IRSTRUCTIOHS to Mr. Flippancy 6th Dec. 1921 
It is n«ot3i.a y now to reduce the number of coolies, so 
that tbs monthly expsnditurs in 1922 is no mors than ons- 
twelfth of ths vote. You will find, unless the budget is 
further altered that you have £325 p.m. for Gardeners, and 
$353.33 for Ooolies. It is forbidden to pay ^arcleners from 
the Coolie vote; but it is not necessary that all men drawing 
pay from the ^ardener-vote should be drawing the maximum pay 
of any grade of Gardener. 
I hare asked permission to neet the deficit on the rotes 
for ardeners and Coolies from the same Simgapor® rotes. To 
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make this easy I suggest that you draw three bills for each 
in December. The first bill will be for the period December 
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1st to 14th. and will be the part paid from the Singapore 
rotes. The seoond bill will be for thel5th to 22nd, and must 
reach your Treasury not later than the 22nd. The third bill 
will be for the rest of the month and paid early in January 
as the circular permits. Thus you will be able to pay all 
dues to labour fro this year's rotes. 
hold the pay up a little so that you do not hare men 
bolting; but it is hardly likely that they will. 
Spend up as far as possible the rote Miscellaneous on 
objects that do not hare a definite place in the Stores and 
loola vote. 
Snter into possession of. the Ifenicipal land at th« u ate; tr 
trim the hedge and plant behind it. You will not hare labou 
for more at present. I should like to see a nicely curved 
fence fron our gate downwards; but before making alterations 
it would be well to ses just where the boundary is. Our map 
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disagrees with the position of the fence. 
In the - ardens the most important work to be done is to build 
up 
the 
stream 
banks 
. After that 
the drainage 
of 
the hollow 
in 
the 
upper 
half 
of the ^arden. 
A 
few 
more 
seats 
are desirable; 
and possibly 
the 
iron work 
them 
mi 
ght b 
• got 
0ut Of th- 
