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I feel certain that this system of cultivation will give a larger 

 percentage of tappable trees at a given age than any other. Trees 

 growing in land thus treated must have a more vigorous, healthy 

 and longer life than trees grown in clean weeded, undulating soils 

 denuded year after year of all surface soil and humus. 



The cost of changkoling four times a year is not more than 

 ordinary clean weeding. The one thing that must be absolutely 

 certain in this class of cultivation is your labour supply. This must 

 be sufficient to come back on the area changkoled once every three 

 months for certain. 



Approximate cost of changkoling in average land, not big lalang: — 



A fairly low average for this work per man is 2^ acres per 

 month of 25 days work. 1 00 coolies with an out-turn of 80% (very 

 low), constantly at work, will changkol 200 acres per month, i.e., 

 600 acres per 3 months. 



COOLIES. 



C. The argument put forward above for the utmost well being 

 of each individual rubber tree apply with still greater force to each 

 individual coolie on the Estate. No expense or trouble is too great 

 that will ensure a well housed, healthy and contented labour force. 



WORK IN RETAIL. 



Dally Muster and Distribution of Coolies. 



]>. All coolies on the Estate of whatever description, men, 

 women, and children, indentured and free, married and single, watch- 

 men, cartmen, &c., are to be turned out for muster every morning, 

 including Sundays, by the Manager, or European Assistant, and the 

 Apothecary, counted, medically inspected, and treated. 



All coolie lines, drains, water installations, and latrines, are to be 

 inspected daily by the Manager or one of the European Assistants. 



HOURS OF MUSTER. 



Free. 



Free coolies to be mustered and medically inspected at 5.30 

 morning muster only. Sundays excepted. 



Indentured. 



All Indentured coolies, together with their wives and children 

 living on the Estate, are to mustered twice daily in their respective 

 gangs ; 



Once every evening in the presence of the night guard before 

 being handed over to them, and the number recorded and certified by 

 the Manager or European Assistant in Night Muster Book. 



