CHAPTER XVIII. 



Bungalows and lines A permanent bungalow Definition 

 Various materials Stone and lime Bricks Criterion 

 of quality Brick-making Clay required Breaking-up 

 soil Moulds Treading out Moulding Drying 

 Burning The kiln Tiles Moulding Burning Wat- 

 tle and dab The uprightsThe wattles -The "dab" 

 White ants Timber white-ant proof The supports 

 Laterite for building Thatch Cadjans Straw Shin- 

 gles Splitting Dimensions Laying Cost Iron tile- 

 sheets Difficulties and drawbacks Method of fasten- 

 ing Description of bungalow required Flooring 

 Asphalte Plaster Tiles Boards Sawing timber 

 Method of computing Coolie lines Site Ventilation 

 Sanitation Cowdung Coolie gardens Size of sets 

 Danger of fire. 



SUBSTANTIAL, comfortable buildings not only add 

 to the value of an estate, but contribute largely to 

 the health and contentment of those residing on 

 it. As soon, therefore, as all the more immediately 

 necessary works have been disposed of, and a time 

 of slackness begins to set in previous to the coffee 

 coming into full bearing, the manager's attention 

 should be directed to the erection of a bungalow 



