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ting the main stem between each shoot, then obtaining several 
plants from one. An accountof 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 larvae, 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 > * n Negri 
Sembilan $5,466 as against $4,301 ; and in Pahang, on timber and 
fuel, $14,834 as against $13,339- 
On fuel in Perak $40,179, and in iqoi $41,998; in Selangor 
$18,571 as against 84,947; in Negri Sembilan $5,705 against $7,984 
(decrease due to closing of some smelting works) ; and Pahang 
$775 against $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. 
No. of passes. 
Estimated 
revenue value. 
Estimated 
No. of tons of 
50 c. f t. solid. 
Perak ... 
39,458 
$ 
78,916 
52,610 
61,600 
Selangor 
46,200 
92,400 | 
Negri Sembilan 
9,015 
18,030 
1 2,020 
Total ... 
94,673 
| 189346 ! 
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 
be 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 means an efficient 
