Botanical Garde as 
No, 367/19 
The C,S 
Singapore 19th, May 19SO 
Sir, 
^ With reference to your letter No, 
657Q/f9 p of the °nd, October 19X9, as amended in your 
minute dated 9th, February 1920 In File C,S. 6578/T9, 
1 leave the honour to request that the present mximm 
rates of nay for enployees o** the Department, working 
on a daily contract, be increased, by four cents per 
diem. This is rendered necessary in view of the 
recent increase in the price of rice to $ 1,26 per 
gantang, which requires a l 
.iumapi 
correspond!ng increase in the wages paid by this 
Department, 
2 . 
This authority is also required 
to cover the labour at Government House Domain 
which is paid by the Director of Gardena, 
3. 
An extension to the votes corn 
Cerned-will be requested l«t^r. 
T have ete* 
Sd. T.F.Chipp 
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