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he should spend the least possible amount of time in office 

 Beyond these a certain number of munshis, time-keepers^ 

 weighmen or what you will, who are energetic, smart, used 

 to an outdoor life as honest as you can get, and able ta 

 write a little English and certainly English figures ; a Bullock 

 Jemadar (where there are not many bullocks the senior 

 driver will do) strong and useful with a knowledge of cattle 

 and their ordinary ailments he will to a certain extent be 

 responsible for the bullock drivers and their doings, the 

 bullocks and their condition, the farm carts and their 

 condition, the bullock line gear, lines and their repair and 

 cleanliness, preparation of feed ; bullock drivers, men with 

 some knowledge of and a liking for bullocks if obtainable, 

 not old men, if you have quarters for them their homes 

 should not be nearer to the farm lines than a full 10 

 miles, if there are no quarters (most unsatisfactory) their 

 homes must be nearer of course. For bullock drivers a 

 sliding scale of pay is a good institution ; engine driver 

 and fireman one man can do both jobs on a small farm, 

 •but don't economise at the expense of your plant, etc. ; 

 carpenter, blacksmith ; a store-keeper and cattle yard 

 munshi combined on good pay he will be directly 

 responsible to the manager (or his temporary deputy) for 

 all stores, their safe keeping and preservation, and all 

 issues of grain and fodder to farm animals, the bullock 

 drivers and cattle rosters, and the shoeing roll. 



Grass cutters, hay makers, and all other temporary 

 labour will be obtained as required, at rates to be approved 

 by the manager and changeable only by him, though munshis 

 of plots and sections under the orders of the Indian overseer 

 from villages in the nearest vicinity to their plots, the 

 munshis will not pay their labour. In conclusion, be 

 patient " East is East and West is West," etc., if your farm 

 establishment is well supervised and paid a fair living wage 

 for work done, one good worker for a full day at six annas is 

 worth more than two at three annas spending most of their time 

 at the well and with their pipe ; a man at six annas does not 



