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21. Apprentices. — Apprentice D. Hopkins, aged seventeen 

 years, has been three years in the garden; for the two first 

 years he received Es. 10, and this year Es. 15 per mensem. He 

 "writes the garden accounts, and has been trained to practise 

 grafting, budding, &c. It is proposed that he receive Es.20 a 

 month during the fourth and last year of his apprenticeship. 

 Another lad, aged thirteen, has been instructed for six months, 

 but was found to be deficient in preliminary training. 



22. The system of instituting a class of apprentices is a good 

 one, of special importance to young lads of European parentage, 

 and I hope it may be followed out. Mr M'lvor could now 

 take the supervision of two or three more, say from the Male 

 Asylum. Lads of robust health and moral conduct should be sent. 



23. Bides. — With reference to the restrictions considered ne- 

 cessary by the Committee and Mr M'lvor, I think the following 

 rules, which have been found to answer well in the Calcutta and 

 other Government gardens, will be suitable : — 



RULES. 



1. To keep on the walks, especially near the shrubberies and 

 flower beds. 



2. Not to break flowers, leaves, or branch^ or cut names or 

 the like on trees. 



3. Not to disturb the gardeners. 



4. Not to offer them money or presents of any sort. 



5. No shooting allowed. Horses and dogs are also prohibited. 



6. The hours of admittance are from 6 o'clock a.m. to 6 p.m. 



There is an outside road belonging to the garden, by which 

 visitors may ride to the higher part ; but the admission of horses 

 and conveyances within the gate seems objectionable, and does 

 not obtain in other institutions. The road above mentioned 

 would give visitors a complete command of the whole garden, 

 and many of the invalids could walk down through any part of 

 the grounds, to whom the ascent would be difficult. 



24. In the weekly market at Utakamand, there is an in- 

 creasing display of fine specimens of garden produce. The 

 proposal of establishing an annual exhibition of vegetables, 

 fruits, and flowers, is a good one. G-overnment might contribute 



