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Once every morning at 5.30, when taking over from the night 

 guard, the number recorded and certified by the Manager or European 

 Assistant in Muster and Distribution Book. 



Lights out at 9 p.m. in all Kongsis. 



MUSTER AND DISTRIBUTION BOOK. 



All fit coolies after muster and medical inspection are to be told 

 off for work not later than Yi to 6, and the details as set out in 

 Muster and Distribution Book recorded. 



An inspection of changkols, parangs, or whatever implements 

 are used, is to be made daily, either at evening or morning muster, 

 by the assistant in charge of each gang. The coolies must be taught 

 to keep all tools in good' working order. It is impossible for coolies 

 to do their work easily and well with blunt or damaged implements. 



FIELD WORK AND DAILY ROUTINE. 



E. After muster, if the work is not too far off, the coolies are to 

 be taken to the field and set their task by the Manager or Assistants 

 who return for breakfast at 7. At 7.30 they go to their gangs and 

 remain with them till 1 1 a.m., when they return for tiffin. They go 

 again to the field at I p.m. and remain with the coolies till the day's 

 work is finished. On returning from the field the work for the day is 

 to be recorded. A price book is to be kept by the Manager and 

 Assistants of all work, whether task or not, and the cost per acre of 

 the work of each gang per acre or job is to be recorded, together with 

 field and square number, day by day, and submitted to the Manager. 

 One of the most important duties of the Manager is to see that good 

 work is done as cheaply as possible, and that the value of the wage 

 of every individual on the Estate is got in good work. 



TREE SANITATION. 



F. Each individual tree is to be thoroughly and minutely 

 inspected for the three following diseases : — 



White ants ... ... " Termes Gestroi." 



Root disease ... ... "Fomes Semitostus." 



Stem and branch disease ... " Diplodia rapax." 



This work is of the utmost importance, as on it depends the 

 successful development of the Estate, and it is impossible for me to 

 impress upon you too strongly its vital importance. 



White ants, "Termes Gestroi," their detection and 

 REMEDY: — There are a great many different species of white ant in 

 this country but it is accepted that "Termes Gestroi " is the harmful 

 one. The two species Termes Gestroi and Termes Lacessitus hoi\^ 



