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Several new beds were opened by the lower tennis court and also 
more on the upper lawn above the croquet lawn. 
17. Periodical dressing of Bat Guano have made the lawns 
almost equal to English turf. 
No serious slips occured and the roads being in a bad state were 
taken in hand towards the end of the year. 
RAINFALL. 
18. The total rainfall for the year amounted to 
, T ,,, TT mi 201.88 inches. 
Maxwells Hill - ■* 
Cottage ... ■ 
10 January was the driest month at Maxwell s Hill, with a fall 
Of 6.6? inches; a'nd July at the Cottage with a fall of 10.05 inch*. 
October was the wettest month at both stations , at Maxwel s 
with a fall of 31.08 inches and the Cottage 45-11 inches. 
CATTLE HERD. 
20. The cattle herd at Maxwell's Hill has been fairly well 
tained during the year, the output of milk showing a euea 
last year’s returns, likewise the butter. 
This may be best explained by the changes in the official staff. 
21. Eleven calves were born during the year as follows 
Australian. Indian. Half-bred, 
Total. 
II 
Cow. Bull. Cow. Bull. Cow. Bull. 
I 3 2 4 1 
22 Four cattle died during the year. One half-bred bull calf, 
the result of a sting, one Indian cow, the result of slipping over a rock 
and two half-bred cow calves, the result of dysentery. 
21 Dysentery appears to be a common complaint amongst the 
cattle on the hill especially among the half-bred cow calves. 
These calves appear to be very hard to rear successfully when 
young. 
24 Eleven of the herd of cattle were sold in December by public 
auction in the Market Square, Taiping, and realised the total o 
$ i 86,°5- , , , , 
The eleven included nine bull-calves of the two breeds and two 
old and useless Indian cows. 
25. Cream cheese-making has been discontinued owing to^oor 
quality and 110 sale. 
GRASS LAND. 
’ 26. Much has been done during the year on this important item 
During the early part of the year a large area of jungle was felled 
and burned and Guinea grass planted. 
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