Hon. Col* Sec 
Drought in 1907 Jan 20 to Feb I7ttu 
March 26 th to date but only 0.69 part 
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of an inch has fallen since march 12th. • 
So far this jrear two water carts have 
been employed on 29^- days each which 
including the services of two men for 
filling the carts cost $106-20,even 
this is in advantage for the plant 
sheds only, and all the rest of the flojV**' 
beds etc have to be supplied by water 
hand carried,practically using the 
services Of the greater number of the 
coolie's in watering instead of Keeping 
the place clean grass cut etc. 
The cost of up-Keep will be very 1 
much less than that estimated from a % 
well Known Engineer in Singapo^ who 
is well acustomed to this class of woii<. 
He estimates the cost at $171-30 a yeaht 
This is only estimated for 60 days but 
if the Engine were required for a whob 
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year the cost would come' to about $300 • 
sd.H.N.R. 9/4/07 
O.E. 
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For your remarks on the Estimate 
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for cost of up-Keep. 
sd. A.T. 9/4/07 
C.S. 
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The cost of working five hrs each 
day throughout the year will be $750 
as stated in my minute of 30-I2-05in 0 
S. 9589/05 * 
% m It is now proposed to work the 
pump 60 days a year only according to 
the D of G figures.,in this case his 
Estimates $183/30 is about correct 
