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Labour Association Limited. 
Managing Director . E.R Weare. 
Singapore & Batavia, 
Telegraphic Address: Labour" 
Telephone 748 . 
f A.B.C . ST" EDITION. 
CODES: \ 0 ROOMHALLS ,'RUBBER EDITIONj 
^ PRIVATE LABOUR. 
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The Acting Director of Gardens, 
Botanic Gardens, 
Singapore. 
Dear Sir, 
We thank yon. for your letter dated 6th instant contents 
of which are noted. 
We have written to Java for a copy of the Javanese Sin- 1 
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keh contract, hut in the meantime we heg to advise that the prin¬ 
cipal provisions of same are as 
Period of Contract 
Wages 
Day’s Work 
Advances 
Repatriation 
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Keep of Families 
We are able to recruit 
required* 
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follows:- 
3 years 
Hen 25 cts. per day, women 15 
/ cts •, and free food and hons - 
ing accomraddat ion 
9 hours per day 
Besides the advances which t 
coolies receive in'Java the" 
receive on arrival at their 
of work a further §7-50 pe: 
all of which are not recov; 
if the coolies perform - ©^ 
tracts 
Coolies and their familie 
repatriated to Java at tb 
their contract at the exi 
the employers. 
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The employer to provide 
the coolieh wife and fa 
the cost of which is pr 
the labourer. 
small numbers such as 5 ■ 
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