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ting  the  main  stem  b(*twecn  each  shoot,  then  obtaining  several 
plants  from  one.  An  account  of  this  was  given  in  the  “Agricultural 
Bulletin,”  volume  i,  No.  2,  page  78. 
The  broad-leaved  mahogany  planted  in  Swettenham  road  planta- 
tion, Kuala  Lumpur,  is  very  badly  attacked  by  larva?,  which  eat  into 
the  new  shoots. 
Specimens  of  this  insect  have  been  collected. 
EXPLOITATION. 
{a) — Major  Forest  Produce. 
The  revenue  received  in  Perak  on  timber  was  ^§90,142  as  against 
$85,287  in  1901  ; in  Selangor  $23,030  as  against  $23,995  I Negri 
Sembilan  $5,466  as  against  $4,301  ; and  in  Pahang,  on  timber  and 
fuel,  $[4,834  as  against  $13,339. 
On  fuel  in  Perak  $40,179,  and  in  1901  $41,998;  in  Selangor 
$18,571  as  against  $4,947;  in  Negri  Sembilan  $5,705  against  $7,984 
(decrease  due  to  closing  of  some  smelting  works)  ; and  Pahang 
$775  a^g^iinst  $684.  The  gross  amount  of  timber  and  fuel  extracted 
shows  an  increase. 
Miners'  Free  Passes  for  Timber  and  Firewood. 
The  following  table  shows  the  number  of  one  month  passes  issued 
to  miners : — 
State. 
1 
No.  of  passes. 
Estimated 
revenue  value. 
1 
Estimated 
No.  of  tons  of 
50  c.  ft.  solid, 
1 . 
Perak  ... 
39.458 
$ 
78,916 
52,610 
Selangor 
46,200 
92,400 
61 ,600 
Negri  Sembilan 
9,015 
18.030 
1 
12,020 
Total  ... 
1 
94. '’73' 
189  346 
126,230 
This  quantity,  126,230  tons,  is  more  than  was  extracted  for  all 
other  purposes.  This  estimate  is  based  on  a valuation  of  the  tim- 
ber and  firewood  used,  at  $15  per  ton,  and  is  a very  moderate  one. 
For  this  the  department  has  not  been  credited  with  any  revenue, 
but  has,  on  the  contrary,  suffered  loss  through  the  abuses  consequent 
on  such  a system,  both  perpetrated  by  miners  and  other  timber 
cutters  At  the  time  of  writing  this  report  I am  glad  to  be  able  to 
say  that  the  free  pass  system  has  come  to  an  end  and  that  the  Forest 
Department  are  to  be  credited  with  an  estimated  equivalent  of  the 
royalty  due  them,  while  timber  and  firewood  from  State  land  will 
he  cut  free  for  miners  and  without  pass. 
An  immense  amount  of  timber  and  fuel  is  required  in  the  mines 
and  there  is  therefore  the  more  need  for  careful  use  and  control  of 
existing  supplies  and  prevention  of  waste,  This  ineans  an  efficient 
