PERSONAL EMOLUMENTS - OOOLIES- (item 8 of ■ Summary) 
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(a) 
(b) 
( c) 
(c) 
Increase of wages due to rise in -price of rice to $1 per 
\ 
gantang $1620 
Additional 3 coolies required for work in the 
potting yard. Preparing and packing to supnly 
the heavy demands for stock hy the public fully 
occupies the time of the men at present there 
■and consequently the stock is being seriously 
neglected 
642 
Additi five coolies (trained scythe men ) 
required to increase the grass cutting gang 
The present gang is insufficient to keep 
the grass in the Gardens tidy and many parts 
of the Gardens present a neglected apnearance 
especially sinee the increase of over one acre 
of grass area due to falling of jungle in 1918 
1070 
Additional gang of six coolies required for work 
on the Gardens jungle the maintenance of the 
hakes Brimming trees and general minor improve¬ 
ments that are constantly arising* 
At present the Labour irr the Gardens is so 
inadequate that should a tree blow over impor¬ 
tant routine work must be left to find suffi¬ 
cient men to .cut and cle r. moreover there are 
many shrubwfifws and side parts that require 
thoroughly renovatingbut there is no labour 
available and consequently these parts are rapid- 
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ly getting thin^untidy f and open 
Total 
Coolies 
approved 1920 
Increase 1921 
a 
Less transfer to own votes on Personal 
:molaments Peon*Cl 20, Label Printers 
#360* Caretakers ^144 
if $ 
Cl 9 6 40 
_ 4596 
24236 
6^4 
24860 
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T14 
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