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their immediate neighbourhood. An excellent house might be 

 built for Es.2000, or one might be rented for Bs.30 or 40 per 

 mensem ; but I should advise building in the garden in preference 

 to renting at a distance, as the constant presence of the superin- 

 tendent is a matter of great importance. 



The superintendent should have a writer acquainted with 

 English and the vernaculars, who might be engaged probably for 

 Es. 25 per mensem. For the permanent establishment of maistries 

 and gardeners, I should propose an allowance of Es.125 per 

 mensem. Extra aid might be required at particular seasons ; but. 

 this cannot be estimated, and must be charged as a contingency, 

 in common with manure, tools, &c. The fixed expenditure would 

 thus be Es. 300 per mensem ; and I am confident that it would 

 be better economy to incur this outlay, than to attempt to carry 

 out the project with insufficient means. Eor the repair of exist- 

 ing buildings, clearing the ground, gravelling the walks, and 

 other preliminary work, a sum of Es.2000 would probably suffice, 

 with such assistance in the way of convict labour as the com- 

 missioner might find it expedient or convenient to afford at first, 

 though such assistance must not be expected afterwards, there 

 being objections to the permanent employment of prisoners in 

 such a place. The expense, then, proposed would be a monthly 

 grant of Es. 300, and a single grant of Es. 2000, exclusive of 

 the sum required for the provision of a house for the super- 

 intendent. 



As to management, — the garden, the superintendent, and 

 every person connected with it, should be under the immediate 

 and exclusive control of the Commissioner, whose decision and 

 orders must in all cases be final. Any other course would only 

 be attended with embarrassment ; and no other is likely to ensure 

 the success of that undertaking. 



The commissioner will probably find it convenient to place 

 the immediate superintendence of the garden under the charge 

 of some of his subordinates, either singly or as a committee. 

 The superintendent of the Bangalore Division, the secretary, and 

 the surgeon for the time being, would be willing and able to re- 

 lieve him of details ; but this, of course, is a matter for the con- 

 sideration of the Commissioner. 



