BotaMcnl Gardens 
Singapore 27th. January 1920 
No, 367/19 
Sir, 
With reference to your letter No 
6578/19, 1 have the honour to request that the ma.xiJTmm 
rates of pay therein authorised by you for emoloyees 
Of this Denartm^nt working on a daily contract be 
increased by four cents ner diem, in View of the 
recent increase of in the price of rice, 
2, It is understood that ' 
surrounding estates do not propose to raise the price 
to their coolies tha additional cost being borne by 
the estate, and it is necessary that coolies of this 
Department be compensated in the above Ml 
manner 
or by a special allowance of $I per month per head in 
order to maintain the present labour force. 
I have etc, 
4 
Sd. T. ?. Chi nn 
Th. c, u a. 
