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Bagan Dato, also for improving the bridle paths and setting up 

 some more sluice gates for the better draining of the land. 



Quite a large area will be opened up by the road in question 

 and made available for agricultural purposes ; the land being 

 equally suitable for either coconuts or rubber cultivation. I feel 

 sure the proposed works when completed will add very materially 

 to the welfare of this prosperous district. 



At Likir, also in Lower Perak, on the other side of the Perak 

 river, I anticipate a considerable acreage of land being opened 

 up in coconuts during 1906. This mukim is held in great favour 

 by the natives, and perhaps naturally so, as it is by no means 

 uncommon to find many trees in their kampongs with as much 

 as 200 nuts or more on them. 



In the Krian district the increase of 1,700 acres planted up 

 in 1905 is also satisfactory. The land is well suited for coconuts 

 and no doubt a considerable area will be planted up during the 

 current year. 



Everything in the Matang and Larut districts points to a 

 further increase in the cultivation. The Kinta and Kuala Kangsar 

 districts also show prospects of a fair area being planted up in 

 coconuts during 1906. 



The State of Selangor. — The Europeans are not likely 

 to do very much in the way of extension with coconuts, owing to 

 rubber being so much preferred. The present bright prospects 

 of the latter product are for the time throwing everything else 

 into the shade. It is, however, satisfactory to note that the native 

 holdings of coconuts both at Morib and in Kuala Selangor have 

 increased, and I expect to see continued development in these 

 districts. In Morib over 1,000 acres were planted out by natives 

 during 1905, and in Kuala Selangor (including Bernam) 420 acres. 



Negri Sembilan and Pahang States. — Although there 

 was not much land planted up in either of the States during 1905, 

 there seems to be some likelihood of further extension in the near 

 future ; and with regard to Pahang this especially refers to the 

 Kuantan district. 



Fines. — It was found necessary to issue a very large number 

 of notices and from the prosecutions thereunder the fines imposed 

 amounted to $1,600, slight decrease on the year previous. 



Beetle Pests. — The beetles, on the whole, have been well 

 kept under and some further advance has been made in eradi- 

 cating the pests. At the same time, there are still a few localities 

 remaining where considerable trouble is met with. No really 

 serious harm has so far resulted from the ravages, this may be 

 attributed to the constant and energetic steps that have been 

 taken for their destruction. 



