clone in the future when communications have been improved and 
funds are available for carrying out large and carefully planned 
schemes of irrigation in favourable localities. 
The Government has, by passing a law under which the 
dates for the various stages of cultivation are fixed by local autho- 
rity attempted to prevent the destruction of crops by nood or 
drought, and the damage by pigs, rats and mice is also reduced 
bv this means owing to the fields being cleared and planted simul- 
taneously. Similar legislation has taken place in the Western 
States. 
22. The most serious obstacle to the cultivation of the Pahang Rinderpest, 
rice fields lies in the frequent attacks of rinderpest amongst 
buffaloes. The Pahang Malay is, as I have shewn, dependent on 
his cattle for the cultivation of both wet and plough land, and in 
districts which have been visited by the disease the crops have 
naturally suffered. 
2'i. The only remedial measure at present is the segregation 
of the affected herds, and this has been done as far as possible, 
but there is no doubt that the infection is spread by wild pigs and 
probably also in other ways, and the task of enforcing precau- 
tionary measures is no easy one. . 
If the experiment, now being made in Seremban, of inoculating 
buffaloes with the serum used so successfully in South Africa, 
proves effective a most important step towards the encouragement 
of rice cultivation throughout the Malay Peninsula will have been 
made. 
24. Buffaloes are peculiarly susceptible to rinderpest, and it is Siamese and 
certain that something would be gained if the natives could be ra ^“for 
induced to import kine from Kelantan and Siam for the cultivation pi OU gh land, 
of plough land, as these beasts are less liable to attack and more 
frequently recover than do buffaloes ; and it has been proved y 
Dr. BRADDON, who is carrying out the experiments referred to, 
that the serum process renders kine immune, while but little risk 
attends the operation. The inoculation of buffaloes has not so far 
been attended with the same success. .. . 
It would, however, be most unwise to introduce inoculation 
amongst krne whilst buffaloes remain unprotected, owing to the 
risk of infecting the latter with disease; and it is certain that 
while the dry plough lands could well be cultivated by bullocks 
these animals would soon succumb if put to work 111 the irrigated 
fields and swamps for which buffaloes alone are suitable. 
2 r v The crops could be improved by changing the seed more Changing 
often than is done at present. When Acting Resident of Pahang seed, 
in 1896, I obtained a supply of seed from Perak which was dis- 
tributed amongst the natives at cost price. Unfortunately, most 
of the crops were destroyed that season by floods and only a 
small proportion of the seed came to maturity ; but the experiment 
was a success in the fields which were not so damaged, and should, 
I think, be repeated occasionally. A great deal more could be 
Legislation 
for padi 
cultivation. 
Segregation 
of herds. 
Inoculation' 
cattle. 
