Registration and Recording of Daily 
Paid Labour in the Botanic hardens,Singapore* 
1* When a new labourer is taken on it is the duty of the Officer 
in Charge to writ© a formal order in triplicate stating at what rat© 
and from what date the man will be paid* This order (triplicate) will 
be handed to the office clerk, who prepares the Service Card accordingly 
This card must be shown to the Officer, who will initial the 5th column 
of the card* When this is done, the clerk will instruct the new 
labourer to s«e the Record-keeper for registration. He must take with 
him this card as well as the duplicate and triplicate orders; in the 
absence of which the Record-keeper is prohibited from issuing a Time- 
ticket* After this the Record-keeper retains the card and returns 
it to the Officer in Charge at his convenience* 
2* The Time-ticket duly issued, the Record-keeper will attach 
the triplicate order to the it and send the labourer with this to the 
Foreman-gardener for duty* 
3* In the absence of the triplicate order, although there is 
the Time-ticket, the Foreman-gardener is prohibited from taking the 
* man on. In any doubtful case he must send the man to the office 
for enquiry or communicate to the office to have the errors rectified* 
4* In case any labourer is granted leave to India or his native 
land or is given notice to quit service or is paid off, an order in 
triplicate should be prepared by the Officer in Charge so as to notify 
the office clerk, the record-keeper and the foreman-gardener* 
5* When leave is granted the Order must contain the following 
informations - 
a* Name of labourer and his registration number 
b* Period of leave 
c. Has he any substitute? If so state name of substitute* 
d* Any guarantee to provide him work on his return, 
e* Other remarks* 
6* When a change in rates of wages, whether increase or decrease 
is desired, an order (triplicate) is required to notify the office 
clerk etc* 
7* For remark© on the labourers® conduct etc,,the Officer in 
Charge can have the remarks entered in the Service Cards direct, but 
he must Initial and date each remark* 
8* ftxcept under conditions in para 1. no coolies or labourers 
are allowed to have access to their service cards* • 
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