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State of Negri Sembilan, — Staff. — There was no change 
in the staff during the year. 
Cultivation.’— The approximate area under coconut culti- 
vation at the end of the year I estimate at 17,196 acres, some 
| . increase over the preceding year, although, owing to the large 
number of fruit and other trees interplanted in the kampongs, 
^ there is only an average of about 30 trees to the acre. 
Seremban.and Jelebu accounts for most of the increased 
area planted out during the year. The native holdings in the 
district are on the whole well maintained. 
Kuala Pilah. — The beetles have been well suppressed, but 
the kampongs throughout the district would still be the better 
for more care and attention from their owners. • 
Tampin, — The upkeep of the coconut plantations shows some 
improvement, and the beetles that appear from time to time in 
* the mukims of Selemok, Tanjong Kling, Bongit and Chengkati 
have been effectively dealt with. 
Coast District.^ — The majority of native holdings are 
cleaned up at regular intervals, and are receiving more attention 
from the owners. 
Other Pests. — I regret to say that bears made their 
appearance and did considerable damage in the mukims of Sungei 
Raya and Linggi. Steps were taken to get rid of them, and 
although I have not heard f hat any of them have been shot, I 
have been informed that they have been quite frightened away, 
and not done any further damage. 
The Sub- Inspectors report that pigs have given a good deal 
of trouble in Seremban, Kuala Pilah and Tampin, but from the 
present method that I have lately adopted for dealing with this 
pest I do not anticipate much trouble in the future from this 
source. 
The squirrels were neither so numerous nor doing so much 
damage to the trees as was previously the case. 
State of Pahang. — The two Sub-Inspectors— who are 
stationed at Pekan and Kuantan respectively — report that good 
progress has been made in the districts „ which are under their 
charge, and although the area under coconut cultivation did not 
show much increase during the year under review the general 
condition and upkeep of the native holdjngs are much improved, 
while the beetle pest has been well suppressed, though I regret 
that while at Pekan I again found the Sultan’s plantation very- 
much neglected. I made a visit of inspection throughout Raub, 
Bentong and Kuala Lipis in the month of May, and again a 
further tour down the river between Kuala Lipis and Pekan, and 
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