3 Malacca Street 
Singapore 3rd. May 1920 
The Indian Immigration Office 
Dear Sire, 
We thank you for your letter dated 30th, 
ultimo enquiring about Javanese &/ or Tamil labourers for 
the Botanical and Economic Cardens, 
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We are unable te assist you with Tamils 
labourers in view of the fact that Government will not 
sanction professional interference in the recruiting or 
handling of Indian labourers whether fresh immigrants or 
old hands. 
We can recruit Japanese Sinkehs direct 
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from Java under permit from the Dutch Government which we 
shall be pleased te assit you in obtaning and the cost for 
these doolies would amount te about #120- per head deli¬ 
vered in Singapore on a throe years' MpJWfflfflSJSe contract at 
usual wages, 
Q Perhaps however Japanese old hands are 
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what are required and we shall be very t>leased to do what 
we can to assist the Director of the Gardens in obtaining 
the services ef such labourers for which assistance we 
shall make no charge. There might be some desly in secure 
ing the requisite number ef men but we are willing to dc 
our best in the matter and yf if we are successful such 
labourers would be secured without any initial eut-ef» 
pocket expenses. 
We shall be glad to hear yeur wishes 5 
the* matter. 
We are dear Sirs e 
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