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Annual Report on the Botanic Gardens 

 of the Colony for 1907. 



Singapore. 



Staff. 



The Director went on nine months' leave from April 22nd, and 

 Mr. Fox came from Penang to act in his absence on April 26th, 

 Mr. R. Derry replacing him in Penang. Mr. C. B. KLOSS, who 

 was temporarily acting during the absence of the Assistant Super- 

 intendent in 1903, acted in a similar capacity from August to 

 November 30th. The Artist Mr. C. DE Alwis ceased work at the 

 end of the year. There was a good deal of sickness among the 

 coolies during the year, Diarrhoea, Fever and Beri-beri. 



Visitors. 



There was the usual number of ordinary visitors to the Gardens 

 during the year, and among others, Sir NATHANIEL Nathan, 

 Dr. Treub (Buitenzorg), Mr. Kelway Bamber (Ceylon), Mr. 

 T. S. Burroughes, the Hon'ble Staniforth Smith, Director of 

 Agriculture for Papua, Messrs. A. Brizon and DuCHEMiN from 

 Saigon, Dr. H. BRENIER (Sous-directeur de l'agriculture), Hanoi, 

 and Professor J. PONCHAT, (Professeur d'agriculture and M. 

 THIBAUDEAU), Administrateur de Hanoi, Tonkin, and many planters 

 and others interested in agriculture. 



Roads and Drives. 



An extra vote of one thousand dollars allowed of a good deal 

 of repairs and re-making of roads and drains. The long road 

 from the main entrance to the Band-stand was re-metalled. The 

 road from Office entrance to the Band-stand re-metalled. The 

 roads on both sides of the Office and from the old aviary to the 

 main road were re-metalled. The road behind the Band-stand 

 leading to the Potting-shed was patched and repaired. 



A new drain was built on four sides of the Garden Office 

 leading to a tank for storage of water, and another on both sides 

 of the road below the Band-stand leading to the plant houses was 

 made. Guttering was supplied to the Garden Office. 



Buildings. 



The quarters of the Clerk and Foremen-Gardeners, and those of 

 the Watchmen were re-attaped. A new store was built in the 

 Economic Gardens, and new quarters for the Carpenters were built 

 near the Godown. Two new latrines were built in the Cooly Lines. 

 Old wooden stages for Orchids were replaced by bricks. The 

 remainder of the old aviary buildings was cleared away, the ground 

 dug and planted up and the old monkey cage repaired, painted 

 and converted into a shelter. Repairs were also made to the 

 ventilators of the Herbarium building. 



