The crops havin ; grown and suggested for growth along the side of the 
Hiding Hoad (crimson and "blue areas) are:- 
which altogether about 10 acres 
jseans 
Yams 
Yantias 
Ocimum, (krench Crosnes) a substitute for photatoes 
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Papayas 
Arrowroot 
Sweet Potatoes 
Plaintains 
Pineapples 
roselle 
various spinaches 
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ground nuts 
otcros 
bringals (teong) 
and on the hill (green area which is approximately 7f acres) 
mal z e 
ragi, 
with possibly sweet potatoes and tapioca 
as the source for supplying cuttings to buyers 
: r. Mathieu finds that the personal supervision demanded keeps him 
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very fully occupied; and thinks that although the rubber trees (yellow 
in plan) being let out he needs help: this X can give I believe, in 
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adequate measure withour it entailing any expense by puttin' the sale of 
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economic plants into other hands. 
6. Hr, jiathieu 1 * main work at the moment is the production of 800 lbs. 
of seed of a selected acclimatised bean for which purpose he now has 
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under it 45000 square feet, or about one acre. A second bean of a very 
different nature is also being selected. 
Yam selection ia my work and Papaya, selection Hr. heshmukh* s: but 
i.:r, athieu has charge af all cultivation in the Ecomomic Garden, 
The case for -r. athieu 1 a retention is this:- 
1. by leave is half promised for September next 
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2. ajor Ghipp the Assistant JUirector since 19X4 but hitherto at the 
fromt will arrive in Singapore in, say, June, and take over charge when 
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