130 



District 



Kuala Selangor and .Bernam 

 Klang and Knala Langat 



Increase 



1,649 



79 acres 



10,000 acres 

 9,409 „ 



Total area. 



Knala Lnmpur, Ulu Selangor 



and Ulu Langat . . . . 120 „ 3,760 ,, 

 Kuala Selangor and Bernam. — A considerable im- 

 provement is noticeable in the condition of the plantations 

 m these districts. The native owners are being encouraged 

 to plant the passion flower creeper (Passiflora fwtida) in 

 order to kill out lalang which so much retards the growth of 

 the trees. 



The abandoned plantations on the Klang-Kuala Se- 

 langor road was attended to as often as possible, and though 

 they are overgrown with lalang and blukar the beetles have 

 been kept in check. As regards the Bernam District I have 

 received great assistance from the Assistant District Officer 

 stationed there. 



Klang and Kuala Langat. Klang. — The plantations 

 in this district are, on the whole, maintained in a satis- 

 factory condition. The native here also have been induced 

 to plant the passion flower creeper to combat lalang. 



The abandoned holdings in these districts were kej)t 

 free from beetles during the year, but with the limited 

 number of coolies at our disposal it was impossible to take 

 any steps with regard to the lalang and blukar with which 

 they are overgrown. 



At Damansara Village a few trees were badly attacked 

 by beetles and were cut down and destroyed. 



Kuala Langat. — The plantations generally in this dis- 

 trict continue to give excellent returns and are well main- 

 tained. There are a few abandoned holdings in the Bandar 

 Mukim, the owners of which are in other parts of the States 

 and have no houses on their kampongs. It is therefore 

 very difficult to take any action against them for the im- 

 provement of their plantations. 



In these districts 1,060 acres were brought under coco- 

 nut cultivation by Europeans. 



Kuala Lumpur, Ulu Selangor and Ulu Langat. — ■ 

 The plantations in these districts continue to show good 

 progress and there is a very noticeable improvement in the 

 trees at Pudu, Ampang and the Race Course at Kuala 

 Lumpur. The beetle pest is now well under control and 

 constant supervision is now all that is required to prevent 

 it again becoming troublesome. 



The small plantation at Rawang, which was so badly 

 attacked by beetles during the early part of 1907, has since 



