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Coolies, 11 
the rains. Every winter a great many coolies 
come in to work for a few months, but go away 
again in March, These people are very handy for 
opening out new land and doing any extra hoeing 
that may be wanted, but unless there is extra 
work to be done, they ought not to be allowed on 
the garden. The usual effect is that all cold wea- 
ther work is done by the beginning of March and 
there is no work for the old coolies, if the muster 
is lowered very likely, some of these leave and go 
to other gardens, Itis very difficult to tell what 
coolies will be on the garden for the rains and many 
gardens have more coolies than they can possibly 
do with forsome 4 months and not enough to get 
their leaf off afterwards. If old coolies caa be 
kept on a garden it makes things easier for every 
body as they get to know the manager's system 
of work and can be depended upon (to a great 
extent) for any very careful work that is wanted. 
The coolies are too well paid in Darjeeling, and 
if they were paid a lower rate, they would turn 
out to work better. As Indian corn is sold 
at 80 Ibs, for the rupee, if one child turns out 
