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estate, it can often be arranged that all these roads 

 shall have a downward slope to the factory. This 

 will be found of great advantage when large 

 quantities of coffee-berries are being carted to the 

 factory for treatment. The drainage of the estate 

 will be found much simpler under this plan than 

 if straight, right-angled roads are made, for as the 

 roads will all be running down hill on an easy 

 gradient, the main drains can be made alongside 

 them, and will rarely be crossed by other roads. 



Should it be found, after the roads have been 

 made, that the blocks of land are too large for easy 

 inspection, small paths can be made to intersect 

 them, or lines of trees of some other kind can be 

 planted. It should be remembered that, except 

 for cartage purposes, a road will be little used. 

 The trees will always be in lines far enough apart 

 to allow of one walking between, and the coolies 

 will always be found to do this rather than go 

 round a block to get to the other side. Roads are 

 non-producing areas requiring considerable labour 

 for their construction and upkeep, and it is there- 

 fore sheer waste to make more of them than are 

 absolutely required. 



The planting of avenue trees along every road 



