Fro m who m 
Place 
President Municipal Commissi oners 
Singapore 
26 - I-OT 
Rds.I2I5/P6 
Embankment of. the Hassim Road Extension. 
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Asks for authority to take from the Economic 
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Cardens about 4,00 o or 5,000 cubic yards of earth required fo 
the:- 
D of a 
Have you any objection? 
sd* E.L . ]Bp» 26" I™OT 
Hon*Col.Sec, 
I think this can be arr an*ed as there is a 
hil 1 o opposite the termination of the road which 
be i mproved by bein& level led. It should hov/ever 
be a condition that the ground after removal of 
the soil should be properly sloped and re turfed 
and that care s hould be taken not to injure the 
tre s or plants i n the vicinity. This Mr .Peirce 
in speaking, to me says cou!-"d be done .Since 
speak-lngto him about this matter however I have 
learnt w^i^th some surprise that the Municipality 
have applied for sanction to open a public road 
through this part of the Botanic Gardens and that t he 
Government has approved of this being done as 
e,arly a^s 190 5,1 have recei^ved no official 
t t •* y 
communication on the subject and as there are 
grave objection to the proposal,! should be glad to 
be oar rv i ed out « 
Sd.H.H. R. Z9/V ( ' f 
