Botanical Gardena 
Singapore XOth. Sep tember 1919 
Sir, 
In reply Jo your letter 6578/19, 1 hawe 
the honour at the discreation of the Gardens' Committee tc 
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recommend to you that the maxi main KMMMM wages for coolios 
in these Gardens be:- 
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Men, 55 cents par diem plus $1*50 rice allowance 
per mensen. Women and boys, 45 cents per diem plus $1 rice 
allowance per mensen. 
Rice allowance is part of their wages- a part of their 
wafces earned by working a full month. The giving of rice 
is a device to secure regularity - and works well; in fact 
it is a justified system. 
2 # Gardeners' wages should be as now from 
60 to 71 cents per diem plus a. 50 rice allowance. 
3. The Gardeners batmen to be;- 
! # Submardor (potting yard) at 71 cents 
I. ■ 
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(TIconomic Gardens) 
68 c<*nts 
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If 
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65 " 
I. 
ft 
( mowers) 
63 • 
I. 
fl 
( tree cutter) 
63 * 
several gardeners at 60 cents, 
4. Rirther there are . 
2 Chinese Gardeners drawing $18 per mensen each 
. • 
X Mandor in charge of lakes ditches and anti- 
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mosquito work at $18 per mensen. 
I messenger at $I& pef mensen (drawing $16) 
I label printer at $16 per mensen ) To be 
) increased 
1 " H n 14 B w ) when skil¬ 
ful. 
