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to the Garden in search of information, and has equally increased 

 the correspondence of the department, and the prospective opening 

 up of the territory of Johore which will follow on the completion of 

 the railway will, without doubt, largely increase the work in the 

 near future. 



Among the more important scientists, agriculturists and others 

 who visited the Gardens and spent some time there were P. Olson- 

 Seffer (Mexico), Dr. Schlechter, Dr. Deisler, Mr. Unger 

 (Yokohama), Professor Campbell (Stanford Universitv. U.S. A.), 

 Mr. Shaw-Hellier (Jamaica), Mr. A. W. Pkautch (Manila), 

 Mr. Ryan (Ceylon), Mr. 1 acpix i Madagascar), Dr. A. H. Suggbtt 

 (Mexico), Mr. H. Price (Boston, U.S.A.), Mr. Bieneniels ;mh 

 Francisco), M. Vernet, Dr. Wegener (Berlin), H. H. Prince 

 Yugala (Siam). 



Thefts. 



3. — The most important theft during the year was of five 

 hundred rubber seedlings by natives at night from the Economic 

 Gardens. Very extensive thefts had occurred of this nature all 

 over the Peninsula, and seedlings were being shipped in vast 

 quantities to Dutch Borneo. A Malay was arrested with a large 

 number of the source of which he could give no credible account, 

 but the case against him was not considered sufficiently clear so 

 that it was dismissed. A Chinaman was caught in the evening 

 collecting Wormia leaves, and fined five dollars, and there were a 

 few thefts of flowers, fruit, etc., of the usual style. 



The regulations as to dogs admitted to the Gardens when led 

 by a string only having been allowed to be relaxed somewhat, as 

 has previously happened, certain visitors brought dogs under no 

 control which did damage in the Gardens, and the rule had to be 

 strictly enforced again, and some little trouble was caused t>y 

 thoughtless riders galloping their horses on the turf and spoiling ifc 



Roads and Drives. 



4 . -The exceptional humidity of the year caused much damag 

 to the Garden drives, and the following urgently needed repairs 



• were executed and paid for out of the Gardens Vote. 



The drive from the top of the plant house to the cross way 5 

 below the band-stand was remetalled with three inches of laten» 

 g z?lft r ° 1Ied ' being ° f length ° f 200 yardS 



The drive from the terrace steps to the cross ways by the enj 

 of the red-stemmed palm avenue was remetalled with three ljcw 



widfh rite ' gravelled and rolled for a length of 80 yards by 



The road from the godown to the plant house was reinet ^ 

 with three inches of laterite, ^ravelled and consolidated for 95 3 

 and 11 feet width. 



The four-foot way from the main entrance to the drive 

 the old aviary was regravelled for 135 yards. 



