250 



The "thread blight" fungus was observed on camphor at Batu 

 Tiga previously to its being recorded on Hevea. By pruning the 

 affected trees and by santitation of the affected area the disease was 

 controlled. 



DISEASES OF CEARA RUBBER. 



Cercospora Cearae, Fetch., has been found to produce spots on the 

 leaves of Ceara rubber (Manihot Glazovii). 



Future work will be devoted mainly to the completion of the life- 

 history and methods of treatment of Fomes semitostiis, to a further 

 study of Hymenochaete noxia and of the " thread blight " fungus, and 

 to investigations on the diseases of the coconut palm in so far as 

 occasion is offered. 



It is proposed, as time permits, to indentify the "moulds" 

 occurring in the country, and to collect and name fungi other than 

 those which are associated with the disease, for the purpose of form- 

 ing the nucleus of a mycological herbarium for future reference. 



C. K. BANCROFT, 



Assistant LVlycologist. 



Report of the Inspector of Coconut Plantations for the 



Year 1911. 



The area under coconuts in the Federated Malay States at the 

 end of 1910 I estimate, approximately, at 130,344 acres, apportioned 

 to the four States as follows : — 



Perak .. ... ... 66,088 acres 



Selangor ... ... ... 28,667 „ 



Negri Sembilan ... ... 19,246 „ 



Pahang ... ... ... 16,343 „ 



and I value the whole at $29,000,000. 



Increase.— Six thousand five hundred and twenty-nine acres 

 were opened up and planted throughout the States during the year. 



Changes in Staff.— Mr. C. E. B. Pratt was appointed Assistant 

 Inspector of Coconuts, vice Mr. Hope, transferred to the Chandu 

 Department, and took up his duties on the 3rd of June. He is 

 stationed at Telok Anson. 



Kamarudin bin Haji Sulieman was appointed Sub-Inspector of 

 Coconuts, Kuala Lumpur, on 3rd February. 



STATE OF PERAK. 



The area under coconuts in this State shows an inceease of 2,863 

 acres as compared with 1909, of this area, 1,240 acres were planted by 

 Europeans. 



