which has previously occurred in 1906. Fortunately on 

 this occasion it apeared in a less severe form and the trees 

 are now beginning to recover. Mr. Pratt (the Government 

 Entomologist), who has written the life history of the insect, 

 says in his report that the best means to eradicate the pest 

 would be spraying the leaves with kerosene emulsion, which 

 not only effectually kills the pest, but also destroys the 

 scale insect with which the leaves are so frequently in- 

 fested. This remedy, if applied on the apearance of the 

 first brood, while the caterpillars are confined to a small 

 number of the trees, would not be costly and would prevent 

 the trees being injured by those subsequent broods which 

 would have appeared had no measures to prevent its in- 

 crease been taken. The number of eggs present during the 

 first brood is so small that it is out of the question on a large 

 and high tree to detect their presence, but the larva 4 hatch- 

 ing from these eggs may be detected with the aid of a pair 

 of binoculars. At a latter brood, when eggs are exceedingly 

 abundant, it is naturally easier to detect them, but the in- 

 crease of individuals between the first and this later brood 

 would render remedies at the later stage of the disease a 

 most costly procedure. 



Batang Padaxg. — One hundred and sixty -three acres 

 were opened up with coconuts in this district during the 

 year. There are a number of abandoned kampongs in the 

 mukims of Bidor, Slim and Sungkai, which are quite over- 

 grown with blukar, otherwise the plantations are well cared 

 for. A few isolated trees were attacked by beetles and 

 these are receiving attention. 



Matang and Larut. — During the year, 166 acres were 

 planted up with coconuts, including 100 acres opened up by 

 Europeans. The plantations in these districts show con- 

 siderable improvement, due mainly to the regular issuing 

 of notices and summonses for failing to comply with the 

 same. 



STATE OF SELANGOR. 



Cultivation,. — I estimate 23,169 as the approximate 

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

 increase of 1,848 acres as compared with the year before. 

 Of this increase, 1,060 acres were opened up by Europeans. 



These figures are made up from the various districts 

 as follows: 



