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dens and Forests at Singapore. Much assistance lias kindly been 

 given by Mr. LEONARD WRAY, P. Z. s., Curator of the Government 

 Museum at Perak, whilst on leave in this country. 



The Straits Court is being re-modelled in accordance with the 

 general scheme for the improvement of the collections, the object 

 in view being to render the exhibits of greater value to commercial 

 men, for educational progress, and as a means of bringing to public 

 notice recent development in economic research. To this end the 

 specimens have been thoroughly overhauled and a representative 

 series selected for exhibition. Temporary labels have been added 

 giving information describing the collection and manufacture of 

 important products, and the local uses of other products, many of 

 which do not appear as exports. These temporary labels are be- 

 ing replaced as rapidly as possible by fuller, specially prepared, 

 printed labels, and when this work is completed it will be possible 

 for the visitor to learn, as completely as the specimens allow, the 

 method of cultivation, collection and manufacture of the products, 

 and the uses to which they are put. 



The tin industry has received special treatment in view of its 

 paramount importance, and a complete series of specimens and 

 photographs illustrating the modes of occurrence of the tin ores, the 

 methods of mining and smelting, have been placed on exhibition 

 with full descriptive labels. 



The geology ot the Peninsula is illustrated by a set of specimens 

 with notes on the occurrence, geological age, and economic import- 

 ance of the several formation.^. 



Rice, sago, sugar, rattan canes, gutta-percha, rubbers, dammar, 

 resins, fibres, gambier and other tanning materials, dye stuffs, 

 spices, &c, are similarly represented by selected specimens and 

 descriptions of their collection, manufacture and uses. 



Statistical tables showing the area, population, revenue, expen- 

 diture, trade and exports, prepared by the Local Government, have 

 been placed in the Court. 



An important addition is a large map specially prepared for the 

 Court, showing the several Settlements and States under British 

 administration, the railways, and uther features ot interest. 



When the new exhibits arrive and have been incorporated in the 

 present collection the Court will give a lull and accurate representa- 

 tion of the economic resources of the Straits Settlements and 

 Federated Malay States, and prove an important factor in extend- 

 ing public knowledge of the country and furthering its commercial 

 interests. 



British North Borneo. — A collection of the commercial products 

 of British North Borneo, including timbers, coal, rice, sago, sugar, 

 coffee, cacao, pepper, tobacco and cigars, camphor, gutta-percha, 

 dammar, Cutch and gambier, is on view in the North Gallery. 



[Supplement to the Board of Trade Journal, 



October i $th, fyoj, page r /o.) 



