terrorists still present in and around the Thai-Malayan border area.

My Government's policy on internal security still stands.
In the field of subversion the Government will always remain vigilant, and will not hesitate to take appropriate measures, whenever necessary, to counter subversive activities by the Communists and any of their supporters in this country.

In the field of external affairs and international relations, my Government has consistently in the past upheld the 23 23 MAY 1963 24 principles of the United Nations Charter.
We will continue to do so in future, and at the same time follow a foreign policy that is both independent and positive.

It is my Governments desire to be on best of terms with friendly countries, establish ing and promoting closer cultural and economic ties whenever possible.

My Government believes that colonia lism in any form should be eliminated everywhere, and intends to co-operate with all friendly nations and by peaceful means to achieve this aim.
This is a mature approach, looking ahead to a future full of promise for all colonial peoples, an ap proach which is not animated by a spirit of bitterness or revenge.

It is our aim to accelerate national independence through peaceful evolution and development.

We believe that the best way is by mutual co operation rather than mutual recrimina tion.
It is in this light that our approach towards a Federation of Malaysia should be judged; it is in this spirit of peaceful partnership and understanding that the road towards liberation of colonial terri tories in this region is being planned and paved.

Unfortunately, Malaysia has caused unfavourable reaction in some neighbour ing countries, resulting in some deteriora tion in relationships.
Nevertheless, the formation of Malaysia is progressing satisfactorily, and the peoples of all the territories concerned are more than ever determined to go ahead on the scheduled date.

All those who have followed closely the course of developments in the various territories are well aware that support for Malaysia has grown at an accelerated rate.
In addition, all friendly countries and in particular those in the Common wealth and also U.S.A. have endorsed the concept as being both necessary and practical.

The abortive uprising in Brunei last December was an unhappy incident result ing in unnecessary loss of life; sad as it may seem it helps the Sultan and the Government to make plans for the future well-being and security of the State.

Brunei has now taken the decision to join Malaysia.
The various Inter-Governmental Com mittees working on the principles and details of Malaysia have approached their tasks in a spirit of amity and accord.

Dis cussions on Sarawak and North Borneo are completed; talks between Brunei and Malaya are about to be finalised; and the conference on merger being held by Malaya and Singapore will it is hoped be soon concluded.

In addition, preliminary talks between the United Kingdom and Malaya on defence and for Malaysia have been held.
finance The Philippines' claim to North Borneo is regarded by my Government at this stage as a matter strictly between the United Kingdom and the Philippines.

This claim should not in any way affect the formation of Malaysia and the further development of ASA.

As I have already stated, it is the policy of my Government to have good and friendly relations with all countries, especially with our neighbours.
It is in this spirit that my Government has agreed with the Governments of Indonesia and the Philippines to hold a meeting at Foreign Ministers'1 level in Manila shortly to discuss amicably matters of good relations and mutual interest.

On the other hand my Government views with deep concern the renewed attack on the Prime Minister of Malaya by Indonesia and it is considered that this attitude cannot help to create the right and conducive atmosphere for such an important con ference.
Lefs hope that conditions will improve as the time for the conference draws nearer.

I note with a feeling of satisfaction that the meeting of ASA held in Manila in April was a great success and that so many projects have been agreed upon and successfully implemented.

What better evidence could be desired of the faith and confidence the member countries of ASA feel in the great scope this Association has for the future development and mutual benefit of their nations and peoples.
From these broad outlines of the major policies of my Government, it is clear that the nation and peoples of the Federa tion of Malaya are united in their desire for prosperity and happiness at home and for peace and harmony abroad.

We have now passed the halfway mark in our Second National Five- Year Plan.
We can look back with honest satisfaction in our achievements, and knowing from our 25 23 MAY 1963 26 rewarding experience the great value of constant co-operation between the Govern ment and the people, we can look forward with pride and hope to the future, We have not been daunted by difficulties in the past, so I am confident that we will not be deterred by the problems of the challenging years that lie ahead.
We earnestly pray to Almighty God that with His blessings and with firmness and reso lution in our purpose, with courage and faith in ourselves, we shall continue to make this beloved nation of ours a land of happiness and contentment.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Mr Speaker: Ahli2 Yang Berhormat, saya hendak mema'alumkan lagi saya telah menerima suatu perutusan yang bertarikh 15 haribulan Mach, 1963, daripada Yang di-Pertua, Dewan Negara, berkenaan dengan perkara2 yang tertentu yang telah di-hantar oleh Majlis ini minta di-persetujukan oleh Dewan Negara.

Sekarang saya perentah- ini supaya kan Setia-Usaha Majlis membachakan perutusan itu kapada Majlis ini.
{The Clerk reads the message) "Mr Speaker, to agreed The Senate has the following Bills, without amendments: (1) to provide for the qualifications for appointment and conditions of service of members of the staff of the Houses of Parliament; (2) to provide that, in respect of a polling district or an election ward or division, the Election Commission may assign a distin guishing number or a distinguish ing number and letter, instead of a distinguishing letter or dis tinguishing letters; (3) to provide for the application of certain provisions of the loans (International Bank) Ordinance, the to a guarantee by 1958, Federation of a the loan by International Bank for Recon to struction and Development Malayan Industrial Development Finance Limited—and for matters connected therewith; Fund (4) to apply sums out of the Conso lidated additional expenditure for the service of the to years 1962 and 1963 and appropriate such sums for certain purposes; for (5) to amend the Income Tax Ordi nance, 1947; (6) to amend nance; the Municipal Ordi language and for (7) to provide for the script of the national the form of numerals of the national language and for purposes inci dental thereto; (8) to establish the Merdeka Stadium Corporation and to provide for purposes incidental thereto; (9) to fix the rates of contribution payable under the Employees Provident Fund Ordinance, 1951, where the amount of the wages of four the employee exceeds hundred dollars a month.
(Sd) DATO' HAJI ABDUL RAHMAN BIN MOHD.

YASIN, President" ASSENT TO BILLS Mr Speaker: Honourable Members, I the House that His wish to inform Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has on 30th March, 1963, signified his assent the following Bills which were passed by both Houses of Parlia ment: to The National Language Bill, 1963.

The Merdeka Stadium Corporation Bill, 1963.

The Parliamentary Service Bill, 1963.

The Election Bill, 1963.

The Loan Guarantee Bill, 1963.


The Supplementary Supply (1962 and 1963) Bill, 1963.

The Income Tax Bill, 1963.

The Municipal Bill, 1963.

The Employees Provident Fund (Amendment) Bill, 1963.
27 23 MAY 1963 28 THE HONOURABLE ENCHE' (SETA- AHMAD BOESTAMAM PAK)—Detention and Leave Mr Speaker: Ahli2 Yang Berhormat, saya hendak mema'alumkan kapada Majlis ini ia-itu saya telah menerima lagi daripada Yang sa-puchok surat Berhormat Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri berkenaan dengan Yang Ber hormat Enche' Ahmad Boestamam, Ahli Parlimen bagi Kawasan Setapak.

Surat itu ada-lah saperti di-bawah ini bunyi-nya: "Tuan, Dengan hormat-nya saya merojokkan kapada surat saya MIS.

Y.
Y.

29/94 yang bertarikh pada 27hb February itu dan mema'alumkan bahawa saya telah mem- buat satu perentahan mengikut Seksen 8 daripada Undang2 Keselamatan supaya di-tahan Y.

B. Enche' Ahmad Boestamam, Ahli Dewan Ra'ayat bagi Kawasan Setapak sa-lama masa dua tahun di- tempat Tahanan Khas, Batu Gajah, mulai' daripada tarikh llhb March, 1963."
Ahli2 Yang Berhormat, demikian juga saya ini hendak mema'alumkan kapada Majlis ia-itu, pada menjalankan kuasa2 yang di- serahkan kapada saya menurut Ketetapan Majlis ini pada 25hb April, 1961, maka saya menurut Artikal 52, telah memperkenankan permintaan Enche' Ahmad Boestamam mengatakan ia tiada dapat hadhir meshuarat Majlis ini.

ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS BANGUNAN BESAR BAGI AHLF DI- PERNIAGAAN MELAYU KUALA LUMPUR 1.
Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad (Bachok) bertanya kapada Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar apa-kah yang telah di-buat sa-hingga ini tentang ranchangan Kerajaan menerusi Lem- baga Kemajuan Kampong dan Per- usahaan (RIDA) untok membangunkan sa-buah bangunan besar bagi ahli2 perniagaan Melayu di-pusat Bandar Raya Kuala Lumpur; apa-kah sebab- nya ranchangan bangunan itu terlalu lambat bagi di-laksanakan dan jika ada galangan2-nya sebutkan satu persatu- nya.
The Deputy Prime Minister (Tun Haji Abdul Razak): Tuan Yang di- Pertua, peruntokan wang dan pelan ini bagi mendirikan bangunan besar telah di-sediakan.

Akan tetapi ke- lewatan membena-nya ia-lah di-sebab- kan bagi tapak bangunan ini terpaksa di-pinda bagi menunaikan kehendak2 Undang2 Bangunan itu ia-itu kehendak Undang2 Bangunan Pesurohjaya Ibu Kota.
Saperti Ahli2 Yang Berhormat sedia ma'alum bahawa keadaan plan ini ada-lah baharu2 ning Ibu Kota ini di-semak dan di-ator sa-mula menurut shor2 yang telah di-datangkan oleh sa-orang pakar yang bernama Mr Antolic, dan juga tiap2 bangunan yang itu perlu mempunya'i besar saperti satu tempat simpan kereta yang besar mengikut kehendak Undang2 Bangunan, oleh itu maka terpaksa-lah pehak RIDA mem- buat permohonan kapada Kerajaan Negeri kerana mendapatkan tambahan lagi.
Sekarang sa-keping ini kehendak2 telah di-sediakan dan tidak berapa lama lagi bangunan ini akan dapat di-mulakan.

tapak yang mempunyai tanah ini Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad: tidak berapa Tuan Yang di-Pertua, lama itu ada-kah di-dalam tahun ini?

Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Saya kata- kan tadi bahawa kehendak2 itu telah di-s mpurnakan dan pembenaan akan di-mulakan dengan sa-berapa segera yang boleh.

Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad: Boleh-kah saya dapat ketegasan akan di-mulakan dalam tahun ini?
Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Bangunan ini akan di-mulakan dengan sa-berapa segera yang boleh.

(Ketawa).

SUMMIT CONFERENCE (INDONE SIA / PHILIPPINES / FEDERATION OF MALAYA Date of Conference 2.

Enche' V. David (Bungsar) asks, the Prime Minister to state the date of the summit conference between Indonesia, Philippines and the Federation of Malaya and whether he personally intended to attend this Conference.
The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, it is not possible at this stage to state talk between Indonesia, Philippines and the Federation of Malaya.

That depends the date of the summit 29 23 MAY 1963 30 very much on the successful conclusion of the talk at Foreign Ministers' level, but this talk unfortunately has had to be postponed request of at Indonesia.

However, in answer to the second part of the question, I will certainly attend this Conference if and when it is held.
the conflict between Malaya and Indonesia could to Malaysia.

How is due Malaysia be avoided if such a meeting is held?

If the Indonesian Government says that they are not prepared to avoid Malaysia at the summit meeting, is Malaya prepared to participate in such a talk?

Enche' V. David: Has the date for the Foreign Ministers' Conference been fixed?
The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, as I have said, the date for this Conference had been fixed, but it had to be postponed at the request of the Indonesian Government.

Our proposal is that we would like it to be held some time after the first week of June.

Agenda of Summit Conference 3.

Enche' V. David asks the Prime Minister Indonesia to state whether has agreed not to discuss the issue of Malaysia, and if so, to state what will be the agenda for the Conference.
The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, Indonesia has given no undertaking not to discuss Malaysia.

It is not possi ble at this juncture to set out the items of the agenda for the information of this House beyond saying the object of the Ministers' meeting is to seek some ways and means of ensuring peace in this region of Asia.

that Enche' V. David: If no agenda is going to be fixed, may I know what would be the real purpose of such a meeting if it were to be held?
The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, as I have said just now the purpose is to ensure peace in this region.

There fore, these Ministers will meet and will among themselves probably put up the agenda when they have the discussion.

That is why I have said that until these Ministers have met, it is not possible for us to know what goes on in the minds of our friends.

However, as I have said just now, the main object is to ensure peace and stability in this region of Asia.
The Prime Minister: It all depends on what they are going to say: if they are going to be nasty, we will be nasty too.

Proclamation of Malaysia—Date 4.

Enche' V. David asks the Prime Minister to state whether he intends to proclaim Malaysia by 31st August, 1963, in view of the revolt in Sarawak.

the band of The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, as far as I am aware, there is no revolt at all in Sarawak.
The incident of the past few months or a few weeks or a few days was the work of a band of the terrorists who came across Indonesian border.

Again, it is not possible for me to say here how many, the Sarawak citizens if at all, are among terrorists.

The question also suggests that Malaysia is something which can be imposed or which is imposed by this Government upon the new States regardless of the will and wishes of the people of those States.

This is not so, and the Honour able Member knows it.
Malaysia will be a free association of States entered the over the freewill of into with whelming majority of the people of those States.

This has been ascertained by impartial inquiry of the Cobbold Commission.

The Honourable Member will also realise that recently a member of the United Nations had gone to ascertain the wishes of those people.
Malaysia is supported by the great majority of the people of the territories concerned, and it is their wish and the wish that Malaysia should be established by the date agreed, and there will be a declaration of the set-up of these new territories.
There will be an official announcement of this new Malaysia on 31st August, 1963. their Governments the meticulous there and of Enche' V. David: The present problem has been due to Malaysia—the Enche' V. David: In view of the present trouble with Singapore, does 31 23 MAY 1963 32 the Prime Minister feel that Malaysia could be brought into effect by 31st August, 1963?
The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, as far as I know, I have got no trouble with Singapore, neither has this Government with the Singapore Government.

It is only a partner in the Alliance that is in trouble with the present head of the Government there.

I don't think it will affect the establish the formation of Malaysia ment of one way or another.

Enche' V. David: If your partner introduces a motion in the Senate to this effect, will you stand with your partner or with the Singapore Govern ment?
(Laughter).

The Prime Minister: My duty is, of course, to stand by my partner.

On the other hand if there is anything that is likely to hinder the prospect of the setting up of Malaysia on 31st August, I can always coax my partner not to bring such a motion.

(Laughter).

MALAYSIAN CITIZENS Right of Entry into the Malaysian Civil Service 5.

Enche' Ng Ann Teck (Batu) asks the Prime Minister to state whether Malay sian citizens would have equal right of entry into the Malaysian Civil Service.
The Prime Minister: Malaysian citi zens will have equal right of entry into the Malaysian Civil Service, subject, of course, to the existing provisions safe guarding the Malays, which will be extended to the indigenous people of Sarawak and Sabah.

the special position of RATIO IN THE MALAYSIAN CIVIL SERVICE 6.
Enche' Ng Ann Teck asks the Prime Minister to state whether the 4:1 ratio would operate after Malaysia for entry into the Malaysian Civil Service and if so how it will apply to the following categories of Malaysian citizens: (a) Malaysian citizens of non-Malay origin from the Federation.

(h) Malaysian citizens of non-Malay origin from Singapore.

(c) Malaysian citizens of non-Malay origin from Brunei.

(d) Malaysian citizens of non-Malay origin from Sabah.
(e) Malaysian citizens of non-Malay origin from Sarawak.

The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, it is not possible to say now what quotas will be applied for Malaysia but there will be power after Malaysia to fix quotas in the Federal Public Service in order to safeguard the special and position of the indigenous people of the States of Sabah and Sarawak.
Negotiations with Singapore and Brunei have not yet been completed and it is not possible for me to state now what arrangement will apply in these States assuming that they will join Malaysia.

the Malays SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR MALAYS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF SABAH AND SARAWAK 7.
Enche' Ng Ann Teck asks the Prime Minister to state whether citizens of Singapore, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei who are Malays would enjoy the special privileges provided for in the Federa tion of Malaya Constitution, and who amongst the above- mentioned States would not receive consideration for special privileges.
the citizens of The Prime Minister: The position the special after Malaysia regarding privileges will be that there will be power to grant these special privileges to safeguard the special position of the Malays and other indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak on the lines laid down in the existing Constitution in respect of the Malays.

The position, as I said just now, with regard to Singapore and Brunei, cannot be stated the reason that the negotiations for with them have not yet been completed.
HOSPITAL DIET—INCLUSION OF PORK 8.

Enche' V. Veerappen (Seberang Selatan) asks the Minister of Health to state the reasons for discontinuing the serving of pork in meals provided to non-Muslim patients in Government hospitals.

33 23 MAY 1963 34 9.

Enche' V, Veerappen asks thfc Minis ter of Health to state whether he wouk consider re-introducing the serving of pork in to hospitals.
non-Muslim patients in which the food inclusion of} pork The Assistant Minister of Commerce (Tuan Haji Abdul Industry and Khalid): The in hospital diet would be attended by very considerable diseconomy in expendi ture, disadvantages and complications.
In view of the large number of Muslim nursing staff and attendants and the continually increasing number of Mus lim patients coming forward for hospi tal the treatment, particularly from rural areas, inclusion of pork in hospi tal diet would necessitate the provision of not only separate cooking, serving and washing facilities but also utensils and crockery is served, thus entailing enormous addi tional expenditure which our priorities would not the justify.
Even arrangement would not be fully satis factory, short of providing separate wards or even hospitals for Muslim and non-Muslim patients.

This would entail segregation of patients, a wholly undesirable and retrograde step in the efforts to build up a united Malayan nation.

Nor from the nutritional point of view is pork, with its high fat con tent, considered a suitable diet for the sick.

Mutton or beef is preferable and normally cheaper.


Furthermore, patients in general are hospitalised for comparatively short periods.

Thus, even if pork is excluded from the diet, no patient would really seriously miss it.

then, is Enche' S. P. Seenivasagam (Meng- lembu): Could the Honourable Assist ant Minister tell us whether buffalo meat is served in hospitals and whether that is more nutritious than pork?

Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid: I cannot give a comparison, Sir, because I have not had pork.
Enche' Chin See Yin (Seremban Timor): Is the Honourable Assistant Minister aware that quite a number of the Chinese patients in hospitals do not take beaf and mutton and, there fore, what substitute would he suggest in place of pork?

Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid: They can have chicken, Sir (Laughter).

Enche' V. Veerappen: Would the Minister say whether the absence of pork in the diet of patients, who have to be long in hospital, has a psycholo gical effect on their ability to recover?
Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid: I don't think I have to answer that.

Enche' V. Veerappen: He told us are other are that nutritionally substitutes.

But psychologically there any?

there think Enche' D. R. Seenivasagam (Ipoh): I the Honourable Assistant Minister who is answering on behalf of the Minister of Health, stated that the additional expenditure would be enormous if pork was served because different cooking utensils and eating utensils would have to be provided.
Is the Honourable Minister aware that different cooking utensils and cooking facilities were in fact provided in every hospital in the Federation before this new system came into operation?

The supplementary question I ask is, how much money has been saved by doing away with the serving of pork and is it the contention of the Health Minis try that the Chinese, the majority of whom eat pork, are not paying enough in taxes to this Government to have the facility of eating what they want when they are sick?
Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid: I did not that but—in 1945 pork was say to in hospital diet—owing included economy, and for the reasons that I have enumerated just now the Govern ment feels that money must be spent for other more important projects and priorities.

For that reason the serving of pork has been discontinued.
Enche' V, Veerappen: The Honour able Assistant Minister said that we will have to have separate wards, separate everything, but is he aware that people who can afford it can bring pork their meals?

And is he providing separate wards, separate everything, for these people?

to eat with to hospital 35 23 MAY 1963 36 Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid: We cannot stop them bringing pork, but pork will not be served by the Government in hospitals.

Enche' V. Veerappen: Would you admit that his answer is ridiculous?
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE UNDER STANDING ORDER 18 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC Enche' Tan Phock Kin (Tanjong): Mr Speaker, Sir, I rise to move under Standing Order 18 the adjournment of this House for purposes of discussing a definite matter of urgent public importance, namely, the grave danger to the health of the nation from the present cholera epidemic and measures to contain it.
Mr Speaker, Sir, to appreciate as to whether this matter which I am bring ing up is a definite matter of urgent public importance, I think it is im portant that we should know the back ground of the cholera epidemic.

Mr Speaker: You have already given me notice to that effect under Standing Order 18.

The question is now for me to decide whether I shall accept that request or not.
Enche' Tan Phock Kin: Mr Speaker, Sir, in my letter I merely set out my intention to bring it before the House according to Standing Order 18.

But I believe the House and convince you.

Sir, that this is a matter of urgent public importance because that I must convince Mr Speaker: Not at this stage, please.
The Honourable Enche' Tan Phock Kin has applied to me for leave to move a motion under Standing Order 18 to adjourn the House to discuss a definite matter of urgent public im portance, to wit— "The grave danger to the health of the the present cholera nation arising from epidemic and measures to contain it."

that the Honourable I am satisfied Member's the requirements laid down in the Standing Orders.
I now ask the House whether application satisfies there is any Member here who objects to this motion being taken.

If there is any Honourable Member objecting to this motion will he please rise?

According to Standing Orders, if there is any Member who objects, I shall have to ask 15 Members to rise.

Is there any Member who objects to this motion being taken?

Tuan Syed Ja'afar bin Hasan Albar (Johor Tenggara): I object, Sir.

Mr Speaker: Those who are agree this request, please stand up.
with (More than 15 Members stood up).

Mr Speaker: The is approved and I shall now adjourn the debate on this motion till half-past four this afternoon.
request ADJOURNMENT TO A LATER DAY (Motion) Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya menchadangkan: Bahawa walau pun ada sharat2 Peratoran Meshuarat 12, Majlis tamat sekarang, akan di-tanggohkan hingga hari Ithnin, 27hb Mei, 1963. ini apabila The Minister of Internal Security (Dato' Dr Ismail bin Dato' Haji Abdul Rahman): Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya sokong.

Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, boleh saya dapat tahu apa-kah sebab-nya?
'am ia-itu Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, sebab-nya ia-lah pada hari esok hari kelepasan jatoh pada satu haribulan Muharram.

Jadi, saya fikir lebeh menasabah dan lebeh senang bagi Ahli Yang Berhormat itu datang pada hari Ithnin.

Saya la' tahu- lah, kalau Ahli Yang Berhormat itu ta' hendak menyambut hari Muhar ram !

(Ketawa).

Question put, and agreed to.


Resolved, Bahawa walau pun ada sharat2 Peratoran Meshuarat 12, Majlis tamat sekarang, akan di-tanggohkan hingga hari Ithnin, 27hb Mei, 1963. ini apabila 37 23 MAY 1963 38 BILLS PRESENTED THE EMBLEMS AND NAMES (PREVENTION OF IMPROPER USE) BILL Bill to prevent the improper use of certain emblems and names for pro fessional and commercial purposes; presented by the Prime Minister; read the first time; to be read a second time at a subsequent meeting.
THE SUPPLEMENTARY SUPPLY (1962 AND 1963) (No.

2) BILL Bill to apply sums out of the Con solidated Fund for additional expen diture for the service of the years 1962 to appropriate such and 1963 and sums for certain purposes; presented by the Minister of Finance; read the first time; to be read a second time at a subsequent sitting.
for the purposes of THE EXTERNAL LOANS BILL Bill to authorise the raising of loans outside the Federation to provide sums required the Development Fund or for the repay ment or amortisation of external loans, and to make general provision with respect to external loans; presented by the Minister of Finance; read the first time; to be read a second time at a subsequent sitting.
THE LOANS GUARANTEE (AMENDMENT) BILL Bill to amend the Loan Guarantee Act, 1963; presented by the Minister of Finance; read the first time; to be read a second time at a subsequent sitting.

THE PORT AUTHORITIES BILL Bill to provide for the establishment of port authorities, for the functions of such authorities and for matters con nected the Minister of Transport; read the first time; to be read a second time at a subsequent sitting.
therewith; presented by MOTIONS ACCESS TO PARLIAMENT Dato' Dr Ismail bin Dato' Haji Abdul Rahman: Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, That this House orders the Commissioner of Police to take care that during the present session of this House the passages through the streets leading to this House be kept free and open and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the passage of Members to and from this House, and that no disorder be allowed in the passages leading to this House, and there be no annoyance therein and thereabouts; and that the Clerk of this House do communicate this order to the said Commissioner aforesaid.
that is one which Sir, this motion is customarily adopted at the commence ment of a session of the House.

Its purpose is to ensure that Members of Parliament have free and uninterrupted access to and from Parliament during meetings, and that they are protected from interference in the carrying out of their duties here as the elected re presentatives of the people, and that being so, I have no doubt the House will approve it.

Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya menyokong.
introduced when Enche' V. David: Mr Speaker, Sir, I remember a motion of this nature was the Utusan Melayu workers were on strike and I am of the opinion that as a result of the motion picketing of the workers was prevented.
A similar motion has again been introduced in this House, I think with certain ulterior intentions which I do not know at the moment, but I am of the firm belief that such a motion to prevent peaceful picketing and peaceful demonstration of the public to express their views in a peaceful manner.
is deliberately designed that picketing Sir, in all democratic countries, it is accepted is the right of the citizens, they have every right to picket when and where they want to picket so long as it is within the consti tution and within the framework of the law.

I remember the Minister of the Internal Security himself as clearly stated, at a meeting at Kota Bharu once upon a time, that picketing is lawful—anybody can picket against any government if he wants to.
So, here the motion introduced by him, as I see it, would prevent picketing, whether by strikers or maybe by people who oppose Malaysia in time to come.

Sir, in seeing all this, the fear now arises is, "Is the Government going to ban 39 23 MAY 1963 40 picketing in this country totally?"

Sir, as we all know, the people are being persecuted in this manner.
Persecution of the people is bound to rouse them, and when the masses are roused, we are fully aware of what has happened in other parts of the world, and history has shown us what has happened in Asian countries and in other neighbour ing countries.

Sir, I would only agree with this motion if the Minister could assure this House that this motion will not bar peaceful picketing, which is empowered under the Trade Disputes Ordinance, and also picketing which is allowed within the framework of the law.
If he says that this motion is only aimed at preventing people who are going to interfere unconstitutionally with Mem bers of Parliament while they are proceeding to this Chamber, then we can support this motion.

If it is aimed to strike at this very democratic principle of the right of picketing, which has been accepted in all parts of the world, then I strongly oppose this motion.
the root of there Enche' Tan Phock Kin (Tanjong): Mr Speaker, Sir, when this motion was first moved, the Honourable Minister of Internal Security took great pains to explain to this House that this type of motion is moved at the beginning of every session in the British Par liament.
We appreciate that, but we also know that as far as the British Parliament is a is concerned, convention to allow peaceful picketing if the people feel that there is a need to do so, and this particular motion was never used to suppress picketing of a legitimate nature unless such picketing will result in the disturbance of the peace.
But as far as we are concerned, and from our own experience, we have discovered that this particular motion had been used in the Utusan Melayu legitimate strike to prevent peaceful, picketing by I think it is only correct that my collegue from Bungsar wanted an assurance from the Minister concerned that the Commissioner of Police will not abuse the powers given this particular motion, and I hope that the to him by legitimate strikers.

Minister concerned will give this House the assurance.
Dato' Dr Ismail: Mr Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I thought that the for Bungsar Honourable Member spoke only for himself, but now it appears that he spoke on behalf of the Socialist Front, because his opposition to this motion was supported by the Honourable Member for Tanjong.

Now, Sir, I have said in moving this motion that it is the tradition in the House of Parliament to have this type of motion introduced at the beginning of each session.
It is the policy of this Government, and I hope Opposition Members of other Parties too, to set up a the tradition which has been tradition of the Mother of Parliaments.

But if the Socialist Front would like peoples' to imitate them when is up democracy, they become the Government of this country.

We want to establish a really parliamentary this country.
so-called to democracy the in it to Now, Sir it is difficult for me to give an assurance two Members, the because one says he wants an assurance that picketing will be allowed, and the other says that he supports the Honour able Member for Bungsar in that the Commissioner of Police does not abuse this power—the Honourable Member of Bungsar did not say that he wanted this assurance, that is that the Com missioner will not abuse this power.
In toto I refuse to give both of them the assurance that they have asked of me, because in the case of the Honour able Member for Tanjong, he chose to read into this motion more than what is intended in the motion, whereas in the case of the Honourable Member for Bungsar, if he cannot understand the simple wording of this motion, then I think he has no business to be a representative in this House.

With that I move that the motion be passed.


Enche' V. David: Mr Speaker, Sir, the Honourable Minister sits before down, I would like to ask him whether the English Parliament does or does not prevent picketing.

As far as I know the British Parliament does not prevent peaceful picketing and members of the public have a right to peacefully picket 41 23 MAY 1963 42 in front of the House of Parliament, and I seek an assurance that picketing will not be prevented here.
Can I have clarification the Honourable Minister?

If not, that means he does not understand the motion himself.

from Question put, and agreed to.
Resolved, That this House orders the Commissioner of Police to take care that during the present session of this House the passages through the streets leading to this House be kept free and open and that no obstruction be permitted to hinder the passage of Members to and from this House, and that no disorder be allowed in the passages leading to this House, and there be no annoyance therein and thereabouts; and that the Clerk of this House do communicate this order to the said Commissioner aforesaid.
that COMMITTEE OF SELECTION (Appointment of Members) Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, menurut peratoran Dewan Ra'ayat ini urusan2 biasa hendak-lah tiap2 di-selesaikan pada permulaan penggal meshuarat.

Satu daripada urusan itu ia-lah melantek Jawatan- Kuasa Pemileh.
Oleh itu saya dengan amat sukachita-nya menehadangkan saperti berikut: Bahawa menurut perenggan 2 dalam Peratoran Meshuarat 76, sa-buah Jawatan- Kuasa mengandongi Yang di-Pertua sa- bagai Pengerusi-nya dan enam orang Ahli Dewan Ra'ayat yang tersebut di-bawah ini, di-lantek jadi Jawatan-Kuasa Pemileh: Timbalan Perdana Menteri Menteri Dalam Negeri Menteri Kewangan Enche' V. Manickavasagam Enche' Lim Kean Siew Dr Burhanuddin bin Mohd.

Noor.
Noor.

The Minister of Transport (Dato' Haji Sardon bin Haji Jubir): Tuan saya mohon me- Yang di-Pertua, nyokong usul ini.

Question put, and agreed to.


Resolved, Bahawa menurut perenggan 2 dalam Peratoran Meshuarat 76, sa-buah Jawatan- Kuasa mengandongi Yang di-Pertua sa- bagai Pengerusi-nya dan enam orang Ahli Dewan Ra'ayat yang tersebut di-bawah ini, di-lantek jadi Jawatan-Kuasa Pemileh: Timbalan Perdana Menteri Menteri Dalam Negeri Menteri Kewangan Enche' V. Manickavasagam Enche' Lim Kean Siew Dr Burhanuddin bin Mohd.

Noor.
Noor.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE (Appointment of Chairman) The Minister of Finance (Enche' Tan Siew Sin): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move— That the Honourable Enche' Ahmad bin Mohd.

Shah, S.MJ., be appointed Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.

that Standing Order No.

77 of this House requires a Public Accounts Committee should be constituted at the beginning of each session of Parlia ment and that a Chairman for the Committee should be appointed.
The Committee of Selection will appoint the other members of the Committee.

My Honourable friend, Enche' Ahmad, has served as the Chairman of the Committee for the past three sessions, and the period throughout he has discharged his duties ably and has earned the confidence of both the members of the Committee and of offi cials who have appeared before it.

Honourable Members will agree with me that with his experience the House should once again call upon him to become the Chairman of the Com mittee.
I wish to inform Enche' Ahmad has willingness to serve again.

the House that indicated his I should like to take this opportu nity, in proposing Enche' Ahmad as Chairman, to express my gratitude and to the gratitude of the Honourable Member to his colleagues in the Committee for their valuable services in this very important field of Parliamentary worik during the past session.

this House and Sir, I beg to move.

Tun Haji Abul Razak: Sir, I beg to second the motion.

Question put, and agreed to.


Resolved, That the Honourable Enche' Ahmad bin Mohd.

Shah, S.M.J., be appointed Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee.
43 23 MAY 1963 44 THE YANG DI-PERTUAN AGONG'S SPEECH ADDRESS OF THANKS Enche' T. Mahima Singh (Port Dick son): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move, That an humble Address be pre the Yang di- sented to His Majesty Pertuan Agong as follows: "Your Majesty, We, the Speaker and Members of the the Federation of Dewan Ra'ayat of Malaya in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer Your Majesty our humble thanks for the Gracious Speech with which the Fifth Session of the Parliament has been opened."
Sir, it is my pleasant duty today to fulfil the sublime task of moving this the humble Address of Thanks for Gracious Speech delivered by His Majesty at the Tunku Abdul Rahman Hall yesterday.

As I proceed in my speech, I become humbly conscious of the signal honour that the Alliance Party, through my humble self, has conferred upon the Malayan Indian Congress and the parliamentary consti tuency of Port Dickson.

the near Port Dickson, Sir, to most of us is known at the moment as a holiday resort.
In fact, future, in I can foresee Port Dickson not only being known as a holiday resort but also an industrial centre.

It was by accident that a few of the leading oil companies of the world, looking for the best place to start refineries, decided that Port Dickson was the ideal place for their venture.

Port Dickson has abundant land at reasonable prices and abundant labour for future industries.
At week-ends the beaches are crowded with thousands of tourists and workers, who go there to relax and enjoy and to wash their cares away in the green ocean.

in Port Dickson to so administer and so guide the nation that it will continue to enjoy the full peace, happiness and prospe rity.

His Most Gracious Majesty hopes that all members will give priority before all else to national interests.
We can assure His Majesty that this will be achieved, because the people have never failed to rally round the Government in all matters of national importance.

This is because the people and the Federation Government share the same ideals and the same aspira tions.

The result of this unity of effort is, and will is continue to be, the most prosperous country in South-East Asia.
today Malaya that Sir, as in past years, His Majesty has again laid emphasis on the Five- Year Plan, and it is most gratifying to note that considerable progress has been made in this great effort to raise the economic status of the people of Malaya.
in the Parliamentary democracy, as prac tised by the Alliance Government, has won wide esteem friendly countries with the result that there is never hesitation on their part to help us with money and the technical know- how whenever the country desire their help.

In this connection, it is pleasant to note that the Ford Foundation has prepared a very useful report, which will help in the diversification of agri culture—and it is hoped that this report will soon be put into practical use.
Sir, we will be failing in our duty if we do not thank the various countries and that international organisations have been of great help to us.

To mention just some of them, I would the World say Bank, the Ford Foundation, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Canada, Thailand, India and Pakistan.

the United Nations, In the second paragraph of the thanks Gracious Speech, His Majesty Almighty God for the peace, happiness and prosperity that the nation and the people have enjoyed.
We can assure His Gracious Majesty that the Alliance Party in full faith and with the help of God Almighty will spare no effort One of the significant results of the economic expansion has been the industrialisation policy of the Alliance Government.
Millions of dollars have been invested by both national and international enterprises, thus proving to the world that Malaya is ideally 45 23 MAY 1963 46 suited for both production and consu mer goods, and that the Government is in the hands of capable and suitable leaders.

Besides the Government, there are various tax and other priority reliefs and these continue to attract more and more investors from various parts of the world.
the stability of Last year, Sir, a "Made in Malaya" Exhibition was conducted and at this exhibition about two hundred articles, locally produced, were exhibited, thus helping to remove the prejudice against local products.

In this connection, Sir, we would like to note that the Produc tivity Centre at Petaling Jaya has given and continues to give valuable training and local executives to information and the manufacturers.
is train and to the rural folks, yet Of the several schemes started by the Alliance Government for the economic betterment of the country, the Rural Development Scheme the most important.

It is heartening to all of us, and to the country at large, that His Majesty has informed the nation the massive programme of rural of development now that in even greater advances can be expected in future.
Though hundreds of bridges, community halls, irrigation projects, and large numbers of jetties and playing fields have been provided or made availabe the providing of land to the thousands of landless has been the most outstanding this rural scheme.

These feature of people have been given the chance to start a new life in their new surround ings.

The Rural Development Scheme offers a new deal to the rural folks.
Its past achievements have been most successful, and we are assured that its progress will continue in top gear.

This is indeed news to delight the masses, for it is feared by some that with the cloudy atmosphere from across the sea some of the schemes might be reduced or even abandoned.
However, we are now assured by His Majesty that even greater advances can be is an expected assurance with the rural people will be happy to know, and we note with pleasure that the little pinpricks will not deter our leaders from working for the betterment of the masses.

the future.

This in freedom Sir, His Most Gracious Majesty has rightly said the formation of Malaysia will bring great and heavy responsibi lities.

This is very true.
This is very true.

Already we are hearing rumblings from across the sea, rumblings to distort the solidarity of the Alliance Government at home and abroad.

We are also not unaware of the fact that this country is not in a position to attack, or even to defend itself from any aggressor.

I am sure, Sir, that every individual in the Federa tion will dedicate himself to see that to enjoy this country continues its democratic that we have today.
It is well-known that we recently have had talks with the United States of America and the United Kingdom, and we are confident that assurances would have been given that should this country be faced with danger we have friends on whom we can rely.

We are sure, Sir, that as the sun will rise, Malaysia will come into being at the appointed date.

However, this achieve ment will also bring new responsibi into lities.
But nevertheless, looking this that the past, we are assured nation is capable of facing the responsi bilities that may come its way.

Our enemies have used all kinds of devices to disrupt the progress and the unity of the people.

Following the successful conclusion of the ASA talks in Manila, our neighbours have again and again given out all kinds of stories, un founded the Prime Minister of this country.
The text has been mean and baseless, and it surprises us this should come from a country with whom we have a Treaty of Friendship.

Those unfounded stories can only be listened to and fool the people where the press is powerless to present both sides of the stories.

To us and the world at large, our Prime Minister stands out as a leader among men and statesmen.

His sincerity to friends and loyalty to his country is accepted by all at home and abroad.
I would like to mention here, and I hope I am voicing the view and feeling of this House, that our Prime Minister enjoys the full confidence of this House and the nation.

(Applause).

The country is with him to a man, and no amount of lies by interested parties can shake our confidence in him.
stories, against that 47 23 MAY 1963 48 Mr Speaker, Sir, I am certain that while presenting the humble Address the Yang di-Pertuan to His Majesty Agong, all Honourable Members will join me in wishing Their Majesties all happiness and all prosperity.

May they live long, reign the blessing of Allah be on them.

long and may foreign nations are so satisfied that they are prepared to lend money to this country.
But I hope that the Honour able mover will not forget for a moment that money lending requires interests and what interests the Malayan nation will have to pay is a matter which one will see perhaps in a short time.

Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to move.

terdiri Enche' Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman (Seberang Tengah): Tuan Yang di- Pertua, bagi pehak pendudok di- Seberang Tengah, Bukit Mertajam yang lebeh daripada 90,000 orang saya bangun.
ada-lah menyokong uchapan sahabat saya Yang Berhor- mat dari Port Dickson dan saya minta kebenaran Tuan Yang di-Pertua untok berchakap kemudian-nya.

to Enche5 D. R. Seenivasagam: Mr Speaker, Sir, I rise to speak on the motion introduced by the Honourable Member for Port Dickson thank His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong I the Gracious Speech.
Before for touch on matters of some importance, may I refer to a few remarks made by the Honourable mover in his address, particularly that part where he said that it had been a signal honour for the Malayan Indian Congress.
I fully agree with the Honourable Member that it is a signal honour for the Malayan Indian Congress who had always been such a junior partner of the Alliance, and I am sure this signal honour will keep the Malayan Indian Congress quiet for perhaps another 10 years as a partner of the Alliance.

Mr Speaker, Sir, again, the Honourable mover said that the Alliance Party will work for the unity of the nation and for the welfare of the nation.
His Majesty the Yang di- Pertuan Agong in his Gracious Speech has said this Parliament has worked as a Parliament towards the unity of the nation and I think it is regrettable the Honourable Member has thought it fit to say that his own party will work for the unity of the nation when His Majesty has said that this Parliament, which consists of all parties, has been and, he hoped, will be working for the unity of the nation.
The Honourable mover also spoke of money lending, saying that that that from the Throne and Mr Speaker, Sir, every opening session of Parliament is preceded by a Speech the policies set out in the Speech are, of course, the policies which the Party in power, or the Government of the day, intends to carry out for the parliamen tary year which follows.
May I refer, Sir, to the Address by His Majesty on page one itself, the third paragraph— "As Members of both Houses of Parlia ment, the people of our young and thriving democracy, great responsibilities rest upon you.

It is your special privilege to be able to represent and to speak for the people and the nation at a time when history is being made."
representatives of the elected Mr Speaker, Sir, that is a very signifi cant paragraph in the Address because it establishes that all Members of this House have a right to speak and the privilege to represent this nation at this time.

It is in that spirit that all members of this House must listen to and heed what any member of the House says.
The next two paragraphs I would like to refer to are on the same page, which read— "Eight crowded and dramatic years have passed since the first elected representatives of the Malayan people took their seats in this simple and unpretentious chamber.

It is here in this setting that new Malayan tradi tions of parliamentary democracy have been established and our destiny charted.

It is here that free and independent Malaya was created and nurtured into nationhood.
"Bearing these achievements in mind, the opening of this fifth session of Parliament marks another phase in our history.

I am confident, therefore, that all Members, being conscious of the significance and importance of current developments and future events, will give priority before all else to national interests in the truest spirit of Malayan unity during this present session."
those paragraphs Mr Speaker, Sir, throw open and, I am sure, will make us all reflect on what has happened in this country during the last eight years.
On a review of what has happened in this country during the last eight years, I stand up here regretfully to say that 49 23 MAY 1963 50 like the party in power has not worked towards the building up of national unity in this country because, as I have said many times, national unity in its truest sense can only be built up where the principle of equality is established by the Government in power.

If that is not worked towards, then there is no nation building being carried out by the Party in power.
Mr Speaker, Sir, independence came to this nation at a time when the majority of the people, I say, did not realise what they were into.

They were misled and getting fooled the organisations by Malayan Chinese Association and the Malayan Indian Congress so far as the people they say they represent were concerned.

When the Constitution of this country was drawn up, various organisations submitted various memo randa to the people concerned.
Finally it was the Alliance Party, bearing full responsibility, that accepted the Consti tution as it now stands.

I do not want to labour the point.

I say the Constitution does not treat all the citizens of this country equally.

The Alliance Govern ment during the last eight years has not taken any steps to bring equality into being in this country—I mean consti tutional equality—and until constitu tional equality is established, there is no use of talking of national unity.
It may be suggested that the public or the people generally have not demonstrated peacefully, have not spoken much about this question of equality.

Well, that should not be the Government as meaning that the people accept what you have given them.

The people do not accept it and the time will come when the people will demon strate by peaceful means that they are against it, and that demonstration will surely come in the peaceful manner of elections country to (Interruption).
talk, talk loud enough and talk to the Chair: otherwise, do not interrupt.

In this House there are people sitting who are racialists, who are communalists of the worst type and they are the greatest danger to nation building in this country.

Mr Speaker, there are people who lack education, who lack brains to understand what is spoken in type of it this House, and If anybody wants throughout taken by is that this people, who belong to the Alliance Party, who are the greatest danger to national unity.
They are the people who throw insults at certain sections of the community of this nation and they dare to stand up and talk about nation building.
the relationship between Mr Speaker, Sir, this country has got Rulers, Sultans of various States, and throughout the period of these eight years the the people Rulers, Government and has been one of extreme cordiality and loyalty—pledged and re-pledged and kept at all times; and it is my hope and prayer that in the future years that lie ahead the position of the Rulers will be maintained and the dignity of the position of a Ruler will not be challenged, even by the Prime Minister of this country, and that no comments adverse to the dignity and standing of a Ruler of a State will be made by any citizen of this country, because it is essential that there should be no attempt to ridicule or treat with con tempt the Ruler of a State.
I refer, of incident course, between this country and the Ruler of the State of Perak as we read it in the newspapers.

to the Prime Minister of regrettable the The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, on a point of explanation, I would like the Honourable Member to tell this House what I did say.

to term Enche' D. R. Seenivasagam: I will.
the Mr Speaker, Sir, according Straits Times—I it a Govern ment paper, so I do not think it will misrepresent what the Prime Minister the that indications were said—the Ruler of Perak was young and in experienced, that the Prime Minister had sat down and penned a letter in harsh terms and on second thoughts had torn up that letter and was going to write another letter to the Ruler of the State of Perak, and generally gave a warning that Sultans should keep out of politics.
Mr Speaker, Sir, to call in a Ruler of a State young and experienced and hoping that he would take the advice of elderly people is, I say, wrong.

If you want to say that, go and say it to the Ruler in the proper way.

Don't say it in the newspapers.


It is most ridiculous to bring a Ruler 51 23 MAY 1963 52 into a newspaper controversy and if anybody starts it then it will be pro longed until proper remedy is obtained, and I say the remedy here will be an apology from the Prime Minister of this country to the Sultan of Perak.

Whether that has been given or not, I do not know?

The Prime Minister: On a point of explanation, has he been instructed by the Sultan of Perak to demand that apology from me?
take I was not Enche' D. R. Seenivasagam: Mr instructed, I Speaker, Sir, if I was those would say I would not the instructions because proper person.
But in this case I was not instructed, but as a citizen of this country and as a resident of Perak and as one who runs the Municipality, with other members of my Party, I am very concerned that our Ruler was attacked and I say we have a right to if the Prime demand; and, in fact, Minister wants I can get 100,000 signatures demanding an apology from the Prime Minister of the Federation to His Highness the Sultan of Perak.
But I do not think even one demand is necessary because our Prime Minis ter, whatever he may be, is an honour able person and if he realises that his startings of a newspaper controversy with regard to the Sultan of Perak was wrong, then I say he will be the first the to apologise Sultan of Perak.
to His Highness Mr Speaker, Sir, it is a well-known fact that the Alliance Party is working not, as the Honourable mover of the motion called it, for the masses of this country, but it is working for the capi talist group of this country.

Now, my statement is confirmed.


It is confirmed because some advice was given by an Honourable Minister of this Govern ment recently to the Chettiars and the Chinese businessmen of this country, saying, "If you want to make money, then you support the Alliance Party; Chinese businessmen and Chettiars, if you want to make money, you support the Alliance Party.

If other parties come into power, then you may find it difficult to make money."
That, Mr Speaker, Sir, is a clear indication to the nation what the Alliance Party stands for, for which section of the community the Alliance Party works, and for what section of the people the benefit of making money will come to—that is the Chettiars and the Chinese towkays.

in in roads Mr Speaker, Sir, that being so.

one refers to the part of His Majesty's speech where he touches on the eco nomic development of the country and the betterment of the people's welfare in this nation.
Mr Speaker, Sir, the Five- Year Plan has been spoken of, rural development has been spoken of, water, electricity, the kampongs in have been installed, we are told, but yet what is the improvement for the human being?

What is the improve the Malay ra'ayats in ment for the the Chinese new villager kampongs, living this the New Villages country?

What is the improvement for the thousands upon thousands of the unemployed people and their children in this Plan?
Has this Government got any programme whatsoever to improve life of these people?

the day-to-day What is happening in Malaya today is that we are introducing facilities of modern life into the kampongs of this country, we are bringing the kampong folk in contact with town life, but with no ultimate objective.

You will today find, where you never found before, the Malay youths streets of this country seeking employment from door to door.

If that is called improvement, then I agree I cannot understand it.
But have you living conditions, opened avenues for them to to have sufficient economic progress enjoy the amenities which the Govern ment provide for them?

If you do not have that ultimate objective, then you have a Plan which is not good which cannot bring success, but which can only bring heartbreak and disappointment to the ra'ayats of this country.
I hope this Government will consider that because statistics will show that today more and more unemployment exists among all races in this country, and it is a fundamental issue which must be tackled by this or any other govern ment; and it is regrettable that in the speech of His Majesty that part of the roaming around the main cities of improved the 53 23 MAY 1963 54 problem has not been touched upon— in fact, not being thought of perhaps by the policy address.
those responsible for taken inactivity when this country.

In Mr Speaker, Sir, a tribute has been to the Public Services by His paid Majesty for their work and their co operation to bring about the success which the Government says that they have had.

Mr Speaker, Sir, this brings to mind the question of the cholera epidemic.
Now I refer to the health services of today's newspapers we find that a special com mittee has been appointed to study the causes of the cholera epidemic and the steps taken, of what has happened and a wide scope of other matters.

Now, the Straits Times—again I say it will never be unfair to the Government because it likes the Government so much—in its editorial has criticised the Government for the cholera epidemic broke out.

And that is a fact.
And that is a fact.

It is understood that when the first few cases of cholera came out, no action was taken beyond treating them, and no action was to cordon off the infected areas.

Then I ask: What did the Health authorities do—suppress it, keep it quiet until it could not longer be kept quiet?

Why was the vaccine not asked for earlier; why is it that even now there is not sufficient vaccine this country?
Why is it that even now the panic has spread as far north as Penang and that people are rushing to private practi inoculations?

tioners for anti-cholera Why this is country to pay private practitioners, sometimes at the exor bitant rate of $5 for a jab, when this Government should be ready to give free cholera vaccine through their services to the people?
Why is that the Ipoh Municipality, which has a health service, had asked for vaccine to give free shots to the people of Ipoh and that vaccine is not available to Ipoh from the Federal Government but is made available to private practitioners to give jabs?

I am not saying that it is in Ipoh, but over Radio Malaya that private practitioners it asked to to give the public.
Why is it that when there it that are made the people of for vaccine is said jabs in action two or to wait telegram take preventive are organisations ready and geared up cholera to vaccine is not made available to them?

In this matter, I, as Member for Ipoh, sent a to the Minister of Health asking for vaccine urgently to be sent to the Municipality and the reply we got was that the urgency was much greater in the infected areas.

That was three days ago, before I came to Kuala Lumpur.
In yesterday's papers it says that every thing is ready for a nation-wide vaccine inoculation.

Why delay matters?

Do you want the cholera spreads down South or up North?

I res the Ministry must bear think ponsibility for allowing the cholera epidemic to spread to other parts from Malacca, because there was no clamp down on travel, there was no proper steps taken to give inoculations at the earliest possible moment; and in fact as far as we can gather from the press and the whole thing was topsy-turvy.
Nothing was organised, until it was much too late to stop the spread of cholera.

I suggest that this should be a lesson to the Government to be more careful, to be more cautious and more ready to deal with the situation.

in Malacca, reports from till and staff hospital On the health facilities generally in this country, the position is still the same—shortage beds, of shortage of shortage of doctors.
In many cases, you will find that when patients go to the hospitals doctors are not available to attend to them within a reasonable time.

There fore, I hope this Government during its lifetime will take very appropriate action to see that these matters are put right.

Mr Speaker, Sir, next I will touch on the judiciary and the administration of justice.

There has been some improve ment in the courts, and in the libraries.
But the administration of justice is the bulwark of democracy, it is the buffer between the the Government citizen, and it is a place where people go for redress.

No impression must ever be created in this country that the judiciary is going to be influenced by either this Parliament or by the and 55 23 MAY 1963 56 executive of this country.

Now, I men tion this for various reasons, most important of which is that nowadays there is a tendency in the courts of this country to refuse bail.
There are cases where legitimately bail can be refused, but it is becoming a growing and disturb ing practice to find that bail is refused sometimes merely on the ground that this kind of crime is very rampant in this country.

We cannot understand it, and the majority of the legal fraternity it.

If a crime is cannot understand rampant, it does not mean you can refuse bail.

You refuse bail or you grant bail on the merits of the parti cular case.
I would say that whosoever is in charge of the Ministry of Justice should amend the law, if necessary, to see that magistrates and other judicial officers cannot be influenced—I do not say to the Government influence them, but the law must be such that they cannot be influenced or cannot themselves wrongly by saying that this crime is rampant in this country and, therefore, they refuse bail.
It is wrong in principle, it is wrong in natural justice and I am sure that any Government with any fair sense will agree that that practice must be stopped.

influence tried that is another very distasteful There practice of the courts refusing bail pending appeal.

Bail should be granted and the law, if necessary, should be that bail shall be amended granted.

We have only to see the cause of Nan Hong which is no longer sub judice on this point.
I am not speaking on the facts of the Nan Hong case or his appeal.

to see Mr Speaker: Has that case been settled?

Enche' D. R. Seenivasagam: I am mentioning the case of Nan Hong on a matter which is no more sub judice— that is on the question of bail.

He has now been granted bail.

The question of bail is over, but one must appreciate that that man remained in prison for a long time without bail: one court to another, and another to another refused bail.
Finally, he was granted bail after the matter went to our great white fathers before in England, and then bail was granted.

Is that not a blot on the administration of justice in this coun try?
That is just one glaring example, and I say that anybody in charge of the Ministry of Justice must surely set up a commission to amend the law, or to enquire into why there is becoming a change in practice in the courts of this country with regard to this very fundamental issue of granting bail from time to time to persons accused of a crime.

touch on the Borneo Mr Speaker, Sir, His Majesty has touched on Malaysia.
I am not going to territories, because we have touched on the matter several times and no useful purpose would be served, except to reiterate our stand that we are against the proposed form of Malaysia.

We are in favour of the peoples' own independence and themselves.

We do not judgment believe in saying that the people of these territories want Malaysia, because we do not know it—we have never asked them.

I am touching on Singa into pore.

Now, being without Singapore, it will be a tragedy.
It will bring heart-break, it will bring untold sufferings, both to the Malayan people and, perhaps, If the people who Singapore comes in as things are now, with the troubles in the Borneo territo ries, it will also bring, as I predicted some time back in this House, trouble; it will bring in chaos, and may, perhaps, bring us to the brink of war.

Let us consider what in is Singapore now.

if Malaysia comes join Malaysia.


happening Mr Speaker, Sir, we were told that the Prime Minister of the Federation and the Prime Minister of Singapore entered into an agreement, or whatever you call it, setting out the terms on which Singapore—probably setting out the the broad basis—could Federation.

That document was put to the people of Singapore as an honest document, hiding nothing and set ting forth the free consent of both the Federation of Malaya and Singa pore.
Recently, Senator Khaw Kai Boh—I think that is the proper form of address, I do not know how I am to address him, Mr Speaker, Sir, but subject to correction I would go on— enter 57 23 MAY 1963 58 made a statement saying or suggesting that the Prime Minister of Singapore pleaded and begged that this agreement should be evasive on certain points and not clear.
If that is so, then there has been dishonestly and a fraud practised on the people of the Federa tion and the people of Singapore, because what is not a genuine docu ment should not be put forward to the people as genuine.

In today's news paper one Enche' Rahim Ishak The Minister without Portfolio (Enche5 Khaw Kai Boh): Mr Speaker, Sir, on a point of clarification—I would like the Honourable Member to clarify when and on what date did I ever make the statement.
I do not recollect having made such a statement at all—and before he proceeds, could he clarify?

Mr Speaker: Senator Khaw Kai Boh wants to know the date on which he made the statement referred to.

that that in Singapore Enche' D. R. Seenivasagam: I must apologise to Senator Khaw to whom I am obliged.

And I think I must go back to Senator Tan.


Sir, on my attack Senator Tan the PAP said specifically the Alliance begged Government to couch the White Paper in deliberately ambiguous terms—that is according to the papers.

If that is so, then Senator Tan, who has been an associate of the Government and the Prime Minister for a very long time, knew at the time of the referen dum this was a document which was not genuine.
It is essential that the Prime Minister of this country clarify to this nation, and the nation, whether this document was a fraud, whether the Prime Minister of Singa pore deliberately begged him to be evasive in the document, and whether he agreed to be evasive in the docu ment, because it came to be known as a White Paper.

It is my hope, and I say this on behalf of the people, that the Prime Minister will answer this during this debate on the Speech.
Did the Prime Minister of Singapore beg him, the exact words, "specifically begged him to couch the White Paper in deliberately ambiguous terms"?

If so, did the Prime Minister proposed Malaysian to use agree to do so and, if he agreed, was that White Paper so framed in accord ance with the begging wishes of the Prime Minister of Singapore?
Mr Speaker, Sir, if that is the position, then I say that we as a Parliament, or as a House of Representatives, must surely condemn those responsible for setting out that White Paper.

And, consequent upon that, it that even the will of course follow the that United Nations must hold referendum in Singapore to be null and void, because referendum was based and was campaigned on by the Singapore Government on that White Paper as an honest document.
the action of the try investigate, Mr Speaker, Sir, it is very vital that we, as the House of Representatives, should to find out, whether the motives suggested to the and Malayan Chinese Association Senator Khaw and Senator Tan are correct or not as set out by the Prime Minister of Singapore.

It is suggested that these two gentlemen are trying to make money out of the merger with Singapore.
I do not suggest for a moment myself, but it is suggested by the Prime Minister of Singapore that more than the welfare of the people in the minds of of these territories these two Honourable Senators is not the welfare of the question of welfare lotteries.

That is the suggestion from Singapore.


If that it is a serious matter, is so, then because those who go to Singapore should look after the welfare of the people the welfare of than welfare lotteries—that is the important point and it has a very strong bearing on the question of Singapore and Malaya.

If there is a merger, i.t must be an honest merger, where the people know what they are coming in for.
the people, but rather Mr Speaker, Sir, internal security has taken a very dramatic turn since we last met and heard the previous Speech of His Majesty the King.

It has been said by His Majesty that so far as internal security is concerned—this is what His Majesty has said : "My Government's policy on internal security still stands.
In the field of subversion the Government will always remain vigilant, and will not hesitate to take appropriate to counter measures whenever necessary 59 23 MAY 1963 60 subversive activities by the Communists and any of their supporters in this country."

With that statement I fully agree, but I say this: let the Government not use as a lame excuse the internal security laws the to suppress and oppress citizens of this country.
I would not say "suppress and oppress political opponents", because at least in the case of my Party we are not suppressed or oppressed as political opponents.
But I do say that the Government of this country is trying to suppress and oppress the citizens of this country, when the Government thinks that any citizen or citizens will oppose the Government in any major matter; and this is becoming more and more clear and Senator Khaw should be well aware of how easy it is to look up innocent persons, how easy it is to make a mistake, because Senator Khaw himself has been a Police Officer in the Special Branch, where Ipoh, in one of the State Assemblymen was locked up and arrested by Senator Khaw—he was 101 per cent innocent.
It shows how easy mistakes can be made.

I can produce a line-up of hundreds of people arrested by Senator Khaw during his term of office—all 101 per cent innocent.

Enche' Khaw Kai Boh: Mr Speaker, Sir, on a point of clarification—could the Honourable Member mention the names of those people?

of Enche' D. R. Seenivasagam: State Assemblyman Teo Kim Swee was one them.

He will come, produced of before you; investigate as much as you like, but you will find him 101 per cent innocent.
I can give more names, if wanted.

Therefore, Sir, the people being danger innocent arrested by even honest officers is always present, and it is the duty of the Honourable Minister of Internal Security to see to it that this thing cannot happen.
I know that it is very difficult, but it is very wrong of the Prime Minister of this country, of other Ministers of this country, as soon as a person is arrested, to make a statement is a in public saying, "This man communist, he this is a country, we cannot allow traitors like this to remain in this country."

It is traitor to "This man wrong.

What chance has a man got I when he comes up for enquiry?
suggest that Ministers, and all of us indeed, should keep our mouths—if I may use a common term—shut until the enquiry is over, until the findings are arrived at, because afterall, these are semi-judicial enquiries; and if we go around us saying in respect of the arrested person, is a communist, he is raising an army, he is a sympathiser with the Indonesian struggle, he is a traitor to this country, he owes no loyalty to this country", then what chance do you give that man when the actual enquiry comes up?
I suggest that on internal security we must be very careful, because the powers given to the executives are so wide and so fearful, and is an everyday occurrence now for people to the be rounded up, Police, and nobody knows where they are locked up until after a long time.

That sort of thing is not in keeping with the United Nations Charter or any semblance of democracy.
locked up by it Mr Speaker, Sir, on foreign policy, His Majesty has said: "As I have already stated, it is the policy of my Government to have good and friendly relations with all countries, especial ly with our neighbours.

It is in this spirit that my Government has agreed with the Govern ments of Indonesia and the Philippines to hold a meeting at Foreign Ministers' level in Manila shortly to discuss amicably matters of good relations and mutual interest."
this country Mr Speaker, Sir, we are a small nation and, as has been said many times, we are a proud nation.

And I say that if Indonesia, or any foreign nation, dare to ridicule our National Anthem, then it is not sufficient for the Prime Minister of to merely write a formal letter of protest.

This House must know what is the outcome of that protest.

This House has the right to know, on behalf of the people, what retaliatory action we are going to take against Indonesia.
It may be a matter which only stupid people will dare the National ridicule Anthem of another country, but if you let that pass it will go on from one to another, and another to the next, and so on.

In Indonesia, where there is no semblance of democracy, where today to 61 23 MAY 1963 62 we know the people are burning Chinese houses, or making the Chinese people to bow down on the roadsides, I ask, what business has this country to want a Treaty of Friendship with Indonesia?
What greater insult can be hurled at this nation than to ridicule its National Anthem?

What step is the Government the Treaty of Friendship with Indonesia, or to demand an explanation?

Let the people, the Malayan people, know what explanation Indonesia has to give for such conduct.

revoke taking to is Mr Speaker, Sir, the Honourable mover of this motion has said that the attack on the Prime Minister by a nation—obviously, he was foreign referring to Indonesia—was mean and baseless.
I agree, but what are we going to do about it?

Just deny it and keep quiet, or are we going to do something more about it?

Do nothing more, just say, "You are talking nonsense, do not do it next time."?

How many "next- times" are you going to give Indonesia?

Why the Treaty of Friendship Indonesia?

still maintained with What do you expect to get?


You say that you practise democracy, you say you are looking after the people of all races in this multi-racial nation; yet you get a nation which is bullying other people—and you want your Treaty of Friendship?

Now, in South Africa, when there was, or there is, the apartheid policy, Malaya spoke a lot, Malaya did a lot.

In Indonesia—you can see from is racial victimisation of the Chinese.
Is Malaya going Is Malaya going to the United Nations and say, "Interfere in Indonesia."?

If not, why not?

Is it because you are blood brothers, or is it because you do not mind certain people being bullied?

Could it be because of publicity in respect of South Africa that you were prepared to talk?

Search your cons cience, and do what is right in the case of Indonesia.

the papers—there to do anything?


Mr Speaker, Sir, it is strange that time and again in His Majesty's Speech it should be stated that we want to be neutral, we want to be friendly with friendly nations.

Being neutral is good.

Now, I am not referring to this parti let us say, cular Address but the policy stated from time to time, year in and year out.

How can you say that you are neutral, when you choose to embitter and to attack, the Communist blocs?
You may be anti-Communist, but there is no need to attack another nation which chooses another ideology different from yours.

If you do that, you are not neutral.

If you do that, then you are leading yourselves into one camp against another camp.

I say that— Malaya cannot afford whether you like to admit it or not, Malaya cannot afford to do that—and I hope think carefully before doing it.
the Government will to do the people of Mr Speaker, Sir, on His Majesty's Speech, it is regrettable to the Peoples' Progressive Party of Malaya that there has been no mention of the education policy, which has been condemned by large sections of the Federation.

We would have expected this Government to give some consi deration to expressions of opinion given at elections and otherwise by large sections of the community on the education policy known as the Rahman Talib Report.
It is regretted by the Peoples' Progressive Party of Malaya that those responsible for the Speech have not thought it proper to advise His Majesty on what steps should be taken to bring in a policy which is acceptable to the people of this country as a whole.

the demand Mr Speaker, Sir, it is also regrettable to the Peoples' Progressive Party of Malaya that His Majesty was not advised to make observations on the to make question of Chinese and Tamil as official languages in this country.
We would have thought that the Government in power, knowing the community demand these two languages to be made official languages, would have thought in proper to make some reference the Throne, but in the event no reference has been made.
large sections of the Speech from that in Mr Speaker, Sir, it is a matter of pride for us in the Municipality of Ipoh to know in His Majesty's Speech that local authorities for he has praised 63 23 MAY 1963 64 the gardens, playing their part in the development of this country.
I assure His Majesty and this House that so far as the Ipoh is concerned, we are Municipality appreciative of I that praise, and assure this House that we have really done our duty towards making Ipoh a much better town in the last two years than the Alliance did from 1954 until 1960.
We invite all Members to come to Ipoh and look at the large buildings that have gone up, the car the parks, water tanks for the Malay kampongs around Ipoh which you could not give them for four years; and I am sure that His Majesty was very correct in praising at least the local authority of Ipoh for its very good work which I am sure will pay dividends on the 22nd of June.
On this I would, of course, like the various Ministries at the Federal level for the financial assistance they have given to the Ipoh Municipality.

But it is a matter of regret that we did not get that same co-operation from the State Government of Perak.
to express appreciation roads, the to in is mentioned I disagree with all Mr Speaker, Sir, with regard to the question of the road transport industry, which the Special Appendix to the Royal Address, a very strange and peculiar position has arisen in the constituency of the Honourable Minister of Works, Posts and Telecom munications—i.e.

Sungei Siput.

People apply for taxi licences.


The applications are decided on the priority system— ex-special constables get priority, those this country get who have served priority.

those things, but let us say it is correct.

In Sungei Siput—I am sorry I could not inform the Honourable Minister of Transport earlier of this, because it just came to me over the telephone— there were a number of applications.

Two vacancies were available for taxis in Sungei Siput.
One went to a certain gentleman and another went to another gentleman.

In Sungei Siput there is no Indian taxi operator.

I have been asked by the people of Sungei Siput to ask this House why every time an Indian applies he is rejected in favour of somebody else.

I can't go further at this stage, but the fact is that in recent months when Indians apply they are not approved, although the circumstances are the same as between all applicants.
That would be of interest to the Honourable Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications.

of the Indians to stop this country this.

What has that?
What has that?

You want recently at a Kaum Mr Speaker, Sir, on the question of immigration, this country will be frankly annoyed, and very annoyed, with the Government because Ibu meeting, I think in Province Wellesley, a woman leader of the Kaum Ibu said that more and more Indians are coming to this country from India to work here and the Government must take strong the action Malayan Indian Congress, what has the Honourable mover of the motion, to stop to say to Indians coming to to work and go back?
If you agree, say so; if you do not agree, say so.

The Indians of this country whom you say you want to represent want to know, and this House wants to know, what is the policy of the Alliance Party.

It says that "more and more Indians are being brought to into work in shops.

The Government must stop this practice."

That is a question I pose.

I the Prime Minister is in charge of immigration.

himself What is your answer to that protest by the Kaum Ibu of Province Wellesley area?
Do you agree with that, or do you not agree?

Are you going to to control prohibit, are you going people country coming to work who are not going to claim citizenship obviously and will go back?

Are you going to deprive people of coming here to earn their livelihood this when they have connections country—not without connections?

I suggest Indian Congress should look into that matter very clearly.
the Malayan this country think that this to in Mr Speaker, Sir, to wind up what I have to say, the Peoples' Progressive Party stands for equal rights.

From that stand we will never move.

We will this Government, we will support support any Government which is prepared to give us equal rights in this country.

We are against this question of special privileges because it does not 65 23 MAY 1963 66 to give any benefit to anybody, it causes heart-breaks and concern large sections of the community.
We are in favour, and will always be in favour, of multi-lingualism as practised in Singa pore.

There is no reason why it cannot be practised here.

We are against any phony merger with Singapore based on false documents, as Senator Tan has now put it.

We are against merger with Singapore for the purposes of making money out of Welfare Lotteries and not for the purposes of the Welfare of the the people.
We are against Internal Security Act because innocent people like Teo Kim Swee may be arrested even today.

We are against arbitrary arrests and detention because it is against the principles of the United Nations Charter.

We want an educa tion policy where all children of all races will have the privilege of being educated in their own language if they so wish.
Today, Mr Speaker, Sir, in the schools of this country you will find that Chinese education is not given; even when 15 parents have asked for is not it that education sometimes teachers are not introduced because available the Rahman Talib Policy cannot be imple mented.

Speaking on I suggest to the person in charge of the Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, or what ever you call it, Tuan Syed Nasir, to be more careful of what he says if he wants co-operation during language months.
Could there be any greater challenge or any greater affrontery to the non-Malays of this country when you say, "Well, I have gone round and I have seen that some shops have not put up their signboards in Malay.

I am going these shops."

What are you going to do?

What on earth can you do?

Is there any law which says you must put up a signboard in Malay?

There is none.
There is none.

If you start insulting people like that, you will get more people not wanting to put up signboards in Malay to see what you are going to do about it.

If Tuan Syed Nasir wants co-operation, which these people are prepared to give, then he should talk less and try to induce them to do it.

There is no use to induce; if you just keep quiet people will do it themselves.

But if them.

Why?
But if them.

Why?

Even to photograph all language, to you go and challenge them to do it, you will find people accepting your challenges and when they accept your challenges you are not going to get good reaction from the people.

There fore, if he wants to get anything done, Tuan Syed Nasir should ask for it.

Don't try to frighten people and don't try to demand.
information which Mr Speaker, Sir, with regard to the Press of this country, I am sorry to say that my information—and it is that directives are given correct—is from time to time to the Press in this country.

It may be denied, but it is a fact, and it is a fact which has become common knowledge.

Information which, perhaps, is good for some parties is suppressed; is favourable to the Government is given at all times.

Take the affair of His Highness the Sultan of Perak.
The speech of the Sultan did not appear in the Straits Times, but what the Prime Minister of this country thought fit to insult His Highness came out in banner headlines on the front page.

Everybody was asking each other: What did the Sultan say, what did he say, can you find it?

No, nothing in the Straits Times, but the vernacular press had it word for word—the Utusan Melayu, the Chinese news papers, Warta Negara had His Highness' speech word for word.
And that is the way the Press in this country is carrying on, particularly the Straits Times.

It is not a credit to them; it is a discredit.

Mr Speaker, Sir, I think I have finished.

Thank you very much.

Mr Speaker: The sitting is suspended for 15 minutes.

Sitting suspended at 11.52 a.m.

Sitting resumed at 12.10 p.m. (Mr Speaker in the Chair).

Debate resumed.
Debate resumed.

Enche' Chin See Yin: Mr Speaker, Sir, I wish to refer to a certain part of His Majesty's Gracious Speech, which reads: "Eight crowded and dramatic years have passed since the first elected representatives of the Malayan people took their seats in this simple and unpretentious chamber.

It 67 23 MAY 1963 68 is here in this setting that new Malayan traditions of parliamentary democracy have been established and our destiny charted.
It is here that free and independent Malaya was created and nurtured into nationhood."

Sir, in this connection, I would like to refer to the Malayan Constitutional the very documents which contain essential materials for the building of the Malayan nation.

In these documents provision is made for equality, security and everything that is good for the building up of the Malayan nation.

Now, who are the people responsible for these these documents?
Before documents came into being, I must admit that it was the Alliance Party who got together, with the support of the people, to achieve independence for this country, and the Alliance Party prepared these documents for the pur pose of guiding the new nation.

The Alliance Party consists of the UMNO, the MCA and the MIC.

The UMNO represents the interests of the Malays, the MCA the interests of the Chinese and the the communal Indians.
organisations together with, according to their objective, a very good intention of implementing these documents.

However, Sir, here I must the UMNO which admit represents the Malays, together with the PMIP and the Party Negara, has always been striving for the rights of the Malay people.

But what happened non-Malays—the Chinese, to Indians and others?

What has the MCA done for the Chinese and what has the MIC done for the Indians?
interests of that only the MIC These three got the Now, I would like to refer you to the implementation of the policies that will be brought into being as a result of this.

Let us take the policy in regard to education.

The education policy, as it stands today, is the result of the Razak Report on Education.
In this connection, I would like to refer to Article 152 of the Constitution and, with your permission, Sir, I would like to read a portion of it: "The national language shall be the Malay language and shall be in such script as Parliament may by law provide : Provided that— (a) no person shall be prohibited or prevented from using (otherwise than for official purposes), or from teach ing or learning, any other language; the Government, the signatures of Sir, in this Article itself it is very clearly stated that while making Malay the national language, we should pre serve and encourage the use of other languages.
If that is the objective in mind, then I must say that it is with regret that the Razak Report had to contain the MCA representatives.

Dr Lim Chong Eu, who was then an Alliance whip in the then Federal Legislative Council, was one of the signatories to that Report.

Why was it then necessary for him to be a member of the parties signing that Report?

It was because the MCA is a partner of the Alliance.

What else could the MCA do?

It had no choice but to agree to the Razak Report.


As a result of the Razak Report, now we have the Abdul Rahman Talib Report and where does this Report lead us to with regard to education in Chinese and other languages?

In one of the written answers to questions tabled, it is stated very clearly that the moment a Chinese secondary school accepts the aid of it becomes either a National school or an English school.
It is a fact now that the Chinese secondary schools, which have accepted the aid of the Government, are in the majority English schools, and they have only one subject in Chinese, that is the Chinese language—the teaching of other subjects is now in the English language.

According to a report made a few weeks ago, it has been stated that only twelve Chinese secondary schools have remained they are persuading them to accept that aid.
I ask, Sir, since the MCA represents the Chinese, why does it not stand up for the citizens of the Chinese origin, in this country, for which these people are entitled to under Article 152—that is preserving, sustaining and encouraging the teaching of the language in the Chinese schools?
I am a citizen of Chinese origin and when I stood for parliamentary election I stood on cer tain principles, and where I remain now I still stand on those principles— the rights of the non-Malays—because for the UMNO has already fought independent and that the rights of the Chinese, 69 23 MAY 1963 70 the non-Malays, for the Chinese and the Malays, but the MCA and MIC have not fought for the rights of the non-Malays.

That is why I stand for the the rights of education of the education of the Indians.
I also ask for equality, equality as provided in Article 8 of the Constitution.

If I may refer you, Sir, to Article 8, it reads, "All persons are equal before the law and entitled to equal protection of the law."

Sir, with reference to equal pro tection of the law, i.e.

equality, every time a law is legislated it is up to the representatives of communal associations to fight for equality.
But have they fought for equality—equality for fair distribution of land, equality in the Government for employment Service and the the defence of in country?

(Interruption).

Now, Sir, if I may ask your permission, there should be no interference from that side; it is disturbing my trend of thoughts.

The .

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.. Honourable Member at that end these Mr Speaker: I did not notice that.

Proceed.

like Enche' Chin See Yin: Thank you very much.

In fact, equality goes a very long way.


I admit that there should be special privileges, the Malay reservation which has been there and it will be there.

But it should not curtail the rights of the citizens of the other origins for the simple reason that you create a feeling of fear and suspicion in their minds.

They feel that eventually they will lose all.

And how can we have prosperity, peace and harmony with that feeling of suspicion and fear exist ing in the minds of the non-Malays?
As a result, Sir, many parties have sprung up fighting for their rights and I have in fact been responsible in the formation of the United Democratic Party standing on this principle—the rights of the non-Malays—equality in employment and defence and for a better education policy.

But what happened?

Why my friends and I left the U.D.P.?

Because the friend with whom I had agreed to form this party, Dr Lim Chong Eu, has broken faith with that pledge and has brought us far away.
Mr Speaker: How is that relevant to this debate?

is for that stands Enche' Chin See Yin: On the question of equality, Sir.

Now I say that besides my friends and I who left the U.D.P., who stand for this principle, another party this is the Peoples' Progressive principle to be this country.

It in Party regretted that a communal party like the MCA has not fought for the rights of the citizens of Chinese origin; nor can I say that the MIC has done that.

You have got to admit that.


In these eight years—as His Majesty has said "eight crowded and dramatic years"— if you look back over these eight years, you will see what the citizens of Chinese origin and citizens of Indian origin have lost.

Who has represented them?

to it is the Government has Now, Sir, I come to another part of the the Gracious Speech, and question of internal security.
I agree that it is the duty of the Government to preserve and maintain law and order and that subversive elements creating trouble and doing mischief the country should be put behind the bars.

If sufficient evidence to make arrests I am in full support.

Such elements should, no doubt, be kept behind the bars.

If you have sufficient evidence to warrant such drastic action, then I think such persons should be given a fair trial.
As the Honourable Member from Ipoh said a little while ago, many innocent people also suffered.

To prove that such arrests are not wrong, why not give them a fair trial?

Unfortunately my good friend the Honourable Member from Telok Anson on the 15th of May, 1963, said at Seremban that I was a signatory to a document which was published in the newspapers joining the Opposition Parties condemning the arrest of the Honourable Enche' Boestamam.
I signed that document because, as I said in Parliament, if there is afterwards sufficient evidence such drastic action, then the Government must bring Enche' Boestamam for trial.

But I did not condemn the action because I did not know what the evidences were.

I say that if you have sufficient evidence to make the arrest, I am in full agree ment; if not, I am against it.

That is the long and short of it.


That brings for 71 23 MAY 1963 72 me to the question of internal security, and I hope I have explained it to my Honourable friend, because if I do not explain that I am supporting subversive elements.

I am against them and I have been against them all the time, and I am against even leftwing practice.

it, it will mean in today to do his Again on the question of security, in order to maintain law and order you need a general and also you need an army.
It is no good having a general without an army and the Police Force it is not the Inspector- General who is all important.

It is the little man right from the bottom.

In this case I am referring to the policemen.


If you will remember, Sir, some time ago I referred in this House to the question of the salary provided in the estimates for police constables, which is $60 to $110; and when I asked the Honourable Prime Minister whether there was any intention of revising such salary scheme, he said action was being taken.

I appreciate very much such action.

But how long will it take to come to a settlement for a revision of the present salary scales?
One does not expect a policeman job properly when he has financial pro blems and most of these problems are created as a result of the education policy.

And what that education policy?

School books are being changed every year.

Your younger son cannot make use of the books of his elder brother.

Every time your children are promoted, it costs you between $80 to $100.
Let us say, there are three school- going children in the family and at $40 is $120, each which is more than the salary of a policeman who is getting a salary of $110.

How do you expect that police man to live?

And this applies to all the working people whose children are now in school.

No doubt, they get free primary education, but the amount of money they have got to pay for the books.

I hope the Ministry will look into this.


Why not have a set of books for every class, so that the poor parents will not have to bother so much as soon as they hear that their children are getting promotion?

When they hear that their children are getting promotion, the amount involved look at is no doubt they are very happy about it, but at the same time they would be pretty sad when they see that they have not the money to buy those books.
Therefore, I say, Sir, on the question of internal security, where we use such people like the policemen, I think it is the time question of their salaries.

I hope the present salary scales will be revised very quickly.

that we should look into While I am on the subject of educa tion, Sir, I wish to stress here again that it is about time that the Honour able Minister of Education kindly the whole education policy consider again.
The education policy as it now stands is not a good one, not good for the simple reason that many boys at the end of each year will be thrown into the streets.

What is the real cause behind it?

I think he has much better knowledge than I. I would, in this con nection, like to give an example.

A friend of mine by the name of Chan Choy, has a child in the primary school and his neighbour also has a child in the same school and in the same class, i.e.

Standard Two.
Standard Two.

One day his neigh bour came to his house and while Chan Choy's son was reading a book, Chan Choy asked his neighbour's child to read the same book, but the boy could not read it.

He went deeper into it to find out what was the cause.

The the boy could not even make out difference between letters, A.B.C.

to Z.

That shows that there must be something terribly wrong in the teaching in the primary classes.
If a boy who has attended school for two years and could not make out the difference between A.B.

and C, how do you expect him to read a book?

Naturally, when he comes to the sixth year, he will no doubt be thrown into the streets.

In this connection, too, a racket has also risen from it.

It is regarding special tuition.

You cannot blame the teacher, nor can you blame the child, for not being able to pass the Secondary Schools' Entrance Examina tion.

The teacher is now behaving like a professor.


He goes into the classroom and says, "Boys, look here, this is A.B.C.

You follow me."

He does not bother to give them exercises or home- the 26th 73 23 MAY 1963 74 work, because he will then have to go back and do a lot of correction.

Now what happens is this.


The teachers will say, I do not say all the teachers, but some teachers will say, "Boys, look here, if you are not satisfied, or you cannot follow me in the class, I am prepared to give you special tuition at $10 a month."

How many parents can afford that $10 a month?


In spite of the fact that they are not in a position financially to do so, but in order to see that their own children may be able to pass the Entrance Examination, they will have to get a teacher to give special is a matter of great tuition.

This importance and I hope the Ministry will look into it.

Something must be done to get rid of this racket created by a handful of teachers, and because of that it has created a lot of sadness.
the other was On education again, Sir, I must say that in my own State of Negeri Sem- bilan we have a sadist.

The Chief Education Officer is never happy to transfer by see someone getting a mutual consent.

A case was, in fact, mentioned to me by my Honourable friend the Member for Port Dickson, who moved this motion which is now being debated, and he will bear me out.

It is a case of two teachers from two different States, one was in Seremban and in a district in a different State.
Both of them have agreed to have a transfer.

The Deputy Chief Education Officer has agreed, but when the Chief Educa tion Officer heard about it, he said in the presence of the Honourable Mem ber "Why should it be done?"

And it was never done.

So, he has created sadness and this Chief Education Officer, to my mind, is a sadist.

He was never helpful and is never pre pared to help.
I know of cases when it was stated in this House that when ever possible teachers of the fair sex should always be kept in towns and cities; but in this case he sent them to the ulus.

That is why I called him a sadist.


Now, Sir, on the question of the millions of dollars that we spent on development, I must agree that it is a very good thing; it is a very good thing to develop this country so that to own implementation the less fortunate people can be given land, and this will no doubt help the less fortunate people land.

Having this good intention in mind, we must be able to implement it in a is proper way.
The most important, because in this coun try the population is made up of so many races on which we are going to build a Malayan nation.

In this con nection, Sir, I would ask for a fair distribution of land.

When you give something to "A", see that you give something to "B".

If you do not give them in equal proportion, give a little less, but not to allow one to have the loaf and other the crumbs.
The crumbs now given, or will soon be given, to the people in the New Villages, is not a good thing, and I hope something will that be done pretty soon to amend faulty move.

in that there Sir, some time ago, I have said in this House is a wrong impression in the minds of the people the the Chinese are rich and that Malays are poor.

It is just the con trary.

Why do I say so?


It is because in every kampong the Malay people has an acre or two acres of padi fields in the New Villages the each, but there have none.

What people they have got, is Temporary fact, Occupation Licence land which they hold under that licence—and even that find today, licence in getting it renewed every difficulty year.
We have quite a problem in Seremban over such Temporary Occu pation Licences, and I hope that the this matter Minister responsible for will kindly advise the District Officer concerned to relax.

I am bringing up this type of land held under T.O.L.

because I seek the assistance of the Minister.

State land has been given out for cultivation.

they hold they Mr Speaker: Land is a State matter.

Enche' Chin See Yin: Yes, Sir.

I will not dwell on it.


It is because of the development schemes that I am asking the Minister to kindly assist in the matter.

It is also because you are giving land for development, and land has been developed from State land, that is why I am referring to this.

I 75 23 MAY 1963 76 would request the Minister to speak to District Officers not to deal with such licences according to the letter of the law, because if they do all these T.O.L.
will have to be cancelled, as on this type of land one is not supposed to build a house; it is only allowed for cultivation.

However, naturally, when cultivate vegetables, or have you poultry, you must have a house to live in on the land to look after your property, otherwise somebody will come and take away what you have worked for.

for Now, Sir, His Majesty has said, "The implementation of the Plan has already made much progress."
He is referring to the development and industrialisa tion plan and the work of the State Governments, the Federation Govern the local authorities.

The ment and Local Authority in Seremban has made progress, and I am standing here to say that we have made progress—and in saying so I am not going to blow the the Seremban Town trumpet Council.

All these years, before the present Council took over, nothing was done for industrialisation.
However, in view of the increasing population, the present Council considers it necessary to industrialise, and with the help of the Ministry, land now has been set aside for development, and the people are going development.

the State Government Unfortunately, has not given the help that has been given by the Federation Government.

If the Ministry can help to solve or to assist in the matter, it will go a long way.
there for to say "Thank you" A Ministry can do a lot of things to help the people—the Minister in parti cular.

Therefore, in this case, I am the here to Honourable Minister of the Interior for having heard my humble plea on the banning of the pintables.

The pin- tables, Sir, have done a lot of havoc to the people.

They have created an evil.

Children will spend their pocket money, even their school fees, on the pintables; husbands and wives will quarrel because of these pintables.
In bringing this up again, I am giving an example of how a Ministry can do a lot to help; and we as elected represen tatives of the people have a duty to the people to see that such evils are con demned and done away with.

In my case, Sir, a good friend of mine and I had to part company, because in this case, this good friend who is also the Deputy of the Council has a brother who was running pintables all over the country.
It is because I pleaded with the Government to ban these pintables that today this friend and I had to part company.

(Laughter).

I do not regret it, because we are sitting here not for the benefit of individuals, but we are sitting here for the benefit of the masses and for the good of the country.

For this reason, I say that when we ask the Government to do something, and if we are reasonable, we hope the Government will lend us a ear.
Now, with regard to the "mushroom" insurance companies, thanks again to the Ministry for taking action to shut down those companies, but what about the contributions that have been paid by the unfortunate people?

You have asked them to send in their claims; they have sent them to the liquidators.

However, have you made any law to thieves who catch swindled the money?

Most of them are having, I understand, a wonderful time because they are now very well off.

What has Government done about it?


The earlier you catch them and get the money back for the unfortunate people the better it will be for the country.

I ask the Minister to take appropriate action early.

rogues and the Now, Sir, let us consider the Ministry of Health.

The very important thing that it has got to do is to deal effec that dreaded disease— tively with is now spreading in Cholera—which this country.

The disease has erupted in Malacca—and Negeri Sembilan is a neighbouring State.
The Seremban Town Council has, in fact, approached the medical authorities time and again asking for help; and not until this morning has something been done to give free inoculation to the people, but during the past two weeks the private medical practitioners have been having a roaring practice.

I am not against such practice, because it is legitimate, 77 23 MAY 1963 78 but I say that the fault lies with the Government in not taking early action to give free inoculation to the people.
I ask the Government to do so as quickly as possible for the other parts of this country.

Mr Speaker, Sir, when we are here to represent the people, we should speak our mind, and when we do so let not the Government say that we oppose it for the sake of opposition.

When we put forward something with reason, we hope the Government will lend us a ear.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, di-hadapan kita ini ada telah di- satu usul yang kemukakan sa-bagaimana biasa saperti menguchapkan terima kaseh bagi pehak Dewan ini kapada Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di- Pertuan Agong di-atas uchapan-nya di-Persidangan Parlimen Yang Kelima.
Saperti mana yang biasa di-amalkan, uchapan itu tidak-lah di-gunakan sa- mata2 saperti menguchapkan terima kaseh, tetapi hendak-lah di-gunakan bagi membahath dasar2 yang di-kemu- kakan oleh Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong bagi pehak Kerajaan-nya pada tahun yang Parlimen ini di-buka Per- sidangan-nya.
Seri Paduka Baginda telah menyentoh beberapa perkara dan pada pendapat saya uchapan Seri Paduka Baginda pada tahun ini ada-lah kurang mutu-nya daripada yang mesti- nya saperti yang di-jangkakan untok suatu tahun yang patut uchapan itu terlebeh kemas dan lebeh baik.
Jauh daripada yang di-katakan bahawa itu satu sikap yang kita sama2 mengetahui' itu ada-lah tanggong-jawab Kerajaan, dan oleh kerana Kerajaan tidak dapat mengemukakan perkara2 yang lebeh baik maka terpaksa-lah Seri Paduka Baginda menguchapkan perkara2 yang kurang baik.

Tuan Yang di-Pertua, perkara2 yang besar telah menjadi kechil dan perkara2 yang kechil telah di-besar2kan.
saya aliran uchapan Seri Paduka Baginda pada tahun ini walau bagaimana pun saya ada-lah bersama2 menguchapkan terima kaseh kapada Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di- sudi-nya Pertuan Agong Ini-lah nampak atas itu memberi uchapan walau pun uchapan tidak memuaskan.
Tuan Yang itu di-Pertua, bertitah-lah Seri Paduka Baginda dengan berkata demikian bunyi-nya: "Sa-bagai wakil ra'ayat yang di-pileh dalam pemerentahan demokrasi yang baharu tuan2 lagi subor ini maka tanggong-jawab sakalian amat-lah berat-nya.

dan puan2 Tuan2 dan puan2 ada-lah mempunyai keisti- mewaan mewakili ra'ayat dan menyuarakan kehendak^ mereka pada ketika kita sedang menchipta sejarah."
yang berat di-maksudkan bagi mewakili Tuan Yang di-Pertua, itu ada-lah satu parageraf yang sadikit di-dalam satu perkara yang besar kalau dapat di-Pertua, agak-nya, Tuan Yang hendak-lah Kerajaan itu lari daripada menyentoh masaalah itu kerana Kera jaan telah menunjokkan kebachulan di-dalam mengamalkan demokrasi da lam negeri ini.

Saya tidak mengerti Seri apa-kah Paduka Baginda di-suroh oleh Kera jaan beruchap saperti itu sebab amat- lah ra'ayat menyuarakan kehendak mereka di-sini.
Bagaimana-kah menyuarakan kehendak ra'ayat di-dalam Dewan yang saperti ini saya hendak bertanya: Tidak-kah ini satu Dewan yang menutup mulut wakil ra'ayat daripada berchakap apa yang di-kehendaki oleh ra'ayat?
Dewan ini ikat telah meluluskan peratoran mulut wakil2 ra'ayat, apabila telah di- luluskan saperti tidak-lah boleh lagi hendak di-chakapkan, tidak- lah boleh di-biarkan sa-hingga satu usul itu dapat di-bahathkan dan di- fikirkan bersama di-dalam Dewan ini, oleh itu maka hairan-lah saya bahawa Kerajaan mengatakan sikap diri-nya sa-bagai Kerajaan demokrasi itu.
itu maka Tuan Yang di-Pertua, wakil Ipoh dan Seremban datang ka-Dewan ini hendak memperbahathkan berkenaan dengan Ipoh-nya dan saya pula dari Persatuan Islam Sa-Tanah Melayu hendak memperjuangkan nasib orang2 Melayu-nya—dan itu tidak boleh hen dak di-chakapkan, tidak boleh di-buat satu2 usul dan jangan di-sebut, sebut itu menyakitkan hati orang2 lain.

Orang2 lain minta supaya di-adakan hak sama bagi ra'ayat itu dan orang2 yang datang di-negeri—itu tidak me- ngapa.
Demokrasi apa itu, Tuan Yang di-Pertua, demokrasi hendak mengikut 79 23 MAY 1963 80 apa yang di-kehendakkan oleh Kera- jaan.

Kalau itu-lah di-sebutkan demo- krasi maka nyata-lah negeri dan Kerajaan ini belum faham lagi dengan erti demokrasi.

itu lain, di-fahamkan Tuan Yang di-Pertua, Seri Paduka Baginda telah menyebutkan bahawa zaman ini ada-lah zaman yang kita sedang hendak menchipta sejarah.
Saya mahu, Tuan Yang di-Pertua, supaya bahawa perkara jangan-lah sejarah negeri ini di-chipta- kan dengan kezaliman kapada anak2 negeri itu sendiri, sebab sejarah yang saperti itu akan runtoh dan akan han- chor.
Kita tahu, Tuan Yang di-Pertua, dan kita faham bahawa di-dalam mem- benarkan sa-buah negara yang bebas dan merdeka yang mustahak-nya ia-lah mengamalkan perinsip demokrasi, pe- rinsip equality, tetapi sa-tengah orang lupa bahawa tidak dapat di-tegakkan sa-buah negara kalau tidak di-jalankan di-dalam-nya perinsip keadilan.

Saya rasa keadilan mesti di-jalankan di- dalam negeri ini.
Jangan-lah ada orang memahamkan bahawa keadilan yang di-kehendaki di-dalam negeri ini ia-lah dengan memberikan apa sahaja kapada tetapi hendak-lah di- orang juga keadilan fahamkan hendak-lah di-jalankan bersama kapada ra'ayat Melayu.
Tadi, wakil dari Ipoh telah berchakap kata-nya: "perpaduan Kebangsaan hendak-lah datang mene- rusi dasar persefahaman dan kalau orang lain tidak berchakap menentang dasar tidak sama ini bukan-lah mereka itu telah menerima dasar itu, akan tiba masa-nya rungutan2"—dan entah apa terbayang di-dalam kepala-nya yang saya tidak tahu-lah.
Saya hendak ber- kata di-sini bahawa kalau ada nampak dasar keadilan tidak di-amalkan itu dalam negeri ini di-diamkan oleh orang2 Melayu kita dan tidak menunjokkan perasaan pada masa itu jangan-lah juga di-fahamkan oleh Kerajaan bahawa mereka itu telah menerima dasar itu, apa lagi hendak melanjutkan dasar itu.

Kalau wakil dari Ipoh membayang- kan orang2 yang bukan Melayu maka saya membayangkan bagitu juga ada- nya kapada orang Melayu.
Tuan Yang di-Pertua, perkara itu sudah sa-patut- nya di-perhatikan oleh Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

bahawa Di-dalam para 4 dalam uchapan Seri Paduka Baginda mengatakan: "Beta sukachita menyampaikan kapada tuan2 dan puan2 dasar2 ranchangan Kerajaan pada tahun hadapan .

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Yang saya perhatikan itu ada-lah dasar cholek2, mana yang di-rasakan tidak berapa sedap di-sulitkan, perkara yang sadikit2 di-besarkan saperti chara Ford Foundation, perkara hendak menjalan- kan research, chara Kerajaan berhutang lebeh banyak.

Ini di-buat di-dalam uchapan Seri Paduka Baginda, rasa saya tidak-lah sa-suai di-uchapkan oleh sa-orang yang berdaulat saperti Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Seri Agong.
Di-waktu mendengar Paduka Baginda membuat uchapan itu saya terasa macham mendengar sa-orang Menteri Muda meminta per- untokan tambahan bagi Kementerian- nya sahaja.

Tuan Yang di-Pertua, satu daripada perkara yang di-sentoh oleh Seri Pa duka Baginda ia-lah berkenaan itu dengan ekonomi negeri ini.

Mr Speaker: Order!

Order!

The time now is one o'clock.

The meeting is adjourned to 4.30 p.m. this afternoon.

Adjourned at 1 p.m.
Adjourned at 1 p.m.

Sitting resumed at 4.30 p.m. (Mr Speaker in the Chair) ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE UNDER STANDING ORDER 18 CHOLERA EPIDEMIC Mr Speaker: The debate to adjourn the House will start.

Enche' Tan Phock Kin: Mr Speaker, Sir, it is necessary for me to move the adjournment of the House to discuss this question of the cholera epidemic because the Ministry of Health has not acted promptly in the manner expected of it.

It seems to me that the Ministry took quite a long time to act.
The first case was reported as early as the 4th of May and no action was taken until the the Government 15th of May.

Had acted promptly on confirmation of the 81 23 MAY 1963 82 first case, in all probability the spread of the disease could have been avoided or perhaps curbed even in Malacca itself.

So, on these facts alone, Sir, I must say that the Ministry is to be blamed for this belated action.
This Ministry of Health should appreciate that, as far as cholera is concerned, we can say that Malaya is in a region in which cholera is prevailing.

We have heard of cases in other places—in Sarawak, in Bangkok, in Jakarta—only recently, and all along the Ministry of Health has not been slow to come out with assurances that everything is well under control.

When the first case broke out the Ministry gave us the same assurances.
It also gave us assurances before the outbreak that every precau tion was taken and yet when actual cases were reported the Ministry was found to be unprepared.

Stocks of anti- cholera vaccine were found to be time- expired stocks.

As the editorial of one newspaper described it, they were so old as to be useless; and on top of that, the Ministry had not enough vaccine to start immediate immunisation even of the little township of Malacca.
Even today though there is an announcement that there will be a nation-wide immu nisation scheme, it would not be for another few weeks before the whole country can be immunised against cholera.

to Coming to prohibition of the measures, what measures has the Ministry of Health adopted to prevent the disease from spreading?

No prompt action was taken with regard food exports from Malacca; neither was any prompt action taken with regard to travel.
Even today there is a newspaper report to the effect that although there is a move to prohibit travelling from Malacca town, yet it was reported in the papers that the authorities cannot do anything because the particular order has not yet been gazetted.

All this goes to show the inaptitude and in incompetence of power.

With all these problems facing the Ministry, we look around and we cannot find the Minister.

Where is the Minister, I must ask.


We cannot find in him Malacca, or is he busy in the Ministry?

this House.

Is he busy the Government in The Prime Minister: On a point of explanation, I would like to tell the Honourable Member that the Minister is attending a conference in Geneva.

is told that he was the Honourable Enche' Tan Phock Kin: Well, I must the Prime thank Minister for enlightening this House that the Minister of Health is attending a conference in Geneva.
I hope that the conference is of such a nature that his indispensable.

However, presence according to reports in the newspapers, we were touring Europe.

I do not know whether the conference is still on, or the conference is now over and he is touring Europe.
Anyway, this is a matter of very utmost importance and I think wherever the Minister is, if his presence in any parti cular place is by no means indispens able, his duty is to be here in the Federation of Malaya directing opera tions with regard to this very problem.
However, Sir, the task of handling this problem is left to an Assistant Minister who acts as Minister of Health and we do not know whether this delay is due to the fact that he is too busy to attend to his work, having so many portfolios to look after, or is it because he finds it difficult to do, or is it because of in competence on the part of the Ministry as a whole.
Instead of appealing to the medical profession for assistances I was told the that on no occasion had Ministry written to the various medical associations in existence in this country.

In a case like this, of national import ance, it is natural that the person who is particular for Ministry should appeal to the various people who are in a position to assist and to mobilise every manpower that is available to combat the spread of this disease.
But instead of co-operating with the medical profession, instead of appealing to them, instead of working out a blue print whereby the profes sion, as a whole, and the Ministry can tackle the the problem with resources at their command, he went into a very undignified controversy with the medical profession.

He kept calling them names and argued as to what they should do.

Surely this is no way to get co-operation.


The duty of a Minister is not to find fault in time of a national responsible this all 83 23 MAY 1963 84 that from appointed is available emergency like this, but to get to the root of the matter and to get whatever co-operation from various sources.

However, Sir, we find that instead of doing all that, he is doing quite the opposite.
We thought that the Alliance Government as such has full confidence in members of the various professions, particularly mem this noble profession of bers of medicine.

But, however, the action and utterances of this particular Assistant Minister, who is acting for the Minister of Health, it gives us the impression that the Ministry has no faith whatsoever in the medical profes sion.
On top of that, Sir, we discovered that news of the spread of cholera have been suppressed and also the fact that a Medical Officer was appointed to investigate into the causes of cholera in Malacca—a doctor by the name of Manoharan was quite recently; but up to today we have not seen his report, and the Minister did not even have the courtesy to inform the public of the progress report of this investigation.

to appoint a three-man Committee of none other than his own political colleagues.
I for one cannot understand how these this three politicians can go problem.

What do they know about public health, and to what extent can they go into this very complex problem of medical science?

We have in this Committee a Minister without Portfolio, a medical practitioner who is by no means an authority on public health and who is also an active politician in the Ipoh Town Council, and a third person, the Secretary of the Malayan Chinese Association.
I see no reason why a political committee should be appointed to look into this problem when already an expert has been asked to delve into this problem.

Is it the intention of the Minister to use this political Commission of Enquiry to put a actually happened in Malacca?

Whatever it is, it will be sheer dishonesty to say that the water problem in Malacca is not the cause of the spread of cholera.

Instead he chose smokescreen on what into In Malacca, the water shortage is well-known.
In addition to that, the disposal very out-moded sewerage that prestige projects—a system will help a great deal towards spreading the disease.

This Government must appreciate the fact that as late as 1959, application was made to the Federation Government for financing the enlargement of the catchment areas in Malacca in view of the development of the town and also the establishment of a military base at Terendak.

This request was repeated in 1960, 1961 and 1962.


Though the Government agreed in principle, no action was taken—the excuse being it has no funds.

Looking back on the expenditure of the Federation Government for the last three years since 1959, everybody is aware that Federal funds have been utilised on quite a number of prestige projects.
It has been utilised for golf courses, it has been utilised to build various new aerodrome and things that are by no means considered as necessities or are by no means considered of any priority.

However, Sir, the Alliance Government chose to neglect the demands of the people of Malacca for enlargement of the catchment areas so that they can get better water supply.

This, Sir, is the crux of the whole matter.


The Alliance Government, we must say, has lost its sense of proportion; it does not know which are necessities and which are luxuries.

In its endeavour to go for prestige projects it has forgotten that the health of the nation is perhaps one of the most fundamental needs that every government must provide.
It is indeed sad that the people of Malacca should return a member in the person of the Minister of Finance; (Laughter) he is in charge of finance and yet he plays so very little part even towards assisting the people of Malacca to get what is considered by all to be a necessity.

appropriate Commission So from all this, we can see the motive that is behind the Ministry or the Minister.

I would suggest that a of more Enquiry, if it is intended to appoint one, should consists of experts.
If legal advice is required, I would suggest that a person like a Judge should head this committee, and not an active politician who may have some legal knowledge.

It is by so doing that we can be sure 85 23 MAY 1963 86 that this committee will be unbiased and will not be a tool of any political party.

If we require experts, surely we do not want a medical practitioner who is by no means an expert on health and who is an active politician to serve on it?
If a medical expert is required, I would suggest that if the Government cannot find anybody, it can go to the City Council in Penang and asks for the Health Officer there to serve on this committee, and I am sure he will be only too glad to assist; or, perhaps, it can go to Ipoh and ask for the Health Officer there, if there is one.

(Laughter).

I may also suggest that the University be approached, now that we have a new Medical Faculty being set up, to provide such a person.
With such a committee, I am sure we will be able to expect something really constructive.

Surely the Acting Minister of Health is not so naive as to think that the people can be misled by this little stunt of appointing a small committee of poli ticians, of Alliance politicians, to go into this matter.

I must say that it is a sheer waste of public funds to have a committee of this nature of work.

If a committee is to be appointed, let us appoint one which will be able to work.
There is enough politics already.

Let us not bring politics into the field of public health.

It is with this appeal that I would like the Acting Minister to reconsider whatever decision he has made so far.

To the people of this country he owes a responsibility.

He this must explain country as to why no action has been taken promptly.

He owes an explana tion to the people as to why no ade quate stocks of vaccine are being kept and to be made available when the disease first occurred.
He also owes an explanation to the people as to why other measures of preventing the spread of the disease were not imple first case mented as soon as was reported.

the people of the to fully Enche' V. David: Mr Speaker, Sir, support my Honourable I colleague, the Member for Tanjong.

On this occasion, I would say that the Government has failed in its responsi bility this country—not only has it failed, but the citizens of towards I would go further to say that it has failed miserably.
in has that purchased the vaccine kept after Sir, I understand that large quantities of anti-cholera vaccine have been stored the Institute of Medical Research and the Department has been it does not know so careless whether a lengthy period can be used or cannot be used.

As a result of this, one million doses of vaccine worth more than $87,000 cannot be used and are wasted.
Therefore, in consequence the Government large quantities of anti-cholera vaccine from the World Health Organisation—three understand million doses.

three million doses are that these insufficient for in the growing need this country, and the Government has made further requests to other neigh bouring countries for more than four million doses.
For all these, except in the case of a the Government will have to pay heavily for the anti-cholera vaccine plus the plane charges for the vaccine to be brought in with great speed, in order to meet the growing demand.
few countries, also I that this House Mr Speaker, Sir, I remember that the former Minister of Health, who is now in the United Nations, or has left the United Nations—I do not know— has assured the Institute of Medical Research has been reorganised and that the Department would be prepared to meet any out break of an epidemic in this country.

Therefore, it is an astonishing fact that the Government has been unable to cope with such demands for vaccine recently in connection with this out break of cholera.
in Sir, the big practitioners towns, especially Kuala Lumpur, I find that a lot of have private medical come out to assist the public for a small charge.

However, I understand that the Government is antagonising them, though the Government itself is unable to meet the growing necessity.

People who want their vaccines are now to visit certain centres and they will have to line up for hours.
Sir, I would request a committee to probe into this matter, that, while appointing 87 23 MAY 1963 88 the Government should also quickly open different centres locally, where people could have their inoculations with ease without having to wait for hours.

to Sir, the Government should have been aware of such an outbreak.

I must also warn the Government that we may even have another outbreak, or maybe a plague in this country.
According the United Nations expert, who probed into the growing nuisance of rats in this country, it has been stated that the Central Market in this town is filled with rats and the town has become so dirty—under the Alliance regime.

He is not a politician.

He is an expert on plague and on rats.

He has confirmed that even though there is no urgent risk now of a plague, there is bound to be in time to come, is allowed to if this state of affairs continue.
The Central Market, I under stand, in the Federal Capital, which is going to be a city—the Alliance control the Federal Capital without an elected Municipal Commission—is so full of rats foreign dignitaries come to this country, they are welcomed by the rats {Laughter).

So, Sir, let the Government not sit back and be careless.

This matter should serve as a warning to Govern ment to be aware of the rising danger of epidemic outbreaks in time to come.
that when any to Sir, as far as this is concerned, it is an absolutely have necessary impartial committee to find out the reasons and the causes for the sudden outbreak.

There has been no cholera for years; at least from my birth there has been no such epidemic.

As to what is the cause of it, the Alliance regime will have to think twice.

Again, Sir, the present water supply, especially in Kuala Lumpur, at times the water is yellowish in colour and at other times it is reddish in colour.
So, all these drive one to the conclusion that the water supply and other things will have in order.

The Minister, who is responsible for health, into will have to consideration.

the present Minister, because he is new, he is acting, and he does not bother what these I do not blame to be put take all is going on so long as he stays there for a few weeks until his colleague comes back.
But the people who are going to be penalised are members of the public—not the Ministers, who have got all the machinery for looking after their health, but not the ordinary man in the street.

Sir, since the outbreak of cholera is a very serious one, it needs a top level committee, a committee compos ing of experts on health, to look into it and make a report as to the funda mental causes to such an outbreak.

Thank you.
Thank you.

leading that it may be Enche' S. P. Seenivasagam: Mr the Speaker, Sir, Honourable the Minister of Health went to Geneva to attend a conference, but then he could not be making any great contribution to the deliberations of that conference, because I do not recollect reading anything in the news papers about it.

{Laughter).

I am quite sure that other members of his delega tion could carry on in his absence and could do as well if not better than he could.
His presence in this country at the moment is essential, and if he has any sense of responsibility at all, he would have taken the next plane back to that— according to the voice of the Alliance Government, the Straits Times—we understand that he is touring Europe.

{Laughter).

this country.

Instead of The Prime Minister: Mr Speaker, Sir, on a point of explanation, he is coming back touring Europe.

tomorrow.
tomorrow.

He is not Enche9 S. P. Seenivasagam: I am glad to hear that, but, when he comes back, I hope he will say why he had not come back earlier.

Now, Sir, according to the information which we have received, it would appear that an outbreak of a case of cholera in Malacca was first detected by a private medical practitioner.
He brought it to the notice of the Ministry through the normal channel, but it appeared that nobody took it seriously, and it was only when this doctor threatened to make a public statement on it that somebody sat up and took some notice.

The information may be right, and it 89 23 MAY 1963 90 may not be right.

I am prepared to disclose the name of the doctor to the Minister of Health if he cares to have it at any time.
that submitted they have the results of its own Ministry Sir, it would appear that the Ministry of Health took no measure whatsoever to obtain a supply of vaccine for at least eleven days after this case was reported.

During those eleven days all the vaccine you required could have been brought into this country, and yet somebody in the Ministry, who is paid to do his job, has been sleeping.

After the outbreak two doctors were appointed to go and investigate.

We have not heard that investigation.


We have not been told whether any report, or whether they have expressed any views.

Why, before we are told of the results of the investigation of the two doctors, is the Government so panicky about it has appointed three members of its own Party to investigate its own negligence?

Is it not fundamental that if you want into suspected to hold an enquiry irregularities you appoint an indepen dent person to hold that enquiry— not your brother?
Yet, that is what is happening the whole today.

Where country is crying out to know why the Government has been sleeping, what does the Alliance Government do?

It has appointed three Alliance members to conduct an impartial enquiry, or whitewash, or try to find a scapegoat on whom to put the blame?

What are the special qualifications of these three Alliance members appointed to hold this important equiry?
Why cannot the Alliance Government entrust this duty to an impartial man—a judge—to be assisted by two medical advisers, if necessary?

Is it because that the three men are active political supporters and that propagandists they have been appointed to hold this enquiry?—Isn't it a waste of public money to pay these men their travelling expenses, food and other bills, etc., to go to Malacca, or wherever they like, to make enquiries?
the Alliance for Sir, following the outbreak we were told that Pakistan was going to send 100,000 doses a day until the necessary to quantity was received.

According what we hear, what was expected had not arrived.

We are a member of the United Nations World Health Organisa tion.

I believe we are one of the countries who pay our subscription without difficulty, and at this time we would like to know what assistance the World Health Organisation has rendered to us.
It may be coming, but we want to know why the World Health Organisation has not been able to do something much earlier.

I also understand that at this time, that there are certain members of honourable profession—doctors—who are taking an opportunity to profiteer.

I know of a case in Ipoh of a doctor in Brewster Road who is charging $5.00 for an injection.
There are other doctors who charge $2.00, and yesterday out of curiosity—there was a dispensary somewhere, I think, in Bukit Bintang Road, where I saw a crowd of people— I asked the Honourable Member for Kampar to go and ask what the cost would be and it appeared to be reason able—it was $1.50.

there are Surely, Sir, by this time inoculation centres should have been set up all over the country.

What happens, if there are three cases in Ipoh?


It would become a priority area tomorrow, and yet today I am able to say that so far as the Municipal Health Services are con cerned, they have been supplied with 2,000 doses to serve a community of 220,000 people in Ipoh.

What happens if Ipoh were to become a priority area tomorrow?

Yesterday the Minis try in a telegram to the Municipality said, "Priority areas get first."

I ask, if to ten cases morrow, where are you going to get the vaccine?
On this month, the Municipal Health Officer approached the authority for vaccine, and today is the 23rd.

From the 11th to the 23rd no more than 2,000 doses have been supplied.
It is, of course, not possible for any offer of public vaccination to be made in a big town like Ipoh unless is stock—at least 50,000 doses with the promise of replenishment, otherwise there would be a stampede; and every day scores and scores of people would be turning they would up for inoculations and the 11th of in Ipoh there 91 23 MAY 1963 92 requiring have to be turned away.

Sir, this is an immediate urgent matter attention, and I want to know when we can expect sufficient supplies to arrive.
Another one week?

Why can't it be three days?

around the world Sir, what we want to know now, in connection with this gross negligence on the part of the Ministry of Health in this country, is who is going to pay for the lives of those who are dead.

Their lives may have been saved if this Alliance Ministry of Health knew what to do in an emergency instead of panicking, instead of the Minister rushing talking about health, when he does not know how to look after the health of his own country.
It is obvious that if the Alliance Government has got any sense of shame, the appointment of the three imme individuals must be scrapped diately—and we must protest against wasting even one cent on this com mission of enquiry.

We must appoint a committee which will thoroughly investigate this disgraceful episode and fix criminal liability, if necessary, on those responsible for in this country.
the deaths tidak mengambil Enche' Ibrahim bin Abdul Rahman: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya berasa kesal oleh sebab tudohan2 yang di-buat oleh Yang Berhormat di-sebelah sana terhadap Kesihatan.

Kementerian Alasan2 dan hujah2 Yang Berhormat itu tidak-lah tegas sama sa-kali dan juga tidak ada sadikit pun lojik-nya.

Mereka itu mengatakan bahawa Ke menterian langkah yang tegas untok menahankan penya- kit itu merebak.
Saya perchaya Ahli Yang Berhormat sa- orang yang pakar dalam perubatan dan saya juga bukan sa-orang pakar di-dalam perubatan, tetapi saya tahu bahawa langkah2 yang di-ambil oleh Kerajaan hari ini patut-lah kita semua memberikan kerana penyakit itu ada-lah satu penyakit yang tersangat bahaya dan dapat me rebak dengan chepat-nya.
Dalam masa 48 jam sahaja, bukan 5 orang yang akan terkorban, tetapi harus lima ribu orang atau 80,000 orang akan terkor ban dalam masa 5 hari bagaimana yang di-katakan oleh Ahli Yang Ber terima kaseh, itu bukan-lah ini boleh mengatakan hormat daripada Tanjong tadi.

Yang Berhormat dari Menglembu mengata kan bahawa sa-orang doctor di-Me- laka telah menudoh ia-itu ia sendiri telah mendapati sa-orang yang mengi- dap penyakit itu .

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yang saya tahu tidak ada siapa pun doctor dalam dunia sa- saorang itu mengidap penyakit cholera di-pereksa.

Di- sa-belum najis-nya dalam Persekutuan ada tidak ini yang mempunyai sa-orang microscope dan perkakas2 yang lengkap untok memereksa najis cholera itu; jadi terpaksa-lah najis itu di-pereksa di-I.M.R.

untok mendapat tahu ada- itu kah mengidap penyakit cholera, kerana penyakit itu ada-lah di-sebabkan oleh sa-jenis kuman yang bernama comma baccilus.
sa-benar-nya sa-saorang doctor chergas dalam itu dapat penyakit Berkenaan dengan Commission of Enquiry yang banyak di-sebutkan oleh Ahli Yang Berhormat tadi mengatakan bahawa Kerajaan membuang wang yang banyak dan melantek beberapa party orang yang siasah, tetapi saya berpendapat ahli2 yang di-lantek itu bukan-lah hanya di-tugaskan untok menchari sebab2-nya sa-saorang tetapi menchari bagaimana hendak menge- lak, menjaga dan mengawal penyakit itu daripada merebak, tidak payah-lah kita mengadakan pakar2.
Kalau-lah ahli2 yang di-lantek itu terdiri dari orang2 Perikatan, ini tidak menjadi soal.

Oleh sebab saya per chaya ahli2 yang di-lantek itu bukan hanya menjaga keselamatan orang Perikatan sahaja tetapi tentu-lah ahli2 akan menjaga itu yang di-lantek ra'ayat seluroh-nya.
jadi Ahli Yang Berhormat dari Bungsar telah mengatakan ia-itu semua Majlis2 tetapi Tempatan penoh dengan rats saya tahu bukan di-eja R-A-T-S tetapi R-E-D-S. Tuan Yang di-Pertua, itu-lah sahaja alasan2 saya di-atas tudohan yang di- buat oleh Ahli Yang Berhormat itu.

Saya menguchapkan terima kaseh ka- pada langkah2 yang telah di-ambil oleh Kementerian Kesihatan ini.

Enche' K. Karam Singh: Mr Speaker, Sir, the matter before us is indeed a 93 23 MAY 1963 94 in rush very grave matter.
It is so grave that even at this moment when we are talking about it people outside this House may be dying of cholera, and because of this, I would ask the mis guided members of the Alliance back to benchers, who usually congratulate the Government, to restrain their misguided enthusiasm now and stop congratulating the Government when people are dying outside.
I think that not only has the Straits Times panicked but the Alliance backbenchers have also panicked so much that whereas they should be regretting that deaths have occurred, they now rush to praise, congratulate and forward extol the Ministry of Health.

Mr Speaker, Sir, if a man has a dangerous and infectious disease you view it with horror, and any germ which spreads a dangerous disease is also viewed with horror.
But what surprises me most of all is that people who are responsible by their negligence for the like spread of a horrible disease cholera can put on very dignified airs in this House and behave as if they are not guilty of anything.

My remarks are directed the Cabinet, against because it collectively shares the res ponsibility for the negligence, the grave and criminal negligence, of the Ministry of Health.
I would go to the extent of saying that the Cabinet by its negligence and by its failure to awake to the grave danger of this disease are the healthy carriers of this epidemic cholera.

They are responsible for the further spread of cholera which they could have stemmed if they had acted in time as responsible people should have acted.
Mr Speaker, Sir, but what is most astounding in this case of cholera is that it should have erupted in Malacca, its and cholera being water-borne spread should have been due apparently to the lack of a proper water system and a sewerage system in Malacca.

It is still more surprising that the finance asked for by the Malacca Municipality for meeting the water system and sewerage system in Malacca should have been refused by the Finance Ministry which is headed by a man elected from Malacca.
Mr Speaker, Sir, had Mahatma Gandhi been alive he might have said that this is God's punishment—but, of course, I do not agree with that sort of reasoning.
We would say that the people of Malacca have suffered gravely by sending a man to the Ministry of Finance who has refused the people of that same State money for a proper water system and money for a proper sewerage system and Malacca has had to pay very dearly in dearly loved lives by the negligence not only of the Ministry of Health but the Ministry of by Finance the water and sewerage systems of Malacca.
the refusal of improve to from Mr Speaker, Sir, Members of Parliament in the Alliance backbenchers should not judge the seriousness of this epidemic their own personal points of view.

They must judge it from the limitations of the ra'ayat, of the common man.

Members of Parliament have got privileges.

They have got cars and the moment they show their faces at any hospital they are given treatment at once.
So they may think that because they enjoy all these privileges—it is so easy for them—that the ordinary people have no problems.

But, Mr Speaker, Sir, the ordinary people do not have this access, do not have the prestige, do not have the finances that an M.P.

has.
has.

So, Mr Speaker, Sir, I would ask the members of the Alliance who sit in the backbenchers of this House not to judge the conditions of the people by their own privileges; or, to put it in another way, not to overlook the limi tations of the people by their own privileges that they have by virtue of being Members of this House.
Mr Speaker, Sir, the Government has appointed a three-man committee to probe into the reasons for the outbreak of cholera in Malacca and the com mittee will be headed by Senator Khaw Kai Boh.

I do not think that the Senator, after having been so unex pectedly elevated to this high post, will in any event give an adverse comment the Government or give any upon adverse judgment that would reflect adversely upon the negligence of the Alliance Government.
The act elevating the Honourable Senator, to Senatorship and then to Ministership, is so recent and gratitude would be so first 95 23 MAY 1963 96 fresh and strong that I would suggest that it would be completely whitewash any responsibility that would justly be laid at the Alliance Cabinet.

the doors of to same these facilities Mr Speaker, Sir, before I end, I would ask this question.
How many of the Ministers have rushed and got themselves, their wives and children immunised against this epidemic; how many Members of Parliament have done so, and what they have done to give the ra'ayats?

It is no use if the ra'ayats die of cholera and we have 104 people here very safe, very healthy and alive.

I would urge the Members of Parlia ment here ra'ayats to consider before they consider themselves, because if an M.P.

were to die of cholera, you can always get another M.P.

elected.
elected.

But if the whole ra'ayat were to suffer this disease and many were to die, I do not think we can replace that loss to our nation.

So, Mr Speaker, Sir, I would ask the Alliance backbenchers not to be blinded by party prejudice, not to overlook the seriousness of the negligence of the Government, and to give their full support to this motion brought up by the Honourable Member for Tanjong.
the The Minister of Works, Posts and Telecommunications (Dato' V. T Sam- banthan): Mr Speaker, Sir, I was one of those who took it upon himself to visit Malacca soon after hearing of the outbreak of cholera at Malacca.

I would like to assure the Honourable inoculated, Member there being no time to get inoculated; and the first thing in any case is to go to Malacca and study at first hand the situation over the there.

I House would like to hear exactly how things happened.
that I was not thought Sir, I met the Physician there and I asked him how things were.

He told me that on the 29th he received a patient in an advanced stage of dehy dration, highly exhausted.

After that he had one patient a day for a couple of days, then no patient at all, and then two or three.

It was only latterly that he felt that this could be cholera and the he asked for a diagnosis from things to see throughout I.M.R., and about the 9th they con firmed it was cholera.
Thereafter, the whole world knew of the story.

The Acting Minister of Health will go into greater detail as to the details.

On the 11th of this month the Medical Officer, who was sent to Malacca, asked for certain experts from my Ministry with regard to water supply to see if chlorination was good enough and whether it could be improved.

So, on Sunday these officers were despatched, and I rushed up on Monday with the the Acting Director of D.P.W.

and Medical Supplies for myself.


Immediately we heard of the outbreak of cholera, chlorination was increased the country— chlorination of water supplies through out the country is the first measure, a preventive measure.
And while these things were going on, I looked up the Development Estimates to see how Malacca was and I observed, contrary to the charges made by the Honourable Member for Tanjong, that Malacca had been voted a sum of money by us the Minister of here, piloted by Finance, and they have been that allocated $1 million for this year and work has already gone on.

Planning has been done.


The plans have been sent to the Municipality and was told, in fact, to go ahead with improving the water supply with mains, about 4 miles further upstream, so that they do not have to bother with being troubled with salt water and what-not.
Latterly, after the Development Estimates were passed, a further sum was approved by the Government for the Malacca Municipality because they felt that the original $21/2 million were not sufficient a and this further $ 4| million long before cholera outbreak.

So, where the is point of chastising and castigating the Minister of Finance on a non-existent charge?

the Government approved Enche' Tan Phock Kin: On a point of clarification, Sir.
The Honourable Minister of Works may not have been listening when I mentioned that the first request was made as early as 1959.

On his own admission the Minister of Works stated that the provision for a new catchment area was provided this 97 23 MAY 1963 98 year and that work only started this year, but the request was made in 1959.

Had money been given in 1959 there would not have been a shortage of water.

Dato' V. T. Sambanthan: Sir, it is easy to have hindsight.

I will give an example.


The General Hospital for Kuala Lumpur was to have been built in 1919 (Laughter), and the Alliance Government voted money for it last year and they are going to build it this year.

Does it mean that the Alliance Government for the past seven years has to be guilty of negligence?

I do not think so.

We in the Ministry of Works receive requests all over the country for water supply—everybody wants water supply and right on the day that they ask.

We have to allocate money.


If we have umpteen millions of dollars we can give everybody all the water supply the country, but it is just not possible.

they want throughout to in Malacca, that have arisen However, Sir, going back the question of cholera I would wish to correct certain misap prehensions in the minds of Members.
One is that you do not create immunity the moment you vaccinate anybody, a period of six days has got to pass and cholera spreads from three hours to six days in the man who has got the disease.

These are certain learnt technicalities which I from the Medical Officers' whom I met at Malacca.

Looking into the records of our own country here, we had cholera in 1946—an epidemic in 1946 soon after the Japanese left—1945-46.

Then again in 1958, I think, cholera was knocking at our borders in Thailand.
Then we had all the population of North Malaya vaccinated because it was coming to epidemic proportions in Thailand and came right up to our country.

Again there was a scare after that; and again we had vaccinated a lot of persons during the period when the Honourable Dato' Ong Yoke Lin was Minister.

But recently we have had no case at all coming through Thailand into Malaya and very few cases around us.

There were a few odd cases, as you know, in the Brunei territories.
The Physician in identifies in charging the ground, is no point Malacca, on whom the whole thing depended, had to say it was cholera take action.

before anybody could There the Ministry of Health.

The Ministry of Health does not know anything at all about cholera until the Physician, the man on the disease and then points it out.

You may have a case of say, typhoid in the General Hospital.

The Minister does not know it, even the Superin tendent of the General Hospital does not know it.
It is only the Physician who has got to identify it and say that we have had a case of typhoid or plague.

Until he says that, nobody knows it.

That, I think, we have got to recognise very clearly.

The Physician in this particular case, from what I have heard, had to be careful before he created a scare.

He said, "How could I create a false scare about cholera?"

That was the question he asked me.


In fairness to him, he had eight cases, and he suspected that as those are all vomiting and diarrhoea cases, it may be cholera.

He checked up, and not certain of his check-up, he sent it to the I.M.R.

for a second check-up.

What I wish to point out is that this is a fundamental matter that to we have got recognise: the Physician is the man who ultimately has got to decide what the case is; the I.M.R.
are the people who have got to diagnose and certify after bacteriological examination what it is really.

Even now we have had 328 cases of which we find that only 121 are confirmed.

The day before I left for Malacca, I had acute diarrhoea for the whole of that night.

Now if I went to hospital they would have said, "Oh, it is cholera."

They would have kept me inside.

(Laughter) For tunately it was not cholera.


So every to body who comes with diarrhoea Malacca now will be concerned, and will be thinking of it as cholera.

to remember and So, Sir, I would only urge upon the House, please do not pass judgment too early.

Have some kindness, some sympathy for the ground.


If till now the report of the Medical Officer for Health, who has been sent to Malacca has not been the Physician on 99 23 MAY 1963 100 published or has not been sent, it is because the men are working on the ground 24 hours a day.

They have got to inspect the wells, they have got to disinfect the wells, they have got to see to the water supply, they have got to see to the patients.

They have got to work round the clock.


They have got to note every case, look into the history of every case, find out where the case came from, what the contacts are.

This is the work that they are doing.

So, I urge, Sir, that the Hon ourable Member should show some compassion to these people.

(Applause).

Enche' Abdul Ghani bin Ishak (Melaka Utara): Tuan Yang di-Pertua, apabila saya datang ka-Dewan ini pada kali ini saya telah di-beri salam dengan salam "wabak".
Saya datang dari ini membahathkan Melaka.

Dewan usul sahabat kita Yang Berhormat dari Tanjong berkenaan dengan wabak ta'un.

Apabila mendengar uchapan2, alasan2 dan tudohan2 pula di-tambah kerana hendak menguatkan perba- hathan ini tadi tentu-lah ra'ayat dalam ini tidak boleh ber- Tanah Melayu tempat masing2 atau gerak daripada tidak boleh berjalan ka-sana ka-sini, tanggong- kerana jawab Kerajaan kapada ra'ayat.

Ini-lah yang mendukachitakan saya, Tuan Yang di-Pertua.
Yang Berhormat dari Damansara mengatakan Kerajaan tidak bertanggong-jawab wal-hasil-dia tidak tengok dengan mata kepala-nya sendiri.

Barangkali, kalau beliau jadi tidak sempat hendak Menteri kelak chukor terlayan janggut sebab tidak dengan chara dia berfikir hendak me- laksanakan kerja.

tidak ada lansong kita kalau Tuan Yang di-Pertua, yang sa-benar- nya, di-Melaka pergi ini ada-lah macham biasa, sekarang tidak ada apa2 hal.
Bukan tidak ada penyakit, tetapi bagaimana uchapan yang di-keluarkan oleh Ahli2 yang sudah berchakap itu tidak ada macham itu.

Umpama-nya di-dalam kawasan saya sendiri, Masjid Tanah, kalau angin dari Melaka itu tiap2 kali ber- tiup memang datang ka-rumah saya, wal-hasil saya pergi suntik pada 13 haribulan sebab saya hendak keluar dari Melaka.
Jadi berma'ana timbul- terutama nya wabak ta'un di-Melaka itu bukan sa-bagaimana yang di-chuakan sangat oleh Yang Berhormat dari Damansara, kerana kejadian yang mula2 berlaku telah dapat di-jaga oleh pehak Kera jaan dengan chara yang dapat di- laksanakan oleh manusia—sa-kali lagi saya tegaskan dengan chara yang dapat di-laksanakan oleh manusia.

Kita di- dalam Dewan ini patut menguchapkan berbanyak2 terima kaseh kapada pehak sa-kali kapada Kerajaan, Jabatan Kesihatan yang sekarang be- kerja 24 jam.
Sa-siapa yang lalu di- Simpang Ampat, Lubok China dan mana2 juga yang belum di-suntik, mereka itu akan di-suntik walau pun kita lalu di-situ pada pukul 3 pagi.

Jadi itu-lah perkara-nya.

Saya harap kapada pehak Pembangkang apabila hendak berchakap biar-lah chara yang menasabah.
Jadi, saya rasa kita di- Tanah Melayu lagi ini hendak mengatakan ini dan itu kapada ra'ayat supaya ra'ayat terpesong sa- hingga tidak hendak perchaya kapada Kerajaan dan tidak hendak perchaya tugas2 yang di-arahkan oleh satu2 Kementerian, kerana mengikut chara fikiran-nya sendiri.

tidak dapat itu Sa-lain daripada berkenaan dengan pinjaman yang di-beri lambat ka-Melaka untok bekalan ayer.
Saya berpendapat Yang Berhormat dari Tanjong itu apabila hendak buat satu ampangan ayer; hari ini buat, besok boleh siap.

Ini ada-lah ganjil betul!

Macham mana dia hendak memerentah kelak?

Yang sa-benar-nya, ayer dari Melaka itu ada mengalir ka-Masjid Tanah.

Ayer itu ada-lah ayer masin.


Kita tidak-lah boleh menyalahkan pehak Kerajaan sa-ratus peratus, sebab Kerajaan ada memberitahu ia-itu pukul sakian ayer masin mengalir dan pukul sakian ayer tawar, dan ra'ayat di-beri- itu tahu kalau hendak minum ayer hendak-lah di-masak dahulu.

Semua sudah di-beritahu dengan chara yang menasabah yang boleh di-buat oleh ra'ayat.
Berkenaan dengan wabak ta'un ini saya bacha dalam surat khabar bukan di-Melaka sahaja, di-Melaka baharu 7-8 orang yang mati apabila di-jumlah- kan, tetapi di-negeri2 lain itu sa-kali datang 100 orang mati, kemudian 101 23 MAY 1963 102 beribu pula mati.

Seluroh dunia tahu wabak ta'un ini boleh memusnahkan jiwa manusia, tetapi kejadian dalam Malaya ini dapat pertolongan dan jagaan daripada pehak Kerajaan, hanya beberapa orang sahaja yang meninggal telah dunia, sampai.
umor-nya agak-nya saya sedar-lah kita Tuan Yang di-Pertua, sa-telah men- dengar hujah daripada pehak Pem- bangkang, terutama sa-kali daripada pehak penchadang tadi, sekarang tahu dan ia-itu keadaan itu tidak-lah sa-bagaimana yang di- sangka-nya.

Saya dengar khabar Yang Berhormat dari Tanjong hendak ka- Melaka besok pagi.

Beliau itu telah bertanya tentang keadaan di- Melaka.

Saya kata boleh pergi, tidak ada apa2 hal.

Yang sa-benar-nya, ini saya hendak balek ka- malam ada Melaka meshuarat.
Saya takut wabak ta'un yang ada di-sana, kerana apa yang di-buat dan di-tolong oleh Kera jaan pada ra'ayat ada-lah menasabah, dan kita patut-lah menyokong penoh atas tindakan Kerajaan sekarang.

Dan kita akan menengok pada masa yang akan datang ini ra'ayat di-Melaka akan memileh lagi Parti Perikatan dengan penoh perchaya.

Terima kaseh (Tepok).


besok tidak sebab tidak ini Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad: Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya tidak fikir bahawa membahathkan masaalah cholera ini dari segi usul-asal-nya dapat ini.

Ada kala-nya menolong Dewan manusia terpaksa menghadapi wabak2 dan penyakit2 yang di-turun- kan dengan kuasa Allah subhanahu wata'ala, walau pun Kementerian ini menchuba bagaimana susah-nya dan bagaimana kemas-nya saya tidak fikir akan dapat di-chegah penyakit2 yang saperti ini.
Jadi memberatkan sangat Kementerian ini ada-lah tidak sa-patut- nya.

Tetapi bagi saya masaalah yang besar-nya ia-lah penjagaan sekarang ini supaya jangan merebak lagi penyakit ini, bukan pada masa yang akan datang, sebab penyakit ada-lah dalam kuasa Tuhan.

Kalau ada orang yang terpulang-lah kapada tidak perchaya dia.

Yang menyusahkan saya ia-lah dua masaalah.

Yang pertama masaalah suntek atau chuchok yang di-beri untok menchegah penyakit ini.
Walau pun banyak telah di-perkatakan, tetapi kita belum dapat lagi mendengar daripada Menteri yang bertanggong-jawab sa- takat mana usaha2 yang dapat di-jalan- kan ka-arah ini.

Jadi saya Wakil dari sa-belah sana mengatakan di-Melaka hingga pukul 3 pagi boleh bersuntek dan mengatakan pula per- kara ini tidak-lah besar dan jangan- lah di-takut2kan.

Kalau-lah tidak per- kara besar tidak-lah sampai pukul itu 3 pagi boleh bersuntek?

ada-lah luar biasa keadaan yang sa perti itu.


Itu pun, Tuan Yang di- Pertua, telah nampak tuntutan2 bahawa ra'ayat bersunggoh2 hendak menye- lamatkan diri-nya dan amat sadikit manusia yang berani menjalani jalan mati yang sengkat.

Oleh sebab yang demikian beberapa kelinik ada-lah terbuka pintu-nya men- orang2 dengan mengena- chuchok kan bayaran sa-banyak $2.
Yang Berhormat dari Menglembu tadi me ngatakan di-kenakan bayaran $1.50 itu Tuan Yang di-Pertua, berhadapan kapada ra'ayat yang miskin $1.50 pun ter- lalu mahal, ada sa-tengah kelinik me- ngenakan $2.

Saya memang menghormati usaha2 sa-kira-nya mengenakan doktor kapada ra'ayat bayaran yang saperti itu, akan tetapi jika mereka tidak ada mempunyai wang maka tidak-lah mereka pergi berchuchok.
berpatutan-lah, sa-banyak bayaran nampak tetapi, itu yang ia-lah masaalah Tuan Yang di-Pertua, masaalah yang kedua di- chakapkan oleh wakil dari sana tadi besok dia hendak balek ka-Melaka dan di-ajak-nya pula Yang Berhormat dari Tanjong berjalan2—tidak mengapa kata-nya.

Saya fikir Kerajaan hendak- lah berfikir panjang memberi fikiran tentang wabak jangan-lah di- ini mudah2kan sangat.

Ada-kah patut itu tidak di-kawal orang2 yang tidak lagi di-suntek bagi menahankan dari pada berpindah-nya penyakit2 itu.
Kita shukor kapada Allah bahawa wabak sa-hingga itu jangan-lah pada masa kita kebera- nian dan sombong kita, nanti apabila ta'un betul2 tentu-lah datang kita tidak dapat menahan-nya.
Satu dari pada perkara yang saya dapati tengah telah dapat di-kawal ini, chuba menunjokkan tetapi 103 23 MAY 1963 104 hari ini ia-lah di-Singapura sa-orang telah kena penyakit ini dan sa-orang kawan bahawa saya mengatakan orang2 yang pergi ka-Singapura dari Persekutuan ini tidak-lah di-kawal sa- umpama menaiki keretapi dan sa- bagai-nya tidak-lah di-kawal dan di- tanya sama ada di-chuchok atau tidak.
Itu-lah saya berharap Kerajaan jangan- lah memudah2kan perkara ini kerana ini ada-lah nyawa ra'ayat dan kita ber- sama yang patut kita jaga keselamatan- nya.

Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to join my collea gues on this side of the House in re butting the wild allegations made by the Members of the Opposition against the Government, in particular against the Ministry of Health, in regard to the incidence of the cholera in this country.
As usual, the Members of the Oppo sition always indulge in wild criticisms without facts, and when facts are put to that they would all they have said is completely untrue.

realise them, Now, Sir, my colleague, the Honour able Minister of Works, Posts and Tele communications, who was on the spot almost the very day that these cases of cholera were diagnosed, has ex plained took the circumstances place and as to how the practitioners, the medical officers on the spot, had acted on that particular occasion.
From the explanation, Sir, we could infer to realise that these officers have done their best to arrest the cases that they have found.

that can the Member Now, the Members of the Opposi tion have made allegations against the Government as if the Government is responsible for the occurrence of these cholera cases.

As for Bachok said, this was an act of God and everyone knows it.

The Govern ment responsible for stopping the spread of the disease.
As has been explained, the Ministry of Health and the officers on the spot have done their best as could be seen from the figures that have been stated to this House, i.e., after three weeks we had so far ten cases only.

As has been explained also, if it is compared with some other countries where these only be thousand cases of cases had occurred, there were hundred them.

So, and obviously, Sir, in our case, we have taken particular care to see that the disease does not spread more than necessary.
the diseases As has been explained also by my Honourable friend and colleague, the Minister of Works, the cholera is one of in a matter of hours.

Therefore, it must be a matter of considerable difficulty to try and stop the spread of this disease.

However, I feel and I am satisfied that the officers have done their best.
that can spread on for that their is why the disease But, Sir, the control of the spread is obviously a pro of fessional matter, a matter the medical officers to advise the Govern ment and it is not really a matter for the Government, which consists of laymen, to know what measures should be taken to control the spread ing.

The Government must rely on the advice of the professional men and, advice, necessary based action has to be taken.
However, Sir, the Government has taken this matter seriously and it has appointed a Committee consisting of people outside the Ministry of Health or the medical profession to ascertain the causes of this epidemic and also to assess the measures to be taken.

The Government would to be satisfied, Sir, based on the assessment made by the professional men, that taken adequate measures have been in is it this particular case.
So, obvious that we, being a responsible Government, have done all we can to see that such a serious epidemic does not have more than actually necessary repercussions I have said, we have taken action now, in that we have appointed a Com to satisfy ourselves mittee the professional that has been advice given to us in this matter is correct the circumstances.

So, Sir, as I in the have said, there is no need for Opposition to make an unnecessary cry over this because we are a res ponsible Government.
the country.

As that like in I also notice, Sir, that various other allegations have been made that we 105 23 MAY 1963 106 have not approved the allocation of funds for water supply to Malacca.

Now, Sir, this year, I am advised—un fortunately, this thing happened while I was away—we had an extraordinary drought in this country.

This is also not the fault of the Alliance Govern ment, I can assure you.
I am sure the Honourable Member for Tanjong should have known, or I think he pur posely ignored what he should have known, that when we voted for the Development Estimates 1963 we voted $5.05 million for water supply through out the country and of this amount we voted $2 million for Malacca for the extension of the Municipality water the Malacca supply and also Merlimau/Sg.

Rambai Water Supply Scheme.


for to that takes So it is quite clear that the Govern ment and the Ministry of Health have done what is possible in the circum stances.

But still the Government have appointed a Committee satisfy ourselves that every possible measure was taken.

So I would like to say quite clearly to this House and to this coun try this the Government matter very seriously.
We are a respon sible Government and we have the interests of the people in mind and we will see to it that such an incidence would not recur, and if it does occur, maximum efforts will be exerted to check it.

My colleague, the Acting this, Minister of Health will, after reply in detail about what has taken place.

But one thing I would like to mention here.


I must say that I regret very much that the Honourable Mem bers of the Opposition cast aspersion on the absence of my Honourable colleague the Minister of Health.

The Minister of Health is away from this country on official duty attending an the World important conference of Health Organisation in Geneva.

But the absence of a Minister makes no difference to us.

We are a Government which has collective responsibility.
The whole Government is responsible for the administration of this country and the absence of a Minister does not mean that the Ministry is not function ing.

The Ministry goes on as usual with another Minister looking after it and the whole Cabinet is responsible for carrying out government.
So, there is no use to cast any aspersion on the absence of any Minister on a parti cular occasion, and I can assure you that Ministers only go away on im portant conferences and it is not true in this particular case that the Minister of Health has gone on a tour of Europe.

So I do hope that this matter is clear to the House.

Sir, I am advised that the Minister of Health will be coming back tomorrow.
Enche' Ahmad bin Arshad (Muar Utara): Tuan Yang di-Pertua, saya juga turut bersama2 menolak tudohan yang di-datangkan oleh Yang Ber- hormat pembawa chadangan ini ia-itu dengan mengatakan bahawa Kemen- terian ini tidak menjalankan tugas-nya dalam hal menchegah penyakit wabak ta'un ini.

Saya, Tuan Yang di-Pertua, ia-lah sa-orang yang datang dari ka- wasan penyakit wabak ia-itu kawasan Muar dan Tangkak.
Hari ini saya nampak ra'ayat di-Muar yang sa- ramai suku million orang itu ada-lah terima kaseh kapada menguchapkan Kerajaan telah menjalankan langkah2 untok menchegah penyakit ini dengan berkesan.

Satu daripada yang saya nampak pehak Kerajaan telah mengadakan 10 pusat suntek di- kawasan2 luar bandar.

ta'un yang sahaja.
ta'un yang sahaja.

tertentu dan dia Sa-lain daripada itu ada-lah di-jangka boleh menghabiskan menyuntek pen- dudok2 yang bagitu ramai dalam masa sa-minggu Juga bagi pehak orang sakit dia ada-lah di- pereksa dan di-masokkan ka-dalam tidak ward yang boleh di-benarkan keluarga-nya mene- ngok-nya kerana dia di-kawal oleh Polis.
Rumah2 yang di-shak terkena penyakit wabak ta'un ini pehak Ke- telah meng- menterian Kesihatan hantar orang untok menyemburkan terselamat-lah pendudok2 ubat maka dalam kampong itu daripada berjang- kit penyakit sa-umpama ini.
Sa-lain daripada itu saya berpen- dapat atas usaha yang telah di-buat oleh Kerajaan berhubong dengan pen dudok dalam kawasan Muar itu, saya menguchapkan dan baharu2 ini satu persidangan khas terima kaseh 107 23 MAY 1963 108 Perubatan yang di-hadziri oleh Yang Amat Ber- hormat Dato' Menteri Besar dan juga dan Kesihatan.

Ketua Negeri Johor menchari satu ikhtiar menchegah penyakit ini jangan mere- bak dari daerah Muar.
Dalam perun- dingan itu telah di-ambil satu natijah ia-itu pehak Kesihatan Negeri Johore dengan doktor2 dapat bekerjasama private dalam daerah Muar itu dengan memberikan ubat daripada Kerajaan private di-berikan ramai supaya menchuchok dengan harga yang paling murah.

doktor2 orang kapada ramai, Kemudian daripada itu bagi pehak juga daripada pehak orang ka- wakil Ra'ayat kawasan masing2 memberitahu orang ramai supaya mengikut nasihat2 yang di-berikan oleh Pegawai Perubatan bagi menchegah penyakit ini.
telah berjalan Pada akhir-nya, Tuan Yang di- Pertua, usaha orang ramai khas-nya orang2 Islam bagi menchegah penyakit ini masing2 telah sembahyang hajat berdo'a kapada Tohan supaya penya kit ta'un ini di-jauhi daripada kam- pong2.

Sekian sahaja pendapat saya bagi menolak atas apa2 tudohan yang telah di-datangkan oleh Ahli Yang Ber- hormat dari Tanjong itu.
some of Enche' Too Joon Hing (Telok Anson): Mr Speaker, Sir, I do not wish to add any more accusations as to negligence on the part of the Govern ment, in view of the fact that so much has already been said by Members of the Opposition on this side.

Sir, the Minister of Works, Posts and Tele the and communications backbenchers have appealed to us not to hurl any wild accusations on the Government.
Certainly, Sir, the face of the lack of any proper expla effective nation and any measures taken to check the spread of cholera, you cannot expect the Oppo sition here to sit quiet and not to say a word.

Sir, we read in the papers a week or two ago that, when Singa pore detected its first case of cholera the Singapore Government called on the people to have mass inoculations.

That is an effective measure.


Certainly the Alliance Government I signs of think in should take such and other steps in order the outbreak of to prevent cholera from spreading.
in in the that inoculations and Sir, I would like to make a sugges tion, and the rural is that areas particularly in the new villages and kampongs where the water supply facilities are not so and sanitation good or up-to-date as town centres priority should be given to see that those people are given inocula they could be that first tions so immunised from cholera.
We have seen, Sir—I have seen—that recently in Ipoh a lot of people have been rushing to private medical practioners some doctors for make use of this outbreak of cholera to make good money.

Certainly, Sir, living the people the villages, the poor people, cannot particularly the to pay afford inoculations besides, to travel all the way from the villages to towns to get inoculations.
So, if the Government will give priority in giving inoculations in the new villages, I am sure the people there would be pre vented from getting cholera, and I would certainly appeal to the Minister concerned to look into this, so that the people will not have to spend extra money for this.

Sir, I do not like to say anything more because so much has already been said, but I do hope the Minister will look into this.
for they have the doctors in Tuan Haji Abdul Khalid: Mr Speaker, Sir, in order to appreciate the actual position the outbreak of in cholera and to look at it in its true perspective I will trace the events right back to the reporting of the first case which occurred.

At 7.30 p.m. on 29-4-63, a case with a history of profuse diarrhoea and vomiting was admitted into the General Hospital, Malacca.

The patient, an old lady was in a markedly This was dehydrated condition.
followed by another case on the following day, 30th April, one on 1st May, two on the 3rd May, and three on the 4th May.

31 cases were admitted between 5th and 9th May.

All these cases were a measure isolated, necessary in cases of acute diarrhoea, 109 23 MAY 1963 110 and saline infusion, a normal treatment for cases of acute dehydration, was, where necessary, administered.
Cholera was totally unsuspected until 4th May, 1963, and specimens were sent to the hospital laboratory at Malacca for necessary investigation, the result of which, however, could not be fully confirmed until 10th May, 1963, by the Institute for Medical Research.

the The Ministry of Health was notified at 11.30 a.m. on 9th May, 1963, of the findings of the Pathologist, Malacca, and of the steps taken to have the for cholera by specimens confirmed the Institute for Medical Research.
The Medical Officer of Health, Inland District, Kuala Lumpur, and other key officials of the Ministry were immediately alerted and instructed to stand by.

In the afternoon of 10th May, on receipt of confirmation of cholera from the Institute for Medical Research, the Medical Officer of Health, Inland District, Kuala Lumpur, immediately, to Malacca proceeded among other matters, investigate into the source of infection.
A state ment on the outbreak of cholera in Malacca was released to the press on 10th May, 1963, which also advised the people on precautionary measures they must take.
This was followed by another press release on the same line on the following day, 11th May, 1963. the to Malacca State was declared for cholera and an infected area the Ministry of Information and Broad in requested casting was giving through Radio Malaya, Depart ment of Information and the Press, the widest publicity possible on the pre cautionary measures which the public should take to prevent the spread of the outbreak.
to assist to Arrangements were also made mobilise officers from Johore, Negeri to Sembilan, Selangor and Penang assist in the campaign in Malacca and the Acting Deputy Director of Medical Services (Health) proceeded to Malacca on 11th May, 1963, to organise and conduct the campaign.

towards the cure of the prevention of Topmost priority was necessarily those directed the afflicted and spread of Inoculation the disease.
while necessary does not have the same priority since it takes effect only after a lapse of about seven days, and even after inoculation the basic precaution ary measures entailing personal hygiene and sanitation must still continue.
By noon on 13th May, 1963, the in following officers were assembled Malacca to strengthen the officers avail able in the State: the General Acting Deputy Director of Medical Ser vices (Health) The Medical Officer of Health, Inland District, Kuala Lumpur One Medical Officer from Hospital, Kuala Lumpur One Epidemiologist (Hooper Foundation), Institute for Medical Research, Kuala Lumpur Two Water Works Engineers from Public Works Department Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur 34 Nurses and Assistant Nurses Penang, Johore and Negeri Sembilan.
from Among the first preventive measures taken were the effective chlorination of the public water supply and the chlo rination of all wells in the Municipal area with bleaching powder.

Instruc tions were also issued to increase chlo rination of all public water supplies throughout the country.

In anticipation of the launching of a mass inoculation campaign 23 inocu lation centres, to be manned by 29 teams comprising of four members each were organised.
Mass inoculation in the State of Malacca commenced at 2 p.m. on 15-5-63 and up to 20-5-63, 172,000 persons in the State of Malacca had been inoculated.

Measures to restrict the movement of persons into and out of the State of Malacca and the movement-out of specified foodstuffs to other parts of the Federation were also taken.

I would also like to refer to the posi tion of vaccine supply of which consi derable mention has been made in the press.
The Institute for Medical Research had on hand 21,000 doses of vaccine ready for despatch.

2,000 doses 1ll 23 MAY 1963 112 sent to Malacca of vaccine were through the messenger who brought the culture for cholera for confirma- mation, on 9th May, 1963.

An additional supply of 4,500 doses was sent on 10th May, followed by 8,900 doses and 5,000 doses on the 11th and 12th May, respectively.

In addition, 1,000 doses to Penang were supplied.


The production of vaccine was stepped up from then onwards and in between the 16th and 23rd May, 1963, 187,700 doses had been produced and distri buted.

The for Medical Institute Research had in fact available 200,000 doses of vaccine at the time of the outbreak, which was stored in bulk to little avoid deterioration.

It more than five days to dilute and test the vaccine for viability before issue.
The rate of production is also limited by various factors.

It is to be pointed out that no country in fact stores vac cine sufficient in quantity to undertake a mass inoculation of the whole of its population.

It is the practice that coun the out tries co-operate in break of infectious diseases, and cases of outbreak normally depend for assistance on one another.
The Fede ration of Malaya in fact had been supplying cholera vaccine to Sarawak, the Philippines North Borneo, and during the recent outbreaks of cholera in those countries.

to combat takes a The allegation had been made that vaccine supplied by the Institute for Medical Research had passed its expiry date.

This totally allegation unfounded, irresponsible and wholly mischievous.
It is most deeply regretted this allegation which could so that seriously undermine the confidence of our people in the measures being taken by Government has without due inves tigation been made.
is I would like also to point out that the production of cholera vaccine is just a very small part of the activities of the Institute for Medical Research which has to cope up with the ever increasing demands made on it by the unprecedented the Medical and Health Services, and the Bacteriological Division of the Insti for tute produces vaccine not only development in cholera but also for rabies, typhoid and smallpox.
With the spread of the outbreak to Muar and the Segamat districts of Johore, measures similar to those in Malacca were taken.

The decision was also taken to undertake a mass inocu lation of the population in the States of Johore and Negeri Sembilan.

Simi larly, as a necessary precautionary measure a Federation wide inocula tion has been decided on, on a priority basis as between States or areas.
This Federation wide mass inoculation campaign will necessitate the inocula tion of some seven million persons and arrangements have been necessary made to procure adequate supply of vaccine for the purpose.

Mr Speaker, Sir, I have placed before the House the true facts of what took place and the measures taken by the Government.
I hope Honourable Mem bers will appreciate that cholera and other matters pertaining to health are highly technical, and I as Minister had acted on the advice of the experts and specialists in the Ministry.

The Government is deeply concerned with the health of our people and is sparing no efforts to safeguard it.

It is also aware of the concern of the public in the matter, and the various criticisms, founded or otherwise, which have been made.
In order to deter mine the full facts on the outbreak of cholera Government has appointed a special committee to investigate and report on the steps taken to deal with and to to prevent make recurrence.

The Committee is under the chairmanship of the Honourable Mr Khaw Kai Boh with Dr Haji Megat Khas bin Megat Omar and Enche' Ng Chong Chee as members.

the outbreak, and recommendations to arrest It is hoped that the report of this committee will soon be available.
I submit that then, and only then, can the criticisms be proved justified or otherwise.

Mr Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to answer some of the questions raised which have not reply been the general included in 113 23 MAY 1963 114 the which I have just made.

The Honour able Member for Tanjong has alleged that the Government had not taken prompt action on food movement and the movement of persons out of the infected areas.
On the question of food movement, I wish to inform the Honourable Member that the power lies with local authorities.

The Ministry on behalf of the Federation Government had already contacted the State Government.

fact, I went down to Malacca personally to con sult the State Government and with the concurrence of the State Govern ment and local authorities there we gazetted the to and from movement of foodstuffs Malacca with effect from the 21st of this month.
The same applies to the movement of people from Malacca to other States in the Federation.

Like wise, we have also asked the Johore State Government similar actions, and I am happy to note that the local authorities in Johore have to control legislation take In to to control taken action already the movement of foodstuffs and the move ment of people from the two districts in Johore, that is Muar and Segamat, with effect this month.
the 22nd of from to in Sir, I think most of the questions raised have been replied the general reply, but I wish to reply to one point raised by the Honourable Member for Menglembu, and that is on the question whether vaccine can be supplied to Ipoh if an outbreak in Ipoh occurs.

The answer is "Yes"— we have the necessary supply.

I hope he will be happy to hear the answer, is customary but unfortunately after speaking he goes out.
I think time does not permit me to speak any longer and I hope I have clarified the stand of my Ministry.

as Question put, and agreed to.

Adjourned at 6.19 p.m. 115 23 MAY 1963 116 WRITTEN ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS MINISTRY OF COMMERCE A ND INDUSTRY Malays in Commerce and Industry 1.
Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad bertanya kapada Menteri Perdagangan dan Perusahaan ada-kah Kerajaan satu dari kesulitan2 sedar bahawa memajukan orang2 Melayu di-dalam perdagangan dan perusahaan ia-lah tebal-nya monopoli perkauman di- dalam lapangan2 itu.

Jika sedar, apa- kah ranchangan dan langkah2 Kerajaan menolong orang2 Melayu mengatasi- nya.
Menteri Perdagangan dan Per usahaan (Dr Lim Swee Aun): Tanah Melayu ada-lah sa-buah negeri yang bebas pendudok2-nya boleh menjalan- kan apa2 perusahaan, dan barang siapa pun, dengan tidak di-kira bangsa dan ugama, dengan bebas boleh masok dalam mana2 lapangan perdagangan dan perusahaan yang di-pileh-nya.

Orang2 Melayu, sama saperti orang2 lain yang baru masok dalam lapangan2 ini, mesti-lah menghadap perlumbaan dengan orang2 yang sudah maju.
Bagi menolong orang2 Melayu supaya dapat mengambil bahagian yang memberi dan bekas perusahaan, termasok mengatasi per telah me- lumbaan, maka Kerajaan nubohkan Jawatan-Kuasa Kerja terdiri dari Pegawai2 dengan di- Penasihat2 sa-pasokan bantu untok memberi kapada Jawatan-Kuasa ini dari sa-masa ka- masa berkenaan dengan langkah2 dan tindakan yang patut di-ambil.

perdagangan sa-buah nasihat dalam oleh MINISTRY OF DEFENCE United Nations Allowance to Malayan Soldiers in Congo 2.
Dato' Mohamed Hanifah bin Haji Abdul Ghani kapada Menteri Pertahanan: bertanya (a) Benar-kah Anggota Tentera Per- sekutuan Tanah Melayu telah tidak mendapat Elaun Perkhid- matan Bangsa2 Bersatu sa-banyak $10 saperti yang di-berikan ka pada Tentera2 dari negeri2 lain yang berkhidmat di-Congo, jika benar, mengapa.
(b) Apa-kah langkah2 yang akan di- ambil oleh Kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu bagi menuntut elaun itu daripada Pertubohan Bangsa2 Bersatu dan bila langkah itu di-jalankan, jika tidak berhasil bila-kah Kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu berchadang hendak mengganti kadar elaun itu kapada Askar2 yang telah berkhidmat di- Congo.
Menteri Pertahanan (Tun Haji Abdul Razak): (a) Pasokan2 Tentera dari semua negeri (National Contingents) yang berkhidmat di-Congo ada-lah di- bayar elaun2 yang berikut ini oleh Pertubohan Bangsa2 Bersatu: (i) Elaun Perkhidmatan Bangsa2 Bersatu sa-banyak 83 Francs wang Congo (lebeh kurang $3.90 Malaya) sa-hari.

(ii) Elaun Chuti Penggal sa- banyak $3 wang Amerika (lebeh kurang $9.00 Malaya) dengan di-kira 2\ hari chuti pada tiap2 bulan mereka ber khidmat di-Congo.
(iii) Elaun Seberang Laut mengi- kut sa-bagaimana yang telah di-setujul oleh tiap2 satu negeri yang ada menghantar pasokan tentera-nya dengan pehak yang berkuasa Bangsa2 Bersatu.

Bayaran Elaun Seberang Laut berbeza2 ada-lah di-antara satu negeri dengan satu negeri.
Berkenaan dengan askar2 dari Persekutuan Tanah Melayu mereka ada-lah di-bayar kadar yang berikut di-bawah mengi- kut pangkat masing2— Elaun Seberang Laut (Wang Malaya) Sa-hari $9.00 7.50 ... 6.75 5.25 ... 4.50 2.25 Berigediar Kolonel Leftenan Kolonel Major Kaptan, Leftenan dan Leftenan Muda Pegawai Rendah yang bertauliah II (Warrant Officer I and II) I dan 117 23 MAY 1963 118 Elaun Seberang Laut (Wang Malaya) Sa-hari $1.80 Sarjan Tunis dan Sar- jan Kopral dan lain2 pang- kat ka-bawah ... 1.20 (b) Semua elaun2 yang tersebut di- atas telah di-bayar kapada askar2 Malaya di- Congo.
Oleh itu pertanyaan baha- gian ini tiada-lah berbangkit.

berkhidmat yang MINISTRY OF EDUCATION Grants-in-aid to Primary and Secondary National Type Schools 3.

Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad bertanya kapada Menteri Pelajaran berapa banyak-kah bantuan penoh dan sa-paroh yang telah di-berikan kapada Sekolah2 Rendah dan Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan masing2 berbahasa pe- ngantar Tamil, China dan Inggeris bagi tahun 1961 dan 1962 masing2 bagi seluroh Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Menteri Pelajaran (Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid Khan): Jumlah wang yang di- beri sebagai bantuan yang terta'alok di-dalam Undang2 kapada Sekolah2 Rendah yang mendapat bantuan penoh dan separoh bantuan dan Sekolah2 Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil, China dan Inggeris) di-dalam Perseku tuan Tanah Melayu bagi tahun 1961 dan ter- tahun 1962 ia-lah sebagai kandong di-dalam rajah berikut: A. Sekolah Rendah yang mendapat bantuan penoh dan separoh ban tuan dan Sekolah2 Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil, China dan Inggeris) di-dalam Persekutuan Tanah Melayu bagi tahun 1961 dan 1962.
SEKOLAH RENDAH SEKOLAH MENENGAH Tahun 1961 1962 Tamil 5,622,656* 7,477,817 Jumlah 13,100,473 China $ 25,558,508* 41,294,287 66,852,795 Inggeris $ 19,255,028* 29,296,551 48,551,579 Tamil China $ 1,348,001 4,705,083 6,053,084 Inggeris $ 23,097,214 25,728,963 Jumlah $ 74,881,407 108,502,701 48,826,177 183,384,108 B. Bantuan * Angka2 ini tidak termasok jumlah wang yang di-beri kapada Sekolah2 Rendah Jenis2 Kebangsaan yang mendapat bantuan penoh di-dalam Negeri Sembilan dan Majlis Bandaran Kuala Lumpur oleh kerana kenyataan jumlah wang itu belum lagi dapat di-adakan oleh Kementerian.
di-bawah terta'alok Undang2 kapada Sekolah2 Rendah yang mendapat separoh bantuan dan Sekolah2 Menengah Jenis (Tamil, China dan Kebangsaan Inggeris) di-dalam Persekutuan Tanah Melayu bagi tahun 1961 dan 1962.
SEKOLAH RENDAH SEKOLAH MENENGAH Tahun 1961 1962 Jumlah Tamil $ — - China $ 1,239,970* 40,044 1,180,014 Inggeris $ 5,028 4,421 9,449 Tamil $ — — — China $ 2,122,584 — 2,122,584 Inggeris $ 11,824 — 11,824 $ 3,379,406 44,465 3,423.871 * Angka2 ini tidak termasok jumlah wang yang di-beri kapada Sekolah2 Rendah Jenis2 Kebangsaan yang mendapat bantuan separoh di-dalam Negeri Sembilan dan Majlis Bandaran Kuala Lumpur oleh kerana kenyataan2 jumlah wang itu belum lagi dapat di-adakan oleh Kementerian.
Special Guidance in Studies to Students in School Hostels 4.

Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad bertanya kapada Menteri Pelajaran apa-kah langkah2 panduan dan pim- pinan yang khas di-berikan dengan terator-nya bagi pelajar2 yang tinggal di-asrama2 sekolah.
Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid Khan: Pada keselurohan-nya, asrama2 ada-lah sekolah2 di-bena dalam lengkongan itu, yang menerima bantuan Kerajaan, dan ter penyeliaan sa-suatu asrama masok panduan dan pimpinan dalam pelajaran murid2 yang menumpang di- situ, ada-lah suatu perkara di-bawah jagaan Guru Besar Sekolah itu, yang tata-tertib bertanggong-jawab murid2 itu.

atas Tindakan sedang di-ambil oleh Ke menterian ini untok melichinkan per- asrama2 tadbiran sekolah2 yang berbagai jenis itu.
penyeliaan dan 119 23 MAY 1963 120 National School at Badak in Bachok 5.

Enche' Zulkiflee bin Muhammad bertanya kapada Menteri Pelajaran apa-kah sebab2-nya hingga hari ini kerja pembenaan Sekolah Kebangsaan Badak, Bachok, belum pun di-mulai dan bila-kah pembenaan itu akan di- jalankan.

Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid Khan: Pembenaan Sekolah Kebangsaan di- Badak, Bachok, telah di-ranchangkan untok tahun 1963; tetapi terpaksa di- tanggohkan hingga tahun 1964.
Sebab- nya ia-lah kerana kerja2 pembenaan sekolah, yang pada asal-nya telah di- ranchangkan untok tahun 1963 dengan peruntokan yang telah di-persetujukan kapada Kementerian Pelajaran di- bawah Anggaran Kemajuan tahun 1963, telah tidak dapat di-laksanakan pada kesemua-nya dalam tahun ini.

Claim by Women Teachers for Equal Pay 6.

Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Minister of Education to state what steps the Government has taken on the claim by teachers for equal pay.
Tuan Haji Abdul Hamid Khan: The claim by women teachers for equal pay with men is a matter which is being examined as a whole, in conjunction with claims of other Government women employees, by a Committee already appointed by Government.

MINISTRY OF FINANCE Earned Income Relief 7.

Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Minister of Finance to state whether the Government will amend the ten per cent earned income relief for tax payers to fifteen per cent to ease their hardships before the imposition of tax.
Minister of Finance (Enche' Tan Siew Sin): Suggestions for the relief of taxpayers can be borne in mind, but it must be stressed at the same time that serious effects on the income tax yield will follow if all such suggestions are adopted.

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE Social Security Scheme for the Unemployed 8.
Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Minister of Labour and Social Welfare to state, in view of the un employment situation in the Federa tion, whether he would announce the the Government steps in taken by connection with the Social Security Scheme for the unemployed.
(Enche' Bahaman Minister of Labour and Social Welfare bin Samsudin): A Committee, consisting of Government, employers' and workers' representatives, is studying the possi bility of introducing a comprehensive social security scheme in the Federation of Malaya.

One of the matters being studied is the feasibility of introducing an unemployment insurance scheme.
Though Government's decision on the matter would necessarily have to await this Committee's recommenda tions, it must be pointed out that the provisions of unemployment benefits, through unemployment insurance, will not in itself solve the unemployment problem, but may only provide cash benefits to a worker if he is unemployed and fulfills the requirements of having paid a specified number of monthly contributions prior to his being un employed.

MINISTRY OF HEALTH Doctors from the Philippines 9.


Enche' Too Joon Hing: To ask the Minister of Health to state how many doctors has the Federation Government decided or proposed to recruit from Philippines under the ASA Plan.

The Acting Minister of Health (Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman): The Federation of Malaya Government proposes to recruit up to sixty doctors from the Philippines.

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Enche' Too Joon Hing: To ask the Minister of Health to state what qualifi cations these Philippines doctors possess, whether these qualifications are recog nised in this country and in keeping with the standard of our local doctors.

Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman: The doctors to be recruited to from possess necessary qualifications for registration as Medical Practitioners in this country, under Section 9 (i) (C) of the Medical Registration Ordinance, 1952 (69 of 1952).
the Philippines will have 121 23 MAY 1963 122 11.

Enche' Too Joon Hing: To ask the Minister of Health to state whether did Federation Government the explore recruiting the possibility of doctors with recognised qualifications from countries India, Hongkong, such as Ceylon, etc., before recruiting the Philippines doctors.
the Commonwealth Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman: The question of recruiting doctors with recognised qualifications from Commonwealth countries has always been and continues to be explored by my Ministry.

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Enche' Too Joon Hing: To ask the Minister of Health to state whether the Medical Council and the Malayan Medical Association were consulted before the Government decided to ask for the Philippine doctors.
Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman: The Malayan Medical Council has been fully consulted on the proposal to recruit doctors on contract from the Philippines.

A representative of the Council will, in fact, be sitting in the Selection Board to interview applicants in the Philippines.

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Enche' Too Joon Hing: To ask the Minister of Health to state the terms and conditions of service being offered to the Philippine doctors and whether such terms and conditions of service had been offered to local doctors not in Government service before they were offered to Philippine doctors.

Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman: The terms and conditions of service being offered to the doctors on contract from the Philippines are as under: t(a) A contract period of three years resident service.
(annual (b) Basic salary of $730x34 (annual increment)—$934 / Efficiency Bar / 982 X 34 increment)— $1,254 (Malayan Dollars).

Incremental credits will be given for post-qualifying experience.

In addition to the basic salary, a cost of is payable according to approved rates.

Pay ment of gratuity, full pay vacation living allowance leave, free passage and free medical attention will be provided in the contract terms.

A Housing Allow ance will be payable in lieu of quarters.
Such terms and conditions of service are available to local doctors if they offer to join Government Service on contract.

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Enche' Too Joon Hing: To ask the Minister of Health to state that as the Malay language qualification has been one of the main reasons which caused many doctors and dental surgeons to resign from the medical service, and the serious in view of shortage of doctors and dental surgeons in the respective services, whether the Government has considered relaxing the standard of the language qualifica tion, so that more doctors and dental surgeons would join and remain in the medical service.
Tuan Haji Khalid bin Awang Osman: It is not true to say that the Malay Language Examination has been one of the main reasons causing many doctors and dental surgeons to resign from the Government Service.

Doctors and Dental Surgeons are provided with a Munshi Allowance of $55 per mensem for a period of eighteen months.

They are required to pass this examination in three years.

In justifiable cases extension of this period, where necessary, had been granted.
MINISTRY OF INTERNAL SECURITY Royal Federation Police Force in Singapore 15.

Dato' Mohamed Hanifah bin Haji Abdul Ghani bertanya kapada Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri benar-kah ada lebeh kurang 700 orang anggota Persekutuan Tanah Polis di- tugas bekerja Meiayu di-beri singapura pada masa ini.

Jika benar maka di-atas asas apa-kah mereka itu bertugas di-sana; di-bawah undang2 apa, dengan tugas apa, dan atas sharat2 bagaimana.
di-Raja Menteri Keselamatan Dalam Negeri (Dato9 Dr Ismail bin Haji Abdul Rahman): Lebeh kurang 700 orang anggota2 Polls Slmpanan (semua Pang- kat) yang mewakili 5 buah Pasokan2 123 23 MAY 1963 124 dalam Pasokan Polis di-Raja Per- sekutuan Tanah Melayu akan di- kehendaki memperkuatkan Pasokan Polis Singapura dalam men- tugas2 menjaga keamanan jalankan orang tarikh di- tubohkan Malaysia.
ramai daripada untok ini Pasokan2 Simpanan (Reserve Units) ada-lah di-hantar ka-Singapura sa-belum di-tubohkan Malaysia, dengan tujuan untok memberi kesempatan kapada anggota2 Polis ini supaya dapat membiasakan diri dengan keadaan2 di- Singapura dan juga untok berlateh dengan rakan2 sa-jawat mereka dalam Pasokan Polis Singapura.

Polis2 ini di- hantar ka-Singapura menurut sharat2 Sekshen 26 Undang2 Polis, No.

14 tahun 1952.

Hingga sekarang 394 orang anggota2 Polis Simpanan telah di- hantar ka-Singapura.
kapada Menteri MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT Development Expenditure Allocations to States 16.

Enche' Mohd.

Asri bin Haji Muda bertanya Pem- bangunan Luar Bandar berapa jumlah belanja pembangunan yang telah di- peruntokkan dan di-keluarkan kapada tiap2 Negeri dalam Persekutuan bagi tahun 1962 dan 1963 serta minta butir- kan mengikut jenis2 kerja pembangunan saperti jalan2 raya, bangunan2 sekolah dan bilek2 darjah, parit dan tali-ayer dan lain2 lagi.
Untok memberi keterangan2 Menteri Pembangunan Luar Bandar (Tun Haji Abdul Razak): Jumlah wang yang ran- telah di-belanjakan bagi changan2 Pembangunan Luar Bandar ada di-tunjokkan dengan jelas-nya di- dalam Anggaran Belanja wan Pemba ngunan bagi Kerajaan Negeri dan Persekutuan bagi tahun2 yang tersebut.
lanjut bagi tiap2 Ranchangan Pembangunan Luar Bandar yang di-lancharkan bagi tahun 1962 dan 1963 berkehendakkan masa dan penyelidekan yang panjang oleh sebab banyak-nya ranchangan2 ini dan juga ranchangan2 ini berlainan di- antara satu sama lain dan ini memer- tiap2 Ke- lukan menterian dan Ketua2 Jabatan Per sekutuan dan Negeri keseluroh-nya.
rundingan dengan Ada pun bidang Ranchangan Pem tersangat-lah bangunan Luar Bandar luas dan ia-nya mengandongi rancha ngan2 Kerajaan Persekutuan, Negeri dan yang di-dalam senarai butir2 ber- sama (Concurrent List) Kerajaan Per sekutuan dan Negeri di-bawah fasal 9, Perlembagaan Persekutuan, dan bila- ngan ranchangan2 yang tepat hanya selepas berunding boleh di-perolehi dengan rapi dan lanjut-nya dengan tiap2 Kerajaan Negeri.

Federal Land Development Authority Schemes Water Supply 17.
Enche' Ng Ann Teck: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister to state what measures are taken to supply water to homes in the Federal Land Develop ment Schemes in the Federation.

Tun Haji Abdul Razak: Water is supplied to settlers homes in FLDA Schemes in two methods: first, deep wells are provided at one well for every 12 houses until such time that the per manent piped water supply is estab lished ; permanent piped water schemes are under construction for all FLDA Schemes.

Homes for Settlers 18.


Enche' Ng Ann Teck: To ask the Deputy Prime Minister to state (a) what plans the FLDA has to provide homes for the settlers in FLDA Schemes; (b) what types of homes are being provided; (c) what is the cost per unit to the settler; and (d) to whom the contract has been given.

Tun Haji Abdul Razak: (a) The FLDA builds the houses for the settlers before they enter on FLDA Schemes, and the cost is charged the Settlers Loan Account.
At present approxi mately 3,000 settlers houses are being 21 FLDA in Schemes.

built to (b) The settlers houses being pro vided are prefabricated pres sure—treated timber houses.

125 23 MAY 1963 126 (c) The cost per unit varies from to $1,700 per house $1,300 depending on the distance the FLDA Scheme the from factory where the houses are being made.
is {d) The 1963 contract the construction of settlers houses has been awarded to two Con tractors : for (i) Timber Industries Ltd, Singapore; (ii) Prefabricated Timber Houses Ltd, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur.

PRIME MINISTER'S DEPART- MENT Salaries of Police Personnel 19.

Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Prime Minister to state what steps the Government has taken to increase the present salary of the Federation Police Constables.
The Prime Minister: A claim for an upward revision of salary scales has been received from the Junior Police Officers' Association.

It is now being actively considered by Government.

20.

Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Prime Minister to state the result of the examination held by the Ministry of Internal Security, the Treasury and the Federation Establishment Office into the salaries of Police personnel and whether there will be an official report of the revised salary scheme.
The Prime Minister: This question is connected with question No.

19.

The claim will be discussed in accordance with Whitley Council procedure.

Merger between Singapore and Federation 21.

Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Prime Minister to state the present position between Singapore the Federation of Malaya.
the merger and of The Prime Minister: The talks between the Federation and Singapore Governments on constitutional arrange ments for a merger are at its final stages and it is hoped that they will be concluded soon.

Unemployment 22.

Enche' Chan Yoon Onn: To ask the Prime Minister to state the steps taken by Government the problem of general unemployment.
to solve and there The Prime Minister: By current international is no standard, general unemployment in the Federa tion as the unemployed forms only a small proportion of the working popu lation.

A survey undertaken by the Department of Statistics the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare in April and September, 1962, shows that 5.2 per cent of the men and 7.9 per cent of the women or an average of 6 per cent of the labour force were unemployed.
In terms of all persons between 15 to 70 years of age, the percentage of males unemployed was 4.4 per cent and females unemployed was 3.2 per cent.

As a comparison, un employment percentages for the labour force in Canada, Puerto Rico and the United States are 5.9 per cent, 12.3 per cent and 5.6 per cent respectively.

in to fact, The measures which are being increase employment undertaken opportunities to meet the demands of a growing population are embodied in the Second Five-Year Plan.
This Plan is being energetically carried out and in the last two years, it is estimated that total production in the country has, increased by about 5 per cent per year.
In agriculture, large areas of land are being carefully brought into production under FLDA fringe alienation schemes with and in consequent employment the industrial sector, policies to encourage private enterprise through the develop industrial estates, pioneer ment of legislation, and a general industry industrial healthy toward attitude increased growth have also brought employment.

For investment example, selected manufacturing industries increased by 10 per cent from 1960 to 1961. opportunities.
employment substantial increases and In in 127 23 MAY 1963 128 HUJONGAN KHAS KAPADA TITAH UCHAPAN Hujongan Khas Kapada Titah Uchapan Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang Di-Pertuan Agong Dalam Majlis Pembukaan Parlimen Pada Hari Rabu, 22 Haribulan Mei, 1963 Kertas ini ia-lah Hujongan Khas kapada Titah Uchapan yang di-lafadzkan oleh Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong dalam Majlis Pembukaan Parlimen pada hari ia4tu Rabu, 22 haribulan Mei, 1963, lain2 penerangan mengandongi yang lengkap.
PERDANA MENTERI (A) Bahagian Peranchangan Ekonomi negara hendak-lah 1.

Ekonomi negara ada-lah meng- hadapi masa'alah2 yang sukar dan rumit.

Jika kita hendak menunaikan kehendak2 pendudok2 yang sa-makin bertambah banyak maka usaha pem- bangunan di- jalankan dengan bersunggoh2.

Bagai- mana pun jika di-lihat chara Kerajaan kerja2 pembangunan menjalankan negara nyata-lah dengan tiada shak lagi bahawa ia boleh menjalankan tugas-nya dengan sempurna.

2.

Penyata mengenai Pertanian.


Pakar2 pertanian dari Ford Foundation telah bersetuju dengan kebanyakan dari- pada usaha2 yang di-jalankan untok menambah hasil dan membanyakkan jenis pertanian.

Pada pendapat mereka segala usaha Kerajaan hendak menam bah hasil serta meninggikan taraf hidup pendudok2 kawasan luar bandar telah berjaya.

Mereka mengatakan bahawa dengac kejayaan2 ini maka dapat-lah Persekutuan Tanah Melayu memadan- kan ranchangan2-nya dengan keadaan2 ekonomi.

3.
3.

Sharikat Malayan Industrial Deve lopment Finance Limited.
Berhubong dengan perkara hendak meluaskan lagi perniagaan Sharikat Malayan Industrial Development Finance Limited maka elok-lah, umpama-nya, Sharikat itu menubohkan beberapa buah sharikat kechil bagi yang tersebut di-bawah ini: (a) Membeli tanah dan mengusaha- kan-nya untok di-jadikan ka wasan2 perusahaan di-beberapa tempat di-negeri ini; (b) Mendirikan bangunan2 peru sahaan dan perniagaan untok di- sewakan atau di-jual; (c) Memberi pinjaman modal kapada sharikat perusahaan dan peng- usaha harta yang kechil2; (d) Menchari modal equity daripada Stock Exchange dan menanam modal itu dalam sharikat peru sahaan dan pengusaha harta yang kechil2 dengan membeli saham2 sharikat2 itu; dan (e) Membantu orang2 Melayu meng- peru dalam ambil bahagian sahaan2.
4.

Penyata Ekonomi Rueff mengenai Malaysia.

Bagi kema'amoran Malaysia Kerajaan Persekutuan berharap akan dengan Negeri2 dapat bekerjasama Malaysia.

Dengan Negeri2 itu bekerja bersama2 maka Malaysia akan men- datangkan kebahagiaan dan kesen- tosaan.

Oleh kerana mustahak di-ada- kan susunan2 ekonomi yang kukoh bagi Malaysia maka Kerajaan Persekutuan bersama2 dengan Kerajaan2 lain yang berkenaan telah meminta Bank Dunia menghantar beberapa orang pakar ka- kawasan ini.

5.
5.

Kerajaan2 itu meminta pakar2 ter sebut mengkaji masa'alah2 yang akan timbul daripada penyatuan negeri2 dalam Malaysia dan mengeshorkan chara2 yang baik sa-kali bagi menyatu- kan susunan ekonomi.

Pakar2 tersebut yang di-ketuai oleh Professor Jacques Rueff telah membuat suatu penyelidek- an yang semua masa'alah2 dan pakar2 itu baharu sa- selesai membuat penyata-nya.

haja ada-lah menunggu2 Kerajaan akan penyata tersebut.

lengkap mengenai dalam Jabatan (B) Bahagian Hal Ehwal Malaysia 6.
Pembukaan Bahagian Hal Ehwal Malaysia Perdana Menteri ada-lah satu kejadian yang penting dalam tahun 1962.

Bahagian ini ada-lah bertanggong-jawab bagi menyatukan pentadbiran Negeri2 Perse kutuan Malaysia.

Bahagian ini ada sa- orang Timbalan Setia Usaha dan dua orang Setia Usaha Rendah bekerja di-bawah kelolaan Setia Usaha Tetap, 129 23 MAY 1963 130 Jabatan Perdana Menteri.
Pada men jalankan tugas2-nya Bahagian ini telah bekerja rapat dengan semua Kemen- terian Kerajaan, sa-kali dengan Peguam Negara dan Penggubal Undang2.

terutama 7.

Bahagian Hal Ehwal Malaysia mula menjalankan kerja-nya pada bulan Ogos tahun 1962.
Bagi di-gunakan dalam perbinchangan dan rundingan antara Kerajaan berkenaan dengan Malaysia, Bahagian ini ada-lah mengumpulkan dan menyusun bahan2 keterangan ber kenaan dengan susunan Kementerian2 dan Jabatan2 di-Persekutuan Tanah Melayu serta dasar2 Kerajaan yang ada sekarang dan ada-lah membantu me- nentukan apa-kah susunan2 yang sesuai bagi mentadbirkan Malaysia kelak.
Dan ini menjalankan kerja perhubongan antara pegawai2 Kerajaan Persekutuan dengan pegawai2 Kerajaan2 lain yang berthabit dengan Malaysia, termasok Singapura dan Brunei.

lagi Bahagian 8.

Jawatan-Kuasa antara Kerajaan yang di-tubohkan untok menyediakan susunan2 perlembagaan yang akan da tang dengan Borneo Utara dan Sarawak ada lima Jawatan-Kuasa Kechil ia-itu Jawatan-Kuasa Kechil Perlembagaan.
Jawatan-Kuasa Kechil Kewangan, Ja watan-Kuasa Kechil Undangan dan Jawatan-Kuasa Kechil Kehakiman, 'Awam dan Jawatan- Perkhidmatan Jabatan2.

Kuasa Kechil Penyusunan terbit-nya Penyata Jawatan- Dengan antara Kerajaan mengenai Kuasa Malaysia Jawatan- selesai-lah kerja Kuasa dan Jawatan-Kuasa2 Kechil itu kechuali Jawatan-Kuasa Penyusunan Jabatan2.

Kerja yang di-buat oleh Jawatan-Kuasa Kechil Penyusunan Ja batan2 lagi.
itu maseh belum siap Dan lagi tugas Bahagian Hal Ehwal Malaysia itu ia-lah berhubong dengan pegawai2 yang berkenaan di-Borneo Utara dan Sarawak untok menyediakan badan2 yang sesuai bagi menjalankan shor2 yang terkandong dalam Penyata Jawatan-Kuasa antara Kerajaan itu.

(C) Melawat Sambil Belajar 9.

Ranchangan melawat sambil belajar faedah-nya.

maseh di-dapati banyak Dalam tahun 1962 sa-banyak 24 lawatan kerjasama, telah melawat telah di-buat.

Sa-ramai 201 orang telah India, pergi.


Mereka Pakistan, Indonesia, Filipina, Negeri Thai, dan Negeri2 Borneo.

Rombongan2 itu terbahagi kapada sembilan gulo- ngan—pendidek2, ketua2 kaum, ketua2 ahli2 pemuda, pekerja2 majlis meshuarat undangan, pekerja2 sukarela, ketua2 kawasan luar bandar, pekerja2 kebajikan masharakat dan pegawai2 Kerajaan.
Lawatan2 yang di- atorkan 25 kali pada tahun 1961 ia-lah ka-sa-puloh buah negeri di-Asia dan lawatan2 dua buah negeri di-Afrika; tahun 1962 ia-lah ka-Negeri2 dalam Borneo sahaja.

Yang membuat lawatan semua-nya.

Lima itu 17 kumpulan lawatan ka-ketiga2 buah Negeri Borneo, dua ka-Borneo Utara dan Sarawak sahaja, lima ka-Borneo Utara sahaja, satu ka-Sarawak dan empat ka-Brunei sahaja.

10.
10.

Ada pun kerja2 Jawatan-Kuasa Lawatan2 Sambil Belajar telah di- luaskan dan boleh di-bahagikan saperti berikut: (i) Mengator lawatan2 sambil belajar ka-negeri2 Asia yang berhampiran; (ii) Mengator lawatan2 dalam Perse kutuan Tanah Melayu bagi orang2 yang di-pileh dari negeri2 yang berhampiran, lawatan sambil belajar ASA; dan termasok (iii) Mengator lawatan2 dalam Perse bagi kutuan Tanah Melayu pendudok2 Tanah Melayu.

11.
11.

Pada tahun 1962 lebeh daripada 530 orang, kebanyakan-nya ketua2 kaum dan pemimpin2 politik daripada Ketiga2 buah Negeri Borneo telah di- jemput melawat Persekutuan.

Sa-lain itu wakil2 wanita daripada daripada Brunei dan Sarawak telah hadzir bersama2 dalam perayaan Hari Wanita yang pertama yang telah di-adakan di- Kuala Lumpur, dan 20 orang pemuda pemudi daripada ketiga2 buah Negeri telah bersama2 dalam Pesta Borneo Pemuda Pemudi yang di-anjorkan oleh Persatuan Majlis Pemuda Pemudi Tanah Melayu.
Empat lawatan2 sambil belajar bagi Negeri2 ASA telah di- atorkan juga pada tahun 1962, empat perwakilan datang ka-Persekutuan dari Negeri Thai dan satu daripada Filipina.

131 23 MAY 1963 132 (D) Ranchangan2 Negara di-Kuala Lumpur 12.

Kerja melaksanakan dua rancha ngan negara yang di-mulakan beberapa lama dahulu ada-lah terus di-jalankan.

Ranchangan2 ini ia-lah membena sa- buah Muzium Negara yang baharu dan sa-buah Pusat Latehan Perkhidmatan 'Awam.
Muzium Negara hampir siap di-bena dan ada-lah sa-buah bangunan yang amat chantek dan boleh-lah ia di- sifatkan sa-bagai lambang kebudayaan ini barang2 negara pertunjokan sedang di-kumpulkan dan di-siapkan dan ada-lah di-harapkan Muzium itu akan dapat di-buka dengan resmi-nya pada bulan Ogos.

Berkenaan dengan Pusat Latehan Perkhidmatan 'Awam itu pula, Kerajaan New Zealand telah memberi bantuan pada mendirikan bangunan Pusat tersebut di-Lembah Pantai.
Bangunan itu sudah siap di- dirikan dan di-harapkan ia boleh di- gunakan apabila lengkap alat perkakas-nya.

ini.

Pada masa telah 13.

Lain2 ranchangan yang besar yang sedang di-laksanakan di-Kuala Lumpur ia-lah membena Masjid Negara dan Bangunan Parlimen dan membena sa- buah Tugu Peringatan Kebangsaan bagi mengingati perjuangan Pasokan2 Ke- pengganas2 menentang selamatan Komunis.
Masjid Negara dan Tugu Peringatan Kebangsaan itu ada-lah di- bena dengan wang derma orang ramai dan wang yang di-adakan oleh Kera jaan Persekutuan dan Kerajaan2 Negeri.

(E) Pejabat Perjawatan Persekutuan ada-lah berjalan 14.

Ranchangan menggantikan pe- gawai2 dagang dengan pegawai2 Tanah dengan Melayu memuaskan hati.
Hingga akhir tahun 1962 sa-ramai 1,314 orang pegawai2 dagang telah bersara; pegawai2 yang maseh berkhidmat ia-lah pegawai2 yang ada 'ilmu dan pengalaman khas dan pegawai2 di-benarkan berkhidmat lagi hingga tahun 1965 atau yang di-lanjutkan perkhidmatan-nya hingga itu.

Usaha sedang di- jalankan dengan bersunggoh2 bagi melayakkan pegawai2 Tanah Melayu memegang jawatan2 yang di-kosongkan oleh pegawai2 dagang.

teknik tahun yang 15.


Semenjak Persekutuan tahun 1961, Kerajaan telah memberi hadiah2 beberapa di-bawah Ranchangan pelajaran orang Colombo kapada pegawai daripada negeri2 tetangga.

Semenjak itu sa-ramai 45 orang pegawai telah di-beri ini datang daripada Borneo Utara, Brunei, Sarawak, Negeri Thai, Filipina, Ceylon, Laos, Singapura, dan juga Indonesia.

Maseh ada lagi di-terima permintaan2 daripada negeri2 tersebut, dan semua permintaan itu sedang di-timbangkan.

latehan.
latehan.

Pegawai2 (F) Jabatan Perangkaan 16.

Pada tahun 1962 jawatan2 dalam Jabatan Perangkaan telah bertambah dari 169 menjadi 192, kebanyakan-nya jawatan peringkat kerani.

Sa-telah di- lantek sa-orang Perangkawan Kanan ia-itu melalui Bangsa2 Bersatu dan dua orang Perangkawan yang baharu maka baharu pada kali itu-lah Jabatan ini kaki-tangan chukup professional.
Kerja Jabatan telah bertambah2 banyak dan sunggoh pun dapat di-sempurnakan amat susah kerana dalam berapa tahun ini kaki-tangan-nya tiada chukup.

mempunyai tetapi itu yang 17.

Pada tahun yang lalu satu daripada kerja2 yang besar yang telah di-jalankan ia-lah Penyiasatan Kebangsaan ia-itu menyiasat banyak orang yang mem punyai pekerjaan, yang tiada pekerjaan dan yang boleh bekerja lebeh daripada kerja kapada-nya.

di-beri Penyiasatan ini di-jalankan dengan bekerjasama dengan Jabatan Buroh.
Penyiasatan ini di-buat dua kali, ia-itu bagi kawasan bandar dan kawasan luar bandar.

Hasil penyiasatan itu akan di- dapati pada bulan ini.

Satu lagi kerja yang mustahak ia-lah menganalisa kira2 Kerajaan.

Kerja telah dapat di- itu sempurnakan dengan bantuan Bank telah Negara Tanah Melayu, yang meminjamkan Penolong Economist.

sa-orang national ini 18.


Sa-telah di-lantek sa-orang Pegawai Perangkawan Kanan yang ahli dalam perkara accounting maka telah memulakan kerja Jabatan menyediakan perangkaan2 yang lebeh lengkap berkenaan dengan kira2 kebang saan Persekutuan.

Pada itu Jabatan itu telah menerbitkan ketera- ngan2 mengenai' kira2 kebangsaan bagi tahun 1955 hingga 1960. tahun 133 23 MAY 1963 134 rekod, Tahun 19.

Jabatan itu telah juga menerbitkan "Penyiasatan ia-itu suatu Tahunan bagi Perusahaan Membuat Barang2, 1960".
Angka2 mengena'i perusahaan2 perintis telah di- tambah kemudian.

Pada tahun yang lalu juga Jabatan itu telah mengeluar- kan suatu penerbitan tahunan yang lengkap mengena'i perdagangan dengan negeri2 luar.

Banyak orang meminta penerbitan yang berguna ini.


Dalam masa enam bulan yang akhir pada tahun 1962 Jabatan telah mula membuat analisa rekod2 yang di-buat oleh Pendaftar Sharikat2, Pendaftar Perniagaan2, dan sa-bagai-nya ia-itu dengan tujuan hendak menyusun suatu daftar yang lengkap mengena'i sharikat2 yang menjalankan perniagaan-nya di- ini siap Persekutuan.

Apabila daftar kelak maka suatu akan "panduan" yang boleh di-gunakan bagi penyiasatan2 yang hendak di-jalankan pada masa hadapan.

ada-lah itu 20.
ada-lah itu 20.

Kerajaan Persekutuan telah mene- Jawatan-Kuasa yang rima Penyata menimbangkan di-tubohkan bagi perkara mengelokkan lagi Perkhid- matan Perangkaan pada masa hadapan.
Dua buah Jawatan-Kuasa yang baharu bagi di-tubohkan—sa-buah telah menimbangkan perkara hendak mem- sa-buah mesin kira mengira beli electronic; ahli2-nya terdiri daripada wakil2 dari Kementerian2, Jabatan2 dan badan2 yang sa-paroh Kerajaan; yang lagi Jawatan-Kuasa ia-itu Penasihat Perangkaan, untok menya- tukan dengan lagi akan berbagai kerja perangkaan yang hendak di-buat Kerajaan.

lebeh sempurna sa-buah tahun 1963 Jabatan 21.


Dalam itu berharap akan dapat terus meluaskan kerja mengadakan perangkaan2 yang rancha- di-kehendaki bagi membuat ngan2 pembangunan negara.

Kerja menjalankan suatu Penyiasatan menge- nai Perusahaan Membena Bangunan telah di-mulakan, Keterangan yang ada-lah di- akan di-dapati kelak sangat2 untok membuat kehendaki anggaran2 modal.

Ada-lah di-harapkan akan dapat di-tambah lagi kaki-tangan2 bagi Chawangan Penyiasatan Benda2 Chontoh dalam Jabatan itu.
Sa-orang pakar Bangsa2 Bersatu yang berke- lulusan tinggi akan berkhidmat dalam itu di-bawah Ranchangan Jabatan Bantuan Teknikal Bangsa2 Bersatu.

Taksiran National Account dan Balance of Payment Persekutuan akan di-sediakan dengan lebeh lengkap lagi.

Jabatan itu juga akan menggunakan alat 80-column equipment tidak lagi menggunakan alat 65-column equip ment.

Beberapa alat lagi telah di-pesan dan akan sampai pada tahun ini.

(G) Jabatan Muzium tahun 1962 satu 22.


Sa-panjang seluroh tenaga dan usaha kaki-tangan Jabatan Muzium di-tumpukan kapada kerja menyediakan sa-buah Muzium Negara yang baharu.

Sa-orang pakar mengator barang2 muzium telah di-hantar oleh Victoria dan Albert Muzium, London sa-lama sa-bulan, untok menolong meranchangkan dua buah Dewan besar, tiap2 panjang-nya.
154 kaki Apabila ia balek ka-United Kingdom, dengan kerjasama UNESCO, sa-orang lagi orang British yang pakar dalam hal mengator barang2 Muzium telah di-pinjamkan sa-lama lima bulan untok ranchangan2 menolong melaksanakan itu.

Tukang2 yang ukir dan tukang2 kayu Melayu dari telah pada Trengganu dan Kelantan di-upah untok mengukir jenang2 pintu dan alang2 siling.
Sa-orang pelukis Melayu dari Kelantan puia di-ambil bekerja untok melukis gambar2 meng- hiasi dinding bahagian dalam dan bahagian luar bangunan itu.

Bangunan itu telah hampir siap pada akhir tahun 1962, tetapi kerja melukis dua gambar dinding luar belum pun di-mulakan.

Barang2 kebudayaan Melayu, saperti senjata2, barang2 perak dan pakaian2 lama terus di-kumpulkan pada tahun yang lalu.

telah di-siapkan tahun itu Muzium Negeri 23.


Pada Perak di-Taiping, yang menjadi tang- gong-jawab Persekutuan, telah di-hias sa-mula bahagian dalam dan bahagian luar-nya, dan atap-nya di-ganti baharu.

di-biarkan Muzium Negeri Perak saperti keadaan-nya sekarang ini juga apabila Muzium Negara itu di-buka kelak dan barang2 yang di-tunjokkan di-dalam-nya di-situ.
akan telah memberi Jabatan Muzium kapada bantuan yang mustahak kekal 135 23 MAY 1963 136 Lembaga Muzium Melaka dan Lem- baga Muzium Negeri Sembilan, serta Muzium Negeri Kedah.

Muzium Negeri Kedah telah mempamirkan barang2 lama yang dulu-nya di-letak di-muzium sementara di-Kuala Lum itu di-tutup pur.

Muzium sementara pada akhir tahun 1961. rapi (H) Arkib Negara dan Pejabat Rekod Kerajaan 24.
Pejabat Arkib Negara dan Rekod Kerajaan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu sa-buah daripada Pejabat2 ada-lah Rekod yang termuda sa-kali di-dalam ia di-tubohkan Commonwealth dan tahun 1957. dalam bulan Disember Tugas Pejabat ini ia-lah mengemuka- kan dan mengekalkan satu chara yang supaya Rekod2 lengkap dan Kerajaan yang mustahak dapat di- kumpulkan dan di-pelihara dengan baik dan dengan itu dapat-lah kelak ia di-gunakan bagi tujuan2 penyelidek- an dan pengajian.
Rekod2 Kerajaan yang untok di-pakai pentadbiran hari2 dan menimbun2 dari sa-hari ka-sahari di-pejabat2 Kerajaan di-keluarkan daripada pejabat2 tersebut dan di-pileh mana2 yang berguna pada masa hadapan untok di-susun dan di-simpan dan di-bakar mana2 rekod yang tiada berguna lagi.

tiada lagi itu termasok gambar 25.

Rekod2 yang di-simpan ter- bahagi dua: Rekod Kerajaan dan Arkib.
Rekod2 Kerajaan ada-lah semua surat2 resmi foto, gambar2 lukisan, peta2, filem dan rakaman2 pada pita yang telah di-buat atau di-terima oleh sa-barang pegawai Kerajaan masa mereka menjalankan kerja2 ada-lah resmi.

Arkib pula rekod2 yang di-fikirkan ada faedah atau mustahak-nya tujuan bagi pentadbiran, undang2, pelajaran, seja- rah, kebudayaan atau bagi kepentingan negara.
Rekod2 dan Arkib2 saperti itu tempat2 ia-lah sa-bahagian daripada sa-mula Kerajaan boleh mengingat akan perkara2 yang lalu dan telah tempat mendapat keterangan ia-lah mengenai hak2 dan tanggong-jawab2 orang ramai dan persaorangan.

Kalau rekod2 dan arkib2 ini tidak ada maka tidak akan dapat-lah Kerajaan keterangan2 yang mustahak mengenai perkara2.

pengalaman2 dan keterangan2 yang sama yang berlaku sa-belum itu dan Kerajaan tidak ada pegangan2 tepat untok menolak mana2 yang tudohan palsu atau tipu helah.
dua rekod sa-lama semenjak 26.

Pekerjaan dalam Jabatan ini telah orang bertambah Pegawai Rekod Tanah Melayu balek dari India pada bulan Oktober tahun 1962.

Mereka telah berlateh dalam perkara menyimpan barang2 arkib dan sa-tahun menyusun dengan anjoran ranchangan Latehan Ranchangan Colombo.
Sementara itu Pakar Bangsa2 Bersatu sa-orang mengenai 'ilmu arkib di-pinjamkan oleh UNESCO untok berkhidmat di- Persekutuan Tanah Melayu sa-lama dua dan mengurus Pejabat Arkib Negara dan sa-belum di-lantek Rekod Kerajaan Tanah Melayu sa-orang memegang jawatan Penyimpan Rekod Kerajaan.

untok menyusun ra'ayat tahun 27.

Oleh hal yang demikian maka Pejabat Arkib Negara dan Rekod ada-lah bertambah2 mus Kerajaan tahak.
Perkhidmatan Urusan Rekod telah di-mulakan dan pada masa ini ada di-gunakan dua tempat menyimpan rekod2 itu.

Dengan ada-nya perkhid matan ini maka dapat-lah di-gunakan tempat2 menyimpan fail di-pejabat2 Persekutuan dan di-Kementerian2 bagi tujuan2 lain.

Pada tahun ini ada di- untokkan wang untok membena sa- buah bangunan yang tetap untok Pusat Urusan Rekod.

28.

Beberapa orang ahli penyelidek telah menggunakan kemudahan2 yang di-adakan oleh Arkib Negara.
Ahli2 penyelidek itu kebanyakan-nya ia-lah daripada Universiti Malaya, Universiti Singapura, Hong Kong, Australia, Amerika dan Great Britain.

sa-bagai 29.

Pada masa ini Jabatan ini kechil tiada sesuai sahaja pejabat-nya dan untok di-gunakan tempat menyimpan Arkib kepunyaan Negara.

Jabatan Perdana Menteri telah mene- rima ranchangan dasar-nya hendak mendirikan sa-buah bangunan yang baharu dan berasingan bagi lagi Pejabat Arkib Negara.
Banyak bahan2 di- hendak untok kumpulkan yang di-pelihara sejarah dan pada 137 23 MAY 1963 138 faedah masa hadapan.

Pada masa yang akan datang bahan2 sejarah yang rantau bertaboran di-serata cherok Tanah Melayu ini akan di-kumpulkan dan di-pelihara dengan baik-nya supaya bahan itu boleh memberi faedah bagi keturunan akan datang.

sejarah KEMENTERIAN PERTANIAN DAN KERJASAMA tanah tahun banyak penyelidekan 30.
Dalam 1962 Kerajaan Persekutuan telah menjalankan bebe- rapa usaha memajukan lagi pertanian dalam negeri ini.

Usaha2 membanyak- kan hasil2 pertanian dengan memberi lebeh untok lagi berchuchok tanam dan dengan mem- dengan buat tujuan tanaman2 dan hendak mengelokkan tanah telah di-jalankan dengan ber- sunggoh2 pada tahun yang lalu.
Semua ini menunjokkan bahawa Kerajaan bukan sahaja sedar yang kebanyakan ra'ayat bergantong sa-chara langsong atau tiada langsong kapada pertanian untok kehidupan mereka, bahkan juga ia ber'azam hendak meninggikan lagi taraf hidup ra'ayat.

Penyelidekan lalu usaha2 31.

Pada tahun yang lagi hasil2 hendak membanyakkan pertanian telah menchapai kejayaan yang besar.

Di-beberapa tempat hasil telah bertambah sa-banyak 15 padi peratus sa-ekar kerana di-gunakan bench2 yang baik dan baja2 yang sesuai.
berkenaan terus dengan penanaman padi akan di-jalankan sa-bagaimana yang terkan- dong dalam Ranchangan Pembangu- nan Lima Tahun.

Penyelidekan2 telah juga di-jalankan ka-atas jenis tanaman saperti kelapa bali, teh dan buah-buahan.

ada-lah Semua mustahak dalam usaha kita hendak membanyakkan jenis hasil pertanian.

Penyelidekan ini termasok penyiasatan tanah, perchubaan menggunakan baja yang sesuai bagi tiap2 jenis tanaman dan penyiasatan membanyakkan lagi kegunaan hasil pertanian.
Dalam pada itu Kerajaan telah juga menjalankan satu ranchangan untok melateh petani2 menggunakan chara2 baharu dan yang telah di-elokkan lagi dengan menuboh- kan pusat2 latehan dan penerangan di-kampong2 dan dengan mengalak- kan penubohan Persatuan2 Peladang.

lain2 ini tahun ini.

Satu 32.


Dalam 1963 Kerajaan Persekutuan akan berusaha dengan lebeh giat lagi melaksanakan rancha ngan2 menambah hasil pertanian dalam ranchangan yang negeri baharu dan yang mustahak sa-kali ia-lah menanam semula dan memuleh- kan kebun2 kelapa.

Ranchangan ini telah di-mulai di-Johor dan akan di-jalankan juga di-Negeri2 lain tiada berapa lama lagi.

33.
33.

Ranchangan meluaskan lagi kawa- san pertanian dan menambah lagi hasil pertanian ada-lah bersangkut paut dengan ranchangan2 parit dan tali ayer yang besar.

Dalam tahun 1962 Kera berjaya melaksanakan telah jaan ranchangan2 tali ayer yang besar di-Perak, Melaka dan Pahang dan beberapa ranchangan kechil di-bebe rapa tempat yang memakan belanja tahun sa-banyak $24,600,000.
Dalam 1963 Kerajaan akan terus menjalankan ranchangan2 parit dan tali ayer sa- bagaimana yang di-chadangkan dalam Ranchangan Lima Tahun.

Pembangiman dan taraf telah menjalankan 34.

Sa-lain daripada pertanian Kera jaan Persekutuan ada-lah juga berusaha hendak meninggikan hidup ra'ayat dengan memajukan perusahaan ternakan dan perikanan.

Penyelidekan sedang di-jalankan dan banyak kejaya an telah di-chapai saperti memelihara udang galah.

Penyelidekan akan terus di-jalankan dalam tahun 1963.
Kera ranchangan2 jaan besar membiakkan kechil binatang2 ternak, mengelokkan baka2 penyakit2 dan ternak, menjauhkan melateh pendudok2 luar bandar dalam chara2 ternakan yang betul.

Oleh kerana ada-nya galakan2 ini pendudok2 luar bandar sa-makin banyak men ternak ayam dan itek.
Hal ini ada-lah nyata kerana bilangan ra'ayat yang telah bertambah menternak binatang dan banyak ayam, itek, babi dan lain2 binatang ternak pun telah berlipat ganda luar bandar ini giat benar mengambil sekarang kursus2 menternak ayam itek dan binatang2 yang di-anjorkan di-pusat2 latehan.

Kegiatan ini membayangkan bahawa kemajuan yang lebeh besar akan terchapai pada masa hadapan.

Bagitu juga kemajuan telah di-chapai juga.


Pendudok2 < ) • 139 23 MAY 1963 140 ini akan bagi menambah ikan dalam kolam dalam hal perikanan.

Dengan me- tnelihara dan iengan menggunakan chara2 baharu telah berjaya menambah Kerajaan tahun 1963 hasil perikanan.

Dalam usaha2 dalam hal terus di-jalankan dengan lebeh bersunggoh2 lagi.

35.
35.

Usaha2 hasil pertanian, binatang2 ternak dan ikan tiada akan mendatangkan faedah yang sa-penoh-nya kapada ra'ayat jika tidak ada suatu ranchangan membolehkan mereka mendapat lebeh banyak lagi untong apabila barang dan binatang itu di-jual.

Dalam perkara ini Kera- jaan telah juga menggalakkan petani2, penternak2 ayam itek dan binatang2, nelayan2 dan orang2 lain yang betul2 berusaha membanyakkan hasil tersebut supaya menubohkan Sharikat2 Kerja- sama.
Dalam tahun 1962, 157 buah Sharikat Bekerjasama yang baharu telah di-daftarkan dan dengan yang jumlah sharikat2 yang di- demikian daftarkan ia-lah 2,900 buah dan modal- nya sa-banyak $150,000,000.

Dalam tahun 1963, usaha2 akan di-tumpukan kapada ranchangan2 untok mengukoh- kan lagi keadaan Sharikat2 Bekerjasama yang terutama Sharikat2 Jimat Chermat dan Pinjam Meminjam supaya sharikat2 itu boleh menchapai kejayaan yang mustahak bagi kemajuan ekonomi pendudok2 luar bandar.
Dengan tujuan yang demikian Kerajaan akan berusaha meninggikan lagi darjah pelajaran di-Maktab Kerja- sama di-Petaling Jaya.

Di-Maktab itu latehan2 yang sesuai ada-lah di-beri kapada Pegawai2 Kerjasama dan Ahli2 Jawatan-Kuasa Sharikat2 Bekerjasama.

Soal pasaran akan di-utamakan juga dalam kemajuan kerjasama.

di-daftarkan, telah KEMENTERIAN PERDAGANGAN DAN PERUSAHAAN (A) Barang2 Eksepot 36.

Getah.
Getah.

Dasar Kerajaan Perseku- ia-lah tuan berkenaan dengan getah perusahaan kedudokan menguatkan getah asli supaya boleh bertanding dengan getah tiruan dengan menanam sa-mula, dengan menjalankan penyeli- dekan dan menetapkan harga pasaran.

per Dengan usahaan getah tiruan terutama sa-kali bertambah besar-nya dengan ada-nya kemajuan getah tiruan jenis "stereo-regular" maka mustahak- lah usaha menanam sa-mula di-jalan kan sa-chepat yang di-jalankan pada masa ini.
Oleh itu, Kerajaan Perseku- tuan telah memutuskan hendak mem- beri bantuan sa-banyak $200,000,000 kapada perusahaan getah bagi menolong usaha menanam sa-mula kawasan yang bertambah luas dengan beneh getah yang banyak mengeluarkan susu bagi tempoh tahun 1962 hingga 1967.

37.

Ranchangan menanam sa-mula bagi pekebun2 kechil telah pun di-pinda dengan menambah bantuan menanam sa-mula dari $600 hingga $750 sa-ekar supaya mereka boleh menanam sa- mula dalam bahagian yang kedua dari tiga pechahan kebun2 mereka.
pada Sa-lain daripada itu pekebun2 kechil yang mempunyai lima ekar atau kurang ada-lah di-beri $50 sa-ekar sa-telah siap kebun-nya itu di- berbagai2 tanam sa-mula.

Dengan galakan memberi bantuan wang itu ada-lah di-jangka kawasan yang di- itu akan bertambah tanam sa-mula luas.

tanah sa-luas itu 38.

Penyelidekan sedang di-jalankan juga bersunggoh2 dengan di-kawal oleh Lembaga Kewangan Getah Tanah Melayu.
Perkara menyusun sa-mula bentok susunan penyelidekan di-bawah Lembaga terus akan di-jalankan supaya mendapat hasil yang sa-baik2- nya.

39.

Langkah2 sedang di-jalankan juga hendak menjadikan Lembaga Pendaf- taran Eksepot Getah Tanah Melayu sa-buah pertubohan yang lebeh ber- pengaroh mengekalkan mutu yang tinggi bagi getah yang di-hantar ka- luar negeri itu.
Ada-lah di-harapkan juga tertuboh-nya Badan Pengawal Perdagangan Getah Tanah Melayu pasaran Persekutuan akan menjadi sa-buah pusat perdagangan getah dunia.

dengan 40.

Bijeh Timah.

Kerajaan Perseku tuan sangat mengambil berat tentang kemajuan perusahaan bijeh timah pada masa hadapan kerana perusahaan ini ia-lah salah satu daripada dua tiang sokongan ekonomi negara yang kuat.
Dalam masa satu tahun sa-tengah yang 141 23 MAY 1963 142 dengan sa-daya lalu kemajuan perusahaan ini telah di- luar ganggu oleh satu perkara dari ia-itu penjualan bijeh timah yang ber- lebehan dari dalam simpanan negeri luar.

Kerajaan Persekutuan telah ber- usaha upaya-nya melalui Perjanjian Bijeh Timah Antara- Bangsa dan melalui saloran2 diplomat hendak mengurangkan kesan gang- guan saperti itu ka-atas perusahaan bijeh timah.

Usaha-nya itu tiada-lah sia-sia.


Tanah Melayu berharap Kera jaan2 yang bertanggong-jawab menjual bijeh timah dari dalam simpanan-nya itu akan sentiasa mengambil berat dan bertimbang rasa atas masa'alah ini.

langkah sedang mengambil yang chergas-nya dalam usaha ini.

Semenjak di-adakan Undang2 Perusahaan Perin- tis (di-kechualikan daripada Membayar tahun 1958 di- Chukai Pendapatan) jalankan banyak kemajuan telah di- chapai dalam usaha menggalakkan perusahaan2 baharu.
Hingga akhir bulan Disember lapan tahun 1962, puloh lapan buah sharikat telah di-beri sijil2 perintis manakala permohonan daripada sa-puloh buah sharikat lagi dasar-nya.

telah Sharikat2 ini di-jangka akan mengada- kan pekerjaan bagi lebeh dari 8,000 orang tiada lama lagi.

di-luluskan pada 41.

Batu Besi.

Kerajaan sedang me- merhatikan dengan teliti-nya akan hal batu besi di-pasaran antara-bangsa.
Dalam pada itu ia juga mengikut satu dasar memajukan ini dalam negeri dan bersunggoh2 meng- galakkan orang2 Tanah Melayu meng ambil bahagian dengan tepat dalam perusahaan itu.

perusahaan 42.

Nenas.

Kerajaan Persekutuan sen tiasa per berusaha mengukohkan usahaan nenas dan membesarkan-nya dengan menchari pasaran2 yang lebeh luas bagi nenas2 dalam tin.
Dua lang- kah yang di-jalankan dalam usaha ini ia-lah mendirikan Kilang Kebangsaan Mengetin Nenas di-Pekan Nenas, Johore dan membentok Pertubohan Pusat Pen jualan yang di-chadangkan itu.

Kedua2 ranchangan ini hampir2 siap dan boleh- lah di-jangka Kilang Kebangsaan itu akan mulai mengeluarkan nenas dalam tin pada akhir tahun ini.

(B) Kemajuan Perusahaan 43.


Dasar Kerajaan Persekutuan ber- kenaan dengan kemajuan perusahaan ia-lah maseh tiada mengambil bahagian yang tepat dalam perusahaan kechuali dalam perkhidmatan2 yang mustahak sahaja.

Akan tetapi dalam sa-tengah2 perkara jika orang ramai tiada boleh atau tiada sanggup menjalankan-nya Kerajaan akan mengambil langkah per- mulaan.

Menyediakan kawasan2 per usahaan yang murah harga-nya ada-lah satu chara yang mustahak bagi me majukan perusahaan2 baharu dengan chepat-nya.
Kerajaan sukachita me- nyatakan bahawa Kerajaan2 Negeri (C) Perdagangan 44.

Keadaan perdagangan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dalam tahun 1962 terus memuaskan hati sunggoh pun per- bedzaan perdagangan kita dalam dunia, yang maseh menguntongkan kita telah banyak kurang-nya dalam tahun itu.

Dasar Kerajaan ia-lah hendak men chari ikhtiar meluaskan perdagangan ka-luar negeri.
Sa-lain daripada men chari pasaran2 baharu bagi menghantar keluar barang2 yang utama saperti biasa usaha2 sedang di-jalankan juga menchari pasaran untok barang2 yang di-keluarkan oleh perusahaan2 perintis.

Sa-benar-nya ada tanda2 yang meng galakkan dalam tahun 1962 kerana sa- tengah barang2 yang di-hantar ka-luar negeri oleh pembuat2 barang Tanah Melayu yang baharu telah mendapat pasaran baharu dan menunjokkan ber- tambah pun sadikit tetapi nyata.
Dan lagi, mengikut dasar memajukan perdagangan, Kera jaan sentiasa berusaha mengukohkan perhubongan dengan negeri2 yang ber- niaga dengan-nya.

Dengan tujuan yang Perdagangan demikian telah pun di-buat dalam itu dengan Republik Arab Bersatu dan dengan Republik Korea.

Perjanjian2 yang sama saperti itu telah juga di-buat dengan Australia, Jepun dan New Zealand.

Perjanjian2 banyak-nya sunggoh tahun 'am-nya Kerajaan Perseku 45.
Pada tuan sentiasa akan menjalankan dasar perdagangan yang bebas dan bertolak ansor yang telah menjadi asas kapada kema'amoran ini.

Kerajaan negeri yakin dengan memakai dasar yang 143 23 MAY 1963 144 demikian Persekutuan akan mendapat faedah daripada pertandingan antara pembekal2 luar negeri di-pasaran2 kita dan Tanah Melayu akan dapat mem- beli daripada puncha2 yang murah sa-kali.

(D) Bahagian yang di-Ambil Orang2 Melayu dalam Perdagangan dan Perusahaan 46.
Kerana membetulkan hendak perkara kurang-nya orang2 Melayu ber- banding dengan bangsa2 lain dalam lapangan perdagangan dan perusahaan Kerajaan Persekutuan telah meluluskan dasar menggalak dan memudahkan orang2 Melayu mengambil bahagian dalam lapangan2 itu.

Bagi melaksana- kan dasar ini Kementerian Perdaga ngan dan Perusahaan telah menubohkan satu chawangan khas untok mengurus- kan perkara orang2 Melayu mengambil bahagian dalam perdagangan dan per usahaan.
Sa-buah Jawatan-Kuasa Kerja Tetap mengandongi pegawai2 kanan daripada beberapa Kementerian telah juga di-tubohkan.

Dengan di-bantu oleh sa-buah badan Penasihat yang terdiri daripada ahli2 perniagaan yang chergas daripada berbagai2 bangsa dan mereka itu pula pakar dalam chawa ngan perdagangan dan perusahaan masing2, jawatan-kuasa ini memikirkan chara2 hendak menggalakkan orang2 Melayu mengambil bahagian dalam lapangan2 tersebut.
Bagi menyatukan dasar2 dan bagi menentukan supaya dasar2 itu dapat di-jalankan dengan serentak sa-buah badan kebangsaan yang di-beri nama "Majlis Kebangsaan bagi Memajukan Ekonomi Orang2 Melayu" dan Menteri2 Besar serta Ketua2 Menteri ada-lah menjadi ahli-nya.

Tiap2 buah Negeri telah melantek sa-orang pegawai kanan sa-bagai pegawai perantaraan antara Negeri itu dengan Kementerian.
Tiap2 Kerajaan Negeri juga jawatan-kuasa sa-buah menubohkan yang sama saperti jawatan-kuasa Per sekutuan itu bagi menumpukan tenaga dengan sa-penoh-nya kapada tugas ini dan menchadangkan serta melaksana- di- kan jalankan.

ranchangan2 di-tubohkan dapat telah telah yang 47.

Dengan ada-nya susunan pentad- biran yang lengkap ini, ada-lah di-harap lebeh ramai lagi orang2 Melayu akan mengambil bahagian dalam perdaga ngan dan perusahaan.
Kerajaan Per sekutuan berharap benar supaya ra'ayat Tanah Melayu daripada segala bangsa memberi sokongan penoh dan kerja- sama mereka kapada dasar ini untok kepentingan negara, kerana semua sama2 mendapat orang mesti-lah peluang dalam ekonomi yang ber- tambah2 maju.

(E) Bekalan2 Letrik 48.

Kerja melaksanakan Ranchangan Haidero-Letrik Cameron Highland Lem- baga Letrik Pusat hampir2 akan siap sa-bagaimana yang di-jadualkan dan di-jangka akan dapat di-jalankan da lam bulan Jun tahun ini.
Ranchangan ini ia-lah sa-bahagian besar daripada ranchangan2 Lembaga itu bagi me- menohi kehendak yang sa-makin ba- nyak menggunakan letrik di-seluroh Tanah Melayu.

rumah 49.

Di-Johor Bahru, kerja membena sa-buah letrik yang baharu hampir2 siap juga.

Rumah Letrik ini akan memenohi kehendak mengguna kan letrik yang sa-makin bertambah banyak-nya di-kawasan Johor Bahru dan ini bererti Lembaga itu tiada-lah payah lagi mengambil bekalan dari pada Singapura.

50.
50.

Kerja2 membena satu ran changan besar yang di-namakan Ranchangan Batang Padang—dengan menggunakan ayer Sungai Batang Padang, Sungai Woh dan anak2 sungai-nya, telah pun di- mulakan dan kerja2 kontrek bagi ran changan akan dapat di-mulakan dalam tahun 1964 supaya rumah2 haidero-letrik yang bersekutu dengan ranchangan ini dapat di-jalan kan dalam tahun 1968. ini di-jangka haidero-letrik yang lagi 51.
Bagi memenohi kehendak meng gunakan letrik yang sa-makin bertambah banyak-nya dalam negeri ini, penyia- satan sedang di-jalankan berkenaan dengan ulu2 Sungai Perak dan juga ulu2 sungai yang lain dalam Persekutuan tempat2 yang yang di-ketahu'i ada rumah sesuai haidero-letrik.

52.
52.

Bagi memenohi kehendak meng gunakan kuasa letrik untok perusahaan dan untok kegunaan di-dalam rumah di-Utara Tanah Melayu yang sa-makin untok mendirikan 145 23 MAY 1963 146 bertambah banyak-nya, Lembaga itu telah menyediakan pelan untok mem- bena sa-buah rumah letrik "thermal" yang besar di-Prai yang boleh mem- bekalkan sa-banyak kuasa hingga 270,000 KW.

Kerja2 menyiapkan kawasan dengan menimbus laut sa-luas 48 ekar dekat kuala sungai Prai akan di-mulakan tiada berapa lama lagi.

53.
53.

Mengikut ranchangan2 Pembangu- nan Luar Bandar Kerajaan, bekalan telah di-sediakan bagi kira2 letrik sa-ratus buah kampong dalam tahun 1962.

Jumlah kampong2 yang akan di-bekalkan dengan kuasa letrik dalam tahun jauh bedza-nya dengan jumlah pada tahun yang lalu.

tiada-lah ini (F) Pelanchongan ini tiga tahun yang 54.

Negeri sentiasa mendapat faedah daripada pelanchongan dalam tahun yang lalu.

Hasil yang di-perolehi daripada pelanchongan dua kali ganda- nya daripada lalu.
Dengan tujuan hendak mengelokkan lagi tempat2 yang mungkin di-lawati oleh pelanchong2 dan kemudahan2 bagi ini, Kerajaan2 pelanchong2 di-negara telah Negeri supaya bekerja rapat dengan sama dengan pehak orang ramai dengan menuboh- kan persatuan2 pelanchong.

Kerajaan sa-daya sentiasa akan menjalankan upaya-nya memajukan perusahaan pelanchongan dalam negeri ini supaya lebeh banyak lagi wang dari luar negeri mengalir ka-Tanah Melayu.

di-galakkan KEMENTERIAN PERTAHANAN 55.


Kerajaan Persekutuan akan me- ngambil langkah memperbesarkan lagi Angkatan Bersenjata-nya pada serba serbi-nya.

Angkatan Darat akan di- perbesarkan lagi dengan menubohkan dua batalion yang baharu dan juga dengan menyatukan pasokan Tentera Singapura dengan Angkatan Ten tera Bersenjata Persekutuan sa-telah Singapura dan Tanah Melayu ber- chantum kelak.

Keadaan di-Congo tetapi telah tanggong-jawab Angkatan Bersenjata Persekutuan di-tanah ada-lah lebeh besar lagi.
Oleh itu dengan per- setujuan Bangsa2 Bersatu, Pasokan Khas Tanah Melayu di-Congo itu tiada beransor baik, akan ayer akan di-gantikan lagi dengan pasokan yang baharu.

56.

Kelengkapan Angkatan Laut di- Raja Tanah Melayu akan di-tambah sa-kali ganda lagi untok memikul tanggong-jawab2-nya sa-lepas Malaysia di-tubohkan.

Sa-bilangan kapal2 yang baharu akan di-gunakan; kapal2 itu termasok-lah kapal peronda yang laju, kapal2 torpedo, kapal2 penyapu periok api dan kapal2 frigate.

dari udara 57.
dari udara 57.

Pada masa ini Tentera Udara di- Raja Tanah Melayu ada-lah ber- tanggong-jawab penoh menggugorkan perbekalan2 di-seluroh Tanah Melayu.

Kapal2 terbang yang ada sekarang ini tiada sesuai untok menunaikan kewajipan2 yang lebeh banyak di-Malaysia.

Dengan sebab itu Kerajaan telah memutuskan bahawa Tentera Udara di-Raja Tanah Melayu akan di-lengkapkan dengan kapal2 terbang pengangkut dan helikopter2 dalam tahun ini.

KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN 58.


Oleh kerana ma'alom akan peranan pelajaran dalam kemajuan Negara maka Kerajaan akan menunaikan dengan sa-daya upaya-nya kehendak2 ra'ayat negeri ini pada segala peringkat pelajaran.

satu telah langkah yang mustahak 59.


Sa-bagai hendak menchapai chita2 menjadikan Bahasa Kebangsaan sahaja bahasa resmi dalam negeri ini dan juga menjadikan Bahasa Melayu bahasa pengantar di-dalam semua sekolah, maka Bahasa Kebang satu mata saan di-jadikan dalam pelajaran Pepereksaan Masok Sekolah Menengah Tanah Melayu dan dalam Pepereksaan Sijil Pelajaran Rendah di-sekolah2 yang di-bantu oleh Kerajaan mulai pada tahun 1962.
Mulai tahun ini Kerajaan telah menchapai satu peringkat ke majuan lagi dalam sejarah pelajaran dalam Bahasa Kebangsaan ia-itu satu darjah khas sa-belum masok universiti telah di-adakan bagi faedah murid2 Sekolah2 Kebangsaan yang berchita2 hendak melanjutkan pelajaran mereka di-Universiti Kebangsaan.

lagi 60.

Dalam 1962 Pepereksaan Sijil Pelajaran Persekutuan bulan November 147 23 MAY 1963 148 Tanah Melayu dalam Bahasa Kebang- saan telah di-adakan bagi pertama kali- nya di-Negeri ini.
Pada awal tahun ini sa-buah Sekolah Menengah Melayu yang pertama di-Negeri ini telah di- buka di-Kuala Lumpur.

Sekolah itu ada tempat tinggal bagi murid2-nya.

ini telah di- 61.

Gerakan Obor yang oleh Kerajaan dalam lancharkan pertengahan tahun 1962 itu ada-lah di-perhebatkan lagi dalam tahun ini.
ia-lah hendak Maksud gerakan menarek perhatian ibu bapa berkenaan dengan faedah2 pelajaran dalam Bahasa Melayu dan juga hendak menggalakkan itu, khusus-nya ' ibu bapa2 mereka Melayu, supaya mengambil berat akan kerja2 dan kemajuan2 anak2 mereka di- sekolah.

62.

Banyak lagi sekolah2 hendak di- dirikan supaya dapat di-adakan tempat2 bagi tiap2 orang kanak2 yang hendak masok sekolah.
Apabila sekolah2 telah bertambah banyak di-dirikan, maka banyak pula-lah guru2 hendak di-lateh untok mengajar di-sekolah2 tersebut.

Ada-lah di-harapkan tiga buah Maktab Latehan Guru2 Permulaan yang baharu akan siap di-bena dalam ini; sa-buah maktab itu akan melateh guru2 sekolah rendah dan yang dua buah lagi itu bagi guru2 sekolah menengah.
Sa-lain daripada melateh guru2 yang baharu, kursus2 ulang kaji telah juga di-adakan dari satu masa ka-satu masa bagi guru2 yang berkhidmat supaya itu mengetahui akan chara2 mereka mengajar yang baharu.

tahun shor2 dalam Penyata 63.


Mengikut Razak (Penyata Jawatan-Kuasa Pela jaran Tahun 1956), satu perkhidmatan di-namakan Perkhidmatan Guru Yang di-Satukan telah di-adakan dengan maksud supaya semua guru2 dalam sekolah2 yang di-bantu oleh Kerajaan itu akhir-nya akan dapat mengni'mati Sharat2 perkhidmatan yang sa-rupa terbahagi kapada dengan sudah2 beberapa jenis saperti yang umpama-nya guru2 mengikut bangsa masing2, guru2 Kerajaan, guru2 bukan sa-bagai-nya.
Guru2 Kerajaan di-lantek mengajar terlateh semenjak Julai, 1961, dengan sendiri-nya menjadi ahli Per khidmatan Guru Yang di-Satukan itu dan yang 1 haribulan tiada lagi itu lagi sama di-benarkan dan guru2 yang berkhidmat sa-belum tarikh pula ada mahu masok memileh menjadi ahli atau tidak.

Lebeh lima- puloh peratus daripada guru2 yang terlateh pada masa ini telah menjadi ahli Perkhidmatan Guru2 Yang di- ini akan itu dan bilangan Satukan bertambah tiap2 tahun.
Akhir-nya kelak semua guru2 yang terlateh itu akan menjadi ahli belaka.

64.

Kerja mengubah Sekolah2 Mene ngah China yang di-bantu sa-paroh2 oleh Kerajaan supaya menjadi itu sekolah2 yang di-bantu oleh Kerajaan telah hampir selesai dan banyak pun sekolah2 yang sa-umpama itu telah di- jadikan demikian.
Langkah2 telah juga di-ambil untok menyusun sa-mula perkhidmatan guru2 di-dalam sekolah2 tersebut supaya dapat sekolah2 itu di- bantu mensesuaikan keadaan2-nya sa- bagaimana yang di-kehendaki oleh Dasar Pelajaran Kebangsaan kita.

lagi chara2 perjalanan 65.

Ada pun dasar Kerajaan ia-lah hendak memberi peluang kapada semua kanak2 sa-kurang2-nya pelajaran tiga lulus pelajaran tahun sa-telah rendah sa-lama enam tahun.
Untok melaksanakan dasar ini dengan chara sedang yang baik, maka Kerajaan menimbangkan perkara mengkaji sa- mula Sekolah Menengah Lanjutan yang ada sekarang ini.

66.

Untok membolehkan pemuda2 kita mengambil bahagian yang chergas bagi kemajuan2 perusahaan dan pertanian dalam negeri kita ini, maka banyak lagi kemudahan2 yang hendak di-adakan oleh Kerajaan untok mengajar mata pelajaran teknikal dan pertukangan di- dalam sekolah2.

67.
67.

Beberapa buah Sekolah Menengah Teknikal, Sekolah2 Menengah Per dan tukangan Lanjutan Kampong telah di-dirikan di-bawah Ranchangan Lima Tahun yang Kedua dan banyak lagi sedang di-ranchangkan untok di-bena tiada lama lagi.

Sekolah2 68.
Sekolah2 68.

Ranchangan2 pelajaran sama ada dalam peringkat atau pun menengah telah berjalan dengan pantas- nya dan bagi menemui kehendak2 lapangan kemajuan negeri di-dalam rendah 149 23 MAY 1963 150 lebeh banyak sangat2 kebangsaan maka Kerajaan mengambil berat berkenaan dengan soal mengadakan lagi ke- mudahan2 bagi pelajaran tinggi.

Dengan sebab itu Kerajaan telah menubohkan satu Jawatan-Kuasa Kementerian yang "Jawatan-Kuasa Peran- di-namakan changan Pelajaran Tinggi".
Kerja2 Jawatan-Kuasa itu ia-lah mengkaji sa- mula susunan2 pelajaran tinggi yang ada sekarang ini dan membuat shor2 bagi memajukan dan memperbaiki-nya dengan mengikut sa-takat mana boleh di-majukan dan mengikut keadaan kewangan yang ada di-dalam negeri.

69.

Kerajaan bertujuan hendak meng adakan beberapa banyak rumah untok guru2 yang mengajar di-kawasan2 luar bandar di-dalam masa yang sa-singkat2- nya dengan menggunakan belanja yang itu Kerajaan sadikit.
Dengan sebab berchadang hendak memulakan satu rumah2 ranchangan "prefab" dalam tahun ini ia-itu rumah2 yang boleh di-dirikan di-dalam sadikit masa sahaja dan belanja bagi ranchang an permulaan sa-banyak itu $2,000,000.

Jika sa-kira-nya ranchangan ini berjaya maka ada-lah di-harapkan banyak lagi rumah2 yang sa-umpama itu akan di-dirikan dalam tahun2 yang akan datang.

mendirikan ia-lah KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI 70.


Tali persahabatan di-antara Perse- kutuan Tanah Melayu, Pakistan dan India ada-lah bertambah2 tegoh.

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong telah pun berangkat melawat kedua2 buah negeri telah itu dan Perdana Menteri pun juga kedua2 buah negeri melawat Commonwealth telah mengeratkan lagi tali persahabatan kita dengan negara2 tersebut.
Sa-benar-nya lawatan2 ini telah menambahkan lagi pendudok2 persefahaman Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dengan pendudok2 Pakistan dan India.

itu dan di-antara ini tentu teringat pada masa 71.

Kita Perdana Menteri melawat India per- tikaian sempadan di-antara India dengan China Komunis telah pechah, itu menjadikan-nya permusohan yang ber- terang2 hingga di-dapati-lah genchatan senjata yang tiada tentu sa-bagaimana ini.
Kerajaan Persekutuan sekarang China serangan telah mengutok Komunis ka-atas India itu dan dengan tiada ragu2 lagi Kerajaan Persekutuan telah memberi sokongan moral-nya kapada India, serta sokongan wang dengan jalan "Tabong Derma Menye- lamatkan Demokerasi" yang di-sokong oleh pendudok2 negeri ini.

tahun 72.

Pada lalu Seri Paduka Baginda Raja dan Permaisuri Negeri Thai telah melawat Persekutuan Tanah Melayu dan baginda-lah Raja negeri asing yang mula2 sa-kali melawat negeri ini sa-telah merdeka.
Tanah Melayu ingat betapa meriah-nya maseh lawatan itu dan ini ada-lah menunjok- kan bagaimana mesra-nya perhubongan di-antara Thailand dengan Persekutuan.

lagi lagi 73.

Ketua Negara Negeri Kemboja dan juga melawat Tanah isteri-nya telah Melayu.

Lawatan-nya telah itu juga mengeratkan tali persahabatan yang ada sekarang di-antara Kemboja dengan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Dengan hal yang demikian Kerajaan ada-lah berharap moga2 perhubongan persahabatan dengan yang Kemboja itu dapat di-kekalkan hingga masa hadapan kelak.

baik lawatan-nya 74.

Perdana Menteri Ceylon juga telah tetamu Persekutuan Tanah menjadi Melayu walau pun itu singkat sahaja masa-nya.

Persekutuan ada-lah berhubong dengan Ceylon rapat, tambahan pula ia ada-lah sa- buah negara dalam Commonwealth.

Kerajaan berharap moga2 pada suatu masa hendak-nya Perdana Menteri Ceylon melawat Persekutuan lebeh lama lagi.
kelak dapat-lah KEMENTERIAN KEWANGAN 75.

Undang2 Persekutuan berkenaan dengan "insurance" tiada lengkap dan kekurangan ini telah di-baiki dengan membuat undang2 "insurance" yang lebeh lengkap lagi.

Undang2 itu telah ini mula di-jalankan.

Pada masa chara2 menchegah Kerajaan sharikat2 insurance "chendawan" yang di- telah menimbulkan kesusahan lalu.
Persekutuan pada masa yang Kechuali sharikat2 "chendawan" itu, perniagaan2 insurance di-Persekutuan ada 151 23 MAY 1963 152 di-buat pada 'am-nya tegap dan mempunyai' nama yang baik.

Undang2 baharu itu telah perniagaan insurance terus tegap keadaan-nya dan subor lagi menjadi suatu perkhidmatan yang mustahak dalam ekonomi yang sa-makin maju.

supaya lagi dalam 76.

Tahun 1962 ada-lah tahun yang banyak sa-kali di-pungut chukai pen dapatan ia-itu $237,000,000, sunggoh pun harga getah turun.
Usaha menchari orang2 yang mengelak daripada mem- telah di- bayar chukai pendapatan ini.

perhebatkan Pegawai2 chukai pendapatan telah menggunakan kuasa2 yang lebeh banyak lagi sa-bagaimana yang terkandong dalam Undang2 Chukai Pendapatan Tahun 1960 itu supaya dengan sa- berapa yang boleh tiap2 orang yang kena membayar chukai pendapatan itu hendak-lah membayar apa yang patut di-bayar-nya.

tahun ada 77.
tahun ada 77.

Dasar Kerajaan ia-lah hendak mengadakan perundingan dengan lain2 negeri bagi membuat perjanjian2 jika di-fikirkan faedah-nya dengan tujuan hendak menghapuskan dengan sa-berapa yang boleh perbuatan men- chukai pendapatan dua kali dan dengan demikian menggalakkan penanaman modal ka-Persekutuan.
luar Perundingan2 dengan sa-tengah2 negeri berkenaan dengan chukai dua kali itu telah di-adakan dalam tahun 1962 dan pada masa hadapan ada-lah di-chadang- kan hendak mengadakan lagi rundi- ngan2 yang sa-umpama itu.

dari 78.

Untok menggalakkan sa-saorang itu memileki rumah, maka chukai pen dapatan tiada di-kenakan mulai tahun 1963 kapada nilaian harga tahunan sa- sabuah rumah yang di-dudoki oleh tuan punya rumah sendiri.

79.
79.

Mulai' tahun 1963 ranchangan per- mulaan berkenaan dengan pekerja2 boleh membayar chukai pendapatan- nya dengan chara beransor2 telah pun di-jalankan.

Ada-lah di-chadangkan bahawa ranchangan ini akan di-perluas- kan lagi dari sa-peringkat ka-sapering- kat supaya faedah-nya dapat di-guna- kan oleh segala pekerja2 yang kena membayar chukai pendapatan.

Satu risalah penerangan berkenaan dengan chukai pendapatan sendiri ada-lah sedang di-chitak.
Ini ada-lah penerbitan yang mula2 daripada beberapa penerbi tan yang akan di-keluarkan oleh Kerajaan untok menerangkan susunan dan chara2 pentadbiran chukai pen dapatan Persekutuan.

80.

Jabatan Kastam dan Eksais telah di-beri gelaran "Di-Raja" dengan titah perentah Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong, maka sekarang Jabatan itu ada- lah di-sebut "Jabatan Kastam dan Eksais Di-Raja" atau "Royal Customs and Excise Department".
Satu isti'adat itu mengurniakan gelaran "Di-Raja" akan di-adakan dalam bulan Jun tahun ini.

Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Yang di-Pertuan Agong telah sudi hendak menyampaikan satu lambang khas yang bertulis dengan perkataan "Jabatan Kastam dan Eksais Di-Raja" kapada Penguasa Kastam dan Eksais.

KEMENTERIAN KESIHATAN 81.


Keadaan kesihatan ra'ayat negeri ini telah bertambah2 baik dari sa-tahun ka-satahun dan pada hari ini boleh-lah di-katakan sa-tanding dengan keadaan kesihatan negeri2 lain yang lebeh maju.

Ini dapat di-buktikan jika di-pandang kapada kurang-nya bilangan kematian seluroh-nya dan kurang-nya bilangan kematian anak2 kechil.
Kemajuan yang memberi puas hati ini ada-lah berthabit dengan segala langkah2 kesihatan yang telah di-laksanakan bagi memperbaiki lagi keadaan kesihatan dan juga men- jauhkan penyakit.

tahun 82.

Banyak kematian dalam 1961 ia-lah 9.2 pada tiap2 sa-ribu orang dan bilangan kematian anak2 kechil ada-lah 60 pada tiap2 satu ribu kanak2, pada hal dalam tahun 1952 banyak kematian ia-lah 13.6 pada tiap2 sa- ribu orang dan bilangan kematian anak2 kechil ia-lah 90 pada tiap2 sa- ribu orang.

83.
83.

Oleh kerana sentiasa berjaga2 dan di-ambil langkah dengan tiada ber- henti2 maka dapat-lah di-jauhkan penyakit chachar dan ta'un daripada negeri ini, sunggoh pun penyakit2 ini selalu di-beritakan ada berlaku di-sa- tengah2 negeri yang berhampiran.

Akan 153 23 MAY 1963 154 tetapi pada awal bulan Mei, 1963 sadikit penyakit ta'un telah berlaku di- Melaka.
Langkah2 mengubat orang2 yang kena penyakit itu dan menjaga orang daripada kena penyakit itu supaya ia tiada merebak dan dapat di-hapuskan telah di-jalankan dengan serta-merta dan nampak-nya bahaya penyakit itu akan merebak telah dapat di-jauhkan.

Kerja2 memperluaskan lagi Perkhidmatan2 Perubatan dan Kesiha tan khusus-nya di-kawasan2 luar bandar ada-lah di-utamakan.
Ranchangan2 ke sihatan luar bandar yang telah ber- mula dalam telah pun tahun 1962 selesai dan sa-jumlah 38 buah pusat2 kesihatan, 105 pusat kesihatan kechil dan 427 buah kelinik bidan yang ada rumah kediaman bagi-nya akan di- jalankan perkhidmatan-nya.

Ini ada-lah berbanding dengan yang di-chadangkan ia-itu hendak mengadakan 40 pusat2 kesihatan, 165 pusat2 kechil kesihatan dan 700 buah kelinik bidan yang ada rumah kediaman bagi-nya hingga tahun 1965.

84.
84.

Bagi meranchangkan, menyusun dan melaksanakan ranchangan kesi hatan yang lengkap bagi faedah negara maka sangat-lah mustahak tiap2 Ke- Jabatan2 Kerajaan dan menterian bersatu dan bekerjasama di-dalam segala peringkat.

Maka itu-lah sebab- nya satu Majlis Penasihat telah di- tubohkan yang terdiri daripada wakil2 Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Ban dar, Kementerian Pelajaran, Kemen terian Pertanian dan Kementerian Dalam Negeri.
Kerja2 Majlis Penasihat ini ia-lah mengkaji pada sa-tiap masa akan kemajuan dan keadaan kesihatan ra'ayat negara kita ini seluroh-nya.

akan 85.

Perkhidmatan2 Kesihatan luar ban dar terus di-utamakan oleh kerana di-dalam kawasan2 luar bandar- lah perkhidmatan2 perubatan dan kesi hatan itu sangat2 di-kehendaki.

Ran changan Kesihatan Luar Bandar bagi tahun 1962 ia-lah 13 pusat kesihatan, 52 pusat kechil kesihatan dan 186 buah kelinik bidan yang ada rumah ke diaman bagi-nya.
Pada masa ini sa-jumlah 862 buah kelinik kesihatan menjalankan di- seluroh negeri ini.

Sa-lain daripada itu 145 buah rumah gudang ubat dan perkhidmatan-nya 139 buah gudang ubat yang berkende- perkhidmatan-nya raan menjalankan di-jalan2 raya dan di-sungai2 bagi faedah orang2 kampong yang tinggal jauh dari bandar.

penyakit2 86.

Perubatan menchegah ada-lah di-utamakan pada tahun2 yang akan datang.
Kerajaan ada-lah me- ngambil berat tentang pelajaran kesi hatan kebersehan dan mengetahui makanan yang ada berzat sa-bagai usaha-nya menjamin dan memperbaiki lagi keadaan kesihatan ra'ayat negara kita ini.

Dalam pada itu juga ran changan latehan ada-lah di-perluaskan lagi supaya dapat di-adakan beberapa banyak pegawai yang terlateh dan berkelulusan yang sa-chukup-nya untok menemui kehendak2 perkhidmatan itu sama ada untok masa sekarang atau akan untok beberapa datang.

tahun yang ini ada 844 orang 87.


Pada masa pelateh2 jururawat dan 65 orang pelateh2 pembantu rumah sakit sedang berlateh di-sekolah2 latehan tempatan dan di-seberang laut.

Sa-banyak 466 pembantu jururawat dan 343 pelateh2 bidan sedang berlateh di-rumah2 sakit yang di-luluskan oleh Kerajaan dalam negeri ini.

88.
88.

Pegawai2 pakar daJam lapangan perubatan ada-lah juga di-lateh dengan memberi puas hati dan pada hari ini ada 78 orang pakar anak Tanah Melayu yang berkhidmat berbanding dengan jumlah 87 orang pakar semua- nya.

Kerja2 mengkaji ran sa-mula itu ada-lah sedang changan latehan latehan ranchangan di-jalankan dan kaki-tangan2 yang lebeh lengkap lagi akan di-jalankan dalam tahun 1963 dan dalam tahun2 yang akan datang.

rumah2 sakit di-seluroh 89.


Banyak negeri ini telah pun di-baiki keadaan- nya dan kerja2 membaikkan lagi keadaan2 rumah sakit itu akan di- jalankan supaya mengadakan terus perkhidmatan2 perubatan dan kesihatan yang faedah ra'ayat negeri ini walau pun mereka tinggal di-kampong2 yang itu jauh.
Perkhidmatan2 orang sakit yang tiada masok rumah sakit akan di-utamakan lebeh baik lagi bagi 155 23 MAY 1963 156 memperbaiki keadaan-nya dan mem- banyakkan-nya lagi dan perkhidmatan2 tempatan akan di-banyakkan bidan juga bahagian2 bersalin lagi.

Bagitu di-beberapa rumah sakit dalam negeri ini akan di-perluaskan lagi perkhid- tahun 1963 dan matan-nya dalam dalam datang faedah pendudok2 khusus-nya bagi dalam kawasan luar bandar.

tahun2 yang akan 90.


Di-jabatan orang sakit yang tiada masok rumah sakit di-dalam beberapa rumah sakit, banyak orang2 yang ber- kehendakan layanan perubatan hingga- kan telah bertambah berlipat2 ganda.

Ini ada-lah di-sebabkan pendudok2 dalam negeri ini telah bertambah dan mereka bertambah2 sedar akan baik- nya mutu layanan perubatan yang moden.

91.
91.

Bahagian bersalin dalam rumah sakit besar, Kuala Lumpur, telah di- resmikan pembukaan-nya oleh Duli Yang Maha Mulia Seri Paduka Baginda Raja Permaisuri Agong pada 18 hari- bulan Januari, 1963.

Pelan2 sedang di-sediakan untok membena sa-buah rumah sakit latehan yang mengandongi 800 buah katil dan rumah sakit latehan ini akan menjadi satu bahagian yang utama bagi Sekolah Perubatan di- Universiti Malaya.

Belanja ranchangan itu ia-lah sa-banyak $50,000,000.
Sa- kumpulan 40 orang mahasiswa per ubatan yang mula2 akan mula belajar dalam bulan Mei tahun ini.

di-lateh 92.

Kempen Mengawal Penyakit Batok Kering di-seluroh negeri yang telah di-lancharkan dalam bulan Jun, 1961 telah berjaya dan kempen ini akan di- perhebatkan lagi pada tahun hadapan.

Lebeh daripada 300 orang jururawat telah di-Pusat Mengawal Penyakit Batok Kering Kebangsaan, di- Kuala Lumpur dan pada masa ini mereka itu sa-banyak 30 pasokan sedang menjalankan kempen menyuntik ubat B.C.G.
Kaki-tangan2 bahagian Rumah Sakit Bersalin di-rumah2 sakit di-seluroh negeri ini telah di-lateh untok me- nyuntikkan ubat B.C.G.

kapada kanak2 yang baharu di-dzahirkan.

Sa-banyak 250,000 kanak2 telah di-suntik dalam tahun 1962 dan dalam tahun ini ada- lah di-chadangkan untok menyuntik tukang X-ray sa-banyak 350,000.

Dua puloh enam telah di-lateh orang untok menjalankan kempen mengetahui* orang2 yang di-hinggapi oleh penyakit batok kering dan lebeh daripada 125,000 orang telah di-X-ray.
Sa- banyak 20 orang tukang X-ray akan di-lateh tahun ini.

Sa-banyak 150,000 orang dewasa telah di-X-ray oleh dua pasokan X-ray yang berkenderaan.

Ada- lah di-jangka sa-banyak delapan lagi pasokan X-ray yang berkenderaan akan berkhidmat dalam tahun 1963.

Di- jangka dengan ini dapat-lah pasokan itu menjalankan perkhidmatan-nya lebeh luas lagi di-seluroh negeri.

93.
93.

Ranchangan Permulaan Mengha- puskan Penyakit Demam Kepialu yang telah di-lancharkan dalam tahun 1960 itu telah berjalan dengan memberi puas lagi ada orang2 yang hati.

Tiada mengidap penyakit demam Kepialu di- dalam kawasan ranchangan menchegah penyakit itu.

Walau pun demikian ada juga beberapa mas'alah teknikal telah timbul dan dengan ini ada-lah di-shor- kan bahawa ranchangan itu akan di- teruskan hingga tahun 1964.
Kemudian daripada itu baharu-lah di-kaji dan di-timbangkan pula sama ada boleh di-jalankan atau tidak ranchangan itu bagi faedah negeri seluroh-nya.

Di- dalam lapangan mengawal penyakit puru dan untut kemajuan telah juga di- chapai.

Ranchangan Permulaan Meng- hapuskan Penyakit Demam Kepialu itu telah berjalan sa-lama tiga tahun dan dengan ini tidak lama lagi akan dapat memberikan satu keterangan yang mu'tamad untok di-jadikan pan- langkah2 duan mengawal penyakit itu.
Kempen men chegah penyakit puru ada-lah di- teruskan juga dan akan di-perluaskan lagi supaya dapat di-jalankan di-Negeri Pahang, Kedah dan Perak.

Kempen Mengawal Penyakit Untut ada-lah di- pasokan teruskan pekerja ini sedang menjalankan perkhidmatan mereka di- Negeri Pahang, Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak dan Selangor.

bagi menjalankan luar pada masa lagi dan enam 94.
Usaha2 Kerajaan hendak memper lagi perkhidmatan2 Perubatan baiki dan Kesihatan Negeri ini telah men- dapat bantuan yang berharga daripada 157 23 MAY 1963 158 pertubohan2 antara-bangsa, umpama- nya daripada Pertubohan Kesihatan sa-Dunia, daripada Kumpulan Wang Kanak2 Bangsa2 Bersatu, daripada Kerajaan2 Australia, Canada, India dan United Kingdom menerusi Ran changan Colombo, Pasokan Pekerja2 Sukarela, Pasokan Penyelidek Tentera Amerika Sharikat, Hooper Foundation Universiti California, Majlis Penyelide- kan Perubatan British, Kerajaan Re- publik German dan banyak lagi yang lain2 umpama-nya menghantarkan pakar2, orang2 yang terlateh dan mem- beri alat2 kelengkapan.
KEMENTERIAN PENERANGAN DAN PENYIARAN (A) Jabatan Talivishen kapada penerangan 95.

Dalam lapangan usaha menyam- orang paikan ramai, Jabatan Talivishen yang baharu di-tubohkan itu sedang menjalankan usaha permulaan dengan chergas-nya mengambil dan melateh orang2 baharu.

Tiga orang pegawai yang penting telah di-lantek: Pengarah Talivishen, Ketua Ranchangan dan Jurutera Penjaga.

Pegawai2 ini bersama2 dengan beberapa orang jurutera dan ahli2 teknik sedang latehan menurut anjoran mengambil Ranchangan Colombo.
Kerajaan ber- chadang hendak memulakan Per- khidmatan Talivishen dalam bulan Disember tahun ini dengan membuka peringkat-nya yang pertama di-Kuala Lumpur dan tender2 telah di-tawarkan untok mengadakan kelengkapan bagi peringkat yang pertama itu.

Sambil peringkat yang pertama itu di-laksana- kan peringkat yang kedua, ia-itu mem- buat pelan dan mendirikan Pusat Talivishen di-Lembah Pantai, akan di-jalankan pula hampir2 serentak.

tetap yang lalu (B) Jabatan Radio 96.


Dalam lapangan radio, Perkhid- matan Plan yang di-mulakan pada tahun yang telah menchapai kejayaan dan menjadi satu puncha khazanah yang baharu lagi memuaskan.

itu ranchangan2 terus di- Sementara buat dan di-laksanakan bagi mengelok- kan lagi perkhidmatan Radio Malaya dalam bahagian ranchangan dan ge- chontoh sederhana.
Satu lombang menunjokkan betapa chepat-nya usaha yang di-jalankan dapat di-perhatikan ia-lah sa-elok2 berlaku sahaja pender- hakaan di-Brunei ranchangan2 Melayu dari Radio Malaya telah di-pancharkan ka-negeri2 Borneo melalui satu alat pancharan khas yang di-adakan dengan segera.

97.
97.

Ranchangan2 Radio Malaya sa- makin bertambah di-sukai ramai jika lesen2 di-tilek daripada (i) bilangan radio yang sa-makin bertambah pula banyak-nya, (ii) lebeh daripada 30,000 tiap2 puchok surat yang di-terima bulan daripada pendengar2, dan (iii) gangguan yang di-lakukan oleh pehak2 yang bermusohan kapada siaran2 kita.

98.

Oleh kerana Malaysia akan di- tubohkan tiada berapa lama lagi satu siaran Seberang Laut telah menjadi mustahak.
Oleh hal yang demikian, satu Siaran Seberang Laut yang kechil, di-namakan "SUARA MALAYA" telah di-mulakan pada 15 haribulan Februari tahun ini.

Siaran ini akan di-perbesarkan dengan jalan beransor2 untok berkhidmat kapada ra'ayat dan menyiarkan dengan suara kema4- kebenaran, kebebasan amoran.

luas-nya dan (C) Jabatan Penerangan 99.


Jabatan Penerangan terus men jalankan peranan yang penting dalam hal-ehwal Kerajaan negeri ini sa-lain daripada menjalankan tugas-nya yang besar menerangkan kapada ra'ayat dalam negara ini dan ka-luar negeri akan dasar, ranchangan2 dan langkah2 Kerajaan.

Jabatan ini membantu dalam tugas membena negara yang sama juga mustahak-nya dan menggalakkan se- mangat bergotong royong di-kalangan ra'ayat dalam usaha membangunkan negara.
Oleh kerana Malaysia sudah hampir benar akan di-tubohkan, Jaba tan tanggong- jawab lagi ia-itu menerangkan faedah menubohkan Persekutuan itu dalam perkembangan yang berlaku sekarang di-Asia Tenggara.

ini mempunyai satu 100.

Kereta2 yang berjalan dari sa- tempat ka-satempat sentiasa di-gunakan untok menghebahkan dasar Kerajaan ra'ayat dengan sa-luas2-nya.
kapada Di-daerah2 dan di-kampong2 lebeh 159 23 MAY 1963 160 negeri dengan sa-makin banyak lagi kursus tata ra'ayat dan perbinchangan beramai-ramai akan di- atorkan daripada masa yang sudah2.

101.

Perkara menyiarkan hal-ehwal berkenaan dengan Tanah Melayu di- luar bertambah mustahak.

Oleh hal yang demikian tanggong-jawab bagi beberapa jawatan penerangan dalam Pejabat Kedutaan kita di-luar negeri sedang di-pindah- kan beransor-ansor jalan kapada Jabatan ini.
Bahagian Pener- bitan, bersama2 dengan Bahagian Penyelidekan, terpaksa-lah menambah jenis bahan2 dan mengelokkan penerangan di-keluarkan-nya yang siaran di-dalam dan di-luar untok negeri.

102.

Filem Negara, yang telah men- jalankan kerja dalam keadaan serba lama-nya, di- kekurangan beberapa jangka akan berpindah ka-studio-nya yang baharu di-Petaling Jaya sa-belum akhir bulan Ogos tahun ini.
Dengan ada-nya kemudahan2 yang baharu itu kelak, Filem Negara akan dapat-lah mengeluarkan banyak lagi filem2 yang lebeh baik mutu-nya.

lagi 105.

Tiada shak lagi dalam hal kesi- hatan dan perubatan-lah yang berjaya sa-kali.

Sekarang sudah ada 27 buah tempat berubat dalam hutan sa-lain daripada sakit di- Gombak.

Beberapa banyak orang asli telah di-lateh menjadi jururawat dan dresser dan oleh kerana usaha ini darjah kesihatan orang asli telah ber tambah baik.
sa-buah rumah (B) Jabatan Kimia ia-lah ekonomi kesihatan, sa-buah 106.

Jabatan Kimia Jabatan yang menyediakan kemu dahan2 menganalisa dan menduga bagi lain2 Jabatan Kerajaan dan memberi nasihat dalam perkara yang berkenaan dengan dan pendudok2 kebajikan Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Tugas Jabatan itu yang utama ia-lah hendak menyempurnakan ranchangan mengisi jawatan2 di-dalam- nya dengan pegawai2 Tanah Melayu sa-belum bulan Julai tahun 1965 dan dalam pada itu mengembangkan kemu- dahan2-nya dengan supaya bilangan pendudok2 dan ekonomi.

sesuai (C) Perkhidmatan2 Bomba raya, terdiri termasok sa-buah balai KEMENTERIAN DALAM NEGERI (A) Orang Asli 103.

Jabatan Orang Asli telah banyak menyempurnakan Ranchangan Pem- bangunan Luar Bandar-nya.
Sa-belas buah Kampong telah di-buka di-be- berapa buah Negeri, dalam tiap2 sa- rumah2 buah Kampong itu jalan2 baharu, keluar masok dan pejabat dan kebun2 pertanian.

Sa-lain daripada itu, ber- bagai2 ranchangan yang kechil2 telah di-laksanakan menggali perigi, menggali kolam menghidup ikan dan membeli kerbau dan sa-bagai- nya.

juga di-chapai 104.

Kemajuan dalam hal pelajaran.


Sekarang telah ada 61 buah sekolah khas bagi orang asli 24 buah daripada-nya di-tadbirkan oleh Jabatan Orang Asli dan baki-nya di-tadbirkan oleh Kementerian Pela jaran.

Ada kira2 2,500 orang budak orang asli, laki2 dan perempuan belajar di-sekolah2 itu.

Lebeh daripada 2,000 orang orang asli mengambil bahagian ranchangan pelajaran orang dalam dewasa.

telah dan semua 107.


Tugas bahagian merinyu dalam Perkhidmatan Bomba ia-lah, terutama- nya, menyiasat perkhidmatan Bomba tempatan dan Negeri, Pasokan2 Bomba Tentera Persekutuan latehan.
Bahagian itu telah juga di-beri tugas langkah2 menjauhkan menyeliakan bangunan2 kebakaran pada Kerajaan Persekutuan di-seluroh negeri ini, memereksa semua harta Kerajaan dan menyediakan alat2 pertolongan chemas dalam kebakaran yang musta hak supaya ikhtiar menchegah keba karan boleh di-jalankan pada sa-tiap ranchangan masa.

Tujuan di-adakan ini alat menchegah kebakaran di-datangkan daripada sa- buah tempat yang berkuasa.

supaya ia-lah (D) Jabatan Chetak 108.


Jabatan Chetak sedang memula- kan ranchangan hendak membesarkan beransor2 perkhidmatan-nya dengan supaya ia dapat menjalankan kewaji- pan2 melaksanakan dasar berkenaan dengan pemakaian Bahasa Kebang- saan.

Sa-buah chawangan sedang hen dak di-tubohkan di-Ipoh dan bangunan2 161 23 MAY 1963 162 belanja dengan Di-bawah di-Johor Bahru dan Kuala Trengganu sedang di-besarkan.

Sa-buah Pejabat Chetak telah siap di-dirikan di-Alor sa-banyak Star ranchangan $240,000.
hendak mengisi dengan pegawai2 Tanah Melayu, dua orang pelajar telah kembali daripada United Kingdom dan empat orang pelateh telah kembali daripada New Zealand sa-telah berlateh sa-tahun dengan Penchetak Kerajaan, New Zealand.

jawatan2 sa-lama (E) Penjara oleh tahun hukum Perkhidmatan itu pegawai2 109.

Pada penghujong 1962 chuma ada sa-orang pegawai dagang sahaja dalam Perkhidmatan Penjara dan apabila ia bersara kira2 pada per- tengahan tahun 1963 semua jawatan akan dalam di-pegang Tanah Melayu.
Dua orang Pegawai Penjara telah kembali sa-telah tamat dalam satu kursus sa-lama enam bulan di- tempat2 menjalankan dera (penal establishments) di-Denmark— dan sa-orang pegawai telah kembali sa-telah mempelajari satu kursus sa- lama empat bulan di-sa-buah sekolah di-Fuchu, Jepun bernama the Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders.

110.

Sunggoh pun Sekolah Henry Gurney di-Telok Mas, Melaka telah di- besarkan tetapi chuma sadikit sahaja lega di-sekolah itu.
Langkah sedang tanah yang di-ambil bagi menchari sesuai supaya Jabatan Penjara dapat menyediakan tempat2 yang mustahak lagi dan juga memberi latehan per- tanian.

(F) Pendaftaran 111.

Kerja mendaftarkan pendudok2 menurut Undang2 Pendaftaran Warga Negara Tahun 1959 telah di-jalankan lagi sa-panjang tahun 1962.

Pasokan2 berkereta telah pergi ka-kawasan2 luar bandar di-serata negeri ini utitok ber- pendudok2 khidmat luar ranchangan menukar bandar dalam kad2 pengenalan yang lama dengan yang baharu.
Ranchangan ini telah pun di-jalankan dengan jaya-nya dan tiada dan mereka menyusahkan ra'ayat hanya mengeluarkan belanja yang sadikit sahaja.

Banyak-nya orang yang di-daftarkan dan di-beri kad penge kapada nalan baharu hingga akhir bulan Disember, 1962 ia-lah 4,490,871 orang.

(G) Peranchangan Bandaran dan Luar Bandar 112.


Dengan membuka sa-buah pejabat di-Kota Bharu dalam bulan Januari tahun 1963 perkhidmatan Jabatan ini telah di-lanjutkan ka-negeri Kelantan dan Trengganu dan dengan yang demikian meliputi seluroh Persekutuan.

Jabatan Jawatan-Kuasa 113.


Ada-lah di-akui betapa mustahak- nya usaha menyatukan kerja yang akan di-jalankan oleh ini bagi menyediakan pelan2 chara mengguna- kan kawasan tanah di-seluroh negeri dan bantuan yang boleh di-beri-nya kapada Peranchang Kemajuan Negara.

Oleh hal yang demikian Jabatan ini sedang di-per- besarkan supaya dapat ia menjalankan tanggong-jawab-nya yang bertambah banyak itu.
Ada-lah di-chadangkan hendak membuat pelan2 bagi kawasan2 di-luar Ibu Kota Persekutuan dan sa- bagai permulaan-nya langkah telah di- jalankan membuat satu pelan bagi Pulau Pinang dan Butterworth.

114.

Shor2 permulaan bagi membesar- kan Kuala Lumpur dan Kawasan Lembah Klang yang telah siap pada tahun 1962 sedang di-timbangkan oleh Kerajaan dan satu pehak berkuasa yang menyatukan Jawatan-Kuasa Kawasan Kuala Lumpur dan Lembah untok Klang menimbangkan shor2 bagi kawasan ini.

di-tubohkan kerja telah 115.


Berkenaan dengan pembangunan luar bandar Jabatan ini sentiasa mem- berikan bantuan-nya kapada Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan mem buat ranchangan2 bagi beberapa tempat dalam Persekutuan.

Ranchangan2 bagi tahun 1962 telah di-siapkan mengikut jadual-nya.

(H) Ranchangan2 Perumahan 116.


Bagi tahun 1962 dalam usaha melaksanakan dasar Kerajaan untok menyediakan rumah murah bagi orang2 yang berpendapatan kechil, dan, pada 'am-nya dengan tujuan hendak melega- kan mas'alah kekurangan rumah, 25 ranchangan rumah murah dalam sa- puloh negeri telah di-siapkan, atau hampir akan siap dan di-Ibu Kota 163 23 MAY 1963 164 320 rumah papan, ranchangan Persekutuan dua telah di-mulakan, tiap2 satu-nya akan men- dirikan 600 buah rumah.
Ranchangan2 ini semua-nya akan mendirikan 1,930 buah buah rumah batu dan 1,400 buah flat bagi pendudok2 dalam bandar.

Kerajaan akan membelanjakan Persekutuan hampir2 ran changan2 ini.

Dalam tahun 1963, sa- belas ranchangan lagi akan di-mulakan.

Ranchangan2 tersebut akan mendirikan 860 buah rumah papan, 700 buah rumah batu dan 300 buah flat dan Kerajaan Persekutuan akan mem belanjakan $9,500,000 kapada-nya.

$15,000,000 untok 117.


Rumah2 yang di-dirikan mengikut ranchangan2 rumah murah itu ada-lah di-untokkan bagi keluarga2 yang ber- pendapatan kechil.

Ranchangan2 ini di-lancharkan dalam kawasan2 yang sangat kekurangan rumah.

Kerajaan mengetahui' juga akan hal orang2 yang tiada mendapat rumah dalam ran changan rumah murah.
Dalam usaha- nya hendak menggalakkan dan mem- bantu orang2 yang demikian supaya mempunyai telah menyediakan wang saperti tahun yang sudah2 untok di-pinjamkan melalui' Lembaga Perumahan kapada orang2 yang hendak membuat rumah yang sederhana.

Ada-lah tujuan Kerajaan hendak menjalankan terus dasar ini dan meluaskan bantuan kapada orang2 yang saperti itu.

rumah Kerajaan (I) Kerajaan Tempatan 118.


Perkara menaikkan taraf Majlis Bandaran Ipoh yang dahulu kapada Perbandaran pada 31 haribulan Mei, tahun 1962 ada-lah satu peristiwa yang besar dalam sejarah Kerajaan Tem patan di-Tanah Melayu.

Dengan tujuan hendak mengikut dasar menggalakkan kemajuan Kerajaan Tempatan dalam negeri ini, Kerajaan Persekutuan telah mengambil dan akan terus mengambil perhatian yang berat dalam kejayaan beberapa Pehak Berkuasa Tempatan dan juga dalam mas'alah2 yang di- hadapi mereka.
Oleh itu Kerajaan Persekutuan telah menchuba dengan sa- daya upaya-nya hendak membantu pehak2 berkuasa ini menyelesaikan mas'alah2 itu.

KEMENTERIAN KESELAMATAN DALAM NEGERI 119.

Berkenaan dengan keselamatan dalam negeri, dasar dan pendirian Kerajaan Persekutuan tiada berubah.

Saperti yang sudah2 juga Kerajaan ada-lah ber'azam hendak menghapus- kan keganasan Komunis dan subyersif dalam negeri ini.
Pasokan2 Kesela matan akan terus menchari dan chuba menghapuskan bilangan pengganas2 Komunis yang maseh lagi menjalankan gerakan-nya di-Utara Tanah Melayu.

Dengan tujuan hendak menchapai tujuan ini satu tindakan bersama sa- chara besar2an telah di-jalankan dengan kerjasama yang rapat daripada Kera jaan Negeri Thai.
Langkah2 yang chergas akan di-jalankan juga untok mengenalkan Kerajaan kapada kaum asli di-kawasan itu dan menjaga kebajikan mereka supaya mereka yakin dan memberi sokongan yang penoh dalam usaha menghapuskan faham Komunis.

pun dengan 120.

Kerajaan chukup sedar bahawa kongsi2 gelap dan samseng2 maseh mengancham keselamatan orang ramai.

Sunggoh kerjasama beberapa orang warga negara yang ta'atkan undang2 pehak Polis telah dapat menghapuskan 99 kumpulan samseng dalam tahun 1962.
Banyak lagi usaha yang hendak di-jalankan jika anchaman kapada masharakat ini sa-kali.

hendak di-hapuskan Kerajaan berharap semua warga negara yang ta'atkan undang2 akan mengikut chontoh tauladan be berapa orang itu dan memberi segaia bantuan yang dapat kapada pasokan2 keselamatan menghapuskan saki baki kumpulan2 samseng itu.

sama supaya tahun 121.


Pada lepas ada-lah di- nyatakan bahawa Kerajaan sedang menimbangkan perkara hendak me- nubohkan suatu Pasokan Menchegah Penipuan di-Ibu Pejabat Pasokan Polis di-Raja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu kerana perbuatan tipu menipu dalam perniagaan sa-makin menjadi2 oleh sebab kilang2 perusahaan bertambah banyak dan pendudok2 pun bertambah ramai.

Chawangan Menchegah Peni puan dalam Perniagaan ini telah di- tubohkan dalam bulan Ogos tahun 165 23 MAY 1963 166 telah dapat tetapi 1962.
Sunggoh pun dengan jalan ini beberapa perbuatan tipu menipu dalam di-siasat perniagaan akan penyiasatan darjah mengenai segi2 teknik perbuatan ter- sebut maseh hendak di-elokkan lagi dan berhubong dengan perkara ini sa- buah negara yang mesra dengan kita telah membuat tawaran hendak mem- bantu mengadakan pakar2.

122.
122.

Sunggoh pun perbuatan rasuah atau makan suap dalam jabatan2 Kera jaan di-negeri ini tiada bagitu merebak tetapi Kerajaan ber'azam hendak meng- hapuskan perbuatan yang di-chela ini kerana jika tiada di-hapuskan daripada masharakat kita, ia akan merosakkan keperchayaan orang ramai.
Dalam usaha ini Chawangan Khas Jenayah dalam Pasokan Polis telah di-perkuat- kan. Tetapi oleh sebab perbuatan rasuah hanya boleh di-hapuskan de ngan bantuan orang ramai mereka ada-lah di-minta memberikan segala bantuan dan kerjasama kapada cha wangan itu.

gerakan2 123.

Sambil ber'azam hendak menge- kalkan keamanan dan ketenteraman dan menghapuskan keganasan Komunis serta melawan sabversif, Kerajaan tiada pula lupa akan keba- jikan ahli2 biasa dalam Pasokan Polis di-Raja Persekutuan Tanah Melayu.
Ada pun dasar Kerajaan ia-lah hendak lagi sharat2 kehidupan mengelokkan dan perkhidmatan mereka dengan me- lebeh baik rumah yang nyediakan dan alat perkakas yang baharu.

Pada masa ini Kerajaan sedang bersunggoh2 menimbangkan perkara menyemak sa- mula gaji ahli2 Pasokan Polis itu.

124.

Berkenaan dengan tempat tinggal 308 buah rumah lagi telah di-siapkan bagi ahli2 Pasokan Polis.
Dengan ini semua sa-kali 624 buah rumah telah di-siapkan semenjak Ranchangan Ke- majuan Polis Lima Tahun itu mula2 di-lancharkan.

277 buah rumah lagi yang telah di-ranchang akan di-dirikan dalam tahun 1963.

125.

Pasokan itu telah di-lengkapkan dengan beberapa banyak kereta yang lebeh sesuai untok kegunaan-nya pada masa ini dan pada masa hadapan dan dalam tahun 1963 akan di-adakan kereta2 dan motosikal2 peronda yang baharu.
Chawangan Laut Pasokan Polis ada-lah bertanggong-jawab men- jaga laut dekat pantai dan sungai2.

Kerajaan telah menetapkan bahawa kapal2 yang ada sekarang hendak-lah di-ganti, tempoh beberapa tahun, dengan kapal2 yang lebeh laju dan lengkap alatan-nya untok meng- hadapi keadaan masa yang telah berubah.

sa-lama KEMENTERIAN KE'ADILAN tugas lapangan undang2 dan 126.

Dalam ke'adilan sa-mula tugas menyemak undang2 Tanah Melayu sedang di- jalankan.
Pada masa ini sa-orang pakar penggubal undang2, yang di-adakan mengikut anjoran Ranchangan Colom bo, sedang menjalankan ini.

Tujuan menyemak sa-mula Undang2 Persekutuan itu ialah supaya ra'ayat Tanah Melayu dan mereka yang tinggal di-luar2 negeri yang ingin hendak mengetahu'i undang2 negeri ini senang menchari sa-suatu undang2 yang kerana mereka kehendaki.
Oleh undang2 yang ada tiada terator' ada-lah di-jangka bahawa tugas menyemak-nya sa-mula itu ada-lah satu pekerjaan yang berat dan akan me- ngambil masa bertahun2 lama-nya.

Oleh itu jilid2 undang2 yang di-semak hanya dapat di-terbitkan dari sa-masa ka-samasa.

Tugas telah menjadi rumit dan lengah lagi kerana Malaysia akan di-tubohkan pula.

sekarang ini dalam 127.


Berkenaan dengan menterjemah- kan undang2 Persekutuan ka-dalam bahasa Melayu, suatu langkah memu- lakan-nya telah di-jalankan dengan menubohkan Bahagian Menterjemah Undang2 Peguam Negara.

Bahagian itu akan di-ketua'i oleh sa-orang pegawai undang2 yang mahir dalam bahasa Melayu.

Ter- jemahan2 yang di-buat oleh Bahagian sa-buah oleh di-semak ini jawatan-kuasa pakar2 sa-belum di- siarkan.

Pejabat akan 128.
Pejabat akan 128.

Hadiah2 Pelajaran akan terus di- beri kapada pegawai2 supaya banyak lagi pegawai2 yang boleh mendapat kelulusan dalam 'ilmu undang2.

Pada tahun yang lalu empat orang pegawai yang sedang berkhidmat telah di-hantar ka-United Kingdom dan dua orang 167 23 MAY 1963 168 yang di-hantar dahulu daripada itu telah lulus pepereksaan undang2 dan balek ka-Tanah Melayu.

129.
129.

Sa-lain daripada mendirikan ba- ngunan2 mahkamah baharu usaha2 telah di-jalankan juga mengelokkan lagi perpustakaan di-mahkamah2 de- ngan menambah dan membanyakkan lagi buku2 undang2 yang berguna.

Journal undang2 yang di-fikirkan ber guna akan di-beri juga untok kegunaan pegawai2 mahkamah itu.

yang perkhidmatan sa-makin dasar 130.


Ada-lah tujuan Pejabat Pemegang Amanah Raya sentiasa hendak mem- beri berguna kapada orang ramai dan masharakat telah menjalan- dan ini Jabatan sa-bagai penjaga kan kewajipan-nya harta dan chekap dengan benda bertimbang rasa saperti sa-orang pe megang amanah yang biasa.
Sunggoh pun bilangan pendudok2 luar bandar Jabatan yang mengetahui pekerjaan banyak ini bertambah tetapi ini utama ia-lah hendak berusaha supaya lebeh ramai lagi ra'ayat yang sedar akan hak2 mereka dan mengetahui apa-kah jenis perkhidmatan yang di-beri oleh Jabatan ini.

Dengan hal yang demikian banyak-lah ra'ayat yang akan mengambil peluang mendapat faedah perkhidmatan2-nya.
Oleh daripada kerana bilangan orang yang menggu- nakan Jabatan telah bertambah ini ramai maka Jabatan ini kena-lah di- pejabat besarkan.

Satu telah pun di-buka sekarang di-Treng- ganu.

chawangan Jabatan lagi 131.

Pekerjaan menyelesaikan harta benda musoh yang di-jaga oleh Jabatan Penjaga Harta Musoh telah hampir sampai ka-peringkat yang akhir, hanya ada beberapa mas'alah sahaja yang rumit berkenaan dengan wang yang maseh belum dapat di-selesaikan lagi.
ikhtiar2 sedang Sunggoh pun begitu di-chari untok menyelesaikan mas'alah2 itu dan di-harap undang2 membubarkan Jabatan ini dapat di-pertimbangkan tiada lama lagi.

KEMENTERIAN BUROH DAN KEBAJIKAN MASHARAKAT 132.

Dalam lapangan buroh dasar Kerajaan tiada berubah.

Kerajaan akan dan tetapi di-adakan perhubongan bertanggong-jawab terus berusaha menggalakkan gerakan kesatuan sa-kerja yang bebas, demok- dan ratik menggalakkan perjalanan sistem perhu- bongan perusahaan sukarela.
Sunggoh pun sistem ini, pada 'am-nya, berjalan dengan jaya-nya dan membantu pada pekerja2 mengelokkan dengan majikan di-Persekutuan Tanah sa-tengah2 kejadian Melayu, yang berlaku pada tahun 1962 tiada menyenangkan hati dan menunjokkan peratoran2 mustahak-nya yang chukup bagi menjalankan sistem itu dengan lebeh tegas supaya aman perhubongan pekerja2 dengan majikan.
Majlis Penasihat Buroh Bersama Ke- bangsaan sekarang sedang mengkaji atoran2 yang perkara mengadakan lengkap per balahan2 pada semua peringkat dalam perusahaan.

Atoran2 yang demikian sedia ada dalam beberapa banyak perusahaan pada masa ini tetapi jika atoran2 itu di-pakai dalam semua per usahaan dan pada semua peringkat maka kebanyakan perbalahan akan dapat di-selesaikan dengan aman dan champor tiada payah pehak tangan.
Kerajaan semua majikan dan pekerja akan mengadakan berbaik2 perhubongan satu antara tiada merosakkan sama lain supaya nama baik negeri ini dan kedudokan telah sama2 yang kokoh yang kita menikmati-nya.

bagi menyelesaikan lain berharap 133.

Peratoran sukarela itu telah di- terima oleh kedua2 pehak, ia-itu majikan dan pekerja dan perkara ini-lah yang menyebabkan ketente- raman dalam perusahaan.

Pada tahun 1962 banyak perusahaan2 telah di-buka.


Empat puloh dua perjanjian2 bersama telah terchapai dengan sukarela antara majikan2 dengan kesatuan2 sa-kerja dalam terutama dalam tahun 1962 lapangan2 berkebun, melombong, bank dan lapangan perdagangan.

Ada pun mogok yang telah berlaku ia-lah 95 semua-nya yang mengambil masa 450,000 hari kerja, berbanding dengan kejadian mogok 58 semua-nya pada tahun 1961 yang mengambil masa 60,000 hari kerja.
Bagaimana pun tiada kurang daripada 70 mogok pada tahun 1962 berlaku beberapa hari sahaja, ada sa-hari dan ada sampai tiga hari, 169 23 MAY 1963 170 berat tentang tiada bekerja Jawatan-Kuasa dan lebeh 310,000 hari bekerja yang orang itu di-sebabkan mogok pekerja2 Pertadbiran Keretapi Tanah Melayu dan mogok Kesatuan Kebangsaan Pekerja2 Ladang sa-lama sahari kerana menyokong mogok pe kerja2 Keretapi itu.

terus berusaha 134.
terus berusaha 134.

Kerajaan akan supaya pekerja2 di-negeri ini dapat sama2 maju dalam pembangunan eko- ini.

nomi dan masharakat negeri tertinggi Sa-buah perkara sedang mengkaji hendak langkah2 kebajikan ma mengadakan sharakat yang berkesan bagi menyele- saikan kesulitan2 pekerja2 yang telah salah di-potong gaji bukan kerana mereka sendiri.

Ada-lah di-harapkan bahawa Penyata Jawatan-Kuasa ini akan dapat di-terbitkan tiada lama lagi dan langkah2 yang sesuai boleh di- jalankan kemudian-nya.
Kerajaan juga rumah2 mengambil tempat tinggal pekerja.

Sa-buah Rang Undang2 Rumah Pekerja2 yang baharu akan di-bentangkan dalam Parlimen untok mengadakan rumah2 yang lebeh baik kapada pekerja2.

Ada pun mem- beri latehan kapada pekerja2 pemuda dan pekerja2 dewasa akan di-beri galakan yang sesuai lebeh dengan ranchangan2 pembangunan dan dapat pekerja2 mengambil supaya lebeh banyak dalam bahagian yang gerakan negara.
Pada masa ini Ranchangan Latehan Kebang saan yang di-mulakan pada tahun 1957 ada-lah memberi latehan kapada lebeh 500 pelateh2 yang datang daripada 93 pertubohan di-seluroh negeri ini.

Sa- buah Maktab Latehan Perusahaan yang berharga $1,000,000 akan di-dirikan di-jalan Ku Chai Lama, Kuala Lumpur, sa-belum akhir ini di-bawah tahun Ranchangan ini.

Ada-lah di-harapkan ia-itu lebeh kurang 500 orang pekerja2 pemuda dan pekerja2 dewasa akan dapat di-beri kursus2 latehan yang chukup dalam Maktab ini.
pembenaan supaya 135.

Kerajaan sentiasa mengambil berat mengena'i orang2 chachat atau tiada berapa baik nasib-nya yang dalam masharakat negeri ini.

Suatu ranchangan yang meliputi telah di- susun bagi menjaga kebajikan memberi latehan orang2 yang kurang siuman dan chachat anggota tuboh-nya.

Ada- chukup lah di-chadangkan hendak membena sa-buah Pusat Pemulehan Sa-mula di- Cheras pada tahun 1964 untok menem- patkan kira2 100 orang kanak2 dan orang2 muda lelaki perempuan yang chachat anggota tuboh-nya.
Ada juga ranchangan hendak mengambil bebe- tetap rapa orang yang tiada tinggal di-Pusat itu, dan hal ini akan di-jalan- kaki-tangan2 kan kira-nya terlateh dan kemudahan2 di- yang Pusat tempat bagi tersebut.

Suatu kanak2 yang tiada siuman akal akan di-bena di-Negeri Johor pada tahun 1964 dan itu akan boleh tempat mengambil 60 orang kanak2 yang ber- umor antara 6 dengan 16 tahun.
Ada tujuan ranchangan bagi memu- pun lehkan sa-mula orang2 chachat anggota itu ia-lah supaya mereka dapat latehan yang sesuai untok menggunakan kebo- lehan mereka masing2 dengan sa-baik2- sanggup nya supaya mereka boleh menchari nafkah sendiri dan akan menjadi warga negara yang berguna pada masa hadapan kelak.

tiada tentu ranchangan2 136.


Ada undang2 dan yang telah di-susun bagi menjaga keselamatan orang2 perempuan dan anak2 gadis dan bagi pemulehan sa- mula pelachor2, peminta2 sedekah dan orang2 merayau rumah tangga-nya.

Undang2 itu akan mula berjalan kuat kuasa-nya pada tahun hadapan.

Sa-buah Pusat bagi pemu sa-mula mangsa2 pelachoran lehan akan di-dirikan di-Cheras, Selangor, pada pertengahan tahun 1964.

Perkara yang akan di-titek beratkan dalam Pusat ini ia-lah mengulangkaji pela- jaran mereka.
Latehan pertukangan, sa-elok2-nya, yang mereka pileh sendiri, akan di-adakan supaya mereka dapat pekerjaan yang sesuai.

137.

Ada pun perkara memberi latehan menjadi pemimpin kapada pemuda pemudi dan gerakan2 pemuda pemudi ada-lah di-galakkan dan perkhidmatan pemuda pemudi di-satukan supaya mereka dapat mengambil bahagian yang lebeh banyak lagi dalam pem bangunan luar bandar dan masharakat.
Kerajaan berharap bahawa dengan langkah2 ini maka dapat-lah pemuda pemudi negeri ini menggunakan masa tenaga mereka bagi membuat dan 171 23 MAY 1963 172 kerja2 yang berfaedah dalam pem bangunan negara.

KEMENTERIAN PEMBANGUNAN LUAR BANDAR (A) Memajukan Tanah 138.

Ada pun dasar Kerajaan pada masa yang sudah2 dan juga pada masa ini ia-lah memberi milek tanah kapada orang2 kampong yang tidak ada me- mileki tanah dengan sa-berapa segera.
Peratoran memberi milek tanah kapada orang2 kampong telah di-mudahkan supaya mereka dapat di-beri memileki tanah dengan segera dan memuaskan hati mereka.

Dengan memberi milek tanah yang chukup luas sahaja-lah taraf kehidupan pendudok2 baharu luar bandar dapat di-baiki dan pen- dapatan mereka dapat bertambah.

139.
139.

Untok berbuat demikian maka Kerajaan dengan melalui Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan telah menjalankan suatu ranchangan yang tanah dan berkesan bagi membuka dan membuka mengusahakan-nya kampong untok faedah pendudok2 di- kawasan tiada memileki tanah.

Dengan chara mem beri milek tanah supaya boleh men- datangkan hasil yang chukup maka dapat-lah di-chapai chita2 hendak membaiki keadaan2 ekonomi, masha- rakat dan kebudayaan pendudok2 kawasan luar bandar.
Hingga masa telah membuka itu ini Lembaga 49 ranchangan2 tanah di-seluroh Per sekutuan dan sa-takat ini kawasan yang sedang di-majukan ia-lah lebeh 85,000 ekar bagi 7,500 keluarga.

Apa- bila semua ranchangan2 itu sudah selesai dalam masa beberapa tahun ini maka 49 kawasan yang di-buka itu akan menjadi sa-luas 206,000 ekar bagi 16,000 keluarga.

luar bandar yang di-usahakan 140.


Sa-lain daripada perkara mem beri milek tanah kapada pendudok2 maka mengikut ranchangan ini Kera jaan ada juga membuat jalan2 raya yang baik masok ka-kawasan2 itu, jalan2 dalam kawasan kampong dan kawasan2 mendirikan pertanian, sekolah2, mengadakan perbekalan2 ayer, kelinik2 talipon2, balai2 raya, dan mendirikan masjid.

Perbelanjaan bagi perkara2 yang tersebut di-atas dan oleh di-tanggong menguruskan-nya Kerajaan.

141.
141.

Pada tahun 1963 dan dalam tahun2 penghujong Ranchangan Lima Tahun Yang Kedua, Lembaga itu akan terus bersunggoh2 menjalankan 12 ranchangan baharu sa-luas 50,000 ekar semua-nya bagi 4,800 keluarga tiap2 tahun.

Dengan mengikut keadaan yang sedang di-jalankan sekarang maka pada akhir tempoh ranchangan yang kedua itu negeri ini akan ada 75 ranchangan2 tanah yang besar pada beberapa peringkat kemajuan-nya dan luas semua-nya lebeh kurang 310,000 ekar bagi kira2 30,000 keluarga.

142.
142.

Dalam usaha Kerajaan hendak menambah lagi benda2 tanaman maka ia sedang mengambil perhatian yang berat untok menanam kelapa sawit sa- bagai tanaman yang utama.

Dalam tahun 1963 Lembaga itu mula mem buka enam ranchangan menanam kelapa sawit; dalam pada itu banyak lagi ranchangan saperti itu akan di- buka pada tahun2 yang akan datang dalam kawasan2 yang subor tanah-nya.

143.
143.

Oleh hal yang demikian Kerajaan ada-lah menumpukan segala daya upaya-nya supaya orang2 dalam ka wasan luar bandar dapat berdiri sama tinggi dan dudok sama rendah dengan orang2 lain dalam masharakat.
Sa- saorang yang menggunakan peluang yang di-berikan kapada-nya dengan sa- baik2-nya dan berusaha bersunggoh2 tanah dalam boleh-lah terjamin taraf kehidupan-nya yang sesuai daripada tanah yang di- usahakan-nya dan dengan itu juga ia boleh berbangga dengan taraf ke- dudokan-nya dalam masharakat dan negara seluroh-nya.

ranchangan sa-suatu dengan 144.


Sa-bagaimana hal-nya kejayaan2 yang di-chapai oleh Lem baga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan dengan membuka tanah2 baharu maka bagitu-lah hal-nya Kerajaan2 Negeri dengan chara bekerjasama dengan Ke- menterian Pembangunan Luar Bandar telah menjalankan usaha yang ber sunggoh2 untok menjayakan ran changan2 tanah pinggir, ada yang di-usahakan dengan memberi bantuan tidak di-beri dan ada pula yang 173 23 MAY 1963 174 tahun tahun 1962 Negeri2 bantuan.
Pada telah membuka 154 ranchangan2 yang di-beri bantuan sa-luas 58,623 ekar dan 50 ranchangan yang tiada di-beri bantuan sa-luas 11,457 ekar.

Semua ranchangan2 ini telah di-tanam getah atau sedang di-usahakan untok me- nanam-nya.

1963 Kerajaan2 145.

Pada Negeri telah memutuskan hendak membuka 166 lagi ranchangan2 tanah pinggir yang di-beri bantuan sa-luas 55,845 ekar.
Dalam pada itu juga ran perkara hendak menyatukan changan2 di-jalankan dengan giat-nya supaya dapat terjamin kejayaan yang penoh lagi sempurna.

Bagi faedah orang2 yang boleh dan sanggup mengusahakan tanah maka lebeh luas lagi kawasan tanah akan di-buka untok di-usahakan dengan memberi milek tanah dengan berkawal.
Ranchangan yang di-jalankan mengikut dasar ini tiada akan di-beri bantuan, tetapi ia memberi peluang kapada buroh2 kasar, orang2 makan gaji dan orang2 yang kechil pendapatan-nya yang boleh dan sanggup mengusahakan ranchangan2 supaya dapat mereka membaiki keadaan hidup mereka pada masa hadapan.

ada-lah tanah ini 146.


Untok melaksanakan dasar me nyatukan ranchangan2 memberi milek tanah2 pinggir dengan lebeh baik lagi dan juga supaya kejayaan dapat di- tentukan, maka Kerajaan2 Negeri telah melantek beberapa orang Wakil Mela wat, Penyelia2 dan Pembantu2 Luar, untok melawat dan memereksa ka wasan2 ranchangan dari satu masa ka-satu masa.

Kaki-tangan2 Pejabat Pesurohjaya Tanah Persekutuan akan juga sama2 membantu melawat ka wasan2 itu.

147.
147.

Untok melegakan kemahuan ra'ayat yang berkehendakkan memi- leki tanah, maka peranan Jabatan Ukor sangat-lah mustahak.

Oleh itu kerja2 Jabatan Ukor itu terpaksa-lah di-tambahkan lagi supaya dapat meng- elokan kerja2 sukat menyukat yang banyak ia-itu menyukat beratus2 ran changan tanah dengan baik dan sempurna-nya.

Maka terpaksa-lah me- ngambil banyak lagi pegawai2 teknik yang baharu, tidak kurang daripada 77 orang pegawai dalam tahun 1962 sahaja.
Walau pun bertambah2 banyak tanggong-jawab2 yang berat yang akan di-pikul oleh Jabatan Ukor itu ber- thabit dengan banyak-nya kerja2 sukat menyukat bagi mengelokan ranchangan memberi milek tanah berkawal, maka Jabatan itu perchaya bahawa kerja2 yang bertambah ini boleh di-jalankan.

148.

Patut juga di-nyatakan di-sini bahawa ada 12 orang tukang sukat dari New Zealand yang berkhidmat dalam negeri ini di-bawah Ranchangan Colombo.
Mereka itu telah memberi nasihat2 yang sangat berguna dan ber- sama2 dengan pegawai2 tempatan telah berganding bahu mereka menjalankan kerja2 sukat menyukat bagi faedah pembangunan luar bandar.

Sunggoh pun lapan orang daripada mereka telah pulang ka-New Zealand, empat orang lagi maseh ada tinggal dan mereka itu bersetuju me- neruskan perkhidmatan mereka sa-lama sa-tahun lagi di-dalam negeri ini.

itu itu 149.
itu itu 149.

Selalu juga telah di-perkatakan bahawa melombong bijeh timah-lah satu2-nya sendi ekonomi Tanah Me- layu; perkataan itu memang betul hingga ka-hari ini.
Pengeluaran bijeh timah Persekutuan Tanah Melayu tahun 1963 ada-lah kurang dalam sadikit daripada pengeluaran tahun lalu, dan berkurangan-nya lagi penge luaran bijeh timah itu pada tahun2 yang akan datang nampak-nya tiada dapat hendak di-elakkan oleh kerana tanah2 yang mengandongi bijeh timah yang sesuai payah hendak di-dapati untok menggantikan kawasan2 tanah yang telah habis di-lombong.

150.

Pengeluaran2 batu besi telah tahun2 yang bertambah pada lalu.
Dalam tahun 1961 pengeluaran telah melebehi 6,500,000 tan dan jumlah angka pengeluaran yang sa-umpama itu telah dapat di-chapai lagi dalam tahun 1962.

Pengeluaran yang sa- umpama itu dapat di-kekalkan dengan sharat-nya pehak Jepun tiada mengu- rangkan pembelian-nya dan Jepun-lah yang utama menjadi pembeli-nya.

151.

Di-bawah Ranchangan Lima Tahun bangunan2 bahagian makmal penyelidekan untok yang baharu 175 23 MAY 1963 176 logam2 akan di-bena di-Bahagian Penyelidekan Jabatan Galian.
Dengan kelengkapan2 ini maka ada-nya lagi kerja2 dapat-lah di-perluaskan menyelideki dan memperbaiki chara2 dan menggunakan alat2 yang baharu supaya dapat mengeluarkan lebeh timah dan lain2 banyak juga dapat-lah logam.

Dengan perkhidmatan yang lebeh baik lagi di-berikan kapada perusahaan melom- bong.

lagi bijeh itu 152.
lagi bijeh itu 152.

Mengikut dasar Kerajaan hendak menggalakkan orang2 Melayu mengam- bil bahagian di-dalam perusahaan melombong, maka kerja2 menyiasat galian di-dalam kawasan2 tanah rezab Melayu ada-lah sedang di-jalankan dan akan terus di-jalankan oleh Baha gian Menyiasat dan Memboring Galian dengan Persekutuan.

Ada-lah di-chadangkan bahawa ka wasan2 yang di-ketahui' ada mengan- dongi bijeh timah itu akan di-jaya dan di-kerjakan oleh Sharikat2 Melayu atau pun orang2 persaorangan.

perbelanjaan 153.
perbelanjaan 153.

Bagi perusahaan kepentingan bijeh timah dan mengikut dasar Kera jaan hendak menyokong ranchangan2 antara-bangsa bagi menetapkan harga barang2 yang sangat di-utamakan, maka Persekutuan telah menghadziri Meshuarat2 Majlis Bijeh Timah Antara- Bangsa Yang Kedua yang telah di- adakan di-London, Washington dan Bangkok dalam tahun 1962.

(B) Pelajaran Dewasa 154.


Dalam tahun 1962 ada-lah di- anggarkan bahawa sa-banyak 2,850,000 orang pendudok negeri ini yang ber- umor 15 tahun tiada tahu menulis dan membacha dalam Bahasa Ke- bangsaan.

Daripada jumla^h tersebut 2,100,000 orang ia-lah yang tinggal di-kawasan2 luar bandar.
Orang2 laki2 dan perempuan yang tiada tahu menulis dan membacha ada-lah menjadi satu halangan kapada kemajuan2 ekonomi dan masharakat mana2 negeri juga oleh kerana mereka itu ada-lah menjadi halangan kapada usaha2 kemajuan seluroh-nya.

Mereka itu juga menjadi beban ekonomi dan hendak-lah di- baiki keadaan jika sa-kira-nya itu berkehendakkan kemajuan yang sa- benar2-nya.
Di-dalam kawasan2 yang orang2 dewasa-nya banyak sa-kali yang tahu menulis dan membacha, tiada maka banyak kanak2 yang tiada di- galakkan masok sekolah dan banyak pula bilangan kanak2 yang di-benarkan atau pun di-galakkan berhenti sekolah sa-belum mereka itu dapat menamat- kan kursus pelajaran mereka.

Dengan hal yang demikian akan menjadi halangan kapada kemajuan pelajaran rendah jika sa-kira-nya orang2 dewasa yang tiada tahu menulis dan membacha ini sendiri tiada di-beri pelajaran.

155.
155.

Di-dalam Masharakat Tanah Me layu yang berbilang bangsa dan berbilang kebudayaan, maka sangat-lah mustahak Bahasa Kebangsaan itu di- jadikan satu alat untok mengujudkan perpaduan dan kesedaran negara dan juga untok menanamkan perasaan ta'at setia kapada negara.

Kejadian2 yang berlaku semenjak penderhakaan di- Brunei telah menarek perhatian Kera jaan betapa penting dan mustahak-nya kerja membena sa-buah negara itu.
Pendudok2 Persekutuan yang berasal dari luar negeri hendak-lah mula2-nya di-lateh berfikir sendiri yang mereka itu ia-lah anak Tanah Melayu dan memberikan tiada berbelah bahagi.

ta'at setia yang 156.

Pelajaran dewasa hendak-lah juga di-jadikan sa-bagai satu alat membasmi kemiskinan dan kemundoran masha rakat.

Maka itu-lah sebab-nya ran changan pelajaran di-masokkan juga di-dalam Ranchangan Pembangunan Luar Bandar.
la juga menjadi sendi kapada segala usaha hendak membaiki keadaan hidup dan meninggikan lagi taraf kehidupan pendudok2 yang tinggal di-dalam kawasan2 luar bandar.

Jika tiada tahu menulis dan membacha tiada-lah banyak orang2 yang boleh belajar chara moden dalam segi per- tanian dan sa-bagai-nya.
Ranchangan Pelajaran Dewasa bertujuan hendak mengajar tiap2 orang yang buta huruf supaya semua-nya boleh menulis dan 1967. membacha Ranchangan 15 tahun ini bermaksud bahawa orang2 yang tiada tahu me nulis dan membacha sekarang ini akan boleh menulis dan membacha dan dapat mengambil bahagian mereka sa-belum tahun 177 23 MAY 1963 178 dalam lapangan masharakat, kebuda- yaan, ekonomi dan siasah bagi faedah masharakat mereka itu.

ini 9.6 luar sa-banyak kawasan2 terdiri daripada 157.
Pada akhir bulan Disember tahun telah di-adakan lalu 7,725 darjah bandar.

di-dalam Darjah2 1,613 darjah Bahasa Kebangsaan bagi orang2 bukan Melayu dan 6,139 darjah2 dewasa bagi orang2 Melayu.

Daripada jumlah darjah2 tersebut, 3,537 ada-lah darjah permulaan dan 4,215 ada-lah darjah menengah.

Bilangan orang2 yang masok belajar pada akhir bulan Disember ada-lah 211,000, dan 54 peratus daripada jumlah itu ada-lah orang2 perempuan.
Peratus darjah2 yang di-tutup dan murid2 yang berhenti dalam tempoh sembilan bulan mulai bulan Mach tahun 1962 ada-lah di- anggarkan peratus peringkat permulaan dan 6.8 peratus peringkat menengah.

Lebeh kurang 8,500 orang guru2 yang telah di-lateh untok mengajar di-darjah2 dewasa dan ada-lah di-harapkan bahawa sa-banyak 5,000 darjah permulaan akan di-buka tiada lama lagi.

158.

Mata2 pelajaran-nya ada-lah ter- masok 'Ilmu Hisab, Kesihatan dan Tata Ra'ayat.
Dengan kerjasama semua Kementerian dan Jabatan2, satu kursus radio telah pun di-selenggarakan bagi mengajar chara2 pertanian dan ber- kebun, menjauhkan penyakit, kesi hatan, ekonomi tangga dan sa-bagai-nya.

Murid2 perempuan mem- pelajari ekonomi rumah tangga sa-bagai mata pelajaran mereka mulai bulan September tahun ini.

159.
159.

Untok menentukan supaya orang2 yang baharu pandai menulis dan membacha tiada hilang kepandaian mereka, maka buku2 bachaan dan sa-bagai-nya di-adakan bagi faedah tiap2 Mukim dalam mereka.

Dalam negeri ini ada kutub khanah2 permu laan untok di-gunakan oleh murid2 pelajaran dewasa dan majallah bulanan yang bernama ada di- keluarkan dan di-jual dengan harga 10 sen sa-naskhah.

160.
160.

Murid2 tekun belajar; daripada 165,000 murid yang ada dalam daftar, 133,000 orang telah mengambil pepe- reksaan dalam bulan Februari tahun "Dewasa" rumah lalu dan sa-banyak 112,000 orang telah berjaya dan di-naikkan ka-darjah me nengah.

Keputusan pepereksaan yang kedua akan di-ketahui tidak lama lagi.

Bilangan orang2 yang masok sekolah telah bertambah2 dan banyak-nya tiap2 bagitu juga kedatangan murid hari.
Ibu2 yang hamil ada pergi ka- kelinik2 dan meminta pertolongan bi- dan2 yang terlateh di-dalam kawasan luar bandar.

Murid2 Pelajaran Dewasa telah menjalankan beratus2 ranchangan "Gotong Royong".

(C) Lembaga Kemajuan Kampong dan Perusahaan 161.

Lembaga Kemajuan Kampong lain2 dan Perusahaan, sa-bagaimana wakil Kerajaan, ada-lah bertujuan hen- dak membaiki keadaan ekonomi pen- dudok2 di-luar bandar.

terus lagi mem- 162.


RIDA maseh berikan pinjaman dan lain2 kemudahan untok menggalakkan orang2 Melayu mengambil bahagian dalam perusahaan dan perniagaan.

Lembaga itu juga ada- lah berusaha untok menggalakkan ra'ayat negeri ini menggunakan barang2 perusahaan kampong.

Ada-lah di- harapkan bahawa beberapa jenis per usahaan akan di-adakan mengikut sa-takat mana yang boleh di-dalam kawasan2 luar bandar.
Dengan chara ini moga2 dapat-lah menambah mata pencharian orang2 kampong dan dapat membaikkan lagi keadaan hidup me reka itu.

163.

Pada akhir tahun 1962 usaha2 dan kerja2 RIDA memberi pinjaman2 itu bukan sahaja telah dapat mengen- dalikan berbagai2 macham perniagaan dan perusahaan2 ekonomi tetapi juga tanggong- telah menambahkan jawab2 kewangan-nya.
RIDA telah meminjamkan berjumlah $20,500,000 semenjak Lembaga itu di- tubohkan dalam tahun 1951 dan sa- banyak $15,000,000 daripada jumlah yang di-pinjamkan itu telah dapat di- pungut sa-mula.

wang lagi 164.
wang lagi 164.

Peranan Lembaga itu bagi meng- adakan kemudahan memperoses dan mengadakan pasaran sedang di-sempur- nakan dengan ia-itu, tiga (i) menambah lagi pendapatan penge- luar barang2 utama; (ii) menguji sama tujuan I 179 23 MAY 1963 180 ada boleh mendapat untong-kah atau tidak mengadakan tempat menyediakan barang2 keluaran yang terkumpul, dan (iii) membaikkan lagi mutu barang2 keluaran yang telah siap.
Kemajuan2 di-dalam ini hanya bagi faedah pekebun2 kechil getah sahaja, oleh kerana sa-bahagian besar pendu- dok2 luar bandar dalam negeri ini hanya bergantong kapada getah.

lapangan 165.

Satu pekerjaan yang nampak-nya sangat terkemuka pada masa ini bagi pehak RIDA ia-lah perusahaan pe- ngangkutan luar bandar.

Satu per usahaan yang mula2 telah di-jalankan di-Lembah Bilut dan ada kemajuan nampak-nya dalam perusahaan ini.

Sa-banyak 14 buah bas telah pun menjalankan perkhidmatan-nya.

166.
166.

Lembaga itu telah menumpukan usaha-nya untok membaiki dan mem- besarkan lagi perusahaan2 dan pernia- gaan luar bandar yang ada sekarang ini dan juga membaiki lagi keadaan bahagian orang2 Melayu di-dalam perusahaan yang sa-umpama itu.

Pusat Perusahaan2 Kechil di-Petaling Jaya ada-lah memberikan bantuan dan juga memberi sokongan kapada perusahaan2 kechil dalam rumah di-seluroh ka- wasan2 luar bandar.
Pusat ini juga mengadakan perkhidmatan teknologi dan kewangan dan mengadakan bahan2 mentah yang di-beli dari luar negeri dan kemudahan2 mengadakan pasaran runchit dan borong, penyelidekan pasaran dan lain2 perkhidmatan yang berkenaan dengan-nya.

juga dalam KEMENTERIAN PENGANGKUTAN (A) Perkhidmatan Keretapi 168.

Pentadbiran Keretapi telah ber- jaya ranchangan-nya hendak memberi perkhidmatan keretapi yang moden.
Apabila keretapi yang di- menggunakan minyak landasan2 di-perbaiki gunakan dan maka tambang barang2 akan kurang dan perjalanan lebeh selamat serta chepat.

diesel (B) Perkhidmatan Pelabohan 169.

Kemajuan2 telah di-chapai dalam usaha hendak memperbaiki perkhid matan2 pelabohan dalam Persekutuan supaya sama baik-nya dengan per khidmatan2 pelabohan antara-bangsa.

Rumah2 Api di-Fort Cornwallis dan Pulau Rimau di-Pulau Pinang sekarang ini di-lengkapkan dengan alat2 moden dan semua-nya menggunakan kuasa letrik.
Tiga buah rumah api baharu telah di-dirikan di-Pantai Timor.

Alat2 membantu pelayaran di-Pantai Barat akan di-tambah pada tahun ini.

barang2 170.

Sunggoh pun Port Swettenham itu pada mula-nya di-bena bukan untok mengendalikan sa-banyak sekarang ini tetapi dalam tahun 1962 telah membuat sejarah dengan ia mengendalikan sa-banyak 1,900,000 tan.
Perkara ini dapat berlaku kerana satu "ranchangan kilat" di-jalankan, sa-buah pengkalan baharu di-bena dan kemudahan2 gudang menyimpan barang2 sampan2 sementara pengangkut barang2 di-adakan.

dan 167.

RIDA akan terus juga meluas- kan lagi ranchangan latehan-nya di- lapangan2 perusahaan dan dalam ekonomi.

Dengan memandang kapada peri mustahak-nya latehan2 ekonomi rumah tangga tiga buah Taman Asohan lagi sedang di-bena, ia-itu satu di- Melaka, satu di-Seberang Prai dan satu lagi di-Trengganu.
Ada pun Dewan Latehan terus di-jadikan sa-bagai pusat melateh pemuda2 Me layu yang chenderong kapada pernia- gaan.

Apabila keluar daripada Dewan Latehan itu mereka akan membuka kedai2 kechil atau mengambil bahagian dalam perusahaan2 kampong yang kechil2.

itu akan 171.

Ranchangan Selat Klang Utara tahun 1960 yang di-mulakan pada akan siap pada akhir tahun ini.
Empat buah pengkalan baharu itu akan me- nambahkan lagi banyak-nya barang2 yang boleh di-kendalikan dan dengan yang demikian Port Swettenham tiada akan menjadi sesak saperti sekarang ini.

172.

Port Swettenham akan di-cherai- kan daripada Pentadbiran Keretapi pada bulan Januari 1964 dan pada masa itu juga Pentadbiran Keretapi itu akan menjadi sa-buah perbadanan.
Dengan yang demikian kerja2 akan dapat di-jalankan dengan lebeh baik lagi oleh sebab kedua2 pehak berkuasa 181 23 MAY 1963 182 itu akan bertugas mengikut dasar perdagangan.

Supaya sesuai dengan kemajuan Port Swettenham itu Ibu Pejabat Jabatan Laut akan di-pindah- kan ka-sana dari Pulau Pinang.

Sa-buah Jabatan Laut sedang di-diri- kan. 173.


Surohanjaya Pelabohan Pulau Pinang sedang membuat persediaan2 bagi memulakan tiada lama lagi kerja menimbus satu kawasan pantai dan luas berthabit dengan laut yang ranchangan-nya hendak membena pengkalan di-Butterworth.
Pelabohan baharu ini akan dapat mengadakan pengkalan bagi enam buah kapal2 barang yang besar dan melayan per dagangan yang sa-makin bertambah di-tanah besar Utara Tanah Melayu dan Pantai Timor apabila Jalan Raya Timor-Barat yang di-chadangkan itu siap kelak.

Pada menjalankan dasar- nya berkenaan dengan mengganti pegawai2 dagang dengan pegawai2 anak negeri, sa-orang anak Tanah Melayu telah di-lantek sa-bagai Pe- ngurus Besar bagi pertama kali-nya dalam sejarah Surohanjaya Pelabohan Pulau Pinang.
(C) Pengangkutan Jalan Raya 174.

Kemajuan telah di-dapati dalam lagi orang2 usaha membanyakkan Melayu menyertai dalam perusahaan pengangkutan.

Pada akhir tahun 1962 jumlah lesen kereta teksi dan kereta sewa orang Melayu ia-lah 1,821 atau lebeh kurang 46.5 peratus daripada jumlah 3,915 lesen dalam Persekutuan.

Lesen kereta membawa barang2 kelas "A" kepunyaan orang2 Melayu atau sharikat2 orang Melayu berkongsi dengan lain2 kaum telah bertambah menjadi 143 pada akhir tahun 1962.
Kerajaan ingatan telah mengambil berkenaan dengan kerjasama beberapa sharikat bas yang bukan kepunyaan orang Melayu yang telah dengan sukarela menguntokkan 10 peratus saham2-nya kapada orang2 Melayu.

Sa-hingga sekarang lapan buah sha rikat saperti itu telah memberi kapada orang Melayu saham berharga sa- banyak $601,340 daripada modal baharu mereka.
Satu Pejabat Pendaftar telah di-buka di-Kuala Trengganu pada 1 haribulan Januari tahun ini, sa-belum daripada itu orang ramai yang menggunakan kereta di-Treng- ganu mendapat layanan daripada Kota Bharu, Kelantan.

Kerajaan sedar yang usaha2 menjaga keselamatan di-jalan2 raya hendak-lah di-perelokkan lagi dan Kerajaan akan menjalankan ran- changan2 dengan keselamatan-nya lebeh giat lagi bagi mengurangkan kemalangan di-seluroh Persekutuan.

(D) Penerbangan 'Awam dan Sukatan Hawa 175.


Kerajaan sedar bahawa berkenaan 'Awam hen dengan penerbangan perkhidmatan2 dak-lah di-adakan penerbangan dan perkhidmatan2 pe ngangkutan jalan raya yang berhubong dengan-nya supaya sa-imbang dengan kemajuan2 teknik moden.

Kerajaan juga memegang kapada dasar meng adakan perkhidmatan2 yang laju, tiada tetapi selamat chekap dan memakan belanja yang banyak.
Da lam enam bulan yang kedua pada tahun ini kapal terbang tubro-prop yang moden dan yang boleh terbang dengan tiada memakan belanja yang banyak sa-laju hampir2 300 batu satu jam akan di-pakai bagi penerbangan dalam negeri.

Satu ranchangan hendak memperbaiki pengkalan2 kapal terbang sedang di-jalankan untok memberi kemudahan2 kapada kapal2 terbang ini.

176.

Di-Kuala Lumpur sa-buah peng kalan kapal terbang antara bangsa yang baharu sedang di-bena.
Dengan ada- nya pengkalan ini dan landasan-nya apa jenis sa-kali pun kapal terbang yang di-pakai bagi penerbangan selu- roh dunia boleh singgah di-Kuala Lumpur.

177.

Dengan semangat ASA satu per- janjian telah di-tanda tangani untok menchantumkan perkhidmatan2 Shari kat Penerbangan Tanah Melayu Berhad dengan Sharikat Penerbangan Thai Antara-Bangsa dalam penerbangan mereka antara Singapura, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok dan Hongkong.

Sharikat Penerbangan Cathay Pacific telah juga menyertai perchantuman ini.

178.
178.

Satu perkhidmatan sukatan hawa yang tinggi darjah-nya dapat lagi di- laksanakan.

Satu pusat menyukat hawa 183 23 MAY 1963 184 di-Cameron Highlands akan siap pada pertengahan tahun ini.

Dengan ada-nya pusat ini perangkaan berkenaan dengan perangkaan hawa berkenaan hawa "synoptic" boleh di-pakai.

di-bukit2 sukatan dengan dan (E) Penyiasatan2 Laut 179.

Kerajaan akan terus menjalankan dasar-nya berthabit dengan Kesela- matan Nyawa di-Laut mengikut Per- atoran2 Antara-Bangsa.
KEMENTERIAN KERJA RAY A, POS DAN TALIKOM (A) Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos 180.

Jabatan Perkhidmatan Pos terus memajukan perkhidmatan2 pos di- kawasan2 luar bandar.

Pejabat2 pos telah di-buka di-tempat2 yang belum ada pejabat2 itu.

Wakil2 Pos telah di- buka sa-banyak mana yang di-buka tiap2 tahun dan Pejabat Pos pada Berkereta ia-itu perkhidmatan yang sa-makin banyak di-gunakan orang, telah bertambah bilangan-nya.
Pada tahun 1963 usaha2 memajukan per khidmatan2 terus di-jalankan dan Pejabat2 Pos baharu dan Wakil2 Pos baharu, termasok Wakil2 Pos Sungai dan Pejabat2 Pos Berkereta akan di-buka.

akan pos itu ini.

(B) Jabatan Talikom 181.

Kerajaan akan terus meluaskan perkhidmatan2 talikom terutama sa- kali di-kawasan2 luar bandar di-Per- sekutuan Ibu-sawat otomatik telah banyak di-pasang di- baharu kawasan tahun luar bandar dalam 1962 dan banyak lagi akan di-pasang dalam tahun 1963.
Sistem Sambongan Jauh Terus Dial telah di-mulakan pada lalu dan akan penghujong di-sambong ka-bandar2 lain dalam tahun 1963.

Alat perkakas microwave di-bahagian Utara Tanah Melayu akan di-pasang pada akhir tahun ini dan ranchangan sedang di-jalankan untok mengadakan sambongan microwave ka-Pantai Timor.

Kerja membena sa- buah Pusat Latehan Talikom yang di-anjorkan oleh Persatuan Talikom Antara-Bangsa akan di-mulakan tahun ini dan Pusat itu harus siap untok di-gunakan pada awal tahun hadapan.
tahun (C) Jabatan Kerja Raya 182.

Berkenaan dengan Kerja Raya, wang sa-banyak $88,000,000 ada di- sediakan dalam Anggaran Kemajuan bagi jalan2 raya dan jambatan2.

Tiga puloh peratus daripada wang itu akan di-belanjakan bagi meneruskan kerja membena jalan2 di-kawasan luar ban dar.

Kira2 500 batu jalan akan di- tahun 1963.

Dalam perbuat dalam tahun 1962, 726 batu telah di-bena dan lebeh kurang 400 batu tengah di-bena pada akhir tahun 1962. jalan itu 183.
Lain2 ranchangan yang hendak di-laksanakan pada tahun 1963 ia-lah membena sa-buah jambatan di-tapak Feri lama di-Prai dan sa-buah tambak di-Juru.

Tender bagi kedua2-nya akan di-keluarkan tiada berapa lama lagi dan kedua2-nya akan siap dalam tahun 1964.

Hampir2 semua< ranchangan yang di-jalankan dengan wang pinjaman daripada American Development Loan Fund akan siap dalam tahun 1963 juga.
Ranchangan2 jalan jambatan Rompin/Endau di-Pahang, Tanah Puteh di-Kuantan, jalan Sim- pang Ampat/Kangar di-Kedah, jalan Sanglang/Kuala Sanglang dan jalan Gunong Keriang.

Sa-bahagian besar jalan Kuala Lumpur/Port daripada Swettenham telah di-buka dalam bulan Mach tahun ini dan di-harap bahagian- nya yang lain akan siap pada hujong tahun ini.

Jalan Belanja/Bota Kiri serta Jalan Bota Kiri/Lumut di-Perak akan di-siapkan juga dan demikian- lah juga Jalan Parit Yusoff dan Jalan Tanjong Sembrong.
termasok-lah 184.

Enam belas buah jambatan lagi jalan2 besar akan di-siapkan pada negeri ini dalam tahun 1963.

Dalam pada itu Feri di-Kemaman dan di- Bukit Kijang tiada akan di-pakai lagi kerana jambatan akan di-bena di-sana, dan kerja membena jambatan di-Paka akan di-mulakan.

Sa-batang jalan baharu dari Slim River ka-Tanjong Malim akan di-buka dan dengan ter- jalan bengkang ini bena-nya bengkok yang menyambongkan dua tempat ini tiada akan di-pakai lagi.
Satu ranchangan yang besar bagi mengaleh dan meluruskan jalan2 besar akan di-siapkan juga.

jalan 185 23 MAY 1963 186 akan sa-banyak $140,000,000 di-berikan 185.

Dalam Ranchangan Pembangunan Lima Tahun 1961/65 ada-lah di- chadangkan hendak membelanjakan sa-banyak $250,000,000 untok mem- bena dan memperbaiki perbekalan ayer dalam Persekutuan.
Daripada jumlah telah ini, di-persetujui oleh Kerajaaa Persekutuan sa-bagai pin- jaman kapada Kerajaan2 Negeri dan akan termasok perbelanjaan wang bantuan Persekutuan.

Baki $110,000,000 akan di-belanjakan sendiri oleh Kera jaan2 Negeri.

186.

Kehendak memperbaiki dan me- lagi bekalan2 ayer kapada nambah pendudok2 luar bandar maseh di- utamakan dan kebanyakan ranchangan2 yang sedang di-buat atau di-jalankan itu ada-lah mengikut dasar ini.
Kerap kali-nya kerja mengadakan perbekalan ayer mengambil masa beberapa tahun; tahun yang pertama dalam ranchangan itu di-tumpukan pada menyiasat dan membuat pelan, tahun yang kedua ia-lah menempah alat2 kelengkapan dan tahun yang ketiga baharu-lah di- buat kerja pembenaan.
Oleh yang demi- kian banyak orang salah faham tentang kemajuan2 yang di-chapai dalam kerja mengadakan perbekalan ayer kerana mereka tiada mengetahui sunggoh pun banyak usaha mungkin telah di-jalan kan bagi menyiasat dan membuat pelan dalam masa dua tahun yang mula2 tetapi hanya sadikit sahaja atau tidak ada langsong bokti yang pun kelihatan.

Dalam pada itu pun dalam Ranchangan Lima Tahun yang sedang di-jalankan, ada-lah di-jangka hasil yang besar akan dapat di-lihat hanya dalam tahun 1964 dan 1965.

187.
187.

Dalam tahun 1962 kerja memaju- kan perbekalan ayer mengenai ran changan2 Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan telah di-utamakan.

Kerja pada beberapa peringkat sedang di- jalankan berkenaan dengan 40 ran changan saperti itu, 16 daripada-nya di-buat oleh sharikat2 jurutera.

Empat ranchangan saperti itu telah siap dalam tahun 1962 di-buat oleh Jabatan Kerja ranchangan2 Raya.
Sa-lain daripada Lembaga Kemajuan Tanah Persekutuan itu ada 118 ranchangan perbekalan ayer yang sedang di-jalankan dalam tahun 1962.

Ranchangan2 ini termasok- ranchangan2 yang kechil lah ia-itu mengadakan perbekalan ayer kapada 2,000 atau 3,000 orang sahaja dan ranchangan2 yang besar saperti ran changan perbekalan ayer di-Kuala Lumpur di-mana ayer telah di-gunakan lebeh daripada yang di-jangka.
Semua sa-kali 54 ranchangan telah siap dalam tahun 1962 tetapi angka ini termasok- lah ranchangan mengelokkan lagi dan meluaskan kawasan perbekalan ayer.

188.

Alat2 perbekalan ayer yang baha- ru saperti paip, valve, penyambong khas, alat2 penapis di-loji dan sa-bagai- telah bertambah banyak dalam nya tahun Persekutuan.

Pembekal2 alat2 perkakas tiada dapat mengadakan semua-nya dalam masa yang berpatutan dan hal yang demikian telah melengahkan kema juan2 kerja.

189.
189.

Kekurangan kaki-tangan Jabatan Kerja Raya yang berpengalaman da lam perbekalan ayer ada-lah satu masa'alah yang besar.

Perkara ini akan lebeh ketara sa- tahun dalam kurang2-nya 4 orang jurutera ayer yang kanan meninggalkan pejabat itu.
'ilmu kejuruteraan 1963 manakala di-seluroh itu ini English Translation as follows Special Appendix to the Royal Address by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Opening of Parliament on Wednesday, May 22, 1963 The following additional information is issued herewith as a Special Appendix to the Royal Address given by His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong at the Opening of Parliament on Wednes day, May 22, 1963.

PRIME MINISTER (A) Economic Planning Unit and 1.


Difficult complex problems confront the national economy.

If we are to meet the "revolution of rising expectations" of a rapidly expanding population, then the task of accelerating the pace of development further leaves no room for complacency.

However, the vigour of Government in tackling the tremendous effort of national deve lopment shows beyond doubt its ability to carry out its task adequately and effectively.

187 23 MAY 1963 188 2.


Report on Agriculture.

The Ford Foundation team of high-level agricul tural experts has endorsed most of the measures now being undertaken to increase productivity and to intensify the diversification of agriculture.

In their judgment the recent efforts of Government to expand productivity and to lift the standards of living in the rural areas have been effective.
They consider that with these advances the Federation of Malaya is in the fortunate position to make with pride and confidence any adjustments needed to meet changing economic conditions.

3.

Malayan Industrial Development Finance Limited.
In relation to the wider aims for the Malayan Industrial Development Finance Limited, it might, for example, be desirable for this Com pany to establish a number of sub the sidiary companies for each of following purposes: (a) To purchase and develop land in various parts of the country as industrial estates; (b) To build and rent out or sell commercial and industrial premises; (c) To provide debenture capital to smaller industrial and property development companies; (d) To raise equity capital on the Stock Exchange and channel it to smaller industrial and property development companies by pur chasing their shares; and (e) To assist Malays to participate in industrial enterprises.
eagerly 4.

Rueff Economic Report on Malaysia.

In looking to the future and the dawn the Federation ing of Malaysia, a anticipates Government fruitful period of co-operation with the constituent States of the new Federa tion.

Working in partnership of one another Malaysia will bring greater prosperity and stability for all.
As it is essential to provide sound economic arrangements for Malaysia, the Federa tion Government the other Governments concerned asked the World Bank to send a team of well- known experts to this region.

together with the various 5.

They wished the team to study the economic implications of association between territories of Malaysia and to recommend ways and means by which economic co-ordination might best be effected.
Under the dis leadership of Professor tinguished Jacques Reuff, this team has made a detailed study on the spot of all the problems involved, and is just now completing its report.

Needless to say the Government is awaiting this report with the keenest interest.

(B) Malaysia Affairs Division 6.

The establishment of a Malaysia Affairs Division in the Prime Minister's Department was an important develop ment during 1962.
This Division was charged with the responsibility for the administrative integration of the new States into the Federation of Malaysia.

This Division has a senior establish ment of a Deputy Secretary and two Under Secretaries working under the supervision of the Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Department.

In dis charging its functions this Division has worked very closely with all Ministries of Government and, in particular, with the Attorney-General and the Parlia mentary Draftsman.

relating 7.
relating 7.

The Malaysia Affairs Division began its work in August, 1962.

For the purpose of Inter-Governmental discus sions and negotiations to Malaysia, it is the function of this Division to collate information on exist and Departmental ing Ministerial arrangements the Federation of in Malaya and on existing Governmental policies, and to assist in the determina tion of suitable arrangements for the future administration of Malaysia.
This Division also performs the function of keeping liaison with the officials of the other Governments who are involved with Malaysia, including Singapore and Brunei.

8.

The Inter-Governmental Committee which was established to work out the future constitutional arrangements with North Borneo and Sarawak had five Sub-Committees namely Constitutional, Fiscal, Legal and Judicial, Public Service and Departmental Organisa the tion.
With the publication of 189 23 MAY 1963 190 Malaysia Inter-Governmental Commit tee Report the Committee and all the Sub-Committees except Departmental Organisation have completed their work.

The task of Departmental Organisation is still in progress and it is the function of the Malaysia Affairs Division to liaise with the officials con cerned in North Borneo and Sarawak to work out the appropriate organisa tions to implement the recommenda tions in the Report of the Malaysia Inter-Governmental Committee.
leaders, youth (C) Study Tours 9.

The Study Tours Scheme continues to be very successful.

During 1962 a total of 24 tours, involving 201 persons, were sent to India, Pakistan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and the Borneo Territories.

The parties were in nine categories—educationists, com munity leaders, co operative workers, legislators, voluntary workers, rural leaders, social workers and Government officials.
Whereas in tours arranged 1961 the 25 study covered ten Asian and two African countries, the study tours during 1962 were mainly to the Borneo Territories, which received 17 groups.

Five tours covered the three Borneo Territories, two to North Borneo and Sarawak, five to North Borneo alone, one to Sarawak particularly, and four to Brunei only.

10.
10.

The duties of the Study Tours Committee have been broadened in scope and can be divided as follows: (i) To organise study tours to neigh bouring Asian countries; (ii) To organise tours in the Federa tion of Malaya of selected persons from neighbouring countries, in cluding ASA study tours; and (iii) To organise local tours within the Federation for the people of Malaya.

11.
11.

In 1962 more than 530 persons, mostly community chiefs and political leaders from the three Borneo Terri tories were invited to visit the Federa tion.

In addition, women representatives from Brunei and Sarawak attended the first Women's Day held in Kuala Lumpur, and 20 youths from the three Borneo Territories participated in the sponsored by Youth Festival the Malayan Association of Youths Coun cil.
Four ASA study tours were also arranged in 1962, four delegations coming to the Federation from Thailand and one from the Philippines.

(D) National Projects in Kuala Lumpur 12.

Work on two national projects, started some time ago, has continued.

These projects are the construction of a new National Museum and of a Civil Service Training Centre.

The National Museum, nearing completion, is a very beautiful building and can be regarded as a symbol of our culture.
At present the collection and preparation of exhi bits is progressing smoothly and it is hoped that the Museum will be officially opened in August.

With regard to the Civil Service Training Centre, the New Zealand Government has given assis tance in the construction of the Centre at Pantai Valley.

The building is completed, and it is hoped that it can be put into use soon when adequately equipped.

13.
13.

Other big projects which are being undertaken in Kuala Lumpur are the construction of the National Mosque and the Parliament Building and the erection of a National Monument to commemorate the Security Forces against Communist terrorists.

The National Mosque and the National Monument will be built with money raised by donations from the public and by contributions from the Federal and State Governments.

the struggle of (E) Federation Establishment Office 14.
The pace of Malayanisation is satis factory.

Up to the end of 1962, a total of 1,314 expatriate officers had retired; those remaining are officers with specialised knowledge and experience and technical officers who are allowed to continue in service, or whose services have been extended, until 1965.

Vigorous action is being taken to equip Malayan officers to fill the places vacated by expatriate officers.

15.
15.

Since 1961 the Federation Govern ment has awarded training scholarships under the Colombo Plan to a number of officers from neighbouring countries.

To-date a total of 45 officers have 191 23 MAY 1963 192 received training.

These officers came from North Borneo, Brunei, Sarawak, Thailand, the Philippines, Ceylon, Laos, Singapore and also Indonesia.

Applica tions are still being received from those countries, and all are being considered.

(F) Department of Statistics 16.


The establishment of the Depart ment of Statistics increased from 169 to 192 in 1962, largely on the clerical the appointment of a level.

With Senior Statistician, whose services were obtained through the United Nations, and the recruitment of two new Statis ticians, the Department for the first time has its full complement of pro fessional staff.
The Department had met increased demands with consider able difficulty owing the staffing position that had continued to be acute for a number of years.

to Unemployment in 17.

Last year one of the major tasks undertaken was the National Survey on Employment, and co-operation Under-employment, with the Department of Labour.

This survey was conducted in two rounds, covering both urban and rural areas.

The results will be available this month.


Another important task was an analysis of Government accounts on a functional and economic basis.

Its completion was made possible through assistance received from the Bank Negara Tanah the Melayu, which made available services of an Assistant Economist.

the 18.

With the appointment of a Senior Statistician having an expert knowledge of national accounting, the Department the started on much-needed extensions to the national accounts of the Federation.
During the year the Department published data on the national accounts for the period, 1955-60. task of making to pioneer 19.

The Department also published a report, "Annual Survey of the Manu facturing Industry for 1960".

Further industries tables relating were added.

Last year also the Depart ment issued a comprehensive annual publication on external trade.

This useful publication is in great demand.


the During started an analysis of Department the latter half of 1962 records maintained by the Registrar of Companies, the Registrar of Businesses, etc., with a view to compiling a com prehensive directory on all business establishments operating in the Federa tion.

When this directory is completed there will be available a "frame" that can be used sampling surveys.

future for 20.
future for 20.

The Federation Government accep ted the Report of the Committee to Consider Future Development of the Statistical Services.

Two new Com mittees were set up—one to consider the desirability of purchasing an elec tronic computor, with representatives from various Ministries, Departments and semi-government institutions; the other, a Statistical Advisory Committee, to co-ordinate better the various statis tical tasks undertaken by Government.

It 1963, intended information 21.


During the Department hopes to continue a general expansion in the coverage of statistics which are needed for planning national develop ment projects.

Work has already commenced on the carrying out of a Survey of the Building and Construc tion Industry.

The that is urgently available will become needed for making estimates of capital formation.

to is also strengthen the Sampling Survey Section in the Department.
The services of a highly qualified U.N. expert on sampling techniques will be obtained under the United Nations Technical Assistance Programme.

Further extension of the National Accounts and the Balance of Payments estimates of the Federation will be made.

The Department will also move over from the use of 65-column equipment to the use of 80-column equipment.

Additional equipment, now this on order will become available year.

the staff of (G) Department of Museums 22.


Throughout 1962 all the energies the and enterprise of Museums Department was concentrated on the new National Museum.

An expert in display from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London was made available for one two main month the work of preparing to help plan the 193 23 MAY 1963 194 Galleries, each 154 feet long.
On his return to the United Kingdom and by arrangement with UNESCO, a second British expert in museum display was seconded for five months to help carry the plans made.

Malay wood- out from carvers and master carpenters Trengganu and Kelantan were engaged to carve door panels and ceiling beams, and a Malay artist from Kelantan to design many decorative features both inside and outside the building.
By the building was nearing completion, but work on two large external murals, to a design by a Malayan artist, had not yet begun.

Acquisition of rare Malay cultural exhibits continued during the year, especially of weapons, silver and costumes.

the end of 1962 23.

During the year the Perak Museum in Taiping, a Federal responsibility, was completely redecorated inside and out, and a new roof installed.
The Perak Museum will continue undisturbed when the National Museum is opened, and the exhibits in there will Taiping.

The Museums Department gave assistance to the Museum Boards of Malacca and Negeri Sembilan, and also to the Kedah Museum.

This latter museum displayed on loan a number of formerly housed in the temporary museum in Kuala Lumpur until it closed at the end of 1961. archaeological exhibits remain task (H) National Archives and Public Records Office 24.
The Federation of Malaya National Archives and Public Records Office is one of the youngest in the Common wealth, being established in December 1957.

Its introduce and is to maintain a continuous orderly process whereby the most important Govern ment records are collected and pre the special care served with purposes of study.
reference Public Records, which are no longer from in current use, are withdrawn Government offices, where they are continually multiplying and accumula ting, and are sorted with a view to indexing and storing if they are likely to be of further interest, or alternatively set apart for destruction.

and for in those photographs, tape-recordings 25.

Those records which are retained are divided into two categories: Public Records and Archives.
Public Records are all documents of any kind, includ pictures, maps, ing films and officially made or received by any Government the course of his official officer duties.

Archives are records, which are considered to be of enduring administrative, legal, educational, his torical, cultural or national interest or value.

Such archives records embody part of the memory of Govern ment and are repositories of many public and private rights and duties.
Without these the Government might be deprived of valuable sources of informa precedence, experience and tion, and lack protection against fraudulent claims.

it might and 26.

The work of this Department has increased since the return from India of two Malayan Records Officers in October 1962 after their training in archives-keeping and records-manage ment for a period of one year under the Colombo Plan Training Scheme.
Moreover an United Nations Expert on archival science is now seconded by UNESCO for service in the Federation of Malaya for a term of two years to undertake the organisation and manage the National Archives and ment of Public Records Office, pending the appointment of a Malayan Keeper of Public Records.

27.

As a result the National Archives and Public Records Office is rapidly expanding.

A Records Management Service has been inaugurated and at present two temporary repositories are in active operation.
The introduction of this service has freed valuable storage in many Federal offices and space Ministries to their advantage.

Funds have been provided to construct a suitable permanent building for the Records Management Centre.

this year 28.

Research workers are making use of the limited facilities offered by the National Archives.

They come mainly from the the University of Malaya, University of Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, America and Great Britain.

195 23 MAY 1963 196 29.


At present the accommodation for the Department is small and unsuitable for permanent conservation of docu ments of national and historical importance.

The Prime Minister's Department has accepted in principle to construct a new and separate build ing for the National Archives.

There is still a wealth of material to assemble and preserve for the future.
During the next phase treasures together make up Malayan which National Archives will be systemati cally assembled and preserved for posterity.

the scattered MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND CO-OPERATIVES 30.

In 1962 the Federation Government carried out several measures to further develop agriculture in this country.
Efforts to increase agricultural products by making more land available for the purpose of cultivation and by carrying out research aimed at improving crops and soil were continued vigorously last year.

All this goes to prove that the Government is not only well aware that the majority of the people directly or indirectly depend on agriculture for their livelihood, but it is also deter mined to raise the standards of living of the people.

31.
31.

Last year efforts to increase agri cultural products achieved considerable success.

In many places padi crops have increased by 15 per cent per acre as a result of using good seeds and proper fertiliser.

Research in padi plant ing will be continued as laid down in the Five-Year Development Plan.

Research has also been carried out in other crops such as oil palm, tea and fruit.

All these are necessary in our efforts to diversify agricultural products.
Research also includes soil survey, ex periments to find the most suitable fertiliser for each crop, and investiga tions to further increase the use of products.

At the same time the Govern ment has also carried out a scheme to train farmers to use new and improved methods by establishing training and information centres in kampongs and formation of the by encouraging Farmers' Associations.

its efforts 32.
its efforts 32.

In 1963 the Federation Government to intensify will further implement schemes to increase agricul tural produce in this country.

One of the latest and most important schemes is replanting and rehabilitation of coco nut holdings.

This scheme was started in Johore and will in course of time cover other States as well.

33.

Plans to increase agricultural acre age and agricultural produce from the present area also involve major drain age and irrigation schemes.
In 1962 the Government succeeded in implementing major drainage schemes in Perak, Malacca and Pahang and several minor drainage schemes in a number of places, costing a sum of $24,600,000.

In 1963 the Government will continue to carry out drainage and irrigation schemes as proposed in the Five-Year Development Plan.

34.

Apart from agriculture, the Federa tion Government is also making efforts to raise the people's standard of living by developing animal rearing and fish ing industries.
Research is being carried out, and much success has been achieved, such as the breeding of fresh water prawns.

Research will continue in 1963.

The Government has imple mented major and minor schemes to increase and improve livestock, prevent diseases and train the rural population in proper methods of breeding.

As a result of this encouragement day by day poultry-breeding is attracting the attention of the rural population.
This is evident from the fact that the num ber of people rearing animals has increased and the number of fowls, pigs and other animals has also multiplied.

The rural people are now very keen to attend courses in poultry-breeding and animal husbandry organised at training centres.

This enthusiasm indicates that greater progress will be achieved in future.

Similar progress has been achieved in fisheries.


By breeding fish in ponds and by using new techniques, in the Government has succeeded increasing fish produce.

In 1963 efforts to this end will be intensified.

35.

Efforts to increase agricultural pro duce, livestock and fish will not bring full benefit to the people unless there 197 23 MAY 1963 198 registered, is a scheme whereby they can get a the sale of their better return from produce.
In this respect the Government has also encouraged the co-operative movement among fanners, animal and poultry rearers, fishermen and others who really contribute to the increase of products.

In 1962, 157 new Co-opera tive Societies were thus making a total of 2,900 societies with a capital of $150,000,000.
In 1963, efforts will be concentrated on schemes to consolidate the position of these registered Co-operative Societies, parti cularly Thrift and Loan Societies, so that they will achieve the progress necessary for the economic develop ment of the rural population.

To this end the Government will endeavour to raise the standards of education in the Co-operative College at Petaling Jaya where suitable training is given for Co-operative Officers and officials of Co-operative Societies.
Marketing will also be given priority in co-operative development.

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY through industry (A) Export Commodities 36.

Rubber.

The Federation Govern ment's policy on rubber is to strengthen the competitive position of the natural rubber replanting, research and the creation of a stable market.
With the continued expansion of the synthetic industry and, parti cularly with the development of the stereo-regular synthetic rubbers, there is every need to maintain the present pace of replanting.

The Federation Government has, therefore, decided to make a grant of $200,000,000 to the rubber industry to help it to replant additional acreages with high yielding planting materials for the period 1962 to 1967.

37.
37.

The replanting scheme for small holders has already been amended to provide for an increase in the replanting grant from $600 to $750 per acre and to allow a further replanting eligibility for the second one-third of their hold ings.

In addition, smallholders with five acres and less are paid $50 per acre on the successful completion of their replanting.

With the various financial incentives given, the rate of replanting is expected to increase further.

38.
38.

Research is also being pursued with the utmost vigour under the control of the Malayan Rubber Fund Board.

Re organization of the research structure under the Board continues to be made in order to make it as effective as possible.

39.

Steps are also being taken to make the Malayan Rubber Export Registra tion Board a more effective organization for maintaining high standards of quality in our rubber exported overseas.
It is also hoped that with the setting up of the Federation of Malaya Rubber Exchange the Federation market will develop as one of the centres of the world's rubber trade.

40.

Tin.

The Federation Government is seriously concerned with the prospects of the tin industry, one of the two major props of the national economy.

For the past one-and-a-half years this industry has been disturbed by an extraneous factor which appears in the form of releases of surplus tin from strategic stockpiles.
The Federation Government has relentlessly endeavoured through participation in the International Tin Agreement and through normal diplo matic channels to mitigate the effects of such disturbances on the tin industry.

Its endeavours have not been made in vain.

Malaya hopes that Governments responsible for disposals of tin from strategic stockpiles will continue to give the most serious and sympathetic consideration to this problem.

41.

Iron Ore.
41.

Iron Ore.

The Government is keep ing a close watch on the international market on iron ore. At the same time it is following a policy of internal expansion and of active promotion of direct Malayan participation the industry.

42.

Pineapples.

The Federation Govern ment continues to strive for stability of its the pineapple expansion by finding wider markets for exports of its canned fruits.
Two steps in this direction are the setting up of the National Pineapple Cannery at Pekan Nenas, Johore, and the proposed industry, and for in 199 23 MAY 1963 200 Central Sales Organization.

Both pro in an advanced stage of jects are planning, and it can be expected that the National Cannery will commence production at the end of this year.

(B) Industrial Development take Federation 43.


The Government's policy in the field of industrial develop ment is still not to participate directly in industrial ventures other than in very limited fields of basic essential services.

In certain cases, however, where private enterprise is unable or unwilling to do the so, the Government will initiative.

The provision of cheap industrial sites has been one of the important positive approaches to the rapid development of new industries.
The Government to note that State Governments are taking active steps in this direction.

Since the introduction of the Pioneer Industries (Relief from Income Tax) Ordinance, 1958, considerable progress has been made in promoting new industries.

By the end of December 1962, 88 com panies have been granted pioneer certificates while ten other applications have been approved in principle.

These companies are expected to provide direct employment in due course to more than 8,000 people.
is very pleased (C) Trade 44.

The trading position of the Federa tion of Malaya in 1962 continued to be satisfactory, although the balance of our world trade, which is still in our favour, showed a significant decline during the year.

It is Government's to explore further ways and policy means of expanding trade overseas.

In addition to seeking new markets for traditional exports of primary products, efforts are being made to find outlets for the products of our pioneer manu facturing industries.
In fact there were encouraging signs during 1962 with some exports of Malaya's new manu facturers finding new markets and showing small but noticeable increases.

Further, in line with policy on trade expansion, Governments continued to take measures to strengthen relations with trading partners.

Towards this end, Trade Agreements were concluded during the year with the the country's United Arab Republic and the Republic of Korea.
Similar agreements have been concluded with Australia, Japan and New Zealand.

45.

In general the Federation Govern ment will continue to pursue the policy of free and liberal trade which has always been the basis of the country's prosperity.

The Government firmly believes that by following such a policy, the Federation will benefit from com petition among foreign suppliers in our markets and that Malaya will be able to buy from the cheapest sources.

(D) Malay Participation in Commerce and Industry 46.
To reduce the imbalance between the Malays and other communities in the fields of commerce and industry the Federation Government has adopted a policy of encouraging and facilitating Malay participation in these fields.

To implement this policy the Ministry has established a special section dealing exclusively with Malay participation in industry.

A Standing commerce and Working Committee consisting of senior officials from various Ministries has also been set up.
Advised by a panel of Advisers drawn from active business men from various communities, and their particular who are experts in branches of commerce and industry, this committee considers measures to promote and foster Malay participation.

To co-ordinate policies and to ensure that implementation is carried out in concert a national body called "The National Council for the Promotion of Malay Economy" has been formed, with the Menteri2 Besar and Ketua2 Menteri of the constituent States as members.
Each State has appointed a senior officer to act as liaison between the State Governments and the Ministry.

The various State Governments are also setting up parallel committees similar to the Federal one to concentrate more fully on its task and to suggest and implement possible schemes.

47.

With this comprehensive machinery existing, it is hoped that there will be a greater participation of Malays in commerce and industry.
The Federation that sincerely Government Malayans of all races will give this hopes 201 23 MAY 1963 full their policy support and co operation in the national interest, as all must share in the expanding opportu nities of an expanding economy.

to meet (E) Electricity Supplies 48.

Work on the Central Electricity Board's Cameron Highlands Hydro- Electric Scheme is nearing completion as scheduled and is expected to be commissioned in June this year.
The scheme forms a major part of the rapidly Board's plans growing demand for electricity through out Malaya.

49.

In Johore Bahru, construction of a new steam power station is also almost completed.

This station will meet the increasing demand for electricity in the Johore Bahru area and will mean that the Board need no longer take a bulk supply from Singapore.

the the commissioning of 50.


Preliminary construction works for a second major hydro-electric project known as the Batang Padang Scheme— using the waters of the Batang Padang, the Sungei Woh and their tributaries, have already commenced and work on the main contracts for the scheme is expected to begin in 1964 with a view to the hydro stations associated with the scheme in 1968.

51.
51.

To meet the country's steadily increasing demand for electricity inves tigations are being undertaken of Malaya's valuable potential hydro electric resources which are known to exist on the upper reaches of the Perak River and also on other rivers in the Federation.

52.

To meet the increasing demand for industrial as well as domestic power in Northern Malaya, the Board has now finalised plans to build a large thermal power station at Prai with an ultimate capacity of 270,000 KW.
Site works for reclamation from the sea of an area of 48 acres near the mouth of the river Prai will soon commence.

202 last year will be comparable with year's figure.

(F) Tourism 54.

The country has continued to benefit from tourism during the past year.

Tourist revenue has trebled the figure of three years ago.
In order to achieve greater development of tourist sights and facilities in the country, State Governments are encouraged to work in close co-operation with the the establish private sector through associations.

The ment of tourist to do Government will continue everything possible the tourist industry in the country which towards can contribute substantially the earning of foreign exchange.

to develop MINISTRY OF DEFENCE 55.


The Federation Government will take measures to ensure the efficient all-round expansion of the Armed Forces.

The Land Forces will be expanded by forming new battalions and by integrating units in Singapore the Federation Armed Forces into after merger.

The situation the Congo has improved, but the Federa tion's responsibility at home is greater, so with the agreement of the United Nations, the Malayan Special Force in the Congo will not be replaced.

in 56.
in 56.

The strength of the Royal Malayan Navy will be doubled to shoulder its responsibility after Malaysia.

A number of new ships, including fast patrol craft, torpedo boats, mine sweepers and frigates will be put into service.

air supplies 57.

The Royal Malayan Air Force is at present almost fully responsible for dropping throughout Malaya.

Its existing aircraft, however, are not suitable increased commitments of Malaysia.
The Govern ment has, therefore, decided that the Royal Malayan Air Force should be equipped with larger transport aircraft and helicopters later this year.

the for line with 53.

In the Government's Rural Development plans, electricity supply has been provided to some 100 villages in 1962.

The total number of villages to be given supply during this MINISTRY OF EDUCATION 58.
Being fully conscious of the role of education the development of a nation, it is the Government's inten tion to meet, as far as its resources in 203 23 MAY 1963 204 permit, the country's growing demand for education at all levels.

in 59.
in 59.

As a first step towards achieving its ultimate aim of making the National Language the sole official language of the country and Malay the main medium of instruction in all schools, the National Language was made a compulsory subject the Malayan Secondary School Entrance Examina tion and the Lower Certificate of Education Examination in all assisted schools from 1962.
Beginning this year the Government has reached another landmark in the history of education in the National Language medium, when special pre-University class was a started as an initial scheme for the from National benefit pupils of Schools who wish their studies in the National University.

further to 60.

In November 1962 the Federation of Malaya Certificate of Education in the National Language was held for the first time in this country.
At the beginning of this year the first Malay medium residential Secondary School in in this country was established Kuala Lumpur.

a campaign 61.

"Gerakan Obor", launched by the Government in the middle of 1962, is being intensified within the course of this year.
The object of this operation is to draw the attention of parents to the advantages of education in the Malay medium and at the same time to encourage them, particularly Malay parents, to take a greater interest in the children's work and progress in the school.

62.

In order to provide a place in school for every child within the school- going age, more schools have to be built.

With the increase in the number of schools more teachers will have to be trained to staff these schools.
It is expected three new Primary Teacher-Training Institutions will be completed within this year.

In addition to refresher courses have also been organized at regular intervals for serving teachers in order to acquaint them with the latest teaching methods and techniques.

training new teachers, that the 63.


In accordance with recom mendations of the Razak Report (the Report of the Education Committee 1956) a Unified Teaching Service has been brought into existence in order that all teachers in assisted schools should ultimately enjoy identical con instead of being ditions of service divided into numerous categories as in the past on the basis of race, govern teachers and non-government ment teachers, teachers etc.
Qualified appointed since 1st July, 1961, are automatically members of the Unified Teaching Service and serving teachers are allowed to choose whether or not to become members.

Over 50 per cent of all qualified teachers are now mem bers of the Unified Teaching Service and this proportion will increase every year until eventually virtually all qualified teachers will be members.

partially 64.
partially 64.

The process of conversion of the former assisted Chinese Secondary Schools is almost completed with the conversion of a great majority of these schools.

Steps have also been taken to re-organize the teaching staff of the these schools so as to help schools to conform fully to the require ments of our National Education Policy 65.

The Government's policy is to pro vide opportunity for all children to obtain at least three years' education beyond the six-year primary education.
With the aim of ascertaining the best this policy, method of implementing the consideration Government the existing Secondary Continuation School system.

is being given by the review of for 66.

To enable our youths to play an active part in the industrial and agri cultural developments of the country, more facilities are being provided by the Government for in schools of technical and vocational subjects.

the teaching 67.
the teaching 67.

A number of Secondary Technical Schools, Secondary Trade Schools and Sekolah2 Lanjutan Kampong have already been established under the Second Five-Year Plan and more are being planned for construction in the near future.

205 23 MAY 1963 206 to the Government 68.


With the rapid expansion of the country's educational programmes at primary and secondary levels, and also in order to meet the country's man power requirements for national deve lopment, serious consideration is being the given by question of providing additional facili ties for higher education.

A Ministerial Committee, known as the "Higher Education Planning Committee", has been set up by the Government.
The function of the Committee is to review the existing arrangements for higher education and to make recommenda tions for its development and improve ment in the light of the foreseeable needs and the financial resources of the country.

69.
69.

With the aim of providing as many living quarters for teachers in rural areas as possible with minimum delay and at the lowest possible cost, the Government is proposing to start a pilot pre-fabricated building scheme, at an initial cost of $2,000,000, within the this scheme this year.

If course of proves a success, it is hoped to provide more such quarters in the years to come.

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS 70.


Close and friendly relations bet ween the Federation of Malaya and Pakistan and India are stronger than ever.

Following the State Visits of His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to these two countries, the Prime Minister further cemented the bonds of friend ship by his own tours of these two Commonwealth nations.

These visits enriched under have undoubtedly the standing between Federation of Malaya and those of Pakistan and India.

the people of 71.
the people of 71.

It is well to recall now that during the Prime Minister's visit to India the border dispute between India and Communist China broke out into open hostilities culminating in the present uncertain cease-fire.

The Federation Government has condemned the attack on India by Communist China and has its moral given without hesitation support in a material way by the popular public reinforced India, to response Fund".

to the "Save Democracy 72.


Their Majesties the King and Queen of Thailand made very success ful visit to the Federation of Malaya last year, the first by a Sovereign of any foreign country since Merdeka.

Malaya still has the warmest memories of the visit, recollections which reflect the excellent relations between Thailand and the Federation.

73.

The Head of State of the Royal Kingdom of Cambodia and his Consort also visited Malaya.
His tour high lighted existing the close affinities between Cambodia and the Federation, so the Government looks forward to the maintenance of friendly and cordial relations with Cambodia in the future.

74.

The Prime Minister of Ceylon was the Federation of also a guest of Malaya, although her stay was brief.

Close ties exist between the Federation and Ceylon, a brother nation in the Commonwealth.
The Government hopes that it will be possible for the Prime Minister of Ceylon to make a longer visit to future the Federation at a date.

insurance MINISTRY OF FINANCE 75.

The inadequacy of the laws of the Federation regarding insurance has now been remedied by the enactment of comprehensive legislation; administration of that legislation has commenced.

The Government now has the means to prevent the growth of "mushroom" companies insurance which had afflicted the Federation in the past.
Apart from these "mushroom" companies, the insurance business in the Federation has generally been reputable and sound.

The new legisla tion this business on a sound basis, and to foster its new growth as an essential service in a developing economy.

to maintain is designed 76.

The year 1962 was remarkable for the buoyancy of the income tax revenue, as a record yield of $237,000,000 was produced, despite declining rubber the basis period.
The prices during anti-evasion intensified drive was during the year.

Greater use was made to the extended powers granted of 207 23 MAY 1963 208 income tax officials by the Income Tax Act of 1960 to ensure as nearly as possible that each taxpayer should pay what is rightly due from him.

77.
77.

It is the policy of Government to negotiate conventions with other coun tries wherever this appears desirable, in order to eliminate as far as possible the double taxation of income, thus encouraging investment the flow of capital to the Federation.

Negotiations with certain countries on double taxa tion were undertaken in 1962, and it is intended to extend these activities in future.

78.
78.

To encourage home ownership, exemption from income tax is being given from 1963 in respect of the nett annual value of a residence occupied by the owner.

to expand 79.

As from the beginning of 1963, a pilot P.A.Y.E.

("Pay as you earn") scheme was launched to facilitate pay ment of income tax by employees.

It is this scheme by intended stages to all employees above the tax able limit.

An explanatory booklet on personal income tax is being published.
This will be the first in a series of publications to be issued by Govern ment to explain the main features of the Federation income tax system.

80.

The Customs and Excise Depart ment has now been honoured with the title of "Di-Raja" by the wish of His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and the Department is now known as "Jabatan Kastam dan Eksais Di-Raja" or "Royal Customs and Excise Depart ment".

A ceremony for conferring the title "Royal" will be held in June this year.
His Majesty the Yang di-Pertuan Agong has graciously consented to present the Comptroller of Customs and Excise with a special crest bearing the words "Jabatan Kastam dan Eksais Di-Raja".

infantile mortality rate.

This very satis factory development may be attributed to the various measures undertaken for the improvement of health and the prevention of diseases.

82.
82.

The overall death rate and infantile mortality rate in 1961 were 9.2 and 60 per thousand population respectively as compared to 13.6 and 90 in 1952. from 83.

The constant vigilance and the relentless measures adopted have in the past effectively kept out smallpox and cholera this country although these diseases are commonly reported in some neighbouring countries.

At the beginning of May, 1963, however, a small outbreak of cholera occurred in Malacca.
Immediate curative and pre ventive measures to control and eradi cate this disease were launched and the danger of a serious outbreak would, from all indications, seem to have been averted.

The expansion of the Medical and Health Services, particularly into the rural areas, has been accorded the highest priority.
With the completion of the rural health projects started in 1962, a total of 38 main centres, 105 sub-centres and 427 midwives clinics- cum-quarters will be in service, as against the target of 40 main centres, 165 sub-centres, and 700 midwives clinics-cum-quarters by the end of 1965.

84.

In the planning and implementa tion of a comprehensive health pro gramme for the nation very close co operation and co-ordination with the various Ministries and Departments of Government, at all levels, is essential.
To this end, an advisory council, representing among others the Ministries of Rural Development, Education, Agriculture is being formed, with the function of keeping under constant review the overall health and well-being of our people.

Interior, and MINISTRY OF HEALTH 81.

The general health of the nation progressively to year and is today comparable with the state of health in other advanced coun tries.
This is reflected in the improve ment in the overall death rate and the improves from year rural health 85.

The services will continue to be given the highest priority since it is in the rural areas that the needs for medical and health Services are the greatest.

Included in the Rural Health Programme for 1962 were 13 main centres, 52 sub-centres, and 186 midwives clinics/quarters.

A total of 209 23 MAY 1963 210 862 health clinics are today operating the country.
In addition throughout there are 145 static dispensaries and 139 travelling dispensaries, serving by road and river, our remote kampongs in the rural areas.

in the efforts is being given to 86.

Top priority preventive medicine and every emphasis will be laid in the coming years on health education, environmental sanita tion and nutrition to safeguard and improve the health of our people.
Simultaneously the training programme is also being expanded on an unprecedented scale to ensure the availability of trained personnel ade quate in number and qualification, to meet the needs of the service, both for the present and in the years to come.

at 87.

There are 844 student nurses and in 65 probationer hospital assistants training and local abroad.

A total of 466 assistant nurses and 343 pupil midwives are also in training in approved hospitals in this country.

institutions 88.
institutions 88.

The training of specialist officers in various medical fields have also pro gressed satisfactorily and there are in service today 78 Malayan specialists out of a total of 87.

A review of the training programme is being carried out and the implementation of a very much more comprehensive staff training programme in 1963 and future years will be undertaken.

the 89.
the 89.

Many hospitals throughout country, have been considerably im proved, and this process of improve ment continues, in the efforts to ensure the availability of a much improved medical and health services to our people even in the very remote areas.

Priority will be given to the improve ment and expansion of the out-patients departments and of the domiciliary midwifery service and maternity units in the various hospitals particularly in the rural areas, in 1963 and the follow ing years.

90.
90.

In the out-patients departments in the various hospitals, the demand for medical attention has increased mani fold due to the increase in population the ever-growing consciousness and on the part of the people of the value of modern medical treatment.

91.

The maternity unit of the General Hospital, Kuala Lumpur, was officially declared open by Her Majesty the Raja Permaisuri Agong on 18th January, 1963.
Plans for an 800-bed Teaching Hospital which will form an integral part of the Medical School, at the University of Malaya, are under pre paration.

The whole project will cost some $50,000,000.

The first batch of 40 medical students will be admitted in May this year.

in in 30 teams 92.

The National Tuberculosis Control Campaign launched in June, 1961 has made substantial progress and will be vigorously stepped up in the coming year.
Over 300 nursing personnel have been trained in tuberculosis control in the National Tuberculosis Control Centre, Kuala Lumpur, and are pre sently engaged the B.C.G.

vaccination campaign.

The Staff of Maternity Units in hospitals the country have been throughout trained to administer B.C.G.

to new born babies.

A total of 250,000 children were vaccinated during 1962, and a target of 350,000 has been set for this year.
Twenty-six mass X-Ray operators have been trained for the case-finding campaign, and more than 125,000 persons have been X-rayed.

A further 20 will be recruited for training this year.

A total of 150,000 adults have been X-rayed by the two mobile units now in operation.

It is expected that eight additional mobile X-Ray units will be in operation during 1963 in order to provide a country-wide cover age.

It is estimated that 250,000 adults will be X-rayed during the year.

93.
93.

The Malaria Eradication Pilot Pro ject launched in 1960 is making satis factory progress.

Malaria cases in the project area is now reduced almost to "Nil".

A number of technical problems have, however, been encountered and the continuance of the project to June, 1964 has been recommended, before a final assessment is made to determine the practicability or otherwise of its implementation on country-wide basis.
Considerable progress has also been made in the control of yaws and a 211 23 MAY 1963 212 filariasis while the Malaria Eradication Pilot Project which is now in its third year will soon yield invaluable and conclusive data on which future measures for the control of the disease will be based.
The Yaws Control Cam paign is being continued and further expanded to include new areas in the States of Pahang, Kedah and Perak, The Filariasis Control Campaign is also being continued and six field teams are now operating in the States of Pahang, Kedah, Penang, Perak and Selangor.

94.
The efforts of the Government to improve the Medical and Health this country are being Services of supplemented by invaluable assistance from international organizations, such as the World Health Organization, the United Nations Children's Fund, the and Australian, Canadian, United Kingdom Governments through the Colombo Plan, the Peace Corps, the United States Army Research Unit, the Hooper Foundation of the University of California, the British Medical Research Council, the Govern ment of the Republic of Germany and many others through the provisions of experts, trained personnel and equip ment.
Indian MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (A) Department of Television 95.

In the field of mass communica tions, the newly-established Depart ment of Television is actively engaged in the preliminary work of recruitment and training.

Three key officers have been appointed; the Director of Tele vision, the Head of Programming and the Engineer-in-Charge.

They, together with a few engineers and technicians are now undergoing training under the Colombo Plan.
The Government intends to begin the Television Service in December this year with the opening of its first phase in Kuala Lumpur, and tenders are now out for equipment for this first stage of operation.

While phase one is in operation, phase two, which is the designing and installation of the permanent Television Centre in Pantai Valley, will go forward almost simultaneously.

(B) Department of Radio 96.


In the field of radio, the Com mercial Service which was started last year proved to be a financial success, offering a new and welcome source of revenue.

Meanwhile, plans continue to be made and implemented for the improvement of Radio Malaya services both in the fields of programming and of medium-wave coverage.
The speed of working can be gauged by the fact the Brunei that revolt broke out, Radio Malaya programmes in Malay were beamed towards the Borneo Territories from a special aerial system set up in record time.

immediately after 97.


Stimulated interest continues to be shown in Radio Malaya programmes as evidenced (i) by the impressive increase in the number of wireless licences, (ii) by more than 30,000 letters a month received from listeners, and (iii) by the wilful interference caused on our transmissions by hostile parties.

Overseas 98.

With the approach of Malaysia, an Overseas Broadcasting Service has become a necessity.
As such, a small Service, three-language "SUARA MALAYA", was initiated on February 15 this year.

It will be expanded gradually to serve the needs of the nation and to increase the volume of Malaya's voice of truth, freedom and prosperity.

(C) Department of Information Services Information 99.
The Department of Services continues to play an impor tant role in the public affairs of the country in addition to its basic func tion of explaining Government policy, plans and measures to the people in the nation and to the outside world.

It assists in the equally important task of nation-building and promotion of the spirit of "gotong royong" among in respect of national the ra'ayat development.
With Malaysia in the offing, the Department has the added responsibility of explaining the implica tions of the Federation in the context of current developments in South-East Asia.

213 23 MAY 1963 214 100.

Mobile units are being constantly re-deployed to ensure the widest dis semination of understanding among the people of Government policy.

In the districts and kampongs more local civics courses and group discussions will be organised than in the past.

101.
101.

The need and scope for external publicity to interpret Malaya overseas have increased significantly.

In view of this, responsibility for many information posts in our Overseas Missions is being progressively transferred to the Department.

To the demand for publicity material and information both at home and over seas the Publications Division, in con junction with the Research Division, has had increase as well as brighten and improve the quality of the Department's productions.

cope with to 102.
cope with to 102.

The Malayan Film Unit, which has been working under a great handicap for a long time, is expected to move into its new studios in Petaling Jaya before the end of this year, With the facilities that will then be available, the M.F.U.

will further improve the output and quality of its production.

MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR (A) Aborigines 103.

The Department of Aborigines has made good progress with its Five- Year Rural Development Plan.
Eleven Pattern Settlements have been estab lished in the various States, each with new dwelling houses, a community centre, access roads, and agricultural posts and gardens.

In addition, a great variety of minor projects have been carried out, including the digging of wells, construction of fish-ponds and purchase of buffaloes and other live stock.

104.

Progress has also been made in the field of education.
There are now 61 special schools for the orang asli, 24 of them administered by the Depart ment and the rest by the Ministry of Education.

About 2,500 orang asli boys and girls attend these schools.

Over 2,000 orang asli are taking part in adult education schemes.

105.

The greatest success has un doubtedly been in the field of health and medical treatment.

There are now 27 deep jungle medical posts in addition to the hospital at Gombak.
A consi derable number of orang asli have been trained as nurses and dressers, and as a result of this work the standard of health among the orang asli has greatly improved.

(B) Chemistry 106.

The Department of Chemistry is essentially a service Department pro viding analytical and testing facilities for other Government Departments and technical advice on subjects connected with the health and economic and social well-being of the population of the Federation of Malaya.
The Depart ment's main pre-occupation is to com plete its Malayanisation scheme by July, 1965 and at the same time develop its facilities to cope with an expanding population and economy.

(C) Fire Services 107.

The function of the Inspectorate of Fire Services is, in the main, inspec tion survey of the Local and State Fire Services, Fire Units of the Federation Army and training.
The Inspectorate has also been charged with the responsibility of supervising fire pre vention measures in all Federal Government buildings throughout the inspection of all country, for Government properties and the supply of such first aid fire equipment con sidered necessary to ensure that an adequate standard of fire cover is at all times available.

The intention of this scheme is to provide fire equipment from a central source.

the (D) Printing it to enable is 108.


The Printing Department embarking upon a programme of gradual expansion to undertake increased responsibilities in the implementation of national policy on the use of the National Language.

A new branch at Ipoh is in the course of being established and extensions to buildings at Johore Bahru and Kuala Trengganu are being made.

A new Printing Office at Alor Star was com pleted at a total cost of $240,000.
215 23 MAY 1963 216 Under scheme, the Malayanisation two scholars returned from the United Kingdom and four trainees from New Zealand after one year's training under the Government Printer, New Zealand.

(E) Prisons 109.

At the end of 1962 only one expatriate officer was in the Prisons Service and on his retirement about the middle of 1963 this service will be completely Malayanised.
Two Prison Officers returned after completing a six-month course at penal establish ments in Denmark and one officer has returned after attending a four-month the Asia and Far East course at Institute for the Prevention of Crime and Treatment of Offenders at Fuchu, Japan.

extension of at Malacca to the Henry 110.

The only Gurney School provides the over relief some crowding at the School at Telok Mas.
Action is being taken to get suitable to land provide necessary additional accom modation and also to provide agri cultural training.

the Department to enable (F) Registration teams toured all 111.

Registration under the National Registration Act, 1959 continued to be carried out throughout 1962.

Mobile registration rural areas throughout the country to service the rural population in the scheme for exchange of identity cards with new ones.
This scheme has been carried out with success at the minimum expense and inconvenience to the members of the public.

The number of persons registered and issued with new identity cards up to the end of December, 1962 was 4,490,871.

(G) Town and Country Planning 112.

With the opening of an office in Kota Bharu the services of the Department have been extended to the States of Kelantan and Trengganu thereby now giving coverage to the whole of the Federation.

in January, 1963 113.


Recognition has been given to the co-ordinative role to be played by this the preparation of Department in to it can give nation-wide regional land use plans and the the assistance National Development Planning Com mittee.

The Department is accordingly being expanded to enable it to under take responsibilities.

Regional plans for parts of the country outside the Federal Capital are pro posed and initially action has com menced on a plan for Penang and Butterworth.
increased its for the 114.

Preliminary proposals development of Kuala Lumpur and the in Klang Valley Region completed consideration 1961 by a Government co-ordinative and the Kuala Lumpur authority, Klang Valley Regional Committee, has been constituted to consider proposals in this region.

are under and the Department continued 115.

In the sphere of rural develop ment its assistance to the Federal Land Deve lopment Authority in the planning of its schemes in various parts of the the 1962 pro Federation.
Plans for gramme were completed on schedule.

(H) Housing Projects 116.

For the year 1962 in the imple mentation of the Government policy for providing low-cost housing to the lower income group and, generally with the objective of alleviating the problem of housing shortage, 25 low-cost housing schemes in ten States have been com pleted, or are near completion and in the Federal Capital of Kuala Lumpur, work on two projects each providing for 600 units has been started.
These schemes in all would provide for a total of 1,930 timber houses, 320 brick houses and 1,400 for urban dwellers.

The Federal Government commitment is In 1963 approximately $15,000,000.

work on a further 11 schemes will commence.

These schemes will provide for 860 timber houses, 700 brick houses and 300 flats involving a Federal com mitment of an additional $9,500,000.

schemes these flats for 117.

Houses in the low-cost housing projects are allocated to families of the lower income group.
These projects are launched in areas where they are most needed.

Government is also aware of 217 23 MAY 1963 218 its endeavour the needs of those who are not catered for in the low-cost housing projects.

to encourage and In assist house ownership amongst this category of people Government has, as in past years, made funds available through the Housing Trust for loans to developers of medium-cost houses.
It is the declared intention of the Govern ment to continue with this policy and to expand the scope of assistance to this class of developers.

(I) Local Government 118.

The elevation of the former Ipoh Town Council to Municipal Status on May 31, 1962, was a notable event in the history of Local Government in Malaya.
In keeping with this policy of promoting healthy development of Local Government in the country, the Federation Government been taking and will continue to take the in keenest the success and interest achievements of the various Local Authorities and also in the problems inevitably confronted by them.

The therefore Federation Government has tried as much as it can to assist these authorities in revolving such problems.

has the stand of MINISTRY OF INTERNAL SECURITY 119.
In the realm of internal security, the the policy and remain un Federation Government is deter changed.

The Government mined, as ever, to stamp out both Communist terrorism and subversion in this country.

The Security Forces will continue to search out and attempt the number of finally Communist terrorists who still operate in Northern Malaya.

To achieve this end, a joint operation on a big scale has been mounted with the closest the Royal Thai co-operation Government.
Active measures will also be taken to bring Government and welfare to the Aborigine population of the area, with a view to gaining their confidence and full support in the suppression of Communism.

to eliminate of 120.

The Government is fully aware that secret societies and thug gangs still pose a threat to public order.
the co-operation of Although, with certain law-abiding citizens, the Police were able to eliminate 99 gangs in 1962, much remains to be done if this threat to society is to be completely stamped out.

It is the Government's desire law-abiding citizens should follow the example set by these few and render every possible assis tance to the forces of law and order in the remaining gangs.

eliminating task of that all their the increase to meet 121.
Last year it was stated that consi deration was being given to establishing a Fraud Squad within the Royal Federation of Malaya Police Head quarters in commercial crimes resulting from rapid industrialisation and the growth of population.

This Commercial Crime Branch was established in August, 1962.
Although this made it possible for a number of commercial crimes to be investigated, there is found to be a need to improve the standard of investigation into the technical aspects of commercial crime for which assis tance in the form of experts has been offered by a friendly country.

122.
122.

Although incidents of corruption in the public service of our country are not very widespread, the Govern ment is determined to eliminate this evil which, unless eradicated from our society, will seriously undermine the confidence of the general public.

To this end, the Special Crime Branch of the Police Force has been strengthened, but since corruption can only be stamped out with the assistance of members of the public, the public is to give every help and co asked operation to the Branch.

123.
123.

In its determination to preserve law and order, to suppress Communist to counter subversive terrorism and activities, the Government has not forgotten the welfare of members of the rank and file of the Royal Federa tion of Malaya Police.

the Government's policy to improve their living and working conditions by pro viding them with better accommodation and up-to-date equipment.

The Govern ment is now actively considering a revision of salary of these officers.

is It 219 23 MAY 1963 220 124.


In matters of accommodation, an additional 308 quarters for the men of the Force were completed.

This achievement has brought a total of 624 quarters completed since the Police Five-Year Development Programme was first launched.

A further 277 quarters is planned in 1963.

125.

The Force has been equipped with a fleet of motor transport more suitable for its present and future needs and 1963 will see the introduction of up-to-date patrol vehicles and motor cycles.
The Marine Branch of the Police Force is responsible for the protection of coastal waters and rivers.

The Government has resolved that the present fleet of launches be replaced, over a period of years, by better- equipped and faster launches to meet changing circumstances.

the take years MINISTRY OF JUSTICE 126.

In the sphere of law and justice the task of revising the laws of Malaya is in progress.

At present an expert legal draftsman, provided under the Colombo Plan, is attending to this task.
The aim of revising the Federa tion Laws is to make it easier for the people of Malaya or those outside who wish to know about the laws of this country to refer to whatever law they want.

Due to the confusing state of the laws at present, it is anticipated that task of revision will be to laborious and will complete.

Thus volumes of revised laws can only be issued from time to time.

The task has necessarily been compli cated and delayed by the advent of Malaysia.

127.
127.

With regard to the translation of the laws of the Federation into Malay, a start towards this end has been made by the establishment of a Law Translation Division in the Attorney- General's Chambers.

The Division will be headed by a legally qualified officer proficient language.

Translations done by this Division will be subject to scrutiny by a committee of experts before they are published.

128.

Scholarships will continue to be awarded to officers so that many more of them can qualify in law.
Last year the Malay in four serving officers were sent to the United Kingdom while two others who were sent earlier have passed their law examination and have returned to Malaya.

129.

Besides building new court houses efforts are being made to improve court libraries by increasing the number of useful law books.

Law journals which are considered useful will also be issued to the lower courts for the use of officers of the courts.

130.
130.

It is always the aim of the Public Trustee Department to give useful service to the public and to society and this Department in carrying out its duty as a trustee is performing the work efficiently and considerately as an individual trustee.
Although more and more people in the rural areas are becoming aware of the work of this Department, yet it is its main policy to try and get many more people to be aware of their rights and to know the nature of service rendered by this Department so that they will take the opportunity of obtaining the benefits of the services.

Due to the increase in the number of people making use of this Department it has to be expanded.

Another branch office has now been opened, being sited in Trengganu.
remain unsolved 131.

Work on the disposal of enemy property undertaken by the Department of the Custodian of Enemy Property has almost reached its final stage, but some there still complicated problems to residual funds.

Nevertheless ways and means are being sought to solve them, and it is hoped that legislation for the dissolution of this Department can be considered in the near future.

in regard MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND SOCIAL WELFARE 132.
The Government's policy in the field of labour remains unchanged.

It will continue to foster the growth of free, democratic and responsible trade unionism the operation of the voluntary system of industrial relations.
Though the volun tary system of industrial relations has generally been successful and has contributed towards the development this country and in 221 23 MAY 1963 222 to achieve enable more of sound and stable relations in the Federation, certain events during 1962 were rather disconcerting and pointed to the need to provide adequate safe guards effective implementation of the voluntary system industrial peace.
The to National Joint Labour Advisory Council is now examining the question of providing adequate and more effec tive voluntary procedures for dealing with disputes at all levels in industry.

Such procedures exist in many indus tries at present but their adoption in all industries and at all levels would help to bring about an amicable settle the majority of disputes, ment of without the necessity for any outside interference.
It is the Government's hope that all employers and workers will conduct their mutual relationships in a manner that will not jeopardise the fair name of the country and the stability that we have been fortunate enough to enjoy.

in employers 133.

The voluntary system has been and accepted by both workers and has contributed largely to industrial peace.

The year 1962 was one of considerable activity the industrial field.
A record number of 42 collective agreements were volun tarily reached between employers and trade unions during 1962, notably in the planting, mining, banking and commercial fields.

There were 95 strikes involving a loss of 450,000 man- days, as compared with 58 strikes in 1961 involving nearly 60,000 man- days.
However, not less than 70 of the strikes during 1962 were of short three duration, days and more than 310,000 of the man-days lost were due to the strike in the Malayan Railway Administra tion and the one-day sympathy action by the National Union of Plantation Workers.

134.

The Government will continue to ensure that the workers of this country get a fair share of progress in economic and social development of our country.
A top-level Committee is now studying introducing more the effective social security measures to cater for the various needs of workers whose earnings are interrupted through lasting from one to feasibility of thereafter.

The no fault of their own.

It is hoped that this Committee's Report will be published soon and suitable measures introduced accom modation of workers is also receiving the attention of the Government.
A new Workers' Housing Bill will be introduced in Parliament to provide for better housing for workers.

The train ing of youth and adult workers will be given greater impetus not only to requirements under meet expanding development programmes but also to provide greater participation by wor kers in the constructive activity in the nation.

The National Apprenticeship the Scheme, started moment providing training for over 500 apprentices from 93 establishments throughout the country.
An Industrial Training Institute to cost more than $1,000,000 will be constructed in Old in Kuala Lumpur Ku Chai Road before the end of this year under the Scheme.

It is expected that about 500 youth and adult workers can be given intensive this Institute.

in 1957, is at training courses in training of 135.

The Government is mindful of the plight of the less fortunate or handi capped persons of our community.
A comprehensive programme for the care the mentally and and physically been has handicapped formulated.

It is planned to construct a Rehabilitation Centre in Cheras by 1964 to cater for about 100 resident physically handicapped children and adolescents of both sexes.

A number of out-patients will also be admitted to this Centre, depending on the avail ability of qualified staff and facilities.
A Home for mentally deficient child ren is also to be built in Johore in 1964, with a residential capacity for about 60 children between the ages of six and 16.

The programme for rehabilitation of handicapped persons aims to give their suitable training the residual physical capacities to fullest and useful become citizens.

136.
136.

Legislation and plans the protection of women and girls and the rehabilitation of prostitutes, beggars already been and vagrants have self-supporting thus enables to develop to them and for 223 23 MAY 1963 224 drawn up and will be introduced during the coming year.

A Centre for the rehabilitation of victims of pros titution will be built in Cheras, Selangor, in the middle of 1964.

In this Centre attention will be given to training, re-education.
preferably of their own choice, will be provided so as to offer them prospects of obtaining suitable employment with dignity.

Vocational 137.

The promotion of youth leader ship and activities and the co-ordination of youth services to achieve greater participation of youth in rural and Community development will receive attention.

The Government special hopes that by these measures the youth of this country would be able to utilise their for constructive purposes in the cause of national development.
time and energy leisure MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (A) Land Development 138.

It has been and is the declared policy of the Government to provide land for the landless people with the least possible delay.

In order to satisfy the growing need of the rural popula tion for land the procedure on land alienation has been simplified and expedited.

It is only by providing lands of economic size that rural standards of living can be improved resulting in higher incomes.

139.
139.

In this connection, the Govern ment, through its agency, the Federal Land Development Authority, has been implementing a dynamic programme of land development and settlement for the benefit of the landless rural popula tion.

By providing economically viable farms, the improvement of economic, social and cultural conditions in the rural communities will be achieved.
Up to date, the Authority has started 49 land development schemes all over the Federation with over 85,000 acres under current development for 7,500 families.

Eventually within the next few years, on completion of all phases, these 49 schemes alone will see the development of over 206,000 acres for the benefit of 16,000 families.

land to giving 140.
land to giving 140.

In addition the Government has provided settlers under the various schemes with first-class access roads, internal roads in village and agricultural areas, schools, water supplies, clinics, telephones, community centres and mosques.

The costs of these services and of their administration are met by the Government.

141.
141.

In 1963, and in the remaining years of the Second Five-Year Plan, the Authority will continue vigorously its planned programme to start 12 new schemes with an eventual acreage of 50,000 for 4,800 families each year.

At the projected rate, by the end of the second planned period, the country will have at least 75 major land development schemes in various stages of develop ment with an acreage eventually of approximately 310,000 for the benefit of approximately 30,000 families.

142.
142.

As part of the Government's crop diversification plan, greater emphasis is being given to the planting of oil palms as a major crop.

For 1963 the Authority has started six oil palm schemes while more have been planned for in areas of relatively higher fertility.

subsequent years therefore, is 143.

The Government, sparing no effort to give the rural people the community.
pride of place in Anyone who avails himself of the opportunities offered and works really hard in a land development scheme is assured not only of an adequate standard of living from an economically- sized farm, but also at the same time of a dignified place in the community and in society as a whole.

the F.L.D.A.

144.
the F.L.D.A.

144.

Similar to the success that has been achieved by in opening up new lands, State Govern ments, working in close co-operation with the Ministry of Rural Develop ment, have intensified their efforts to forge ahead with alienation schemes, which are either subsidised or the States non-subsidised.

opened up 154 subsidised schemes, involving a total area of 58,623 acres, and 50 non-subsidised schemes with a total acreage of 11,457.
All these schemes have been, or are now in the process of being, planted with rubber.

In 1962, fringe 225 23 MAY 1963 226 145.

In 1963 the State Governments have decided to open up another 166 fringe alienation schemes subsidised covering an area of 55,845 acres.

At the same time the work of consolidating these schemes will be vigorously carried out to ensure full and maximum success.
To meet the demands of those people who have the means and capacity to develop their land, more areas will be thrown open for development under controlled schemes alienation.

The carried out under this policy will be non-subsidised, but will offer an oppor tunity to those labourers, wage-earners, and people in low income groups who have the necessary capacity and will, land development to participate schemes so as to better their future economic prospects.

in 146.
in 146.

To implement the policy of con fringe alienation the solidation on schemes effectively to ensure and success the State Governments have appointed a number of Visiting Agents, Supervisors and Field Assistants to make periodical visits and inspections.

These inspections will be supplemented by the staff of the Federation Commis sioner of Lands.

is vital.

The capacity of 147.


In satisfying the land needs of the people, the role of the Survey Depart the ment Survey Department has had to be increased to meet the gigantic task of surveying hundreds of land schemes as efficiently and expeditiously as possible.

This has necessitated the recruitment of more technicians, no less than 77 in 1962 alone.
In spite of the additional the Department heavy responsibility will bear as a result of commitments in survey for controlled alienation schemes, it is confident of being able to cope with the extra work.

148.

Special mention must be made of 12 New Zealand surveyors posted to this country under the Colombo Plan.

They have given valuable service, and together with our local officers have shared the brunt of the pressure in carrying out rural development surveys.
Although eight have returned to New Zealand, four others have agreed to continue for another year.

this country to serve 149.

It has often been said that in the field of mining tin is one of the main stays of the Malayan economy; this is still true today.
Production of tin in the Federation of Malaya in 1963 may be somewhat lower than last year, and some reduction in output during coming years appears to be unavoided due to the difficulty of finding suitable tin- bearing lands to replace worked-out areas.

150.

Iron ore production has arisen rapidly during recent years.

In 1961 production exceeded 6,500,000 tons, and this achievement was repeated in 1962.
Production can be maintained at these high levels provided there are no further cutbacks in imports by the Japanese, our principal buyers.

151.

Under the Five-Year Plan new mineral dressing and research labora the tories are being constructed for Research Division of the Department of Mines.

These facilities will permit the expansion of into improved methods and equipment for increased recovery of tin and other minerals, and will enable better services to be given to the mining industry.
research work line with the policy of 152.

In in encouraging Malay participation mining, scout prospecting of Malay Reservations is being and will continue to be carried out by the Mineral Investigation Drilling Unit at Federal that areas is proposed expense.

It designated as likely to be tin-bearing shall be developed and worked by Malay companies and individuals.

of 153.
of 153.

In the interests of the tin industry in accordance with the general and policy international supporting schemes for stabilising the prices of primary Federation participated at meetings of the Second in International Tin Council held London, Washington and Bangkok during 1962. products, the (B) Adult Education that 154.

In 1962 it was estimated 2,850,000 of the population aged 15 years and above were illiterate in the this National Language.

Of figure 2,100,000 the rural areas.


in lived Illiterate men and women constitute a 227 23 MAY 1963 228 drag on the economic and social deve lopment of any country since they are the weakest link in the whole chain of development.

They constitute an economic burden which must be shed if true progress is to be made.
In areas where there is widespread adult illiteracy, it is found that many children are discouraged from enrolling at school and large numbers are per mitted or even encouraged to leave before having completed the course.

Thus, the success of primary education is being undermined unless the adult illiterates are themselves given education.

155.
155.

In a multi-racial and multi-cultural society such as Malaya, it is important that the National Language should be a means of promoting national unity and national consciousness and of instilling a sense of loyalty and patriotism.

Events which have taken place since the Brunei revolt have con vinced the Government of the urgency and importance of this task of nation- building.
The immigrant population in the Federation should be trained to think of themselves as Malayans first and to give their undivided loyalty to this country.

156.

Adult education should also aim at combating poverty and social back wardness.

For this reason an adult education programme is included in the overall Rural Development Plan.

It forms the backbone of all efforts to improve the living conditions and raise the standard of living of people in the rural areas.
Without an ability to read and write it will not be possible for more people to acquire the necessary knowledge of modern techniques of agriculture and farming.

The Adult Education Programme aims at making every illiterate person literate by 1976.

This 15-year programme is designed to enable those who are now illiterate to play a full part in the social, cultural, economic and political the community.

life of 157.

By the end of December last year 7,752 classes had already been set up in the rural areas.
These comprised 1,613 National Language classes for non-Malays and 6,139 Literacy classes for Malays.

Of these classes 3,537 are to provide Elementary and 4,215 Intermediate.

The enrolment at the end of December was 211,000 with women forming 54 per cent of the total.
The percentage fall-out of classes and students was estimated at 9.6 per cent at the Elementary stage and 6.8 per cent at the Intermediate stage over a period of from March, 1962. nine months Approximately 8,500 teachers have been trained to teach in the adult education classes, and it is hoped that there will be an additional 5,000 elementary classes shortly.

158.

The curriculum includes arith metic, hygiene and civics.
With the co-operation of all Ministries and Departments a radio course has been launched the necessary knowledge on agriculture and farming, prevention of diseases, hygiene, home economics, etc.

Women students will have home economics in the curri culum as from September this year.

159.

To ensure that the new literates will not relapse into illiteracy, follow- up reading materials are provided.
There is a pilot library in every mukim in the country for the use of adult education students and a monthly magazine, "Dewasa", is published and sold at cost price of 10 cents.

160.

Students are keen to learn; of 165,000 students on the register 133,000 took the elementary examination in February last year; as of these, 112,000 were successful and promoted to the intermediate classes.

The result of a second examination will be known soon.
School enrolment has increased quite considerably and so has daily attendance.

Pregnant mothers are going to clinics and trained midwives in the rural areas.

Adult Education students have worked on hundreds of "Gotong Royong" projects.

(C) Rural and Industrial Development Authority 161.

The Rural and Industrial Deve the other lopment Authority, Government agencies, aims to improve the economic position of the rural dwellers.

162.
162.

RIDA continues to provide credit to help and and other facilities like 229 23 MAY 1963 230 to test fulfilled with a encourage Malays to participate in business and commercial life.

The Authority is also going ahead with efforts to exploit the use of home produce.

It is hoped as many industries as practicable may be set up in the rural areas to enable the people to enhance their incomes and improve their living standards.

163.
163.

At the end of 1962, RIDA's credit-supplying activities had not only covered a wider range of business and economic enterprises but had also increased in financial volume.

RIDA has given out a total amount of almost $20,000,000 on loans since its inception in 1951, as against a total of almost $15,000,000 recovered in repayments.

164.
164.

The Authority's role in providing processing and marketing facilities is three-fold being objective, (i) to raise the income of the primary producer, (ii) the economics of central processing, and (iii) to improve the quality of the final produce.

Activities in this field are confined mainly smallholders' rubber, since the bulk of the rural population depends to a very great extent on rubber.

165.

A feature that is fast becoming prominent in RIDA activities is the rural transport.
A first venture in the Bilut Valley set the pace for progress in this operation, and a total of 14 bus services have already been established.

166.

The Authority has concentrated more on the improvement and expan sion of existing rural industries and, enterprises, and on the improvement of the Malay sector of such industries.

The Small Industries Services' Centre in Petaling Jaya is rendering assistance and support to a range of small-scale and cottage industries throughout the rural areas.
This Centre provides tech nological and financial services, as well as the bulk import and supply of raw materials and wholesale and retail marketing facilities, market research and other allied services.

to 167.

RIDA is also continuing to widen its training programme so as to cover most commercial and economic activi ties.

With due regard to the importance training of home economics three Taman2 Asohan are in course of con struction, one each in Malacca, Province Wellesley and Trengganu.
The Dewan Latehan continues to be a seat of learning commercially-inclined Malay youths, who will go out as small traders or participants in small cottage industries.

for MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (A) Railway Services 168.

The Railway Administration has made its satisfactory progress modernisation programme.

The intro duction of diesel locomotive and improvements to the track will ensure economical freight transportation and safer as well as faster travel.

in (B) Port Services 169.


Improvements have been made in maintaining services in Federation ports at international standards.

The light houses at Fort Cornwallis and Pulau Rimau, Penang, now have modern equipment, and are fully electrified.

Three new beacons have been con structed on the East Coast.

Additional navigational aids on the West Coast will be provided this year.

170.
170.

Port Swettenham, although not originally designed for its present volume of cargo, handled in 1962 an all-time record tonnage of 1,900,000 tons.

This was made possible by the implementation of a "crash pro gramme", the construction of a new wharf, and the provision of improved lighter and transit shed facilities.

171.

The North Klang Straits projects which started in 1960 will be completed by the end of the year.
The four new wharves will increase considerably the handling facilities and, it is also anti cipated, will eliminate the present congestion in Port Swettenham.

172.

Port Swettenham will be separated from the Railway Administration by January, 1964, and at the same time the Railway Administration will become a Corporation Aggregate.

This will result in improved efficiency as both authori ties will then operate on a purely commercial basis.
In keeping with the 231 23 MAY 1963 232 rapid development of Port Swettenham, the Headquarters of the Marine Depart ment will be moved there from Penang.

A new Marine Office is under construc tion.

173.

The Penang Port Commission is to commence making arrangements shortly the reclamation of a large area of foreshore and sea-bed in connection with its project to construct six deep- water wharves on the mainland at Butterworth.
The new port will provide wharfage for six large cargo liners and will cater for the growing trade of the mainland of Northern Malaya and the East Coast when the proposed East-West highway is completed.

In implementing its policy of Malayanisa- tion, a Malayan has been appointed as a General Manager for the first time in the history of the Penang Port Com mission.

the (C) Road Transport 174.

Steady progress is already made in increasing Malay participation in the road transport industry.
By the end of total number of Malay 1962 taxi-cab and hire-car licences was 1,821, or about 46.5 per cent of the overall total of 3,915 licences in the Federation.

Goods-carriers' licences of class "A" held by Malay or joint-Malay compa nies increased to 143 by the end of 1962.

The Government noted the co-operation of some non-Malay bus companies who have voluntarily agreed to allot 10 per cent of their shares to Malays.
Up to now eight such companies have offered to Malays $601,340 worth of shares on their new capital.

A Registrar's Office at Kuala Trengganu was established on the January 1st motoring public in Trengganu had been served from Kota Bharu in Kelantan.

The Government is also conscious of the need to improve the standard of the highways and will safety on intensify to safety programme decrease accidents throughout the Fede ration.

this year; hitherto its (D) Civil Aviation and Meteorology 175.
In Civil Aviation the Government recognises to provide air services and associated ground services in keeping with modern technical deve lopments.

It is also the Government's the need policy to provide fast, efficient and safe but economical services.

During the latter part of this year modern turbo prop aircraft cruising at speeds app roaching 300 miles an hour will be introduced on domestic routes.
A programme of improvements at aero to dromes is now being undertaken provide facilities for these aircraft.

176.

At Kuala Lumpur a new interna tional airport is being constructed.

This airport with its runway will ensure that whatever type of aircraft comes into service on world air routes these will always be able to call at Kuala Lumpur.

177.
177.

In the spirit of ASA an agreement has been signed for pooling the services of the Malayan Airways Limited and the Thai Airways International on their routes between Singapore, Kuala Lum pur, Bangkok and Hong Kong.

The Cathay Pacific Airways has also parti cipated in this pooling arrangement.

178.

A high standard of meteorological service is still being maintained.

A new at Cameron station meteorological Highlands will be completed by the middle of this year.
This station will overcome the lack of climatological statistics of hilly terrain and observa tional data for synoptic meteorology.

(E) Marine Surveys 179.

The Government will continue to implement its policy relating to Safety of Life at Sea in accordance with various International Conventions.

MINISTRY OF WORKS, POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS (A) Postal Services Department 180.
The Postal Services Department has kept up its pace of progress in the rural areas where additional Post Offices have been opened, where there were none before.

Its yearly rate of new Postal Agencies has also been main tained and the ever-popular service, the Mobile Post Office, has also seen an expansion in its fleet.

In 1963 this steady progress will be maintained and new Post Offices, and new Postal Agencies, riverine Postal Agencies as well as new Mobile Post Offices, will be opened and introduced.
including 233 23 MAY 1963 234 (B) Telecommunications Department 181.

The Government will continue to services telecommunications expand particularly in the rural areas of the Federation.

Many new rural automatic exchanges were commissioned in 1962, and this development will continue in 1963.

Subscriber trunk-dialling, intro duced towards the end of last year, will be extended to other towns in 1963.
The microwave equipment the Northern half of Malaya will be com missioned towards the latter part of this year, and planning is now in progress for a microwave the East Coast.

Construction of a Telecommuni cations Training Centre, sponsored by the International Telecommunications Union, will commence this year, and should be in operation by early next year.

link to in (C) Public Works Department 182.


In the field of Public Works, a sum of $88,000,000 is provided in the Development Estimates for roads and bridges.

Thirty per cent of the total is to be spent on the continuation of construction of rural roads.

Approxi mately 500 miles of new roads will be produced in 1963.

In 1962, 726 miles of road were constructed, and approxi mately 400 miles were under construc tion at the end of 1962. in 1964.

Almost all 183.
Almost all 183.

The other principal targets for 1963 are the construction of a bridge at Prai at the old Chain Ferry and a causeway at Juru.

Both these projects will be tendered for shortly and will be completed the American Development Loan Fund projects are also due for completion in 1963.

These include Rompin/Endau road in Pahang, Tanah Puteh bridge at Kuantan, Simpang Ampat/Kangar Road in Kedah, together with Sang- the lang/Kuala Sanglang road, and Gunong Keriang Road.
A large portion of the Kuala Lumpur/Port Swettenham road will be opened in March this year and it is hoped that the remainder will be almost completed by the end of the year.

The Blanja/Bota Kiri Road together with the Bota Kiri/Bruas Lumut Road in Perak and the Park Yusoff Road and Tanjong Sembrong Road in Johore will also be completed.

184.
184.

Sixteen additional permanent brid ges will be completed in 1963 on the routes, while ferries will be main eliminated at Kemaman and Bukit Kuang in Trengganu by the construc tion of bridges, and a start will be made on the Paka bridge.

A major trunk deviation on the North/South road to Tanjong from Slim River Malim will also be opened to traffic and will eliminate a very dangerous and tortuous section of this road.
A considerable programme of other minor deviations and strengthening of major routes will also be completed.

and total, improvement 185.

During the Five-Year Develop ment Plan 1961/65, it is proposed to invest a total of $250,000,000 on the construction of water supplies in the Federation.

Of this that $140,000,000 will be provided by the Federal Government by way of loans to State Governments and will include direct Federal grant expenditure.
The remaining $110,000,000 will be spent by State Governments direct.

it has been agreed emphasis 186.

Continuing is being placed on the need to improve and increase the availability of piped water to the population in the rural areas and the majority of schemes which are now under design or construction bear out this policy.
In most cases, the develop ment of a water supply proceeds over a number of years; thus, the first year of a scheme is often devoted to investi gation and design; the second year to the ordering of equipment, and the third year to actual construction.

The progress on a water supply scheme, therefore, tends to be misleading as although a great deal of work may have been put into investigation and design in the first two years, there is little or the ground.
show on nothing the current Five-Year However, Plan, it is expected large-scale activity on the ground will be seen during this year 1964 and 1965. that to in 187.

Special emphasis was placed in 1962 on the development of piped water supplies the Federal Land Development Authority.

Work is proceeding at one stage or another on to projects of 235 23 MAY 1963 236 40 such schemes, of which 16 are being undertaken by private firms of consult ing engineers.
In 1962, four such schemes were completed, all constructed by the P.W.D.

Apart from the F.L.D.A.

Schemes, there were 118 water supply schemes in hand at various stages in 1962.

These schemes range in size from very small rural water supplies which provide a water supply to 2,000 or 3,000 people to the very large urban water supplies such as Kuala Lumpur, the demand for water has where exceeded all expectations.
A total of 54 schemes were completed during 1962, but this figure includes improve ments and extensions to existing water supplies.

188.

The demand for essential compo nents of new supplies such as pipes, valves, special fittings, treatment plant equipment and so on, developed to unprecedented levels during the year and this applied throughout the Federa tion.

Suppliers have been unable to meet all demands within reasonable periods and have thus delayed the progress of work on the ground.

in water 189.
in water 189.

The shortage of P.W.D.

staff who supply are experienced engineering is a very real problem which will become more apparent in 1963 with the departure of at least four Senior Water Engineers the Department.

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