There Is a decrease this year of some Straits $420.89 in the cost superintendence. This is due mainly to the fact that the new manager re-elves a. smaller salary and consequently the reserve for leave pay is also smaller. The reserve for passage is also lower as the present monaget is a bachelor, on the other hand a retiring gratuity of $1,050 was given to the clerk.
General Charges are higher by St$2,013.51 mainly owing to the expenditure on the upkeep of buildings being much greater.
Hospital and medical expenses are greater by St$575.19 due largely to the more intensive anti-Malarial measures that were carried on and the larger labour force employed owing to bringing Cheng Estate into tapping once more.
'The upkeep of the gardens also showed a small increase of StS0411. 'The sum of St$3.057.42 was' spent on the upkeep of the 51% acres on Cheng Estate and the 37 nores on Chempedale Estate previously replanted. "It is proposed to write off this sum out of the profit.
Sundry creditors at Ch.g4o,507.04 appear to be very large when ox-pressed in local currency but only mount to just over St$5,800. They consist, in the main, of the nonnat outstandings at the end of any month, such as wages, ote. and include the manager's commission.
'The standard production assess ment remained at' 165,000 Tbs, but it Ig hoped that an increase may be obtained in 1941, "The supply of labour was ample for all requirements and the health of the force was satisfactory. Wages averaged 4 cents per day more than they did last year.
The estate is clean and quite free from Jallang and other undesirable growths. Beneficent jungle growths fre encouraged as they help, to aerate the soil and improve its texture.
'As is, usual with all old estates, certain amount of Root disease' is met with but otherwise neither pests nor diseases gave any trouble, All Buildings were given the ne: cessary upkeep and are in good serviceable order. The smoke house, however, will have to be replaced in the near future, Speaking generally the property is in good. condition and the buildings are sume tent for requirements, Chempedak Estate sear Chompas Barite rote Eta atte veyed an feats So" Saas annie ne youn tres ae repr, 1 Saul Seo, He'e very mii one Sat 1 ea" an dow ind ace iywil'to Sere Sew condones sheng bates vat Say Sd can abi me et antietue sia of Takes ptt for ena tat ne tnt tages od ance Seer Ra tu tree, was ace seth et th cee recta artes sere cal OE of os tue Sales ad ea a Ter the' "atta he "previo "sen.
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