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3. Hate of Wages. Your Committee suggests that the maximum 

 rate of wages in this District be 30 cents per day for good coolies on 

 any work, working 24 days per month, and that other inferior coolies 

 be paid at lesser rates according to the value of the work they do and 

 the number of days they work during the month. 



H. M. Darby, Chairman and Ag. Secretary. 



Vallambrosa Estate, March 1st 1908. 



Cultivation and Crops. The extension of cultivated areas has 

 not been so large this year as last, and what has been opened up has 

 been planted in rubber. The yield of rubber has everywhere been 

 very satisfactory and estimates have been exceeded. The output of 

 coffee and copra has decreased owing to certain areas going out of 

 cultivation. 



Finance. Attached hereto is a statement of expenditure and 

 receipts for the year, and balance sheet showing a balance of assets 

 over liabilities on the 29th February, 1908. The large balance in hand 

 is due to the change of the constitution of the parent Association. 

 A larger number of Estates are now contributing to the cost of that 

 Association than formerly, so that the subscriptions to it were not as 

 heavy as anticipated. 



H. M. Darby, Chairman. 



Statement of Expenditure and Keceipts. 



From March 1st 1007 to February, 29th 1908. 



EXPENDITUKE. 



RECEIPTS. 







cts. 





$ 



cts, 



Stationery and printing 



22 



20 



Subscriptions 



625 



96 



Postages 



7 



23 



To Motor Bus 







Motor Bus Service 

 subscription 



Sub : to P. A. M. for 

 4 months 1907-08 



150 

 140 



00 

 00 



Service subscription 

 Refund from P. A. M. 



150 

 90 



00 

 53 



General Expenses 



86 



40 









Total Expenditure ... 



405 



83 









Balance of receipts over 

 expenditure 



460 



66 









Total ... 



866 



49 



Total ... 



866 



49 



