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Flora of the Malay Peninsula. 
The Flora of British India included the plants of the Straits 
sie emn though not by any means exhaustively. But it did 
not include those of the Federated Malay States, of which the 
ilisioas exploration is comparatively recen 
Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, G.C.M.G., the Governor at the time, 
whose sympathy with science is not the least of his distinctions, 
warmly supported the proposal of the late Sir Hugh Low, G.C.M.G., 
British Resident at Perak, that a Flora of the Malay ‘Peninsula 
should be brought into the scheme. 
COLONIAL OFFICE TO KEW. 
Downing Street, 
31st May, 1888. 
SIR, 
Iam directed by Lord Knutsford to adenine to you, for 
our information, a copy of a despatch from the Governor bw the 
Straits Settlements, regarding the ubticatoe of a work on the 
lora of the Colony and Malay Peninsula, and to inform Nod that 
the steps taken by the Governor, in connection with this book, 
have received his Lordship’s approva 
1 am, Sir 
Your most obedient Servant, 
(Sgd.) Rospert G. W. HERBERT. 
The Director 
oyal Botanic Gardens, 
Kew. 
Str ©. C. SmirH TO LORD KNUTSFORD. 
Government House, 
Sin, 
e0th . April, 1888. 
My Lorp, 
had ‘the honour to report to your Lordship that, with the 
concurrence of the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council, 
I have arranged for the Aare n of a work on the Flora of the 
Straits Belticthonts and Malay Peninsula. It will be brought out 
under the Editorship of Dr. [now Sir Geor. ge] King, Super- 
intendent of the Royal omg] Gardens, Calcutta, with the 
proportion of 2/3 and 1/3 droge eis ely. 
3. I propose to include in the estimates for next year, and i 
each following year for thie or four years, the sum of Hes 
cena oo which will be funded to meet the charges as 
: tte Susi that your Lordship will approve of my action in regard 
