596 



Lower Perak ••• • •• 3 to 6 cents each 



Klang and Kuala Langat ••- ... 3 to 6 



Seremban and Jelebu ... ... 3 to 4 



Kuala Kangsar ... 3 to 4 ,, 



Kuala Selangor and Bernam ••■ ... 2 to 6 ,, 



Tampin • •• ... 2 to 3 



Pahang ... ... 2 to 16 



Coast ... ... 2 cents each 



Prospects. — Now that everything is being done to prevent and free 

 the trees from disease and pests, and no doubt so far with beneficial 

 results, and further supported by the tuition, assistance and encourage- 

 ment given to the native community by my staff, which judging 

 by the greater care and interest now being taken in their holdings and 

 the improved condition of the kampongs, they are certainly beginning 

 to appreciate, I feel confident that the steady development of the 

 cultivation by them, year by year, is practically assured. 



In addition to this, it is satisfactory to note that the Europeans 

 seem to be again interesting themselves in this product, and with 

 favourable influences at work the general outlook for the continued 

 extension of this profitable and important agricultural industry in the 

 States appears to me to be decidedly hopeful. 



The Agri-Horticultural Show, which was held at Kuala Kangsar 

 in August, was quite a success, and in the division in which my de- 

 partment was interested there were many excellent exhibits from the 

 natives — i.e., fine specimens of coconuts, both in kind and variety, and 

 interesting articles made from the fruit, leaves and stem, showing the 

 wonderful resources of the tree. There were also good samples of 

 copra, oil, sugar, coir and fibre — in fact, in all branches of this industry 

 the States were exceptionally well represented. 



L. C. Brown, 

 Inspector of Coconut Trees, F. M. S. 



Report of Superintendent of Experimental Plantations 

 for the Year, 1907. 



The chief work for the year under review has been the opening out 

 of the new Experimental Plantation at Swettenham Road, with which 

 good progress has been made. 



Expenditure. — The total expenditure for the year on the Kuala 

 Lumpor and Batu Tiga plantations, exclusive of establishments, 

 amounted to $11,914.92, showing a saving of $1,794,08, effected 

 entirely on the Batu Tiga vote. 



Staff. — Mr. J. V. Sangarapullay was appointed Overseer and Clerk, 

 Swettenham Road plantation, with effect from 1st January, 1907 

 having been transferred from the Gunong Angsi plantation. Mr. R. 

 S. Soobramanium, Overseer and Clerk, Batu Tiga, was on leave for 

 the first six months of the year. Mr. Sangarapullay was on leave 

 from 10th October to 22nd December. 



Labour Supply. — A sufficient supply of coolies has been available 

 throughout the year. A large number of the coolies on the Kuala 



