CEYLON CROWS IN THE MALAY PENINSULA. 23 



ACCLIMATIZATION OF CEYLON GROWS IN THE 

 MAUY PENINSULA. 



Introduction. 



f I ^HE transportation of an experimental consignment of common 

 -^ gray crows (Corvus splendens) to Penang at the request of 

 the Resident-General of the Federated Malay States was briefly 

 mentioned in the Administration Report of the Colombo Museum 

 for the year 1902. As this is a matter of public importance besides 

 having a certain scientific interest, it has been decided to publish 

 the following correspondence, reports, and notes relating thereto. 



ARTHUR WILLEY, 

 Colombo, March 30, 1903. Director, Colombo Museum. 



The Resident-General, Federated Malay States, to the 

 Hon. the Colonial Secretary, Ceylon. 



Resident-General's Office, 

 Selangor, Malay Peninsula, July 30, 1902. 



Sir, — I HAVE the honour to ask you to be so good as to peruse 

 enclosed copy of a letter, dated 22nd July current, which has been 

 addressed to me by a prominent planter, Mr. E. V. Carey, who is 

 Chairman of the United Planters' Association, Federated Malay 

 States, advocating the importation of crows from Ceylon in the 

 hope and expectation that they might prove beneficial in keeping 

 down the numbers of the caterpillars which occasionally devastate 

 estates in this country. 



" I shall be greatly obliged if you will inform me whether I can 

 rely on the good offices of the Government of Ceylon in this 

 matter. 



I have, &c.. 



W. H. TREACHER, 

 Resident-General, Federated Malay States. 



25-03 



