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agents for market-garden produce, and are in touch 

 with centres where they have every hope of an 

 adequate disposal of properly collected and graded 

 produce. 



HOUSING. 



One of the farm-houses will be occupied by the 

 overseer, and the farm buildings will be turned into 

 a central grading store for the whole colony. The 

 other house will be divided to accommodate two 

 families ; out of the four cottages, three will be 

 used for separate holdings ; the fourth, being in bad 

 repair, will probably be pulled down. 



There are forty-four cottages being erected at 

 the present time. They are all put up in pairs, and 

 consist of a good kitchen and parlour, back-kitchen, 

 pantry, coal-house, and three bedrooms. The back- 

 kitchen contains a bath and boiler, and in some 

 cases a small cooking apparatus. Every cottage 

 has also an outbuilding for tools, etc. The roof- 

 water is collected in an underground cement tank, 

 which serves for the two houses ; every house has 

 its own well and cesspool. The roofs are all of red 

 tiles. There are three types of houses being put 

 up by three separate firms, all with the accom- 

 modation mentioned above, but varying in finish 

 and material according to the price. The cheapest 

 are built of concrete blocks, and cost 330 a pair. 

 The sand and gravel for the concrete can be 

 obtained locally, although not actually on the 

 estate. 



