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while grass will no doubt be found in the neigh- 

 bourhood for thatching purposes. 



Coolie lines are usually in the form of one long 

 building partitioned off into different apartments ; 

 each apartment being ten or twelve feet square, 

 opening into the general verandah, which should 

 be five or six feet in width, and extend along the 

 entire building. Two or more persons will gene- 

 rally occupy one room of the above dimensions, 

 provided they are of the same caste ; it is much 

 the best plan, however, to leave the coolies to make 

 these little dispositions and arrangements among 

 themselves. Each married couple should of course 

 be allowed to appropriate a room to themselves. 



A temporary bungalow for the superintendent 

 will be the next undertaking. This will probably be 

 no more than a simple parallelogram partitioned off 

 into three rooms, or perhaps only into two, with a 

 verandah along the front, a portion of which at each 

 end can be enclosed to serve as store-room, or pantry 

 and bath-room. A porch may be added as a finish- 

 ing touch, giving architectural effect to the structure ! 

 A building of this kind may be made comfortable 

 enough with a little care and ingenuity, and if good 

 stout posts are used, and the walls are kept well 

 plastered with mud, and afterwards (as also the 

 clay floors) regularly washed with liquefied cow- 

 dung, will stand for many years. This is a con- 



