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No:- 44/06 
Botanic (hardens. iSingapor*.- 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
31 st*, January 1906, . j r 9° 
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I have the honour to state that the matter of the 
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Wat 63 ? Supply was again ref erv*ed to the Gardens Commit— 
tee,who agreed unanimously that the Estimate of the 
Public Works Department was far too high and desire to 
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state that the requirements of the Gardens could be 
met at a much rao^e modest expenditure, and they request 
permission to be allowed to call for tenders for the 
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work from outside* 
^)iat is required is a pump,preferably a hot air 
Engine and If inch piping for* 1 ,650 feet, a cement 
tank an iron rivetted tank to hold 2,000 gallons of 
water and 3 or 4 stand pipes* 
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The whole cost should not exceed 4,000 dollars.The 
cost of up-keep estimated by the Public Works Dept* 
at per annum would cost not mo^e than $2Q0.viz 
one Engine driver at $7.2. a month x. $144 and Contin¬ 
gencies say mo a; ip 194 per annum* 
As probably any of the ltarge firms would execute 
the work at about the figure estimated by the Gardens 
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Committee, X would ask that tenders might be called for 
- for the work* 
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7 have the honour to be 
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^our obedient servant 
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-ector of Gardens S. S, 
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