 Both the Mission and Mr. R.J. Wilkinson, the Federal Inspector of schools, saw the Brothers as the solution to St. Paul's Institution's woes.Still, it was not till 1 April 1909 that urgent requests by the Bishop of Malacca and Director of Education finally bore fruit.Rev Bro Gilbert, Director of SJI, arrived in Seremban to take over St. Paul's Institution's on behalf of his Order.