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Pudu, Ampang, Race Course, Batu Road, in Kuala Lumpur, 

 and Rawang in Ulu Selangor, are some mukims where the beetles 

 are most difficult to thoroughly eradicate. Again, there are a 

 few coconut trees scattered among the mining lands which are 

 much neglected and prove a continual source of danger. 



Considerable progress has been made in Klang, but here 

 also in several small native holdings the beetles are very difficult 

 to thoroughly stamp out. 



Generally, the beetles have given considerable trouble in the 

 Jeram, Bukit Rotan and Kuala Selangor districts, and I am not 

 satisfied with the progress that has been made in these districts, 

 owing to the services of the Sanitary Inspector, kindly lent me 

 by the District Officer, being insufficient to carry out properly 

 the work and supervision required over so large an area. Now, 

 however, that provision has been made in 1906 estimates for a 

 Sub-Inspector for Kuala Selangor and Bernam, J anticipate I 

 shall not only be able to cope more effectually in preventing the 

 ravages of the beetles, but also bring about before the end of the 

 year considerable improvement in the general condition of the 

 extensive native holdings. 



I am glad to state that in Perak and Negri Sembilan the 

 pest has been practically eradicated. It is true that the beetles 

 are continually making their appearance in small quantities in 

 several of the mukims ; but the supervision prevents them making 

 further headway or harming the trees to any appreciable extent. 



The beetles in Pahang are being rapidly stamped out. The 

 most serious trouble here comes from the plantations belonging 

 to the Sultan, where many of the trees are still suffering from 

 their attacks. 



Other Diseases. — The only State where I found any 

 trouble from other diseases was in Pahang, at Pekan, and some 

 of the adjacent mukims. The tree appears to dry up completely, 

 -commencing from the top, as if struck by lightning. The fronds 

 and leaves first fall away and the tree gradually dies. I went 

 thoroughly into the matter on my last visit to Pekan in September. 

 I had two trees cut down and carefully examined, but could dis- 

 cover nothing to account for the disease. The very older trees 

 seem to suffer the worst, but still some healthy ones in good 

 bearing have also fallen victims to the disease. On the other 

 hand, the younger trees, at least for the present, appear to be 

 quite free from its effects. Perhaps it has something to do with 

 the soil getting caked and hard. In a coconut plantation at 

 Pulau Keladi, where twelve trees suddenly died off in the way re- 

 corded above, the owner at once had them cut down and des- 

 troyed ; the whole of the land was then ploughed over with the 

 result that no other trees have since been attacked, and all the 

 other trees in the kampong are now looking particularly well 



