Botanic (Savbens, Singapore, 
STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 
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LAYING OF GAS IAIKS THROUGH THE GARDEES. 
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The Committee a year ago gave their consent to # thQ laying of ga3 
and water pipes through the gardens from close to the gate to** 
wards Dalvey Bead along ’the edge of the Climy Lahe tc lyersall 
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Rcad -rherce this nipss wers invalided tc sc through tha grounds of 
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the Sultan of Johor to, Holland Bead; hut the Sultan with-held 
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hi? consent,and the Kunicipalitjr changed their plan*intending tc 
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carry the rains instead through the gardens fr'ck Palvey Road to 
Garden Read i.e.at right angles tc the sarcticnsJ course and lay- 
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ing twice as ruch piping in the garden a3 sanctioned, 
Tie ras depart] ent of the l-unieipality unaware that sanction 
had net been obtained,are making preparations tc lay the pipes* 
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but as I* have pointed out to then .the need of sanction,they are 
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at the sare tire addressing the Colonial Secretary to obtain it. 
Is the Corr.ittae x^^pared to sanction the laying of these pipes 
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under our Reads? In ry,opinion we should have an understanding 
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v/ith the KunicSpality that in return the surface of ti e read shall 
not suffer fret the digging both now and at any future tine. 
She*. gadj, £j; crpality by passing through the gardens s 
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iV thi3‘AhatHh^y will lay pipes- ator> chains of roadway in- 
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stead of chains;and is therefore rot a little.The gardens ^cr 
free passage really deserve rore than to have tfo roads dis¬ 
turbed. We want our water-supply pipes carrying tc the Taiail Cecly 
