(2,000—7/0 6.) 
( Misc. 56) 
No;-233/07 
Botanic Gatfcens, SiHoapore, 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
7th June 1907 
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Gardens 3500/04 
Munc1.8238/04 
Muncl* 9173/04 
G.S. 9589/05 
Gardens 716/03 
Gardens.3519/06 
Gardens.2184/07 
Sir, 
With reference to Correspondence noted in the 
margin regarding the water supply at the Botainic 
Gardens I have the honour to a sir for authority to 
incur an expenditure not exceeding- $5,000 in pro¬ 
viding for this purpose a suitable installation 
2.- The question is not a new one .It has cropped 
up at different time’s as long as I have been con¬ 
nected with the gardens, and has always been drop¬ 
ped for want of funds. The necessity of dealing 
with the question becomes more urgent as time 
goes on, partly by reason of the’ gre at e st accumu- 
*latibn of the collections of pot plant’s partly by 
the supply of water that was formerly drawn from 
a well near the plant Houses having been cut off, 
■ 1 v * 
and lastly by the prolonged droughts experienced 
lately.* 
3. - The present system of handing water from the 
lalre by bulloclr carts is a costly , obsolete and . 
inadequate one and requires only to be mentioned 
to be condemned. 
4. - Since I have been in charge the question has 
forced itself on my attention and I have gone 
thoroughly into the matter, I have spolien to 
several Engineers on the subject and Mr.Peirce 
the Municipal Engineer was good enough to send 
ThC Hon'ble 
The Colonial Secretary S.S. 
the 
