Botanic Gardens 
Singapore 1st. March 1921 
EMPLQYH KbT OF UMPLOYjjiD BLAS TERS, etc. 
Sir, 
I have the honour to reply to your confident!. 
al circular of February 25th., 1921^received this day”). 
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^• T have employment within the ordinary work of 
the Department for educated European planters so long as my 
European staff is now at only at half-strength. It is:- 
Dixecuor, . m* s 6>lx, 
ij.. Assistant Director, Major T.F.Chipp, now 'n 
on his way upon transfer to West Africa, 
iii• .*ssiatant Curator, Botanic Gardens, Mr* 
F.Fllppance, 
iv. 
do 
do 
Parks not 
yet fill 
v. 
do 
do 
Wa torfall 
Gardsns. 
Penang, not yet filled. 
For the vacant places, the. Secretly of State has been ashed 
to rill not. ii. and iv«, while no such action has been 
taken as regards v. pending the completion of a discussion 
as to ni s Quarters* I have oeon contemplating a break of 
months before an Assistant Director can be obtained; and a 
period of nearly as much before post no. iv, can be filled 
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with a period of perhaps twelve months before post no. v. 
can be filled. 
3 * The following appears possible:- that two 
planters should be attached to my department in Singapore, 
one acting as personal assistant because of the work thrown 
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b<*. 0 *,. u^on me in tne absence of an Assistant Director, .and 
Miat I may get forward with the Gardens Guide (budget ao/Mmt 
estimates p. 110 item 9); the other to take up so much of MM 
uno work of the Assistant Curator for Parks as can be out 
upon him* 
either 'of these exhibits any special aptitude, it may be- 
