427 



Perak . . . . . . 61,086 acres 



Selangor . . . . . . 23,169 „ 



Negri Sembilan . . . . 18,779 „ 



Pahang . . . . . . 15,663 „ 



of which about two-thirds are probably in bearing, and the 

 whole, in my opinion, may be valued at $23,000,000. 



Increase. — Six thousand one hundred and forty-seven 

 acres were opened up and planted during the year through- 

 out the States. Although this shows some decrease as com- 

 pared with 1907 I think on the whole the extension may be 

 considered satisfactory. By far the greater portion, as in 

 the previous year, must be credited to the native community. 

 At the same time it is gratifying to state that my anticipa- 

 tions as expressed in my last report with regard to the 

 Europeans taking a keener interest in this cultivation have 

 certainly been realized, for I find that of the increase above 

 recorded 1,600 acres must be apportioned to them, the 

 largest area yet opened up by Europeans in any one year 

 since my appointment. 



The pricipal European-owned estates are: In Perak, 

 Bagan Datoh, 1,623 acres ; Strathmashie, 917 acres ; Gula, 

 573 acres, and Gapis, 305 acres; and in Selangor, Jugra, 

 797 acres ; Klanang, 507 acres ; Bukit Rajah, 400 acres, and 

 Per ma tang, 350 acres. 



I may mention that the yield from the trees that have 

 come into bearing on these estates, which are well main- 

 tained, has been quite satisfactory. 



Staff. — Mr. G. S. Hope, Settlement Officer, Kuala 

 Pilah, was appointed Assistant Inspector of Coconuts on 

 the 8th April and stationed at Kuala Kangsar. 



Raja Omar, Sub-Inspector of Coconuts, Kuala Lumpur, 

 was transferred from the department and appointed Settle- 

 ment Officer, Tel ok Anson, on the 1st November. Hamzah 

 bin Abdullah, Clerk to the Director of Museums, succeeded 

 him and took up his duties on the 1st December. 



With these exceptions the staff was the same as in the 

 previous year. 



I now refer to the four States in regular order. 



STATE OF PERAK. 



( Vltiya rroN. — I estimate 61,086 as the approximate 

 acreage under coconuts in the State at the end of 1908, an 

 increase of 3,320 acres as compared with the year before. 

 Of this increase 539 acres were planted up by Europeans. 



