consignment railway or steamer notes etc. 
t least one journey s day must be made to Singapore town 
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distance four miles. 
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This item should appear separately under Persona! J&riolu ents 
as a new vote. 
Salary recommended $300 p.a. 
PBOK {item 4 of Summary) 
At present the office Peon is paid from the open vote Cooli¬ 
es” <2. most uneatisfaotory arrangement. It is recommended that 
he comes under the Government scheme for Peons and has a 
separate vote under "Personal Emoluments* 
Salary $120•12-168 p.a. 
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LABEL T ’RINT7®E5 (Item 5 of Summary) 
Two boys with a knowledge of writing romaAised letters are 
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employed to paint the wooden labels for naming specimens 
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in the Gardens. Their salary is considered sufficient but it 
should be transferred from the open vote "Coolies” and be 
made a separate item under "Personal Emoluments" 
CARETAKERS (item 6 of Summary) 
Two caretakers are employed to watch the cooly lines whilst 
the coolies are at work, cook fo the bachelors, and'keep 
the lihes tidy generally- One is employed at the Javanese 
lines and one at the Tamil lines. 
They are at present paid from the open vote "Coolies" It is 
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desired that they should appear under their own vote under 
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"Personal Emoluments” 
Salary each $15 p.m. 
GARDENERS {Item 7 of Summary) 
Beouire to meet the rise in wages due to the ‘‘ncrease in the 
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price of rice to T per gantang. 
Approved in 1920 $3200 
Less Bill Collector transferred to own vote 
Personal Emoluments 
* 
Increase to meet price of rice ... 
Estimated in 1921 
916 
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$ 3127 
