70 Coolies. 
paint longer. Although very few gardens or 
companies can afford to have an engincer on the 
estate, there are several engineers in the dis- 
trict who will look after and keep the machin- 
ery in order for small pay. This is a great 
advantage as amateurs invariably come to grief 
if they try to look after their own machinery, 
Some few Planters by long experience have got 
to know how to repair any ordinary breakages 
and on some gardens native mechanics who havé 
been in the railway shops are employed, but the 
majority of men know very little about engineer- 
ing work, so it is much better to employ a com- 
petent engineer, as a break down in the busy 
_ Season means a very serious loss, 
CHAPTER X, 
COOLIES, 
It is most important to know exactly with 
what coolies your garden can be worked and not 
have too many in the cold weather and too few in 
