Survey staff is not augmented to avoid the long waiting for settle- 
ment, which discourages those who have come and may deter those 
who contemplate coming. 
Krian Irrigation Scheme. 
The Krian Irrigation Scheme continues to be a great success. 
The Department of Agriculture is paying more attention to the culti- 
vation of rice: it is hoped that a branch of the department, with 
Native Inspectors, will be formed, such as has been so usefully placed 
in charge of the cultivation of coconuts. The pad i borer is an ever 
present pest, and it is clear that more effectual drainage is required 
in some of the cultivated parts of Krian. The Government bunds 
will do good and, as land is more and more taken up, the undrained 
and uncultivated swamps will disappear. The Irrigation Scheme is 
quite young yet : it has been nagged at far too much. The proof of 
its value lies in the establishment of the Krian Rice Mill, and I invite 
attention to the few and brief facts which I have written down under 
the headings of Trade and Hospitals. 
I desire to endorse the views expressed by Messrs. Hale and 
McLean in the following extracts from their reports : 
Mr. Hale — 
“ I think that padi planting should be encouraged before 
rubber, and one way to do this is to appoint an expert in 
entomology to stay in Krian for a year or two. The outlay 
is justified, because rice is the food of the people, and our 
population must increase if all our rubber trees are to be 
tapped : the improvement in the produce of the rice fields, 
and thereby the ability of the people to pay rent and water- 
rate, will quickly reimburse the Government.” 
Mr. McLean waiting of padi pests— 
“ No remedy is likely to be devised unless a member of 
the Agricultural Department spends the greater part of a 
year in Krian. Experiments under the personal supervision 
of a scientist are obviously the only way in which the exter- 
mination of padi pests can be successfully attempted.” 
The output of rubber approximated one million pounds in weight, 
or 435 tons. The planted area exceeds 68.000 acres. 
Para Rubber. 
The cultivation of rubber has made wonderful strides. The 
appearance of the country is transformed. Numerous companies 
have been floated. Most of the Government loans have been 
repaid. All nationalities are acquiring land in various qualities to 
plant it with rubber by varied methods. 
